Baldur’s Gate 3 is quite possibly one of the most enjoyable adaptations of tabletop role-playing juggernaut Dungeons & Dragons that’s ever graced a hard drive. However, Larian Studios' latest offering earns a place amongst the best RPGs not by being 100 percent faithful to the source material, but by knowing when to play fast and loose with D&D orthodoxy.
However, though D&D Fifth Edition creates a strong and consistent rules framework, Larian had to make more than a few changes to create the playground it was looking to build if it was going to create a title to rival the best RPGs. Not only are these changes welcome, but they actively improve the D&D formula, giving battles a sense of physicality and tangibility that they simply lack in the original ruleset.
