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What is up with Baldur's Gate 3? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by theangriestbird@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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This is not a criticism - I love how much attention this game has been getting. I'm just not understanding why BG3 has been blowing up so much. It seems like BG3 is getting more attention than all of Larian's previous games combined (and maybe all of Obsidian's recent crpgs as well). Traditionally crpgs have not lit the world on fire in this way. Is it just timing of the release? Is it a combo of Divinity fans and new D&D fans and Baldur's Gate oldheads all being stoked about this release for their own reasons? Or something else?

Note:I have not played it yet myself, just curious what folks think?

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think there are three vectors going on:

  1. It's apparently a super good game. I'm just basing it on reviews, I won't be playing it until the PS5 version launches.

  2. It has nudity and is being described as "super horny", so, you know, clickbait.

https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-is-the-horniest-rpg-ive-ever-played-and-i-love-it/

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-is-a-relentlessly-horny-video-game

  1. They are having problems getting it running on the Xbox Series S, and that's blocking it from being released on the fully capable Xbox Series X. So nerdrage/console war clickbait.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-is-a-relentlessly-horny-video-game

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've also missed all the hype about the lack of microtransactions. That one is pretty big.

And the bear sex. Although you'd think a sub bullet of point 2, I think its less horniness and more absurdity and "you can do anything".

It's the modern equivalent of "see that mountain? You can go there."

"See that bear? You can fuck it"

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not REALLY bear sex though, it's a druid who SHAPESHIFTS into a bear...

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's bear sex without passing Peta off

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I was a bit taken aback that, at a certain point in the game during a celebration, neutrality with most companions meant that they all wanted to fuck my brains out. O.o