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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it mainly comes down to the length per encounter, on top of the turn based system and mechanics I'm very unfamiliar with. I have pretty severe ADHD too, so it's kinda a perfect storm of combat mechanics I've never been a fan of. I prefer real time, "learn the patterns" style combat ala Dark Souls or Sekiro. If I was younger and had more time to play, I'd likely have pushed through and learned the way BG3 plays on a fundamental level, but the reality is, I have 3-5 hours to play once or twice a week, and I just don't want to sacrifice time in a combat system I don't find enjoyable when I could be out adventuring and meeting new characters.

[–] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your comment makes no sense. You claim to have ADHD, but prefer to beat your head against the wall repeatedly learning patterns in a FromSoft game? To each their own, but oof.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Brains are weird things yo. I'd go as far as to say that Soulsbornekiro Ring combat is my absolute favorite kind of gameplay out there. I also love Kaizo Mario ROMhacks. Something about difficult, but faster-paced action games just do it for me. It's the 'waiting my turn and strategizing for when I get to go again' part that my ADHD isn't a fan of - too much waiting and watching, not enough stimulation.

I was a real little shit during grade school lmao

[–] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You say all this, but then you're basically just waiting around reading the rest of the time in BG3 if you're not fighting. IDK, as long as you're having fun my guy.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Good stories do it for me as well. BG3 isn't my usual kind of game, but it's got me hooked. I learned long ago not to try and make sense of my ADHD - if I like something, I just go with it, even if that thing happens to be some weird outlier.