I was really hoping I’d enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3. Apparently D&D is something I’m virtually allergic to, I hated the dice, controls, camera, dice, aesthetics at the start, FOMO and the wrong kind of “genre savvy” fucked me up about content getting locked out - basically I immediately hated all of it enough to put me off.
Shame, because it does seem like a seriously awesome game, just not for me.
The CRPG genre isn’t for everyone and while Baldur’s Gate does use D&D 5e rules, it’s nothing like sitting at a table. Much more like playing Dragon Age and letting you see the calculation.
That said, if you hate dice, yeah, TTRPGs probably aren’t for you.
ADHD really hinders my enjoyment of the game. Real DND is my favorite thing in the world, but it takes so long to do things in BG3, and I get distracted and can’t hold myself to playing for a very long time, and it just makes me wish I were actually playing the real game instead of through a computer.
I feel the same way, but about fantasy RPGs in general. So many great games like Witcher series, Dragons Age, Baldur’s Gate, Elder Scrolls etc. I’m just put off by medieval fantasy in general. I really enjoyed other RPGs like Fallout or Mass Effect, and I wish there were more similar games I could play.
I was really hoping I’d enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3. Apparently D&D is something I’m virtually allergic to, I hated the dice, controls, camera, dice, aesthetics at the start, FOMO and the wrong kind of “genre savvy” fucked me up about content getting locked out - basically I immediately hated all of it enough to put me off.
Shame, because it does seem like a seriously awesome game, just not for me.
You’ve put into words exactly how I feel about BG3. It’s like it’s someone else’s favourite game.
The CRPG genre isn’t for everyone and while Baldur’s Gate does use D&D 5e rules, it’s nothing like sitting at a table. Much more like playing Dragon Age and letting you see the calculation.
That said, if you hate dice, yeah, TTRPGs probably aren’t for you.
ADHD really hinders my enjoyment of the game. Real DND is my favorite thing in the world, but it takes so long to do things in BG3, and I get distracted and can’t hold myself to playing for a very long time, and it just makes me wish I were actually playing the real game instead of through a computer.
I feel the same way, but about fantasy RPGs in general. So many great games like Witcher series, Dragons Age, Baldur’s Gate, Elder Scrolls etc. I’m just put off by medieval fantasy in general. I really enjoyed other RPGs like Fallout or Mass Effect, and I wish there were more similar games I could play.