What can I say that hasn't already been repeated 100 times regarding this game?
Baldur's Gate 3 is a real 10/10 experience and what made it even better was I did not expect it at all. I hadn't played any of Larian's previous games before this. Even though I've played D&D before this was never on my radar as a potential buy. This brought me back to some of my earliest experiences with video games, just renting a random game at the store and being blown away time and time again playing through it. Only a small handful of games have managed to do this for me in the last decade.

There's real choices to be made within the story and you have actual consequences for those decisions whether positive or negative.
All the cut scenes, animations, voice acting is masterfully done to a level I had not seen before. Characters are thoroughly fleshed out and feel like actual people. Except for poor Wyll
The core gameplay loop is incredibly engaging, generally following the story development-fight-rest pattern. The balancing is fair, the game is not forgiving but not difficult for the sake of it. There's some cheese to be had but it requires some playing around with the mechanics and spells to truly break it. You could even argue that it's not breaking the world if it's in universe and this is D&D after all. I got the pleasure of playing DOS2 with my friends after having played this and it was really fun seeing the massive amount of progress made into BG3.
To top it all off the game has no additional DLC or microtransactions and only costs 60$.



Exceptional: 95-100 (95-100%)
Performance or gameplay significantly exceeds the passing mark.
Represents a superior level of quality, remarkable gameplay, and an outstanding gaming experience.
Highly Recommended - ✔✔✔

Gameplay Experience (23/25)

Intuitive Controls - Easy to use.
☐ Very Difficult (+1)
☐ Difficult (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☑ Easy (+4)
☐ Very Easy (+5)

Balanced Gameplay - Fair and equal.
☐ Poorly Balanced (+1)
☐ Somewhat Balanced (+2)
☐ Moderately Balanced (+3)
☑ Well Balanced (+4)
☐ Perfectly Balanced (+5)

Player Engagement - Involving and captivating.
☐ Not at all (+1)
☐ Slightly (+2)
☐ Moderately (+3)
☐ Very (+4)
☑ Extremely (+5)

Decision Relevance - Meaningful choices.
☐ Meaningless (+1)
☐ Not Meaningful (+2)
☐ Somewhat Meaningful (+3)
☐ Quite Meaningful (+4)
☑ Highly Meaningful (+5)

Rewarding Progression - Satisfying advancement.
☐ Very Unsatisfying (+1)
☐ Unsatisfying (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☐ Satisfying (+4)
☑ Very Satisfying (+5)

Presentation & Immersion (24/25)

Compelling Storyline - Engaging narrative.
☐ Not Interesting (+1)
☐ Slightly Interesting (+2)
☐ Moderately Interesting (+3)
☐ Very Interesting (+4)
☑ Extremely Interesting (+5)

Immersive Atmosphere - Captivating environment.
☐ Not Immersive (+1)
☐ Slightly Immersive(+2)
☐ Moderately Immersive (+3)
☐ Very Immersive (+4)
☑ Completely Immersive (+5)

Visual Aesthetics - Stunning graphics.
☐ Not Appealing (+1)
☐ Slightly Appealing (+2)
☐ Moderately Appealing (+3)
☐ Very Appealing (+4)
☑ Extremely Appealing (+5)

Audio Quality - High-quality sound.
☐ Not Engaging (+1)
☐ Slightly Engaging (+2)
☐ Moderately Engaging (+3)
☐ Very Engaging (+4)
☑ Extremely Engaging (+5)

Polished HUD - Clean and functional interface.
☐ Very Unfriendly (+1)
☐ Unfriendly (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☑ Friendly (+4)
☐ Very Friendly (+5)

Design & Technical Aspects (23/25)

Game Design - Well-crafted mechanics.
☐ Poorly Designed (+1)
☐ Somewhat Designed (+2)
☐ Moderately Designed (+3)
☐ Well Designed (+4)
☑ Excellently Designed (+5)

Content Quality - Rich and diverse.
☐ Poor Content (+1)
☐ Limited Content (+2)
☐ Moderate Content (+3)
☐ Extensive Content (+4)
☑ Abundant Content (+5)

AI Behavior - Intelligent and realistic.
☐ Very Poor (+1)
☐ Poor (+2)
☐ Average (+3)
☑ Good (+4)
☐ Excellent (+5)

Settings - Flexible and customizable.
☐ Very Limited (+1)
☐ Limited (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ Flexible (+4)
☑ Highly Flexible (+5)

Technical Issues - Minimal or no problems.
☐ Numerous (+1)
☐ Moderate (+2)
☐ Limited (+3)
☑ Minor (+4)
☐ None (+5)

Final Considerations (25/25)

Overall Satisfaction - General enjoyment level.
☐ Very Dissatisfied (+1)
☐ Dissatisfied (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☐ Satisfied (+4)
☑ Very Satisfied (+5)

Microtransactions - In-game purchases.
☐ Extensive (+1)
☐ Substantial (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ Minimal (+4)
☑ None (+5)

Replay Value - Longevity and replayability.
☐ Very Low (+1)
☐ Low (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ High (+4)
☑ Very High (+5)

Cost-to-Play Ratio - Money spent vs hours played.
☐ Overpriced (+1)
☐ Poor Value (+2)
☐ Fair Value (+3)
☐ Good Value (+4)
☑ Excellent Value (+5)