August 14th 2023.
Baldur's Gate 3 is the talk of the town right now, with it taking over the title of OpenCritic's highest rated game ever. It even surpassed the much-lauded Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, currently standing at a 97 on Metacritic compared to the latter's 96. But is it really the best game ever?
If you've played developer Larian Studios' previous game, Divinity: Original Sin 2, you might already have an idea of the quality of Baldur's Gate 3. The predecessor was widely praised as one of the best Western role-playing games of all time. Now, the same accolades are being thrown at Baldur's Gate 3, making it the highest rated game of the year so far.
However, there's a major caveat. Despite the great review scores, only a handful of critics have actually given Baldur's Gate 3 a scored review. Larian Studios only sent out review code of the game a few days before its release, so no one had enough time to play it properly beforehand. That's why none of the major sites such as GameSpot, IGN, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, and PC Gamer have reviewed the game yet.
But the good news is that review in progresses are already positive, so there's a good chance the game will maintain its high score. The User Score on OpenCritic is also quite strong, currently at 9.1. However, given that there are still 445 negative reviews and some 0/10 scores, it's hard to put too much trust in the User Score.
In conclusion, it's still too early to say for sure if Baldur's Gate 3 is the best game ever. We'll have to wait for the final verdict at the end of the month. And keep in mind that this only applies to the PC version. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox versions may not be released until next year.
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