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Eifert Posting posted:My only real problem with act 3 is that they clearly made an effort to have the city interact with you based on your behaviors but it's nowhere near in line with the significance of what you're doing. A couple of the minor characters will live or die and the guards will get kind of passively snippy and the big robots will fall over, But it's meant to feel like a fascist reactionary state driven into an uproar over refugees and you just kind of frolic around causing poo poo and never facing any meaningful consequences. Also the peaceful BG3 background music playing really doesn't convey the atmosphere act 3 is supposed to give off overall Act 2 definitely had the best atmosphere, the music, art style etc clearly presents the shadowlands as something corrupted and sinister Typo fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Jan 19, 2024 |
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Jan 19, 2024 18:04
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I never used the druid, barely talked to him and he got kidnapped by Orin. I had no idea wtf the game was going for the moment I ran into "Halsin" in the sewers
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Jan 19, 2024 18:07
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Halsin/Minsc both got recruited wayyyyyyyy too late for anyone to care about them and also Halsin is the SECOND druid companion, and the other one is just way better Jaiheria OTOH is prob my favorite companion overall, esp cuz in Act 3 she's just so relevant so almost everything you are doing in the city. Like she knows everyone and everyone knows her so you just kinda want to have her around always. Like she feels like someone who Larian actually put effort into. Typo fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jan 19, 2024 |
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Jan 19, 2024 18:09
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It's impressive how much of a waste Minsc is in this game
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Jan 19, 2024 18:11
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Eraflure posted:It's impressive how much of a waste
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Jan 19, 2024 18:14
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I did not play 1 or 2, I like Jaheira but Minsc is too Invader Zim
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Jan 19, 2024 18:15
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minsc feels like a cameo character
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Jan 19, 2024 18:15
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I think, personally, that Act 1 was the best in terms of environments and variety, especially if you count Grymforge/Mountain Pass/Creche. Act 2 has basically one environment, and a big temple dungeon. Act 3 has City, Suburb, and Underground, and it's massive but without the Upper City to contrast with Lower and Rivington, it kinda fell flat for me. The whole time I was in act 3 I just kept thinking "wow this place is a poo poo hole, people live here?" Average life expectancy in BG must be like 30.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:18
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I like Minsc but I really would've preferred to have Sarevok instead. I know official lore hosed him up but in this game I'd rather have him show up for the Orin finale as a bonus companion: "Hey kid, I know where the Bhaalists are let's go kill them." maybe with some extra Dark Urge interactions.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:22
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Halsin sucks and it's not even about him directly, it's just that the game seems very intent in making Tav flirt with him. Even the most innocuous lines end up with him flirting. Like, even his "get to know" dialog openers tend to be phrased kinda flirty.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:25
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Typo posted:Jaiheria OTOH is prob my favorite companion overall, esp cuz in Act 3 she's just so relevant so almost everything you are doing in the city. Like she knows everyone and everyone knows her so you just kinda want to have her around always. Like she feels like someone who Larian actually put effort into. Jaheira is the only one of their cameo characters they really nailed, I think, and this is why - they brought her in early enough to actually have a role in things, and that role actually makes sense. Minsc I guess is a close second but he's so one note it was a lot easier to do, and if you like that note it's easy enough to get him early in A3. The less said about Viconia and Sarevok's cameos the better, I think: even leaving aside the players who tried to fix them in TOB and have to live with the fact that it didn't stick, they're barely even recognizable as themselves.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:25
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Dallan Invictus posted:Jaheira is the only one of their cameo characters they really nailed, I think, and this is why - they brought her in early enough to actually have a role in things, and that role actually makes sense. Minsc I guess is a close second but he's so one note it was a lot easier to do, and if you like that note it's easy enough to get him early in A3. The less said about Viconia and Sarevok's cameos the better, I think: even leaving aside the players who tried to fix them in TOB and have to live with the fact that it didn't stick, they're barely even recognizable as themselves. yeah it's like by act 3 most of your other companion's storylines are pretty much done and you just need to do the one final boss fight for them. But with Jaheira it's almost like there's 3 acts worth of material in one for her
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Jan 19, 2024 18:27
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Eraflure posted:It's impressive how much of a waste Minsc is in this game I actually think I would've preferred Minsc and Jaheira being non-playable camp NPC's that get up to their own hijinks rather than as party members, but that's a minor complaint. They come too late to have a spot in my Lazy-Kar-Shart party.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:28
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Big Bowie Bonanza posted:This is a very online interpretation of it *gestures around*
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Jan 19, 2024 18:30
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chaosapiant posted:I'd have never guessed that's what it meant, since "ride the pine" sounds a lot like "sit on some wood" which is easily a euphemism for a right good penising. I intended for it to work on three levels. This is the sort of quality you get from a solid 20 years of being too online.
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Jan 19, 2024 18:31
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Minsc is loving awesome and I put off as much act 3 stuff as possible as to experience it with him Also here is how to not get the epic backbreaker cutscene    
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Jan 19, 2024 19:08
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Not bringing Jaheira with you everywhere you go in act 3 is a mistake. She is the best.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:20
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Just found the area beneath her home for the first time in Act 3 myself, was pretty cool.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:27
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Is it the same voice actress as bg1/bg2?
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Jan 19, 2024 19:28
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Jay Rust posted:Is it the same voice actress as bg1/bg2? No but I think she does a really good job anyway
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Jan 19, 2024 19:40
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Mr. Lobe posted:No but I think she does a really good job anyway Seriously? I actually really believed they brought back they original voice actor, and cursory Google searches I did said the same.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:41
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Jaheira's original voice actress doesn't have an IMDB credit in over 20 years so she's either deceased or out of the business entirely.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:41
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exquisite tea posted:Jaheira's original voice actress doesn't have an IMDB credit in over 20 years so she's either deceased or out of the business entirely. Yea, soon as I typed my last reply I looked up IMDB, and can see the different BG1/2 voice actress, with no picture and no credits in the past two decades. Color me shocked at how good the new actress sounds. I'm also assuming, due to recent-ish drama, that Jim Cummings is not playing Minsc this time?
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Jan 19, 2024 19:45
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chaosapiant posted:Yea, soon as I typed my last reply I looked up IMDB, and can see the different BG1/2 voice actress, with no picture and no credits in the past two decades. Color me shocked at how good the new actress sounds. I'm also assuming, due to recent-ish drama, that Jim Cummings is not playing Minsc this time? I don't think it's been confirmed anywhere but it's a reasonable assumption
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Jan 19, 2024 19:48
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Mr. Lobe posted:I don't think it's been confirmed anywhere but it's a reasonable assumption Yea, more Googling tells me it's Matthew Mercer. I haven't gotten that far yet in my game to see for myself.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:49
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Matt Mercer does a very good job with Minsc. It's just a shame that he's stuck so far at the back of the game.
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Jan 19, 2024 19:52
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lunar detritus posted:Halsin sucks and it's not even about him directly, it's just that the game seems very intent in making Tav flirt with him. Even the most innocuous lines end up with him flirting. Like, even his "get to know" dialog openers tend to be phrased kinda flirty. Probably the direct result of him being added as a companion because early access players were so thirsty for him. I haven't done a run with Minthara though to see if she's the same.
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Jan 19, 2024 20:07
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Yeah it's not like they set out to intentionally make Halsin and Minthara weird half baked party members, making them playable at all was supposed to be a nice extra. It shows the problems of the player POV not seeing the full context of everything in the final game though.
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Jan 19, 2024 20:12
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I think it's fine if not all companions have an exactly equal amount of content or relatedness to the main plot.
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Jan 19, 2024 20:17
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Halsin is just kinda boring to me but there are a lot of fans who like him, so his inclusion as a playable character when the alternative was just "not" harms no one IMHO.
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Jan 19, 2024 20:20
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Just discovered the Akabi jackpot process is glitched if you do it after meeting "Dribbles", you can never win even if you do the necessary steps. Kind of annoying how many glitches like this are in Act 3
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Jan 19, 2024 20:28
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Swen Vincke continues to be impossibly based, I keep fearing he'll get milkshake ducked and it turns out he loves torturing woodland animals or something https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3s-swen-vincke-says-larians-games-wont-appear-on-a-subscription-service quote:“Whatever the future of games looks like, content will always be king,” Vincke began. “But it’s going to be a lot harder to get good content if subscription becomes the dominant model and a select group gets to decide what goes to market and what not. Direct from developer to players is the way.”
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Jan 19, 2024 20:52
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That statement is going to age really well or extremely poorly
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Jan 19, 2024 21:01
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chaosapiant posted:Yea, more Googling tells me it's Matthew Mercer. I haven't gotten that far yet in my game to see for myself. Oh I thought you knew, i meant that it hasn't been confirmed that Jim's badness is why they didn't go with him, but it's a reasonable assumption
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Jan 19, 2024 22:09
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Was Alfira going to be a full companion at one point, but was scrapped due to time/money constraints? Her voice actor stands out from the rest, she's really good.
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Jan 19, 2024 22:22
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in my professional opinion, no. She looks too generic
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Jan 19, 2024 22:24
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unattended spaghetti posted:For me personally, it’s a combination of a few things. When I first went to Act 3 and finally got the Lower City, I spent a bunch of time just flying and jumping between roofs. It makes you feel like Batman.
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Jan 19, 2024 22:27
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I never see this gear mentioned and it's really easy to miss, but there's a certain "trial" where the enemies disappear after you beat the boss and there's a mini-boss type character named Strangler Luke or something like that. Make sure you kill him because he drops Bonespike Gloves, which cause your attacks to ignore resistance to slashing/piercing/bludgeoning. Given how many enemies that are actually a threat have that, it's an absolutely massive boost. I missed it on my first playthrough, but now if I've got a character that does mainly physical damage, I'm going to be using those every time unless it's a build that absolutely needs another set of gloves.
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Dallan Invictus posted:Jaheira is the only one of their cameo characters they really nailed, I think, and this is why - they brought her in early enough to actually have a role in things, and that role actually makes sense. Minsc I guess is a close second but he's so one note it was a lot easier to do, and if you like that note it's easy enough to get him early in A3. The less said about Viconia and Sarevok's cameos the better, I think: even leaving aside the players who tried to fix them in TOB and have to live with the fact that it didn't stick, they're barely even recognizable as themselves. See as I was playing I was like this makes sense. They fell back into their old patterns after the original pc died and ran back to their gods. Jaehira even calls them out on it
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