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I'm still not convinced it's worthy of the Baldur's Gate name. I'll wait for the actual reviews.

Also, there is such a thing as too big a game. I've played some great games lately that could have used being 30-50% shorter.

>>nottor+(OP)
This is a very solid attitude. Couldn’t say how many CRPG titles I have dropped due to endless quests and dialog that are immediately forgotten in the larger story arc. It’s one thing to build a world with side quests, another to have the savior of said world be required to do fetch quests for 50% of their journey.

>>nottor+(OP)
Im a big baldures gate fan from the beginning. I cant even count the time i spend in BG2. I bought BG3 on EA start and by now have about 130h playtime already. Even tho some things are different compared to the old BG parts, i for myself can say its an unbelievable good game already in EA. If the full game is just as good as the EA part its definatly a new Standard for CRPG same as BG2 set back than.

>>mathge+B1
From the last 4 open world games i really enjoyed:

Ghost of Tsushima - could have used being a good 30% shorter.

Witcher 3 and Horizon Forbidden West - entirely non repetitive but still took forever. Could have been shorter with little loss.

Horizon Zero Dawn - felt just right. Surprisingly, Elden Ring felt the same, in spite of it being a lot larger. But then I'm a rabid fan of Soulsbornes (I still think the best was Bloodborne and that's probably the shortest.)

>>nottor+65
Bringing the side quests together or making them meaningful for the Big Bad (eg in Mass Effect and Horizon Zero Dawn) really is a huge step above the fun but shallow RDR-style "open world = do whatever you like."

I give a pass to Fallout for creating one of the most fun universes.