Playing Larian’s outstanding game as a third-person Mass Effect-style RPG is really working for me.
Okay, I’ll admit, right up front, that I feel like a bit of a traitor to my PC gaming kin for doing this, but my entire Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough is going to be run using the controller settings. I promise it’s not out of a sense of misplaced contrarianism; I’m just having a mid-life crisis over here and retreating to the couch for this 100+ hour epic.
I’ve paid my dues straining my spine, hunched over my desk, fingers cramping over the WSAD keys, holding my mouse in a claw-like grip. This time around I’m treading a different path.
No, I’m not ditching the PC for the PS5—I’m not that much of a traitor—it’s just that Larian has done such an outstanding job translating its deep and rich control system to the buttons and sticks of a standard game controller.
It’s slick, instantly accessible without having to dive into the options menu because the game just recognises you’re suddenly using a pad. And, most importantly, it doesn’t take anything away from my experience.
If anything, it’s adding to it.
