With Baldur’s Gate 3 a huge role-playing game with a classic fantasy setting and turn-based combat is coming to Steam on August 3, 2023 (PS5: August 31). In terms of alternative endings and replayability, this could become a true monster.
What kind of game is Baldur’s Gate 3? Baldur’s Gate 3 is a tactical, turn-based role-playing game in isometric perspective. The series has been around since the 90s and is an official spin-off of the world-famous tabletop role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons”.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is also defining itself shortly before release with indecent bears and its incredible size. How huge the title will be is suggested by the statements of a developer who has worked alone on the alternative endings for over 6 months.
For a glimpse of the game, start the trailer for Baldur’s Gate 3:
How big will Baldur’s Gate 3 be? We cannot provide you with an estimate, but we do have some hard numbers from an interview on the site “Fextralife” with the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3.
There they also spoke to Chrystal Ding. Ding mentions that she has worked alone on the different endings of the game for over 6 months and then talks about an incredible number:
- Baldur’s Gate 3 is said to have 17,000 alternative endings
Fextralife pressed on and asked how many “real” endings there would be. Endings that differ significantly from each other. Ding could not give a specific number, she would have needed to think longer for that, which apparently was not possible at that time in the interview.
As another number that is supposed to illustrate the scope of the role-playing game, here is the length of the cutscenes:
- Baldur’s Gate 3 is said to offer over 174 hours of cutscenes
Fextralife suspects, based on the current information, that you could easily complete up to eight playthroughs without too much repetition.
You can watch the complete English video with Fextralife’s interview report here:
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been available in early access on Steam for some time. But even the developers now say: Play the game only at full release, it should be significantly better then.
If you are now looking for more information about the release, check here: Baldur’s Gate 3: The Most Important Facts About the Release in 3 Minutes
