Many of us expected it to make an impact, but not to this extent: Baldur’s Gate 3 is sweeping through every possible realm. The latest area where it’s enjoying immense success is a crucial one, the realm of specialized critique. Here, the numbers don’t lie: Baldur’s Gate 3 has already become the highest-rated video game of 2023… surpassing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!
Just when it seemed like Nintendo’s title was poised to claim the crown as the highest-rated production on Metacritic in 2023, the RPG from Larian Studios is surpassing it. To be precise, the Japanese production currently holds a 96 out of 100 with 145 published reviews. This is the significant difference, it must be said, compared to Baldur’s Gate 3, which currently boasts a 97 out of 100, but with only 18 published reviews.
As you can see, the discrepancy in the number of available reviews is quite substantial. As more reviews come in, this score could potentially decrease, of course, but it could also hold steady or increase, as all scenarios are possible.
Lack of time
There’s an explanation for the scarcity of reviews for Baldur’s Gate 3. According to the development team, they’ve been polishing the production until the last moment. They didn’t want to release a title with errors before the final patch, and this has also affected the distribution of review codes.
To be precise, press and influencer keys were provided just 4 days before the game’s release. For a smaller production, that time might be sufficient, but for a game of Baldur’s Gate 3’s magnitude, 4 days is not enough to properly experience and review it.
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