Baldur’s Gate 3 review - a natural 20
I would die for Scratch, an adorable dog you meet in the opening hours of Larian’s sprawling roleplaying game. Scratch isn’t the only character I’ve developed an emotional attachment to over the last few days with Baldur’s Gate 3 , but if you held a heavy crossbow (1D10 damage plus your dex modifier) to my head, then Scratch would be the most unexpected delight from the game. That fur ball is cheating, though: Baldur’s Gate 3 gives the best lines to the animals. Whether you’re chatting to Scratch, several rats in various stages of misadventure, or even a couple of spiders imprisoned inside a goblin camp, these interactions are often the best in the game, and alternate between hilarious and tragic, often with just a moment's notice. Patience is a virtue (Image credit: Larian Studios) Baldur’s Gate 3 is, undeniably, a Larian game. The characters are rich and well-written, and this means that the world has weight to it: an early game argument between a druidic grove and t...