Everyone says BG3 is a great starting point, and I’ve even set it to the lowest difficulty, but I’m still struggling to get anywhere. I know nothing about D&D, so the combat system just feels really overwhelming and restrictive. Like, being able to cast a spell once or twice before needing to rest at camp feels weird to me.
On the flip side, I’m loving the visuals, the voice acting, the characters, and the story. It’s just the combat that’s throwing me off. I think I might be playing it too much like a JRPG or something like Mass Effect or Skyrim, which probably isn’t the right approach.
Any tips on how to actually get into CRPGs? Or is there maybe a different game that’s a bit more beginner-friendly?
Well, the game is basically designed around spamming Long Rest so much you would realistically need horse tranquilizers with how often you force your poor party members back to sleep. I know the game might fool you into thinking there is a time pressure, but that is a complete lie. I know for the sake of Immersion you might want to rest as little as possible as you want to address the crisis with urgency and push forward on limited resources (that’s how I felt), but that will actually make you miss out on tons of content.
The rule of thumb is: whenever something happens anywhere that might progress a quest or trigger a flag somewhere, immediately go to camp and do a couple of back-to-back-to-back-to-back long rests until you stop getting cutscenes.