Topic: Baldur's Gate 3

Made my way to Act 2 now making as many unseen choices as possible. Really have to force myself at times. Only having 4 companions certainly makes picking my 'group' easier though.

It’s been a while since I posted any updates on my seemingly endless BG3 playthrough. Progress is limited due to a general lack of time to play, but the other reason I’ve not dropped new updates in over a month is because I lack much new to say about the game.
In a word, I still love the game and consider it one of my favorites of this generation. Of course, I’m not done yet but I doubt it will fail in its final moments. Nevertheless, there’s still a lot of game left for me to conquer.

How close to the end am I? I really can’t tell. But I have reached a point where the number of quest markers on the map is actually decreasing with each play session rather than increasing. Several quests and objectives that have been dangling along for what seems like forever (even going back to Act 1) are finally concluded, which can be very satisfying. For example I just beat the Hag lady once and for all (I had killed that witch once already 😤) And not before making a proprietary grenade from a recipe I discovered which made her throw up the child Vanra that she had swallowed. I finally tracked down Mol, dusted off Dame Aylin’s quest, and have found most of Dribbles (I think I lack only the head). I brought the long murder investigation to a conclusion. I finally met Mystra, I’ve yet to forge the crown though. I’ve just met Astarion’s family(?) and will seek out Cazador soon. And I even had a one-night lapse in judgement involving Mizora 😅

Despite checking off many of the questlines that have been dangling, I still have yet to find Minsc or rescue Lae’Zel from Orin. I suppose those are some of my next areas to focus on prior to doing the heavy late story stuff like getting the hammer and dealing with the Steel watch, etc. Still loads to do.

I have found that a lot more of my time is spent in non-combat stuff lately. Such that when I do have to do combat I’ve forgotten many of the abilities that I have and techniques to use. Most of my combat scenarios lately end up in a war of attrition until I outlast the enemies through gradually whittling them away. I’m still winning my battles though, so I don’t think I’m underleveled. It’s just a change from Act 2 where I was fairly easily mopping the floor with the enemies there at the end.

Looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday we have here so I can spend a little more time with it.

@Th3solution Nice. So many of the companion quests are really satisfying to finish off. Astarion's is really powerful and it sounds like you haven't done Shadowheart's either? And the story involving your missing companion is also a really good one.

So still plenty to go I'm afraid

@Thrillho I have rarely used Astarion during my playthrough, since my Tav is a monk/rogue and an expert lock picker and trap disarmer. I only really bring Astarion along when it fits the story. But I think I’m close to finishing his so I might prioritize that sooner rather than later. The other companions I’m not sure how much I lack. My missing companion is likely the one that has the most things to do for wrapping up their questline. It feels like some of the companion quests dovetail together with the main story so I’ve held off pushing those forward. But sometimes I’ve been doing a sidequest that feels extra and optional and then it has a strong connection to the main story. Like the murder investigation, or the Raphael interactions, for example. Then there’s some that could be easily skipped and not affect the narrative, like the Gazette quest or the Suspicious Toys. Thus I am trying to do everything. 😅