Baldur’s Gate 3 takes the gaming world by storm. Strategy expert Maurice Weber explains in his latest YouTube video what makes the RPG so good. You can find details on MeinMMO.
Who is the German strategy expert?
- Maurice Weber is an editor at GameStar.
- Since 2022, he is also an enthusiastic Twitch streamer with his own channel. With his authentic and cheeky style, he captivates viewers.
- His heart beats strongest for strategy games. He loves games that require mental sharpness and planning.
- He is considered one of the greatest German experts on the Diablo series.
Here you can see the release teaser for Baldur’s Gate 3:
“A truly beautiful all-in-one package”
What does Maurice Weber say? The German strategy expert Maurice Weber uploaded a YouTube video about Baldur’s Gate 3 on August 10. In this video he shares his enthusiastic first impressions as well as his thoughts on the gameplay, story, and strategic elements of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Here’s why the game is so good according to Maurice Weber:
Baldur’s Gate 3 is once again a game that ignores many modern trends and instead dares to captivate players with depth and ambition, with its own vision and endless, fascinating discoveries. It is a €60 package where we simply receive a huge, high-quality, great game. One that does not work on the principle of immediately squeezing the next money from us – for example, through skins, season passes, and battle passes […].
Maurice Weber
Complex rules can be daunting, but it’s worth it
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an incredibly extensive game with complex “Dungeons & Dragons” rule sets. Especially for players unfamiliar with D&D, getting started may require an adjustment period. Why it’s still worth it, Maurice Weber explains:
[…] Baldur’s Gate 3 takes you seriously on a gameplay level. It trusts us – not a game that is smoothed over and sanitized […]. It offers a complex set of rules and a huge sandbox of skills and possibilities if you engage with it […]. It also took me a while. Every situation can be approached in dozens of different ways.
Maurice Weber
Not only strategy but also a multifaceted story: In addition to its strategic gameplay, Baldur’s Gate 3 also offers a massive, captivating story. Among the many elements that make the game so special, Maurice has a particular fondness for a seemingly small nuance: the inspirations that are rewarded when players deeply immerse themselves in their character’s role:
I was continually surprised by wonderful moments. I play a man of noble descent, and the game actually rewards me when I interrupt a group member and take over their dialogue […]. This way, you not only have different experiences but also real incentives to play differently and are rewarded for truly merging with your role […].
Maurice Weber
Larian has ‘cool ideas and the courage to implement them’
Maurice Weber also emphasizes that Larian Studios has considered serious stories in Baldur’s Gate 3. According to him, Larian Studios brings interesting premises, unique character stories, and fascinating thought experiments into the game, which you must then confront. He also says:
Larian Studios has cool ideas and the courage to implement them and pursue them consistently, without fear that someone might find it strange. Apparently, we don’t find it strange, but rather great, and we enthusiastically engage with it. A game like Baldur’s Gate 3 has to fascinate for people to engage with the extent of this world and its rules – it achieves that. It offers so much freedom: not only in combat but also in dialogues […].
Maurice Weber
The strategy expert is thoroughly enthusiastic about Baldur’s Gate 3. He describes the game as a true cornucopia of content and raves about how the endless fascinating discovery possibilities make him stumble through the game world with the childlike excitement of a child. The joy of what might be discovered next reminds him of his time as a ten-year-old when he enthusiastically played Baldur’s Gate 2.
A “work of art” with minor flaws
In addition to his enthusiasm, he also shares some not-so-perfect aspects of Baldur’s Gate 3. Among other points, he addresses the following in his video on YouTube:
- It is often cumbersome; the camera annoys him
- The inventory and inventory management
- Switching group members
- Sometimes group members move strangely; sometimes they get stuck
- Sometimes the AI bugs a little
Despite the mentioned points, he forgives the developers:
It is just the price the game pays for its huge abundance of complex possibilities. For me, Baldur’s Gate 3 is what gaming should be. A work of art made by people who had their own vision and carried it out – regardless of what any market research trends say. It is so nice to see […], that something like this can still be successful these days.
Maurice Weber
You can find his complete opinion on Baldur’s Gate 3 on his YouTube channel.
Maurice Weber has already made plans for his next run of Baldur’s Gate 3, even though he is still far from completing his first playthrough. He is determined to explore even more this time and discover what he missed last time. You can follow his exciting journey on his Twitch channel.
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