https://www.dualshockers.com 23 years on from the release of the seminal RPG, Baldur's Gate 2, the third game in the series has been developed by Larian Studios (of Divinity: Original Sin fame). Set over 120 years after the events of the last game, Baldur's Gate 3 tasks you and your party of heroes to fight off a mind flayer invasion of Faerun, while seeking a way to remove the tadpole in your brain that's slowly turning you into the enemy... Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:24:28 GMT en-US hourly 60 Baldur's Gate 3 is a story-driven, non-linear game in which players can make and play characters using the D&D 5e system. However, it feels very much like a AAA video game when you play, with breathtaking cinematics and narrative joy. Along with the struggle against the Mindflayers' corruption, players will have the option to romance their companions.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:24:28 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-shadowheart-romance-guide/ Baldur's Gate 3 has a wealth of character options, each with its own unique features. You can play anything from a Fighter to a Wizard while you attempt to figure out what the parasite in your head does. If these options aren't enough for you, there is also a hidden Illithid Power Skill Tree. Players can give into the Mind Flayer Parasite in their brains in exchange for additional abilities.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:41:49 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-unlock-hidden-illithid-skill-tree/ Baldur's Gate 3 is full of mysteries and treasures waiting to be discovered. While exploring the beautiful world of this game, you will come across many different items. Among these, you have probably come across a strange item called Iron Flask.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:00:49 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-iron-flask-uses/ Monk in Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the most fun classes to base your build around. Larian Studios has spent a lot of time making sure that this class gets the love it deserves and attracts players to play it playthrough after playthrough.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:58:16 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-monk-subclass/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is a game filled with collectibles around every corner, under every stone pile, and inside every chest. Finding these collectibles not only gives players something to do but also ties into the story of the game at unexpected turns.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:44:38 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-get-soul-coin-locations/ How many players thoroughly enjoying Baldur's Gate 3 ever thought they would speak with an ox during their adventures? Probably zero! But that's the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons, where a Strange Ox in Baldur's Gate 3 captivates the crowd and opens the door to a unique story unlike any other.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:59:41 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-strange-ox-explained/ The player will meet all manner of individuals during their journey in Baldur's Gate 3, and many of these people/creatures have unique motives. One such individual is Auntie Ethel, who players will meet relatively early on in their adventure, in Druid Grove, where she acts as a merchant selling various potions and alchemical ingredients.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:52:04 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-defeat-auntie-ethel-boss-guide/ It seems like every twist and turn in Baldur's Gate 3 leads somewhere unique. No path is a straight line but features twists and turns and secrets tucked away behind locked doors and magic portals. With so many secrets to uncover, players must learn to find passages in Baldur's Gate 3 to unlock the best secrets and loot.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:33:30 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-find-secret-passages/ Baldur's Gate 3 is now in full release, and players everywhere can't wait to dig into all the game has to offer. Due to the game's dialogue-focused nature, however, it can be difficult to remember everything you're told during a playthrough. Especially as players start to replay the game, you need some help to remember what choices you made, and what information you've gotten this time around.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:08:21 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-view-dialogue-history/ RPGs have plenty of “secret quests.” These can include both quests you don’t know you are actually doing and quests that only tell you bits and pieces that build more as you play the game and discover more about it.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:47:39 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-necromancy-of-thay-location-choice-guide/ A Dungeons and Dragons experience using tabletop-like game mechanics can differ wildly depending on the Dungeon Master and how heavily they enforce RAW (Rules As Written). Some Dungeon Masters will not let their players change their characters as they feel it breaks the immersion of the game. Others will let you change elements of your character between sessions if you are not enjoying them anymore, or even let you have your current character leave the party by some means, so you can have a new character come into play.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:11:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-what-are-hirelings/ The world of Baldur's Gate 3 includes a handful of handcrafted companions with unique dialogue, preferences, and roles to play. One such companion, and perhaps the most elusive to many players, is Karlach. She's a Tiefling who spent a lot of time in hell fighting demons during the Blood War on behalf of Zariel. But she's home now and looking for redemption and adventure.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:07:03 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-karlach-companion-how-recruit/ If you think the first act of Baldur's Gate 3 is only about the island you have crashed onto, you are dead wrong. There is an entire world lying beneath this island with much more dangerous enemies and a brutal environment.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:00:29 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-enter-underdark/ One of the major dilemmas that every Baldur's Gate 3 player faces in the opening mission is to free a woman trapped in a mind flayer pod. While your Gith companion tries to discourage you from saving her, you may not mind having an additional companion to help you with the encounters ahead.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:51:27 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-free-shadowheart-woman-in-pod/ Quests can send you to all corners of a game's map, and when you have a map that is exploration heavy like Baldur’s Gate 3’s map, you are bound to need some help navigating its many twists and turns. Luckily, the developers put coordinates at the bottom of the mini-map to help players know exactly where they are — and for guide writers to write where players should go next.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:48:53 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-find-the-githyanki-creche-walkthrough/ Baldur's Gate 3 has a plethora of choices available to you in character creation and level-up. While this makes it a joy to play, it can also be overwhelming for players who aren't familiar with the D&D system. Once you've settled on the right class for you, you'll still need to decide on a Race, Subclass, Ability Scores, Proficiencies, and Feats.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:44:09 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-monk-build/ Spellcasters in Baldur's Gate 3 gain access to a truckload of spells that they can cast. Wizards learn the highest number of spells in the game, but other types of spellcasters, like Clerics and Druids, aren't far behind.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:45:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-prepare-spells/ Leveling up is the straightforward way of getting more powerful in Baldur's Gate 3. Leveling up will give you more hit points, along with different skills, feats, or additional ability scores, depending on what class you choose to level up.

]]> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:25:43 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-level-up-quickly/ Very quickly, in Baldur's Gate 3, you'll be presented with multiple companions to have in your party, with more unlocked in the early hours. If you chose an origin character, you'll still quickly get a four-person party, but if you created a custom character, you'll have four additional companions to fill out the remaining three spots.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:16:55 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-switch-party-members/ I’ve got a lot of love for Larian’s past work, but my gods did some of those fights in Divinity: Original Sin 2 drag on. 10 minutes fighting some puny void slugs early in the game was just a taste of things to come, with later battles later in the game taking up whole evenings—literal hours of game time. Don’t get me wrong, Original Sin 2 has a wonderfully reactive, deep, and creative combat system, but even that was starting to bow under the weight of sheer pacing-drain. The problem would only get amplified when playing with two or more people, when you could be waiting a good 10 minutes for your turn.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:01:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-combat-fixes-divinity-original-sin-biggest-problem/ Quests are a staple in RPGs, and they serve many uses other than just progressing the main story. Some quests will allow you to set in motion future events and some will simply be a means to acquire new items for you and your companions.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:57:02 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-complete-find-your-belongings/ Your starting class in Baldur's Gate 3 determines your ability scores and what abilities your character will start the game off with. Each class can be fully leveled throughout 12 levels to reach its maximum potential, but all 12 levels don't need to be placed into only one class.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:38:00 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-multiclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 is a gigantic, sprawling game that players can easily put 100's of hours into. Aside from the epic battles, the steamy relationships, and the endless search for better loot, Baldur's Gate 3 also features a huge amount of personalized options. From the hat on your head to the people in your party, being able to customize and personalize things in the game to fit your preference or aesthetic is a wonderful feature that is present in almost every facet of the game.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:09:04 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-get-the-owlbear-cub/ Baldur's Gate 3 is a game of choices. From the first time you open the character creation screen to every time you engage in dialogue with an NPC, BG3 gives you options to choose and slaps you with the consequences of your choices every chance it gets.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:44:25 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-respec-guide/ In Baldur's Gate 3, you'll be presented with a plethora of options and customizations that can alter the way you play the game. Be it choosing which difficulty setting suits you best or which race to play.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:31:25 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-karmic-dice/ Buffs and debuffs are a great way to change the way a game feels at different moments. Giving an ally an increase in a stat or making an enemy take more damage from a certain elemental type can be exceptionally useful at a particular moment when you need it most.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:34:24 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-bloodless/ Badlur’s Gate 3 is an Isometric RPG and one of the many video game adaptations of the wildly popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. You will make your way through many incredible locations with all manner of objectives to complete.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:54:16 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-refectory-locked-door/ A lot of RPGs have various ways to approach and build a character. Some will give you a guided path of progression with various choices, and others will have a very open model where you can keep allocating points while not being locked behind anything.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:38:15 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-multiclasses/ Traps are a staple in many RPGs. Their mere existence can create an air of suspense due to the looming dangers they pose. Traps come in many forms and can affect various area sizes.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:30:33 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-dank-crypt-trap-walkthrough/ There are three big elements to RPGs. These include combat, exploration, and puzzles. Baldur’s Gate 3 will offer you all three of these in spades. Each class will have numerous ways to approach the various encounters and all sorts of options for interacting with objects and NPCs across the various locations featured in the game.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:04:34 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-guardian-statues-guide/ Utility spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 see a lot of action and are perhaps much more important to have in a spellcaster’s arsenal than direct damage spells. Not only do they add different avenues in combat, giving players new options on how to approach encounters, but they see a lot of use outside of combat.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 06:52:16 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-utility-spells/ Cantrips in Baldur's Gate 3 are level 0 spells that don't take up a spell slot. Meaning they have unlimited uses, unlike Level 1-6 spells, and you can use them however much you want without running out.Related: Baldur's Gate 3: Best Party Compositions To balance out their infinite casts, Cantrips are usually weaker than higher-level spells and don't deal as much damage as them. But when cast correctly and at the opportune time, cantrips can turn a fight in your favor.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 03:33:34 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-cantrips/ Baldur's Gate 3 will keep you busy with its amazing mechanics and gameplay. On top of that, you can explore a massive world filled with all sorts of mysteries and puzzles. Some of these puzzles will take a lot of time to solve, but all of them are equally fun to complete. One such puzzle that you will come across during the early game is the Enclave Library Rune Puzzle.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:48:21 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-rune-of-the-wolf/ Baldur's Gate 3 is a narrative-driven isometric role-playing game created with player choice as its main focus. Whether you're looking for a relaxing story, a challenging run, or a brutal beatdown, the Forgotten Realms provide.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:40:00 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-difficulty-setting-guide/ While wandering the world of Baldur's Gate 3, you are bound to come across many different people. Whether it's people asking for help or some suspicious-looking group of people. Pandirna is one of the people who will need help, but there won't be any apparent solution.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:29:41 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-help-pandirna/ Baldur's Gate 3 has many dangerous places, but those are a great way to earn some uncommon rewards. However, it's not easy to reach some of these places, and you have to be powerful to pull off these grand adventures. You might need a helping hand during some of these, and Arcane Tower is one of those places.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:22:29 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-enter-arcane-tower/ Exploring the world of Baldur's Gate 3 is fun, and sometimes, you will come across hidden treasures. Getting these hidden treasures is a challenge within itself, but if you know how, there is nothing stopping you. To get those hidden goodies, you will need a shovel to dig up the ground and get the treasure from underneath.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:12:56 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-shovel-guide/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is fantastic from what I’ve played so far—on course to become one of the greatest RPGs I’ve ever played, in fact. Its evident love of the Forgotten Realms universe, its clever implementation of D&D 5e into a videogame format, its character writing, are all fantastic. But in a game of such breathtaking scope, there are bound to be some little slip-ups here and there, and one of these for me is in the ‘playersexuality’ of the companions.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:01:24 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-romance-every-companion-silly/ The world of Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with all sorts of puzzles. Solving these puzzles can give you a lot of rewards or unlock some awesome mysteries. However, it is not easy to figure these out, and a helping hand is sometimes needed.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:34:27 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-solve-defiled-temple-moon-puzzle-solution/ Baldur's Gate 3 has much to do in a massive world filled with adventure and challenges. It's great to have such a world, but it's also easy for players to get lost in it and overlook some useful mechanics. One such feature is the ability to hire hirelings to fight beside you.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:29:31 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-recruit-hirelings/ Baldur's Gate 3 has made a big splash on the RPG gaming scene with its Full Release. The character customization, compelling narrative, and entertaining romanceable characters are getting rave reviews. However, some players are confused about how to access a couple of the game's most eagerly awaited features.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:15:39 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-unlock-oathbreaker-subclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 is practically the video game version of Dungeons & Dragons. It has many of the same rules, magic, monsters, classes, and so much else, all pulled from 5th edition of DND.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:21:14 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-beginner-tips-tricks/ Choices abound in Baldur's Gate 3, making up a significant portion of what makes your character special to you as you play through the game. From how you interact with the characters and environment around you to how you complete a certain puzzle, your choices will matter in how your story unfolds. And these choices come early in the game to get you in the right headspace.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:32:40 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-brain-choice-guide/ As a party-based role-playing game, Baldur's Gate 3 allows players to travel with four characters at any given time. Occasionally, players may find that the best route through an area involves splitting the party in half or controlling a single character for stealth purposes and rejoining the entire group.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:19:22 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-split-your-party/ Dungeons & Dragons has a lot of terminology that may confuse fresh players. These terms include Armour Class, Saving Throws, rolling with Disadvantage, and more. Baldur’s Gate 3 aims to be an accurate video game adaptation to the tabletop source material, so it has implemented many of these features.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:44:21 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-saving-throws-explained/ The sprawling world of Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with all manner of unique characters, some of which have ulterior motives not entirely clear when you first encounter them, and others are straightforward with the player. Auntie Ethel is the former, and players will first meet her as a merchant in the Druid Grove, selling her potions and alchemical wares, but something seems off about this old woman and her overall demeanor.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:15:16 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-give-eye-to-witch-or-not/ Baldur's Gate 3 is a fantastic turn-based role-playing video game based around the popular Dungeons & Dragons setting, Forgotten Realms. While it is the third game in the series, Baldur's Gate 3 returns players to the Forgotten Realms over 100 years after the previous game, allowing for new and veteran players alike to enjoy its turn-based combat derived from Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:36:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-complete-guide-and-walkthrough/ The world of Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with all manner of loot, from food to keep the camp supplied to various armaments to equip or sell to merchants. But here's the kicker; finding a merchant can prove difficult in a world this massive. Thankfully, in Druid Grove, the home of the shrewd druids, there are a few merchants selling wares and specialty items that will help you earn a little gold and help players part ways with their stash, too.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:32:11 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-druid-grove-merchants-inventory/ There are so many cool spells available in Baldur's Gate 3, from speaking with the dead to reading minds, and players can gain access to each of them during their playthrough of the sprawling RPG. In Baldur's Gate 3, the ability to read an NPC's mind comes from the Detect Thoughts spell, which requires the player to unlock and cast the spell before delving into someone's mind.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:06:18 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-read-minds/ Various tabletop games approach failed dice in different ways, some offer players options if they are hampered in their investigation or if something narrative will happen down the line of the story. Dungeons & Dragons uses the tried and true method of inflicting damage and other negative effects that will hover over the player characters.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:38:17 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-armour-class-guide/ Baldur's Gate 3 boasts a massive open world filled with all sorts of mysteries and challenges. These can be a great way to earn some amazing rewards and get yourself in a better position. One such puzzle is the Scuffed Rock, which hides a treasure box with many rewards.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:36:52 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-move-scuffed-rock/ Tabletop systems come with a slew of different kinds of dice mechanics. From exploding dice to rolling different kinds of dice under different circumstances. This all plays into how they calculate the probability of success and can make a task that much easier or harder to overcome.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:33:18 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-advantage-disadvantage-guide/ Throughout recent years, character customization has seen a rise in RPG games, and Baldur's Gate 3 is no exception to that. The game boasts a massive customization system with tons of different things, like which race to choose from and detailed appearances, allowing players to truly personalize their character.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:45:41 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-appearancing-changing-guide/ Commander Zhalk is an optional boss fight and one of the very first powerful enemies players will encounter in Baldur's Gate 3. However, despite his apparent strength, he can be defeated by the players if they play it smart and employ thoughtful strategies to handle him and obtain an extremely powerful two-handed weapon.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:45:25 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-commander-zhalk-boss-fight-guide/ Baldur's Gate 3 is an amazing RPG game with a top view and unique gameplay, but that comes with its own set of problems. In these sorts of games, it's hard to tell whether you can interact with certain objects or if they are just a background. This can get extremely annoying when you are exploring Baldur's Gate 3's massive world filled with a lot of things.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:33:30 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-highlight-objects/ There are four Charisma-based classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 that like to pump their points into Charisma to power up their spells and abilities as much as possible. Charisma is perhaps the best stat to have for ‘face characters’ or characters that will be engaging NPCs in dialogue, as most conversation checks are based solely on how high your Charisma Stat is.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:31:22 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-charisma-scaling-classes/ The full release of Baldur's Gate 3 has introduced a slew of questions from players and shaken up the meta. Which class should you pick? What are the lineages like? And once you know those things, which subclass are you going to play?

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:00:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-paladin-subclass/ Several Baldur's Gate 3 players have taken to Reddit to express their frustration with the fact that custom characters remain in parties forever, even if they are dead or the players leave the host's party for any reason.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:35:17 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-permanent-custom-party-members-frustrated/ When creating your character in Baldur's Gate 3, you'll need to choose which race to be. Your race is the foundation for your character, giving you additional bonuses or feats to further benefit your class and play style.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:12:14 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-every-race/ Spoiler alert for a section of the storyline: While this has as little spoilers as possible, there are a few.While creating your character in Baldur's Gate 3, you will notice that after creating your character, you will be asked to design another character in the character creation menu. The game will call this character your "Guardian," but will not tell you anything else bout the being. You will be able to pick their Race and what they look like; however you cannot pick their Background or Class.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:30:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-what-is-guardian/ When you first start up Baldur's Gate 3, you will be asked whether you want to use Vulkan or DirectX 11 as your API. An API is an application programming interface. This means that it allows different applications to communicate with one another. It also works to communicate with your operating system, ensuring you have a great connection.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:01:28 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-use-vulkan-or-directx-11/ On the surface, God Of War may have come across as just another hack-and-slash game to add to the ever-expanding list of other games in the same genre. But it stood out because it dressed up its hack-and-slash action with an incredible story and characters.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:01:27 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/best-games-like-god-of-war/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most anticipated video game adaptations of the popular tabletop franchise, Dungeons & Dragons. Just like the source material, players will be using various Abilities to calculate their odds of success throughout the game.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:23:16 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-abilities/ Baldur's Gate 3 is finally at full release, which means that more players than ever are looking to roll up their very own character. While the most important step is, of course, choosing the class you'll play - you'll also need to choose between about three subclasses (some classes have more).

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:16:59 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-druid-subclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 has officially launched with several changes and additions. To celebrate Larian is partnering with Twitch for an exclusive Twitch drop event. This event introduces an exclusive set of Camp Clothes, a type of clothing wearable by players and NPCs in the Camp portion of the game.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:53:52 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-twitch-drops-guide/ Lots of RPGs will give you plenty of choices to make when creating a character. All of these choices come together to shape them and determine the final results of what your character will be best suited for. Three of the biggest factors for creating a character in Baldur’s Gate 3 will be deciding on a Race, a Class, and a Background.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:28:02 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-backgrounds/ Baldur's Gate 3 has entered full release with much anticipation. Players old and new are wondering where the story is going, and looking forward to romancing everything that moves. However, before you can dive into the fun you'll need to decide what to play.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:40:40 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-barbarian-subclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 has now entered full release, leading many players new and old alike to make a new character. In the game's full release, there have been several changes including balancing changes, more story, and several new subclasses that have been added to the game.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:36:35 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-sorcerer-subclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 fans waited several decades to get the third installment of the Baldur's Gate franchise. With that amount of development time, it's only fitting that the 3rd game in the series features an epic, longer game with endless combinations and replayable mechanics. In a game that mimics the open-ended creativity of DnD, Baldur's Gate 3 features a complex system of classes, races, social elements, group dynamics, and epic dice-based battles. As a result, taking on the entire game is a fairly hefty challenge.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:26:09 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/how-long-to-beat-baulders-gate-3-game-length/ Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the latest video game adaptations of the widely popular tabletop role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. The rules for the game are heavily inspired by the 5th edition of D&D’s ruleset, with some changes here and there from the sourcebooks.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:34 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-companions/ While I can't officially say so yet, I'm confident in saying that Baldur’s Gate 3 is an exemplary game. Every one of the many corners of Larian’s handcrafted world is overflowing with life and creativity. It’s probably going to be an overdone narrative among critics, but Baldur’s Gate 3 is what you get when you take the fantastic formula that Divinity: Original Sin 2 pioneered and improve on every aspect to create a masterful fantasy RPG.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:32 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-review/ Baldur's Gate 3 is finally here, meaning players are able to take on the game's world and learn all about those in it. One of the most appealing things about the game is that you can be whoever you want to be within the world.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:28 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-ranger-subclass/ While playing Baldur's Gate 3, you will have the opportunity to do certain activities and engage in certain dialogue that will make the people around you either approve or disapprove of you. Depending on whom those people are, you have the potential of romancing them. Unfortunately, these characters cannot romance with one another, only you.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-romance-options-ranked/ Baldur's Gate 3 is full of fun activities and interesting ways to make the game your own. Whether you are romancing certain characters or you are trying to build the perfect character to role-play as you can find tons of things to do.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:24 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-rogue-subclass/ Baldur's Gate 3 takes inspiration from the epic tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The many different Classes and Races in the game are the same ones you would see in the massively successful game. There are a lot of different systems from the tabletop version that made it into the video game.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:22 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-get-inspiration/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally out in the world, and with it comes a whole host of fun for players to participate in, especially if you purchased certain editions. Whether you are trying the countless Classes available or you’re trying out different Races, you have tons of stuff to participate in to keep yourself busy.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:20 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-play-with-friends/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest video game adaptation from the tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. Each of its classes has 6 Abilities you need to be aware of. Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom, Intelligence, and Charisma. Each class will also have to balance these Abilities correctly in order to aid in their group’s overall success.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:18 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-cleric-subclass/ As a genuine role-playing game, Baldur's Gate 3 will allow players an opportunity to explore caverns, loot chests, and break into anything with a durable lock within the world. There are multiple ways to get into a locked chest to steal the loot, and one requires a little luck and a skill check to complete.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:14 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-lockpick/ It's pretty typical of the role-playing game genre to include monolithic fortresses filled with some type of villain, loot, and companions in dire need of rescue, and Baldur's Gate 3 is no different. But this time around, players aren't tackling the undead in cavernous ruins. Instead, it's a camp filled with goblins.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:12 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-enter-goblin-camp/ As a party-based isometric role-playing game, Baldur's Gate 3 features an extensive cast of characters, each with their unique feelings, characteristics, and disposition towards the player's actions and dialogue choices. Over time, their approval rating will vary, depending on what the player does or does not do during gameplay, and it can affect how the party functions as a whole.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:09 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-check-companion-approval/ Baldur’s Gate 3 has a lot of classes for players to look through and mull over what their end-party composition will consist of. It is not enough to just decide on which classes you want, as each of these classes has subclasses that can wildly change what roles they will be taking up during the player’s journey in games like Baldur’s Gate 3.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:07 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-warlock-subclass/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is the turn-based tactical RPG fans of Dungeons & Dragons have been wanting for years. It offers plenty of different classes to choose from. Some are great and bring offensive power to your group, while others provide invaluable skill coverage. Putting these characters together in the same group should cover everything the game could throw at you. Not all of these classes will play identically to their tabletop counterparts, and many aspects have been adapted to be more fun as a video game.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:12:00 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-bard-subclass/ In absolutely massive role-playing games like Baldur's Gate 3, a big part of the role-playing comes from interacting with the various fleshed-out companions that make up the player's party and game world. But speaking with humans and human-like partners can become tiresome. They have too much flesh. What about communicating with the dead in Baldur's Gate 3?

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:58 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-speak-with-the-dead/ Masochist and hardcore CRPG fans go hand in hand, and it surprises no one when first-time players jump into Baldur's Gate 3's Tactician Mode without a clue of what to do and how to do it. The developers promise these players that the game will chew them up and spit them back out if they go into Tactician without a decent knowledge of D&D systems.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:55 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-tips-tricks-for-tactician-mode/ The world of Baldur's Gate 3 is positively massive, with much of the game requiring nearly 100 hours to complete a single playthrough. That's a lot of back alleys and forgotten ruins to explore — and also a lot of walking. Does anyone genuinely want to spend their entire RPG adventure walking? That's why fast travel was invented!

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:53 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-to-fast-travel/ All of Baldur’s Gate 3’s core systems—combat, role-playing, and utility—are balanced around one thing and one thing only: Player choice. Chasing after the optimal build is not something the game needs you to do in order to beat it in balanced mode. Any character can work, and in most cases, role play matters more than combat in that a ‘suboptimal’ party composition will eventually find a way to handle even the most difficult combat encounters with some creative thinking and a bit of luck.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:49 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-party-compositions/ Baldur's Gate 3 gives players a wide range of spells at their disposal for any spell-casting class they select. Many spells are straightforward damage spells, while others give unique bonuses to help players deal with many of the unique situations you'll come across throughout their journey.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:47 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-spells-cantrips-explained/ Baldur’s Gate 3 offers a tactical RPG experience that very few other games can rival. It will have you take control and manage a group of 4 adventurers, each of which will need to cover a range of different skills and actions both in and outside of combat. It's important to cover every aspect of the game, so you are not caught off guard by what it might throw at you.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:45 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-cleric-build/ Baldur's Gate 3 will have you and your party facing down all sorts of monsters throughout your journey. Each fight can be quite draining, having you use spells for healing or fighting, along with any bonus abilities you can only use once a day.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:43 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-short-long-rests-explained/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is an adaptation of the widely popular tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons and its source material. You will use the established classes of this system to put together a group of adventures that each shines in their own way. Not all of them will perform as well as others in certain areas, so spreading out your skills is key.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:39 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-fighter-build/ Baldur's Gate 3 features turned-based combat, and similar to most RPGs set in the same sub-genre, there are multiple commands and tools to approach the combat and prepare yourself for the battle before the engagement occurs.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:37 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-stealth-mode-explained/ Winning combat in turn-based classic RPGs is a challenging job, but losing a team member for any reason could cost you a lot, especially when you are already outnumbered in a battle.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:35 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-how-revive-companions/ Baldur's Gate 3 will not be a D&D video game that is all about combat and smashing down opponents, there is a very wide array of skills you will need to cover between the 4 adventurers you will be controlling. This includes elements of stealth, detecting hidden objects, and talking your way out of things. However, there is another important element you will need to round this array of skills, and that element is your knowledge.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:33 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-wizard-build-guide/ Baldur’s Gate 3 will have you create a party of 4 adventurers in this D&D video game adaptation. Each of these characters will need to handle different roles in different situations. This includes providing valuable parts in combat but also handling skill checks outside of combat. Always have someone ready to cover an aspect of the game, lest you find yourself in an undesirable position.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:32 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-druid-build/ Baldur's Gate 3 often has players roll a D20 to determine if they pass or fail a skill check. While there is a lot of randomness to those rolls, proficiency will add to that roll to increase your odds of passing the skill check.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:30 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-proficiency-explained/ One of the biggest reasons why Baldur's Gate 3 is such a big deal is because of the sheer amount of fully voiced lines of dialogue present in the game. For a game centered around player choice, this is an unprecedented achievement.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:28 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-every-main-character-voice-actor/ Baldur's Gate 3 features many different classes to choose from when building your party of adventurers. Each of them will cover various aspects that your party will need to plan for to be an effective group. Do not underestimate how devious a game can be with skill challenge distribution. There are many areas that will require you to cover a different set of skills to get through them.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:11:26 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-ranger-build/ Baldur’s Gate 3 will feature a wide variety of different classes, as is a common practice in the genre. Each of these classes will have various roles to aid in the success of your journey. Failure in covering a wide range of skills and roles in combat will result in plenty of hardships down the line, so having a balance and fleshed-out party will be key.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:00:54 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-barbarian-build/ Baldur's Gate 3 gives players twelve classes to choose from when creating their character. Picking your class is possibly the most important decision you can make when creating your character, as it determines the play style for your character.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:00:52 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-every-class-pros-cons/ Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the latest video game adaptations based on the wildly popular tabletop system, Dungeons and Dragons. It will use rules taken from the fifth edition source material, which has added plenty of feats to the game over the years.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:00:50 GMT https://www.dualshockers.com/baldurs-gate-3-best-feats-ranked/