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Baldur’s Gate 3has dropped out of the top 10 highest-rated games of all time list. Even so,Baldur’s Gate 3from Larian Studios has been a massive success and is already being considered a landmark release for video games. It’s become the highest-rated new game of 2023,beating Nintendo’sThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and at one point, it was even in the top 10 highest-rated games of all time.
For a minute there,Baldur’s Gate 3was actually climbing up the top 10 list, initially coming in at the number nine position before jumping ahead ofGrand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemption 2to take seventh place. Unfortunately, more recentBaldur’s Gate 3reviewshave caused the game’s overall score to go from a 97 overall average rating to 96.
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Because of this,Baldur’s Gate 3is now in the number 30 spot on Metacritic’s highest-rated games of all time list, counting duplicate entries. It finds itself sandwiched betweenUncharted 2: Among ThievesandResident Evil 4, two games many point to as two of the best the industry has ever seen, so it’s not likeBaldur’s Gate 3has gotten any negative reviews. In fact, 100% of the critic reviews forBaldur’s Gate 3have been positive, though some publications gave it 9/10 instead of 10/10. For those curious, the top 10 highest-rated games are once againThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2,Grand Theft Auto 4,SoulCalibur,Super Mario Galaxy,Super Mario Galaxy 2,Red Dead Redemption 2,Grand Theft Auto 5,Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, andThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildnow thatBaldur’s Gate 3has lost its spot.
But while the PC version ofBaldur’s Gate 3has dropped out of the top 10, there’s still a chance that a version of the game could crack the top 10 again. The PS5 version ofBaldur’s Gate 3is set to launch on September 6, and because of the way Metacritic categorizes games, it will be treated as a completely separate entity from the PC version. IfBaldur’s Gate 3on PS5earns enough positive reviews, so it could potentially return the game to the top 10 highest-rated games of all time list. And if that fails, Larian will have a third chance with the Xbox version ofBaldur’s Gate 3, though that’s currently without a release date.
While the top 10 is more prestigious,Baldur’s Gate 3being in the top 30 highest-rated games of all time is still an incredible accomplishment. TheBaldur’s Gatefranchise in general has been one mega hit after another, withBaldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amnfinding itself in the top 100.Baldur’s Gate 1earned near-universal critical acclaim at the time of its original release as well, making theBaldur’s Gatetrilogyone of the highest-rated trilogy of games of all time.
Baldur’s Gate 3is out now for PC with a PS5 version coming September 6 and an Xbox version also in development.
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