After 20 years, Larian revisits the City of Baldur’s Gate as Baldur’s Gates 3 latest trailer gives us a sneak peek.

Showcased during today’s PC Gaming Show, below you’ll find an in-depth developer diary, as well as the first look at the iconic city of Baldur’s Gate.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Returning to the City 20 Years Later

Yeah, that’s a pretty big upgrade from when we last were in the city, which comes as no surprise as the devs have explains the amount of effort they have put into it.

“We spent I think three times, four times more effort on the city than we originally planned to, but the result, the feeling of walking in there, is just fantastic,” said Vincke. “So the thing that I was the most afraid of when we started making this game turned out to be the thing that I’m the most proud of.”

“You have crowds that are walking around everywhere. You can talk to pretty much anybody, and they react to every single thing,” said Swen Vincke, creative director at Larian Studios. “It’s very alive in that sense.”

“One of the things that’s done is it’s added this level of believability and immersion and also complexity that wouldn’t have been there otherwise,” said associate writing lead Chrystal Ding. “It feels like you are walking around a place where there are lots and lots of people living their actual lives.”

I, for one, cannot wait to revisit this new next-gen reimagining of the city, and luckily that wait won’t be very long as the title is due to release this August 31 on PC and PS5. For PC players, you can already play the game via early access, though you may want to hold off if you’re looking to experience the whole game.