It’s very good.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to remember or have played Baldur’s Gate 1 or 2.
Off you go, then.
I’d say a practical, directed tutorial might be more helpful for new players.
Together, this creates a rich tapestry of taking apart a squad of goblins and splashing blood everywhere.
Combat, like switching that new PC on and seeing all the parts whirring, is also immensely satisfying.
The number of encounters is fixed and intentional.
You are rewarded, too, for paying attention.
One comparatively small quest saw me hunting down whatever it was that was killing messenger pigeons.
Simmons' dungeonin act two.
If I hadn’t saved them?
Their cave would have been empty.
But that’s the nature of the game, and the failures make your successes actually sweet.
And even a success might result in you e.g.
getting turned into cheese by a genie.
But if it is, then you’ll find all the good things about D&D too.
Former contributor Emily Gera also works on it.
