[vidya] gave into FOMO and got Baldur's Gate 3.

I have never played Baldur's Gate.

Or D&D.

Or a CRPG, honestly.

i am fully prepared to be completely in over my head

my honest recommendation: use a controller

the UI is a little more barebones in places but it cuts down on the overwhelmingness of All The Actions, Immediately

yeah i've heard the controller interface is quite good

been watching a bit of Jesse Cox and Pat streaming it

If Baldur's Gate Three uses 5e then there's really only like... three mechanics to really get the hang of. You'll be fine.

baldur's gate 3 uses 5e but there's a fair amount of rebalancing to give you Things To Do

/sips

You'll have some getting used to.

SAVE OFTEN.

I did a bit of the opening section, feel like I’m probably now that I know how the game functions just gonna reroll and restart early with a better idea of things.

Which probably means another hour of staring at the class screens

What’s funny about the controller stuff is that I accidentally enabled keyboard for a minute and

Oh it’s just. The UI is ENTIRELY different holy fuck.

YEAH IT SURE IS

I just.

Need to battle the ADHD demons and figure out what I actually want to do.