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Around two years ago, a wise council of sages, artificers, and mages from across the realm (a collection of people sometimes called a «game development studio») met in an officious chamber to discuss how to finish Baldur's Gate 3, a game that would go on to steal about 200 hours of my life—and gain one of PC Gamer's highest review scores, period.
Baldur's Gate 3's director has said the upcoming mod support will truly be the end of development for the RPG, as Larian hands the reigns over to its players.
It's hard to imagine now, but when Baldur's Gate 3's six beloved companion characters were first imagined, they were just a handful of one-line pitches among «hundreds and hundreds» of other possible character concepts. Their origins were revealed last week during BAFTA's «An Evening with Baldur's Gate 3,» which included an interview with Larian CEO and co-founder Swen Vincke, writing director Adam Smith, and lead writer Chrystal Ding.
Karlach is one of Baldur's Gate 3's most beloved characters—and for plenty of good reasons. She's big, has potent golden retriever energy, and can probably bench press me—but she's also, like a lot of the game's cast, spectacularly well-written. Her journey of betrayal and punk-rock redemption is compelling and moving, to the point where the lack of a «perfect» ending was a point of controversy.
Shadowheart, the fan-favorite cleric from Baldur's Gate 3, was originally a much more sassy character before being "heavily dialed down" due to internal feedback.
Baldur's Gate 3 might not be the bane on AAA developers that it was initially positioned as - in fact, it might be more of a help than a hindrance for future RPGs.
Retro-style RPG Skald: Against the Black Priory is a game that's almost snuck up on us with how good it is. Its VGA-style color palette and pixel art graphics harken back to an earlier age of CRPG history—one even earlier than the late '90s Fallout/Baldur's Gate heyday that continues to define the genre—and it pays homage to the oft-forgotten Ultima series. Skald is a niche product to be sure, but it's also found an advocate in one of the most prominent figures in gaming: Larian CEO Swen Vincke.