Baldur's Gate 3: Video games are good again - Tama Hero 

SPOILER NOTICE: This video to the best of my ability is free of plot spoilers. It ONLY uses footage from Act 1 (very early game) and the only specific events referenced are also in Act 1. However what is and is not a spoiler is not always clear cut, so please use your own discretion. This video does show many characters that are introduced throughout Act 1 so if that is something you don't want to know yet, wait to watch this video until you have finished Act 1. For most people these should not be significant game ruining things to know before going in, but different people have different thresholds for these things.

I love being able to see your unbridled joy in gushing about this game. As you said, a rarity in today’s gaming landscape. It is truly a game you can sink a multitude of playthroughs into, and with how Larian Studios has been updating it, I can easily see you returning to this topic years from now to see where you’ve landed on this game with your tried and true “retrospective” glasses on. ❤

It's seriously a special game that puts most AAA titles to shame. I was truly stunned by how often the game acknowledged what I'd done and how I'd gone about it, or even who I am. The fact that a dozen hours in I was still being actively reminded and rewarded for having made a bard tiefling felt amazing.

BG3 captivated me and made me feel like the game actually cared about my choices like no other game has since Fallout: New Vegas. And they are still improving on it based on player feedback!

A note to anyone playing this game for the first time, quick save often and do NOT feel bad for save scumming. There are plenty of moments like what Tama here mentioned above where you could have +15 or even +20 to a roll only to get hit with a one which is an automatic fail no matter what your bonuses are and they can and will happen at absolutely critical plot moments. If you want a 100% pure no re-roll campaign(aside from inspiration of course) there's always Honor mode, though I have found a way around that one too, but that should be saved for after your first playthrough anyway imo. One's are going to happen and it's one thing if it's on a random perception check but it's entirely another when it might mean the permanent fate of a companion you've just spent dozens, if not over a hundred hours getting invested in. There should be no guilt involved when the system is designed in such a way and I'm sure that's why they made the quicksave/reload system so fast and easy to use.

I don't think I've ever clicked on video so fast. I am absolutely frothing at the mouth for creators I like to talk about the unbridled magic this game has.

This video is the only BG3-related content I have ever consumed, and I can absolutely see why this won Game of the Year.

BG3 is genuinely the first western game IN YEARS where I have felt that the purchase was money well spent. It's the kind of game where, even though they are against that kind of model, I would gladly welcome paid DLC for such a well crafted masterpiece.

This game deserves all the love it gets

great video it's really nice just seeing someone gush about something they love

Let’s gooo!! You should do more videos on random games! I love it!

Another awesome tama upload keep up the good work! I also love you're video game collections my older cousin had a lot of the games you had and she gave them to me once I was old enough to play video games!

As some of us have grown up alongside you, it's a blast to concurrently share in the discoveries of revolutionary experiences like BG3. You won my attention with your older Pokemon Fandom content. You won my respect with your articulate critique of the franchise.

Appreciate your perspective on this game!!

Great video Tama!

Great video 10/10. I love this game and I hope you do a full review someday.

I just love how there are many solutions to problems some intended and others not.

Keep up the awesome work and videos Tama love the video

I used to watch your Pokemon videos growing up! It's so awesome seeing you still making content. I love your takes and vibe! :) I remember you once said you used to play Runescape. Would love to see your take on Old School Runescape after all this time!

Excellent video! It truly is a wonderful game for all the reasons stated. Only on my second run but I got plans for the next one and the one after that. Lol

This video makes me so happy! I'm so glad you found something that you enjoyed and resonated with so much ❤ Feeling that your main hobby is not for you anymore is one of the most heartbreaking things in the world

9:00 I can't believe you actually got footage of this moment! Because I remember you talking about it on Discord haha. That is just brilliant 😂

I didn't even know Asterion was supposed to be a main character / companion. When we first met him he jumped my girlfriend so I cold blood murdered him.

First time seeing this game. Does sound promising, assumed it was more like a regular dungeon scroller so completely overlooked Baldur's Gate. Might should give it a try too. Thanks for the short review. 😺😺❤️❤️

one thing i have learned about tabletop rpg is as long as the dm is ok with what you plan to do with your character you can do it you can ever turn against the party and join forces with the villain

I was JUST about to buy the game after seeing such acclaim on Reddit, but seeing Tamashii post a video finally convinced me!

thanks for the thoughts, especially towards the beginning. I've never felt so empathized about falling out of gaming, from struggling to coordinate tabletop sessions, down to the back aches. putting it like tama had, it doesnt sound too far from the wonder and comfort of the seeming endless point-n-click adventures my dumb kid self had during the 90's or 00's. :0

Nice to see you again and welcome to BG cult!

Glad you're loving BG3. I'd love to see your thoughts on other RPGs, especially if you ever want to talk about stuff from Bioware or Obsidian.

This video is wholesome.

I have also been struggling with Modern Games recently and after seeing this i think ill give BG3 a go! Thanks for a great vid as always tama!

Upgraded my aging PC yesterday just to play this!

It was neat watching a video from a realtive outsider of that game genera

it happened because it was 6 years in alpha/beta; they were funded by preorders heavily and larian gave a shit

Interesting bit of trivia, Obsidian Entertainment was founded by a number of members of Black Isle Studios the Studio behind Fallout, Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate, and Baldur's Gate 2. They also made and published a bunch of other games, but considering what you were talking about in terms of RPGs you enjoyed, I thought this was a weird connection that might interest you.

While I haven't yet dove into the game myself, I admire just for all the joy and positivity it's brought so many people. I had a sort of similar experience before 2017, thinking maybe I was just caught up in nostalgia and that's why most modern games didn't grab me, but then I found Xenoblade 2, and it was so invigorating to just truly fall in love with a game again. I hope more people can find their special game to help them fall in love with the hobby all over again. I really need to play this LOL xD

I haven't been this obsessed with a game since Skyrim. I first played BG3 in October and I'm still regularly talking about it on Reddit and RU-vid.

I appreciated this video. I'm similar to you in that I play mainly old games because I'm old lol. I've been tempted to try BG3 - and you namechecking Fallout New Vegas more than once, the best game made by westerners that I've ever played lol - and your video has made me at least wish list it. Great video!

I felt the same way about it being a dream game based on personal fantasy! The only thing missing is a more detailed character creator! I almost wrote it off because of the combat… now I’m trying more similar games with that kind of combat because now I’m experienced with it. They even put a light haired morally ambiguous british vampire you can date, and made it so depending on your choices he’s both sides of what people like in that niche.

I agree, Baldur's GOAT 3 won GOTY for a reason

I was already leaning towards trying this game, but this video convinced me! As someone who prefers physical games I am thinking of preordering the deluxe edition, but I am very tempted to just download it and play it right away.

Hm, fair points, good Video. I wonder what’s next for Games at this point.

I also struggle with save scumming, my friend has told me of some of the plot pieces and story bits that I missed by trying only to succeed rolls. I've let off with it a little, it's still hard not to tho

You are ROCKING that shirt

The Steamdeck really does make these higher performing games more accesible to Nintendo gamers. I bought the deck just for BG3 because I knew it would be an incredible experience after playing Divinity Original Sin II on the Switch. I'm delighted to see a video on this game from you even though it's not your usual stuff. You should check our Larian Stuido's older games if you get the chance.

I need to play this game I keep hearing good things about it 👀

A great game that has heart is Cassette Beasts. Definitely something i would recommend to anyone, but especially those that enjoy classic Pokemon, but want something very new.

One of my favourite moments in gaming entirely comes from BG3, and it's something most people wouldn't even think of at first. Avoiding spoilers, you'd need to be kind of a --monster-- free thinker to have a shot at it, which culls the majority of players. Then, you have to actively seek out one particular party option and befriend them (which again, isn't super easy, given the actions you need to take). Finally, they'll open up and have this heart-wrenching monologue about how in another life, they'd have been a random enemy to you. You'd have encountered them early on, slain them, and moved on without thinking. "Nobody would remember me," they say, and it's _true._ For most players, they'll never even know this character is possible to recruit. You're rewarded for --committing atrocities-- thinking outside the box and pursuing the road less traveled. The game recognises you, and not only accomodates your --murderous rampage-- creative thinking, but says to your face, "good job." It's reminiscent of Dragon Age: Origins, where even --violent psychopaths-- imaginative knife enthusiasts can have their moments in the sun. Any game with the depth to allow the protagonist to be outright _evil_ and not just a jerk hero (like the later Dragon Age entries 😪) deserves admiration. AND THAT'S JUST ONE FACET OF BG3!!! Btw, your hair looks amaaaziiing~!! I wish I could pull off highlights like that, but some people (me) aren't gifted like that aaaaaaaaaaa 😭

Your taste in games seem to be impeccable Tama. While not as much as you prolly, my taste in RPGs (my favorite genre) is quite refined & specific. What I look for as story, gameplay, characters, length, & world. VERY few have matched these entire criteria. But to hear your take on modern gaming is completely fair. But with this year flooded with some many great RPGs already, I think you should give'em a try.

This was Great 👍

BG3 is a hell of a game. Last time that a game consumed me like this was Dragon Age Origins and Fallout: New Vegas. BG3 has consumed my life since August 3rd, 2023.

Even though most RPGs where you choose an "evil" side or route or path seem to retcon their evilness half-way through by either introducing a greater evil or revealing "the true enemy" and even though you can play a good guy as The Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3, the stuff the narrator says and the kinds of answers you can give exclusively as that character truly make you feel like a villain. For the most part. The rest of the time you're some sort of murderhobo, the dream of every DnD player ever according to the internet.

i didn’t have the option to persuade astarion out of it even tho we were dating, and his new self traumatised me so much that i save scummed (went so fuckin far back omg) and left him at camp lol. it left it weirdly unresolved because he acts like Caz is still alive at the end tho. apparently you can also avoid trying to persuade him if you kill one of his siblings (since they all need to be there for it to work)

i've barely played the original two baldur's gate games, but i HAD played the divinity: original sin games to death and back as well as a load of dnd with pals when it was announced larian was going to be working on a new baldur's gate. it felt like it was made for me, and it still stands as the only game i've ever bought in early access. that faith was not misplaced \o/

Video games never stopped being great, do you not see the JRPG line up this year? Lol

Will you try other D&D based computer games such as Neverwinter Nights? Or since you mentioned at 5:40 that you're interested in playing characters with flaws, Fallout 1 and 2?

Your hair looks really good I wish I could make mine look like that

YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA NEW TAMA VID

When I was playing BG with my friends, his dark urge chatacter killed Gale, so I didn't interact with him. I then watched my friends do a alternate playthrough and Gale became my favorite character. He is a goofy goober

This game feels like what I hoped for Dragon Agee to become. I love it.

Tama have you played Disco Elysium? It reminds me so much of New Vegas despite having so few similarities. I haven't played BG3, nothing to play it on unfortunately.

Video games are a hit or miss now a days. Hard to find a good game in a sea of bad games

It's a shame i'll never get to use Gale on my party 🖐

Ayy wc backk

BG3 is in GeForce now. Very playable on almost any machine

I've been trying to get into this one for months. On paper this game should be right up my alley but playing something like this on consoles is incredibly slow and cumbersome. Like I just sunk 100 hours into Persona 3 Reload and now going back to BG3 makes it feel even worse. It hurts because I want to love this! My best friend had nothing but praise for this game.

bg3 is the closet game that i have played that represents a table top rpg

Bg3 has a fast save and load for a reason :p

I'd get it, and actually do intend to now that I have a computer capable of handling it, but it's still $60 on Steam and I don't want to pay that much. Doesn't matter to me how good it it, I can't afford it most of the time, I have rent and bills to pay and food and other necessities to buy, so I need to be strategic about what games I buy and when. That all said, I intend to try to recruit Minthara as a good-aligned character in a good-aligned playthrough.

I'm in the same boat as you Tama; modern gaming has, for the most part, completely lost me. The few modern games with all the current problems that plague today's development teams that I entertain are the online multi-player games I got to play with my friends first, then continued to play by myself as well (Dead By Daylight, Overwatch) but then....both these games are in their, like, 8th years in existing so....are they even that modern anymore? Lol; if I'm getting into a game or franchise these days it's an old one that I'm simply getting around to now, like Final Fantasy & Princess Maker (shout out to your video on pm2! ❤) I've been interested in Baldurs Gate 3, but was wary that a modern day Triple A title could truly offer something that can give me an experience akin to Skyrim or Pokemon Crystal. Something deep & stimulating for my imagination. But once I saw you fall for this game, I knew there had to be something to it. I trust your judgment 1000%! I definitely want to give this game a shot later down the line once I make room for it & finish playing my current playthoughs of Ps1/Ps2 rpgs 💜

I bet you would be fun to have at the DnD table.

This game has got me reevaluating every CRPG I’ve ever played. I found out that I had accepted a bunch of limitations that I thought were inherent in the medium. The limitations weren’t inherent. They were choices the developers made and it was possible to do better. And I’m not talking about the visuals, I’m talking about the story and role play elements. It isn’t technological restrictions that caused what I now perceive to be flaws in games that are not BG3. If this game does not revolutionize the genre, I will be very disappointed.

I have a sword that sings. That's my bard. :P

Even as someone who isn't into DnD and didn't play BG3 yet I can tell this game is very good just by how free it is for players.

If you ever want to give Shadowheart a heart attack, start a run as a githyanki cleric of Selune :)

Fantastic video game, but I’m always so baffled when someone calls it a gem in a dark landscape. Guys, we’ve had some of the best games I’ve ever seen in the 2020’s. Video games are in a golden age.

How's the actual combat in this game? I found Larian's previous game Divinity Original Sin 2 to be excellent in many aspects (plot, lore, characters, world building etc), but the gameplay gradually became so bad that I honestly can't say whether I enjoyed beating it, despite playing for like 120 hours as well.

I'm curious of how it ran on the steam deck

Well in short you can kill almost everything 😅

Will you do a review on pal world , I would be curious what your thoughts on the game would be.

Nice video! Your opinion matters even if you don't think as yourself as an expert!

Trying to play Starfield a month after BG3 released felt wrong on every level. You just can't get away with shallow illusions when there are games with actual depth. That is not to say you can't make a good RPGs if you don't make them as sprawling as BG3, just that you can't trick people into thinking your game has scope and meaningful choices when it doesn't. You couldn't release Skyrim in 2024, although I am sure they will.

It's really unfortunate that every recommendation that could possibly be given that check all the boxes of things you love in BG3 come with a big asterisk of "Will have way too much really mediocre combat". Like Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, Baldur's Gate 2, Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect, Vampire the Masquerade, and even New Vegas all kind of have the same core issue. DA:O is basically the blueprint for what this game is, but it's got two huge chunks in it that make it so hard to recommend. Disco Elysium is basically the only exception

I gotta play the games that apparently are dissapointing you😅

Tama I'm sorry, I haven't been watching your videos because I didn't know you were still posting. Your videos haven't been showing up in my subscriptions :(

the other Baldur's Gate are very different, try larian other game Divinity: Original Sin 2 for a simler experience

Omg girl! Hiiiii.

For me I felt this way about Palworld

I avoid most AAA games for those exact reasons, so many of them are very formulaic and soulless, I mostly play JRPGs and indie games, but I love BG3 just for showing everyone what a game with heart and passion looks like

Baldur's Gate 3 is arguably the best game to ever happen to the LGBT community ❤ I will not elaborate, the game speaks for itself.

I get where you're coming from with this praise, but for me... They bastardized the Dungeons And Dragons rule set and I really just can't stand playing this game. It's a different kind of cutting corners because they don't trust the source material to be popular enough and yet still want to make a game using that source material. In regards to your comments about playing with friends though... I tried playing with a group of friends and the whole game just fell apart. My one friend felt that it wasn't worth playing unless he could guarantee we'd have the best gear available at all times, so once we were all done buying and selling he would pickpocket the merchant for all his/her gold. Meanwhile I'm trying to play a lawful good cleric but there's no way to punish him for his evil deeds unless I want to become evil myself and just kill all the merchants. My other friend would respec his entire character every other session because he would get bored, so we'd never actually know what his character could do. And the worst part, my friends had all played before so while I was engaging in a cutscene, they would re-arrange the area and reposition so that they could cheese the upcoming combat, the moment it begins. So I fully agree with solo play ONLY. People who aren't me are 100% awful. I'll still take the original 2 games any day over this one.

I get it, but I don't wanna play BG3 lol, I already have too many giant RPGS in my backlog. I have to finish my food (Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, currently). Not to mention I didn't care for Larian's last 2 Divinity games. Maybe in a few years I'll give it a shot.

I miss the good old days of this channel talking about just Pokemon. And the views seem to reflect that 😅

You look SO beautiful (I am gay)

I dunno, act 3 is a turn off and i doubt ill come back to a game that is missing 25% of it.

Make video games great again am I right?

Most overrated game of all time LOL