This dungeon is large enough to house all of the dragons
Swen Vincke of Larian, the studio behind theDivinityseries, has justtold IGN thatBaldur’s Gate 3will be huge. Vincke says the team is seeing one regular playthrough taking from 75 to 100 hours, and a run where you do everything there is to do will take about 200 hours.
He also says that players going for multiplayer runs could see it run for over a year, as players organize regular sessions similar to a tabletopD&Dcampaign.
In fact, they made the game with multiplayer sessions in mind. Like classicBaldur’s Gate, this one is divided into chapters. Everybody knows that fitting games and real life into the same schedule is tough, so many will be glad to know that players will be able to drop in and out of sessions without keeping the campaign in an endless cliffhanger.
We can’t yet fully attest toBaldur’s Gate 3’squality as a multiplayer title, but ifDivinity 2is anything to go by, then yes, multiplayer will be a fun way to play it.
What’s making it this big?
The key toD&D’slongevity is the freedom it provides, and the replayability that naturally comes with it.As we’ve previously reported,Baldur’s Gate 3will feature over 600 different spells and 7 playable Origin characters at launch. Anyone not phased by that will get the option to create their own character. That’ll allow players to pick between 11 playable races, 31 subraces, 12 classes, and 46 subclasses.
AndBaldur’s Gate 3isn’t only huge when it comes to stuff you get to do
TheWitcher 3made headlines in 2015 when we learned that its scriptwas as long as four regular-sized books.That was an unprecedented feat back in the day, one thatBaldur’s Gate 3absolutely dwarfs with its 170 hours of cinematics and a cinematic dialog script three times longer than thethreeLord Of The Ringsnovels put together.
The PC version ofBaldur’s Gate 3arrives on August 3, a month earlier than originally announced to avoid facing off against other big releases likeStarfield. The PS5 version will come out on September 6.There’s still no release window for an Xbox version.
For more news aboutBaldur’s Gate 3, tune in to Larian’sPanel From Hell: Release Showcaseon July 7.
