Critics Highlight Flaws in Baldur's Gate 3's Game Design

The game punishes players for thoughtful choices and has no consistency in the implications of dialogue options. This makes it impossible to engage deeply with the narrative.

Allowing saving and reloading undermines weight of decision making and narrative engagement.

Core gameplay tensions around approaching combat are unbalanced and discordant. The 'correct' approach seems to fluctuate wildly.

Problem-solving skills are undermined by the game punishing an approach in one situation and rewarding it in another.

With trivialized choices and reliance on save-scumming, the game becomes like 'Goat Simulator with extra steps' rather than meaningful gameplay.