Baldur’s Gate 3 enters Steam and Stadia Early Access in September • Eurogamer.net

After an unscheduled pit stop on the way out, Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 will receive the Steam and Stadia early access treatment on September 30.

That date comes via the Panel From Hell livestream, hosted by Geoff-Keighley, in which Larian shared more details on what players can expect when the highly anticipated RPG arrives next month, including a bit of betting. in a narrative scene.

According to Larian, players begin their Baldur’s Gate 3 journey in Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. “Captive aboard a nautiloid,” reveals an accompanying press release, “they take part in a daring escape as the ship leaps between the planes of existence, and is caught in the fury of the eternal and apocalyptic war of blood raging in the landscape of hell “.

The resulting adventure promises to offer a “depth of responsiveness” that allows for a plethora of different permutations in encounters and dialogue depending on the characters played, and you’ll find some clues to the malleable world of Baldur’s Gate 3 scattered throughout the game. today’s livestream. you have an hour to kill.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Early Access launch will feature the first of three acts, and include five recruitable original characters – Astarion, the Elf / Vampire Thug, Human Wizard Gale, Warrior Githyanki Lae’zel, Demi Cleric -Elf Shadowheart and the human warlock Wyll – with more arriving throughout development. Larian says he will detail player classes (of which there will be six at launch) and races closer to September 30.

And if you’re in the mood for some stats, Larian also promises 80 Early Access launch combat situations, 45,980 lines of English dialogue, 596 characters, plus 146 spells and actions. In contrast, the early access version of Divinity: Original Sin 2 arrived with 22 combat situations, 17,600 lines of dialogue, 142 characters, and 69 spells / actions. So this is it.

On Baldur’s Gate 3’s Steam page, Larian suggests that the Early Access version of Act 1 will be around 25 hours of stand-alone content, and notes that while there isn’t a firm endpoint for development yet. , he anticipates that the work will continue. for at least a year.

Already though, perhaps unsurprisingly given Larian’s pedigree, Baldur’s Gate 3 is shaping up to be a good ‘one’. You can check out Chris Tapsell’s enthusiastic impressions of the game earlier this year – he called it “a divine and ridiculous physical comedy, despite the dark lore and toothy worms running through the eye” – if you can. want to know more.