The game plays like an interactive novel with some light RPG elements. You get a character class with attributes that help with dice-based skill checks. It has a fascinating far-future setting aboard a kind of cyberpunk space station, and you have to navigate your way as a second-class citizen of sorts. Overall, I think the execution is solid, particularly in the storytelling and interactions with the characters on the station. I do feel like the gameplay loop gets a little stale near the end, but I was truly riveted for a good portion of my playthrough. Overall, an engaging experience that is worth playing through at least once!

For a game that predates the heights of the survival horror genre, I'm impressed at how well it holds up. It's certainly held back by the limitations of the hardware and the point-and-click gameplay, but it manages to tell a haunting, shocking, and compelling story nonetheless. It does become a little less challenging after your first go through, since not a whole lot of it is variable... but if you're a fan of horror, it's worth a look and worth playing more than once to see the different possible endings.

Truly an achievement in gaming, and worthy of its many accolades. Baldur's Gate 3 provides a robust experience with good storytelling and gameplay, and it offers many choices that feel more influential on the story than they might in other RPGs. I do have some qualms with the game--mostly some quibbles with frustrating mechanics and a bloated final act--but even after a long 130+ hours of playing, I was ultimately satisfied by the end. It's not flawless, but I don't think I ever got bored with it. It is also the kind of game that (hopefully) sets a good example for those to come.