For those of you playing on Steam Deck, Baldur’s Gate 3 now also features a native Steam Deck build!
Running natively on the platform, you should now see a better framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay 🙌
The store page hasn’t updated yet, but you can see the Linux Steam depots on steamdb.
Just to let you know, BG3 plays completely different than the original saga. It sounds obvious as I type this but BG3 really doesn’t compare. The tone and humor just isn’t the same. Really the only thing that connects to it are certain characters and map names. I would honestly just consider BG3 a really good spin-off game rather than considering it a mainline Baldurs Gate game. Hopefully you aren’t too disappointed, it’s still a very good game. I just have a hard time including it in the Baldurs Gate saga.
I pretty much know that stuff, and it’s probably another small reason I haven’t played it yet. But also knowing that, I wouldn’t expect the turn based CRPG feel or anything like.
Well and also, BG1 EE and BG2 EE work great for me in Linux (I think they have native versions so no surprise) so I can get a shot of the real shit whenever I want, lol.
Having a couch PC with its own monitor(s) able to swing in and out of the way without taking over the TV is a game changer. I can play BG while hanging out with my family and pause it at any time.
Just to let you know, BG3 plays completely different than the original saga. It sounds obvious as I type this but BG3 really doesn’t compare. The tone and humor just isn’t the same. Really the only thing that connects to it are certain characters and map names. I would honestly just consider BG3 a really good spin-off game rather than considering it a mainline Baldurs Gate game. Hopefully you aren’t too disappointed, it’s still a very good game. I just have a hard time including it in the Baldurs Gate saga.
I appreciate the opinion!
I pretty much know that stuff, and it’s probably another small reason I haven’t played it yet. But also knowing that, I wouldn’t expect the turn based CRPG feel or anything like.
Well and also, BG1 EE and BG2 EE work great for me in Linux (I think they have native versions so no surprise) so I can get a shot of the real shit whenever I want, lol.
Having a couch PC with its own monitor(s) able to swing in and out of the way without taking over the TV is a game changer. I can play BG while hanging out with my family and pause it at any time.