This is excellent thank you. All the other ‘so called’ beginner’s guide videos still have a tendency to assume some prior knowledge of this complex system, whereas this REALLY is for beginners. Well done, a priceless video for us genuine newbies XX.

Currently restarting my solo playthrough having sunk 20 hours into the original now I've learned from mistakes But I can safely start again now that I understand about 13% of the mechanics

I can't believe how little the game explains how to play

Ill admit at first I was REALLY put off by the learning curve, I havent played dungeons and dragons or anything like that because I live in the middle of nowhere. I had to look up a few long videos on how to properly play BG3 but it finally clicked!! I ended up reinstalling the game twice because I thought I had wasted my money on a game I thought I wouldnt play again but boy was I wrong!!!!!!!!! I'm 340 hours in and still loving every damn second of it. Trust me guys the learning curve is worth it!!! Dont give up on this masterpiece.

Great guide. Where I’m struggling is the leveling up and deciding how to progress each character. I was prepared to roll play MYSELF but didn’t think I’d be building my whole team with such intense detail. It’s intimidating.

This is excellent thanks! I'm m in my '60's now and only just getting into d&d. Played Gloomhaven for a year or so till covid, but no video games. Anyhoo, my son let me know about baldurs gate but I need really dumbed down basics. Anything you can do to pick apart down to absolute basics will help this old novice. 😊

You are the only one to explain how spell slots work and why I keep running out of spells without knowing how to check how much mana it had used or whatever dictates it. I now know it's all about those blue squares! thank you.

I feel like I need to take a class to figure out how to play this game. I just started playing on PS5 and I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't think this cleared it up either.

Totally new to this kind of game. I'm almost embarrassed to tell how long it took me to realize that I could reunite my party. I thought it was a glitch when my companions stopped following me. Another thing was when the game went into turn-based mode while I was walking through a trapped isle. I realized after over an hour that I could just turn turn-based mode off.

None of these tips note how useful SHOVE is. Need to get away without wasting an action on disengage or taking and opportunity attack? Shove the enemy. Park a tank at the top of a ladder and shove enemies off as they climb up for massive damage. Need to pick a fight with a faction whose leader is conveniently standing next to a death pit or lava? Guess whose dying before the fight even starts. Shove. Very strong.

A very good primer for BG3 and D&D in general! Really appreciate it Aoife!

Bard is one of the better beginner classes for one simple reason; Jack of All Trades. Excels at charisma checks, yet it is capable of also being proficient at a number of other checks in all other categories.

changing gear during combat is also an action. e.g. equipping a pair of gloves, weapon or head gear for a skill or perk you want to use in the battle.

This is super helpful, and one of the best quick breakdowns I've seen of both D&D and BG3. I'm new to both, and about to start BG3. THANK YOU for all the great videos on this intriguing but complex game.

Proficiencies for sure are important to explain, because the number of times I've seen a cool piece of gear, slapped it on Wyll and found he could no longer cast spells is too dang high. I think it's also a good idea to explain surfaces, as they're a huge part of Larian games, if not 5e D&D as much, so showing some of the consequences of standing in different terrain, getting high ground, etc Great video, always love to see your content!

I got four hours in and realized I was not having ANY fun due to overwhelm. Steam wouldn’t give me a refund so I kept trying, set it to easy mode and I will say it’s getting a bit better. I still find the combat and movement quite tedious, but at least I have some idea of how to strategize. I am still sort of regretting buying it tbh because I’m such a casual gamer. Wish the steam refund window would extend for such a long and complex game.

I HATE top down, turn based games, but Baldurs gate 3 has become one of my favourite games of all times, that’s how good this game is. Seriously, if you’re not sure, please give this game a chance, but please, please, please role play when playing, because that’s where this game really shines. This game rewards players who use imagination and creativity, and play to their characters strengths. Most of my favourite moments from playing this game haven’t even come from combat at all, but rather trying things that I wasn’t even sure was possible. Experiment, throw yourself at the experience, have fun!

I'm on my 3rd playthough, and I can remember how embarassed I was and how I was struggling at the beginning. Do not give up people, this game is something else!

Watched this even though I don't need it. And I have to say, this is an EXCELLENT guide for newbies. Good work.

These things were all very well explained for beginners, thank you. Also this may sound odd but so many people narrating things do a terrible job at making you want to keep listening to them talk. You do very well at not talking in a monotonous tone and adding personality to the dialogue. Keep it up! 👍🏻

i’m not too familiar with their most recent edition of dungeons and dragons, but I grew up, playing the pen and paper versions during second edition. I feel like even so it wasn’t too hard for me to get back into playing this type of game. I just watched what the enemies were able to do and got an idea how to play better

As a from soft noob your Elden ring video helped me so much and I love the hell out of that game now, so I’m confident this video will help with BG3 too!

I DMed D&D e5 for over last 2 years (2 weekly meeting for 6-8 hours per month). Spent over 50 hours i BG3 game. Amazing tutorial from you Aoife!

A very useful video, Aoife! Not just for BG3 which I'm SO excited for on PS5. But also for D&D in general, which I'm having my first ever game of on the 30th September. 😄🎲

Thanks for the video! I’ve played a little bit of D&D and listened to campaigns before, but this was still useful as I still don’t have a lot of experience

Some hot goss here - I somehow was able to romance Lae'zel. I mean - I was NOT prepared for that. Apparently I was able to be ruthless enough to grab her attention. This game keeps surprising me with each turn. Thanks for a great explanation for us beginners (I've never played D&D but have watched some Critical Role recently so my experience is limited).

Thank you for this. I’ve been waiting for this game for so long, and i knew it would be a tough endeavor since I’ve never played DnD , but fuuuuuuuck, did i underestimate the complexity of Theo great game. I’ve watched many beginners guide and they still left me wanting to shit in my hands and clap…. Until THIS guide, an actual beginners guide. Thank you for it. I’m looking forward to future videos that you can give us regarding learning this badass experience.

Thank you soooo much for making this video ❤ It's exactly what I needed. I'm loving the game so far, but the amount of mechanics and choices is completely overwhelming to me.

i started playing BG3 last night not knowing a single thing about DnD ... now im hooked to both thanks to your video

I'm an absolute noob to any dnd but this is such a good game till this video I have just been winging it but now I have a good amount more knowledge thank you 😊

Good rundown on some of the nuances of the mechanics, Aoife! Romanced Gale since EA because who can resist Tim Downie's wry sass? So I must admit I cannot empthatise with people who got bugged with the wizard coming on a little too strong to them. Could you talk about some story/character details you found appealing yourself? I for one am intrigued what you made of this campaign.

I have a level 3 ranger, who shadowheart thinks is the best person in the world, thanks for the guide, defo a dummy in training

An amazing vid for people who have no clue but would like to learn

This reviewer seems to forget mentioning to save, save, save your game, you can even save on the roll dice screen!

Please do include some lore for the Baldurs Gate 3 settings, it's world, races and their conflicts with each other. Would love to get invested in this world if we know a little about it.

Thank you for the video! Very helpful and very well done

Struggling to stick to a play-through myself I've played D&D 5e so the mechanics and gameplay i understand, really enjoy the small tweaks they've added But just feels like im doing something wrong, like race, class, ability scores, etc And then that nagging "gamer pride" if i dont play a certain difficulty, or a certain way

My top tip: download the wasd movement and immersive camera mods :)

More combat videos, people do not want to miss the best game, ever made, but they will if they give up & don’t learn the deep combat, don’t feel bad & take your time learning the systems of the game, your not alone.

I’m still having a hard time just navigating the screens. Some of the stuff shown in this video (character screens) I have never seen before. Some of the stuff Aoife described was, “Do this to x,” and I was like, “How?!?”

I’ve played for like 10 hours so far and have no idea what I’m doing. I’m playing on the easiest level and I’m still dying constantly. It’s ruining the game because I can’t DO anything Edit because people lack critical thinking skills: I play on ps5. Nowhere was there anything that said "do this to access a menu that explains eveything". Maybe my game was buggy, maybe not, but either way it took me until my third playthrough until the tips and tricks started actually prompting me. Sorry that my personal struggle ruined your lives I guess

Great video, thanks. Would love to see a video on how to increase chance to hit. and maybe some examples of battles and what people do. Theres so many things to do in battle that I just would never think of ( and outside of battle, like throwing a party member across a chasm)

Awesome. Thanks for this. more please!

Going over the hud showing settings of where things are, how to edit and modify.

yea im enjoying ther game and new to this kind of game. issue im runing into is im treating it like a arpg/mmo and going in trying to kill... idk i think im figthing things to high for me. im currently lvl 3 trying to do this quest of kill the goblins and one of the bosses is like lvl 6... i dk where i should go to grind up lvls or what the right path for my lvl

Its so popular on KZfaq It's really difficult to avoid spoilers lol

The last D&D game I played was Solasta: Crown of the Magister I didn’t really enjoy it but I’m so excited to play this 😆😆😆

True story (But a bit long! Sorry!) I count myself as a gamer. I truly do. But my first taste of the MMORPG Elder Scrolls Online playing with a guild of people made me question whether I was allowed to have that title or if I actually was a fraud. I felt anxious that I wasn't following their game-savvy lingo or the game mechanics and I got cross with myself for being slow to be able to manage a build for the first time. I'd come from games where it was story based and beautiful and that was the experience. Anyway, after playing with the guild I'd selected who were friendly, if a bit more hardcore than me - I tried becoming one of them by learning the mechanics and grinding extremely hard for so long to get the 'right' armour/weapons/various different fragments of things that have to be put into another thing that had to be combined with the OTHER other thing etc etc. And you know once I did it and had it down, I was told that the satisfaction with the build I'd created would be a substantial gaming high - I learned instead that I was making myself sad. I took a look at what I was doing and I asked if I was having fun playing the game and the answer - shockingly - was nope! natta! I'm reminded of Viva La Dirt vid - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7CHkpt2yLTehY0.html I retreated from ESO to delve back into Okami, Skyrim, Zelda, Telltale and story based games or indie games that appealed to me and I had a blast! My point is that coming here and hearing you say that it's ok to be a little perplexed is such a huge weight off my anxiety. I've been bullied a fair bit (especially on ESO grouping with a random) and people use the phrase noob which just makes me want to quit playing with others altogether. (What a terrible term to exclude people! Surely encouraging gamers into playing and trying harder helps the entire franchise and it's fans!) Why did it take me so long to realise I wasn't a dumb, idiotic, clueless noob - I was someone who had achieved the heights of that type of gaming and said: "No thank you. I'm gonna do my own thing!" 😂 Anyway, that's all. Thank you for this guide ❤❤❤

I actually have no idea what I am doing, but I love the game :D it has been a really long time since a was taking things so slow in game as I am now in BG3, it is just sooo great....and I guess when I learn how to play it will actually be even greater :D

This was very helpful. Not only have I never played dnd, I’ve never played a video game ever. Bg3 is the first game I’ve ever played at the ripe age of 20. I have a LOT of figuring out to do.

Controller related gameplay stuff would always be nice. I'm playing on PC and not all the stuff is very intuitive XD Like for example - I had to search online to figure out that items are stored under the Character Sheets menu 😂 That was the last place I thought of looking as I thought it would just be a stats menu of the characters and not their inventory as well (i was trying to figure out how / where I can drop items from my inventory)

I have played many video games and the combat in this one is beyond my comprehension

I am still so very lost on how to play the game, but I guess I will learn as I go along

If only it was an action rpg

This straight up sounds crazy but fun . I've played WOW . So I understand binding & spells . Kinda what i'm going in with . A good thing my daughter plays . She can help me . 😂 Downloading the game meow .

Awesome! Thank you!

Takes a while to get to the useful game tips, but the info is good afterwards.

Well I guess I am joining the club of the lost ones Lol. Never played or read anything DND but had to jump on this highly recommended by a friend, and I am about 10 hours in story mode and I am understanding it a little more but still have no idea on the grand scale of the game Lol. However.. I am enjoying it fully very much.

Are any of you here old enough to remember the good ole days of gaming when games had instructions and manuals? Imagine being put into a cockpit of large commercial jet without having any type of aviation knowledge. Now also imagine being told to fly it without any training about what any of the countless switches and buttons do. And no assistance will be provided by air traffic control and no navigational systems will be available either. That's how I feel trying to play BG3.

Thank you, I a dummy here! FPS to this? .. never played DD. Trying a different type of game here and boy o boy I needed some one like you.

I just bought the game from the holiday sale on PS5 I was on the fence so I played the two hour trial I loved it.🥂😎

So helpful, thanks

This was super helpful! Thanks you! Out of curiosity does anyone know what the name of the song at the end is? I can’t find it on the official sound track

I am 100% the target demographic for this video 😂 so thank you very much for the help!

It's what I would like to know for BG3 is to be careful before gets to the next Act I just want to get everything at Arc one before I get to the next, like what triggers it and is there anyway I can romance with goblins?

Excellent Video 👏🏼

I need a 'tips for massive thickos' now.

I am intimidated to play this bc i feel like i have to watch 20 guides. The real question is: the game worth it if you have to constantly do side research to keep going? Who found it enjoyable while having to stop and learn?

I play ttrpgs but not a lot of video games so that's the guide I really need lmao

i soooooo want to play this game but WOW even beginner videos are insanely overwhelming !! 😥

Great video!

I suck so bad at this game. I think I do a good job exploring, and still like miss everything. I missed Gale, I missed that corpse guy, I miss so much. I'm playing on explorer and still get my ass kicked every time I enter battle. It's so frustrating that it almost makes me want to stop playing, but I still do.

i appreciate this video, thanks.

A brilliant guide Aoife

Interestingly enough, while everyone sings their praise, this game gives me absolutely NOTHING except for a good soundtrack. Sold it after one day.

excellent video

I bloody love this community :-)

NEEEEEEERRRRRDDDSSSSS! Except I also bought this game, and am loving it

This was a great video. I got the PS5 version and have tried a couple of different characters and I feel like I am still unsure what to play. I have not gotten very far into the game at all but I think I rested and it ended up removing a quest from my journal. Any tips on how to recognize which quests that could happen to? Thanks.

Been thinking of purchasing this game. Never played any others of the series. How is the story and how is the combat? Like is it right into the action or turn based? Any help/tips would be great. Thanks

Been having a heck of a time with Bg3 getting my butt kicked … so I figured I would see what I am missing…. About 70% of the way through this video I said to myself “yeah, this is for dummies, I’ve already got all this” Wish I would have found you a month ago….

I went into this game without knowledge prior thinking the play style would be like Skyrim and was put off at the fact that I couldn't just freely attack as I prefer being in full control of my character and am not a fan of turn based games lol.

I really like your way of exposing core mechanics and core concepts , what would you advice for a compete new ie on DND and BG3? I read experienced ppl spending g. A good few hours only just to prep their character :-/?!

This is definitely a game that I could only play with someone who knows what they’re doing and could guide me. Any BG players living near Eastbourne, England? Lol

Thank you. Don't go to the Devenish alone!

Love it thanks

Thanks 👍🏻

I literally want to cry this game is so complicated for me. I can't get out of the first zone without dying

Using thieves tools for lockpicking took me 16hours to figure out

Not lost just looking for some BG3 content while at work 😂

Thanks! I was afraid to ask

There is a rediculous amount of things to think about. Tough

Wait a minute hold up, are you calling me a dummy because im watching this video? Lol Very useful video thanks for putting in the time to make it

I really want to get into this game but it's too much too damn hard to follow and I feel every way I play is wrong

still confused but ill watch it again 😂

I bought the game but i feel so overwhelmed that I cant play it as much as I would like

I have no idea about DnD games. Im a fairly veteran gamer in general though. Im just gonna go through my first playthough without worrying about understanding or perfecting everything. One question I have is, is there NG+ like souls-likes or do I need to create a new character and a new save file entirely to play a second playthrough. Not sure how long the game is and if I even will be able to play a second playthrough, but good to know in case.

I need maybe 10 episode's more

so i just discovered something amazing and im not sure why I haven't seen anyone else has try this... If you are out of spell slots and have no camp supplies just spend 100 gold to respec with withers and boom you get all your slots back.

Might be a dumm question but how do I turn on enemy cone of Vision on controller? Would be Handy to know on ps5