Native Steam Deck version is actually native Linux version, with settings optimized for Steam Deck. But I really like the tone and expression of developers looking at the Steam Deck as a target, like a game console. This is awesome!
That is the kind of Steam Deck support I wanna see, awesome. These news convinced me to buy BG3 once it goes on sale again
Fine fine fine, twist my arms, I’ll play BG3 again!
larian <3
I really didn’t enjoy this game when I played 8-ish hours on my PC, but maybe I’ll give it another go and see if a handheld form factor changes that. I like these kinds of games sonetimes but I really don’t understand what it is about BG3 that makes it so well loved. It just wasn’t evident in my time with the game. I feel like I played a different game than everyone else did.
Well, taste is not the same for everyone and that is totally okay. Its normal not to like every popular game, I don’t like many popular games too.
Without knowing how you approached it, it’s really hard to say why you might not have liked it. All of my friends that liked it were d&d players and treated it like a d&d campaign, where you try to make choices that a particular character would make, instead of just playing as yourself. That on top of enjoying all the little things the developers thought up, and trying to explore all the companion story routes. Crazy ways your act 1 decisions impact the content of the end game - like saving the gnome from the windmill leading to detailed interactions in acts 2 and 3 that wouldn’t be possible at all if you don’t save him.
Or stuff like knocking a giant spider into the under dark during a hidden fight in a cave under a blacksmith house, then later on realizing you can use a mushroom guy’s “raise a corpse as a minion” power to have a huge undead pet spider for a while in the under dark.
There are entire voice acted scenes that 0.001% of players will see because they managed to meet 8 different sets of increasingly unlikely criteria. I dunno, there’s just a depth to the game that made it feel like playing D&D with a skilled dungeon master, and I found it lovely.
I played through it 7 times (neutral playthrough, good guy paladin playthrough, dark urge indulgent, dark urge good guy, dark urge starts bad becomes good, drow minthara romance, succubus bard build who just charms her way into winning) before I eventually managed to get tired of it back in early 2024.
I’ve recently gotten back into it, planning to play an “evil but hides it and betrays everyone” character this time lol
It’s a fun game, but 5e really showed its age. If you like these sorts of games try Divinity 2: OS. It was built from the ground up for modern platforms. It does away with spell slots, overhauls magic, armor, classes, and terrain/elemental effects in ways that are fundamentally incompatible with 5e, but make the game a lot more enjoyable.
That didn’t stop me from playing a ton of BG3, but some of the gameplay itself felt like a step back, even as the story, characters, and UI improved.
does that mean that we have a proper linux native build, ir will Linux towers still rely on Proton? (Which works excellently so there won’t be much difference for me i think)
Hope this gets a GOG release where I bought the game for my Deck.
When I played it, Steam Deck controls were ok but absolutely not comparable to PC. Has this changed?
What do you mean Steam Deck controls were not comparable to PC? I mean a PC with plugged in controller is not much different from a Steam Deck.
Yeah I don’t play RPGs with a controller
So you mean the controller on the Steam Deck does not compare to a keyboard and mouse? And don’t want to play with a controller? Why do you play it on the Steam Deck then? If not, you can still attach a keyboard to the Steam Deck. I really don’t understand your critique here.
I don’t understand what you’re getting at. I don’t mind controllers, but in my opinion the controls for BG3 on the Deck aren’t great; I mentioned the Deck because that’s what I used, I have no idea how it is with other controllers. I played it on the Deck because I own one, I own a copy of BG3, and I like playing on the go? But it wasn’t great so I moved to the PC.
I didn’t issue any critique, I just asked a question because I wanted to see if anyone had info, no need to go all fanboy.
I just ask what you were actually comparing to. If you say the controls on Deck are not great compared to PC, than you do actually just compare the gamepad controls versus keyboard right?
no need to go all fanboy.
What the hell?! Why fanboy now, I just asked for clarification.
Yeah I mean I though it was implied that I played it with a keyboard on the PC, what kind of comparison would it be, the Steam Deck is itself a big controller
No, it could have been anything. In example the Steam Deck is a Linux system and something with the games support for controls could have been broken on the device, while on your Windows PC with a Xbox or Playstation controller it could still work fine. Or you meant an external controller plugged into Steam Deck Dock to play on TV. How could I know all of this without asking?
But your actually point seems to be that the game controls on this game are not well optimized in your opinion, compared to the keyboard controls. So this is not really an issue with the Steam Deck itself, but with the type of controls of this game. In example you can plug in keyboard, and it would work like on your PC. Meaning its not a Steam Deck issue.
This is important to clarify, because others might make decisions based on yours statement.
Did connecting a mouse and keyboard not work for your deck?
Dunno, but doing that would kinda defeat the purpose of a handheld, wouldn’t it? I guess I could do that if I were staying at an hotel or something, but this was not the case at the time.
