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I'd be curious to see what your top ~5 CRPGs that are better than BG3 would be.

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In no particular order

Jade Empire

Fallout 2

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Neverwinter Nights

Divinity Original Sin (1, not 2)

Dragon Age: Origins

I was hesitant to share my own picks because I feel that it's only inviting criticism, but I decided to assume good faith and trust that you are genuinely curious and not just looking for ammunition to nitpick me.

I will freely admit that most of these don't have the most incredible stories either. But they are all CRPGs I enjoyed vastly more than Baldur's Gate 3.

Yeah that's not a common list. Planescape torment is frequently listed as the best (in terms of writing only). No criticism here but your preferences are different enough that I would say your definitions of good and bad are outside the shared reality people usually talk about when they refer to what's the best crpgs.

The below would match a more common ranking that most people would have: https://youtu.be/jGT0YlNYpmQ?si=0J8aTlWIoiCuSklf

I was genuinely curious to find some games I may not have tried. Thanks for the suggestions!

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