With the first act hitting early-access last week, fans finally have their hands on the long-awaited Baldur's Gate 3, with the early reactions seeming fairly positive. Despite the game having some notable bugs, many have lorded Larian Studios' take on the iconic franchise, recognizing its willingness to let players role-play a character in the Baldur's Gate world and become fully immersed in its story.

Unfortunately, fans probably shouldn't grow too attached to their custom character, with a new IGN article reminding fans that saves from the early-access section of the game are likely to be wiped when the full-version releases. This is quite common for early-access projects seen as such vast changes are implemented, but in terms of a lengthy RPG like Baldur's Gate 3it could be devastating to those who've spent a long time investing in their first playthrough of the game.

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As IGN puts it, however, there is something liberating about Baldur's Gate 3's save file likely not being long for this world. Not only does it give fans more leniency to run wild with their character, opting for the evil choices they usually wouldn't have the nerve to try out, but it also means that experimentation can take the forefront as nothing players do in the game will remain fixed. While this will likely be a huge reason to avoid investing in Baldur's Gate for some, for others, this could be seen as ample time to truly learn the game while it's still in the early stages of its full release.

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It seems the game has a lot of content that can only be accomplished in multiple playthroughs, whether that be through the various different classes or races available to the player when they begin the game. Larian Studios even got angry at players for how little they were experimenting with the RPG's character creation suite, with the team spending countless hours creating an in-depth set of options just for players to opt for the generic human character.

Still, the likelihood that save files won't carry over to the full release could be a deal-breaker for some, especially with Baldur's Gate 3 featuring such a long campaign. Investing in the game's characters and the world could be fruitless when their data is erased in accordance with a full release, so until then, it's worth keeping in mind that early-access saves are usually not that permanent in the grand scheme of things.

Baldur's Gate 3 is currently in Early Access on PC, Mac, and Stadia.

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Source: IGN