First-timer question: Baldur's Gate 3 or Cyberpunk 2077 for a newcomer to RPGs?
I've never played an RPG before and both of these games keep getting recommended to me. Which would you say has a better intro experience? I don't have much gaming history beyond FIFA and some racing games. My PC specs are decent (RTX 3070, 32GB RAM, i7-12700K) so both should run fine. I'm more drawn to story than grinding. I have about 20 hours a week to game. Help me choose!
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BG3 100%. The story is more coherent for a newcomer and the turn-based combat is genuinely easier to learn than CP2077's real-time systems. Start on Balanced difficulty.
Cyberpunk with Patch 2.0 is actually a great starting RPG. The skill trees are simpler than BG3 and the story hooks you immediately. But BG3 has more replayability.
If you care more about story than systems, BG3. If you want to feel cool while doing things, Cyberpunk. Both are masterpieces but they're very different experiences.