Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3is currently the highest-rated new video game release of 2023, according to review aggregate site Metacritic.Baldur’s Gate 3has earned near-universal acclaim since it launched out of early access on August 3, with reviewers praising nearly every aspect of the game.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s story, sheer scope, characters, gameplay, co-op support, and more have all helped to earn the game high marks. This in turn has helped the game become one of Steam’s most-popular titles ever, and it’s safe to say that it will long be remembered as a landmark release for the industry. The excitement surroundingBaldur’s Gate 3is also reflected in its review aggregate score, which is currently an incredibly impressive 97 overall rating.
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Baldur’s Gate 3’s 97 overall rating makes it the highest-rated new video game release of 2023 at the time of this writing, and one of the highest-rated video games of all time. It has pushedBaldur’s Gate 3ahead ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomfor the top spot of 2023, withTears of the Kingdomcurrently enjoying a 96 overall rating. This is certainly exciting forBaldur’s Gatefans and the developers that made the game, though there is still plenty of time forBaldur’s Gate 3’s overall review score to fluctuate.
Best New Games of 2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 - 97
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 96
9. Hi-Fi Rush - 89
10. Pizza Tower - 89
Baldur’s Gate 3is an absolutely massive game, which meant that there weren’t many reviews published for it on launch day.Baldur’s Gate 3reviewshave been trickling out in the days since, but many major publications have yet to sound off on the game. Because of this,Baldur’s Gate 3’s overall review score is still in flux and will almost certainly change. The question is whether it will get bigger, stay the same, or eventually drop belowTears of the Kingdom.
There’s also the fact thatBaldur’s Gate 3has yet to release on all platforms to take into account. TheBaldur’s Gate 3PS5 portis still a few weeks away, and when that version of the game drops, fans can expect even more reviews to be posted. This will be important for some review aggregate sites, like OpenCritic for instance, but since Metacritic organizes games by platform, the PS5 port shouldn’t impact the PC version’s score on that specific site.
Larian has a long history of delivering high quality console versions of its games, and so there’s no reason to suspect that the PS5 version ofBaldur’s Gate 3will be any different. Barring any unforeseen issues,Baldur’s Gate 3’s high review scoresshould leave console gamers hyped for what’s to come.
Baldur’s Gate 3is out now for PC with a PS5 version coming September 6. An Xbox version of the game is also in development.
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