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ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI played BG1 and 2 for the first time shortly before the release of BG3, and I just wanted to hear Irenicus talk more.
Comment on Your all-time favorite game? Let's discuss the best options!
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI played BG1 and 2 for the first time shortly before the release of BG3, and I just wanted to hear Irenicus talk more.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Like I said, the game itself on its store page claims to be a “detective game RPG” while in reality I would argue it’s barely any of those things. So a lot of people probably come into it with the wrong expectations. It’s more like a novel about love and loss, about addiction, depression and the past looming over the present like a grey ghost. It’s a story about finding hope in the midst of overwhelming nihilism. As someone who has struggled with all those things it hit incredibly close to home, and was the most meaningful experience I’ve ever had playing a video game.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t think I came to it with many expectations other than that people praised it for the writing, but I found the characters to nearly universally be abrasive and the story delivered via info dumps.
ech@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
That’s not an inaccurate description. Though context is important - most of the characters know yours through behavior and actions that neither you or the character remember. A lot of the game is playing with how you handle that.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
True, but I hated the player character too, and I’d have appreciated a more elegant introduction to the world.