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Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by trenchpilgrim »

yugioh3 wrote: post #120
m00dy wrote: post #100

I just finished playing all the acts in the game. An amazing game, what can I say ?

Yeah it really was a revelation. I didn’t know much at all going in and was constantly amazed. I’ve since tried a number of highly touted recent CRPGs and RPGs… and gave up on all of them; BG3 really spoiled me I guess, but I’m also a pretty selective gamer.

Larian's previous game, Divinity Original Sin 2, is pretty close. Planescape Torment with a guide is another good one.

The default campaigns in Neverwinter Nights are a mixed bag but the fanmade content is amazing.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by darthcircuit »

rb666 wrote: post #172

If there was ever a game to play with KB+M, this is it. I don't get the need to stuff everything into a handheld. It's not Mario kart!

I love my steam deck over my desktop pc anymore. Once I had kids, I never got to have my desk in a place that’s safe from being climbed on, so I hooked it up to the tv. But then they started taking over the tv, and the only way I could game was on a handheld. I mostly play older stuff, so it’s plenty powerful for what I do most of the time. I still have the desktop and and Xbox to offset anything else.

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Post by thefz »

This is a gigantic effort from Larian, who among all things is still updating its software instead of resting on its own laurels.

But the Deck is limited in hardware. It makes sense that it has some difficulties running gigantic games and is more aimed towards simpler games.

In parallel I don't understand gamers with 15 years old hardware leaving bad reviews or whining when a game chokes above 720p with minimum settings.

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Post by [deleted] »

yugioh3 wrote: post #120
m00dy wrote: post #100

I just finished playing all the acts in the game. An amazing game, what can I say ?

Yeah it really was a revelation. I didn’t know much at all going in and was constantly amazed. I’ve since tried a number of highly touted recent CRPGs and RPGs… and gave up on all of them; BG3 really spoiled me I guess, but I’m also a pretty selective gamer.

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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by INTPenis »

rb666 wrote: post #172

If there was ever a game to play with KB+M, this is it. I don't get the need to stuff everything into a handheld. It's not Mario kart!

I agree with you. Steamdeck is amazing but people are often over-enthusiastic about what a handheld device can do.

The most comfortable and consistent gaming experience is still a regular stationary PC. But if you really want to play Civ5 on a train then sure the Steamdeck is there for you. I just never felt the need to game something that bad.

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Post by distances »

saghm wrote: post #141
vunderba wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I completely agree, but it's hard to blame them though. I'm sure WOTC tightened the proverbial purse strings on their D&D IP after the success of BG3.

From what they've said, they were actually hired to work on Baldur's Gate 4 and got partway through development but chose to stop because they didn't love having to stick with the D&D ruleset and preferred doing their own thing: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/larian-nearly-mad...

It's a shame, BG3 is one of my all time favourite games. But I really have to respect a company that can make a decision like this, leaving a super successful title behind as they feel it's not a good fit for the team.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by SchemaLoad »

thefz wrote: post #174

This is a gigantic effort from Larian, who among all things is still updating its software instead of resting on its own laurels. But the Deck is limited in hardware. It makes sense that it has some difficulties running gigantic games and is more aimed towards simpler games. In parallel I don't understand gamers with 15 years old hardware leaving bad reviews or whining when a game chokes above 720p with minimum setti…

The Steam deck is really not that limited. Every game could be made to run well on it if some time was spent actually making the low settings work well. Something often skipped on modern games which optimise only for people with a $1000 GPU chugging 400w.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by SchemaLoad »

izacus wrote: post #165
drnick1 wrote: post #162

It's worth noting that the native Linux version of games is often buggy and a far worse experience than the Windows version running on Proton. Valve itself is infamous for this: the Left 4 Dead 2 native game has multiple very annoying bugs that have been known for 15 years, and that Valve still hasn't fixed. Unfortunately, there is (another) bug that prevents the Windows version running on Proton from connecting to V…

Is this the case for BG3?

Often the linux builds do work when they are released, but then an OS update changes some dynamic linked library which then breaks them.
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