The announcement of Divinity is old news by now, but I wanted to talk about it because of the circumstances around it. First, it’s kind of funny that it’s getting much more attention and discussion than Highguard, the chosen “one more thing” at the end of the show that was supposed to set the internet…
Tag: Baldur’s Gate 3
Listmas 2024: Look Who’s Come for Christmas Dinner!
While games are good primarily due to good gameplay, good characters are a large part of what makes a game fun and memorable. Getting to know them is often as interesting as the overarching story itself, and I dare say many of us have thought about who we’d like to hang out with IRL were…
Larian Dev Calls Out Scalpers Over BG3 Collector’s Edition
Whenver something is available in only limited quantities, be it concert tickets, special editions, shoes or collector’s items, you can be certain that scalpers will be there to ruin the fun for everyone. Sneaker fans and concert goers have been dealing with it for years and years, and it’s become an ever-growing issue in the…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Winding Down; Larian Focusing on New Project
There was a time where it’d be weird to talk about a game’s development coming to an end almost a year after release. I mean, once a game launches, you’d think that it’d then be fully developed, right? Of course, with DLC and the now modern practice of regular updates, development isn’t over ‘till it’s…
Happy First Anniversary, Baldur’s Gate 3!
Last Saturday marked the first anniversary of the full release of Larian Studios’ wildly successful Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC. The game would make its way to console later in 2023, but after spending so long in early access, watching its massive PC release last August was something to behold. It made me all the…
Baldur’s Gate Patch 7 Closed Beta Delayed
The next big patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is on its way, being due to release for all players, PC and console alike, this September. For the moment, though, it seems the PC closed beta for this next patch, that is, Patch 7, is getting pushed back to later this week. Fans apparently needn’t worry,…
Hatmonster’s 2023 GotY: BG3 and…
I’ve been hearing a lot of talk recently calling 2023 one of the best years in gaming. To be completely honest, I don’t see it. I mean, yeah, a lot of pretty good stuff came out this year, but I feel as though very little of it was actually memorable or impactful. In my case,…
Endings, Replays and Baldur’s Gate 3
How much does a game’s ending impact its replay value? How much should a games’s ending impact its replay value? Before, my answers to these questions would hve been more or less the same: “heavily.” After all, the ending is the culmination of all your efforts in a game, right? If it doesn’t go well,…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Gets Really Heavy Sometimes
In the last couple of posts I made about Baldur’s Gate 3, I talked a lot about its characters and the amount of freedom the game allows you. I’m still greatly enjoying both and could readily talk about either again, but today I’d like to talk about something else. For all the freedom the game…
Characters Good Enough to Love…and Hate
As I mentioned last week, I’ve recently picked up Baldur’s Gate 3, and it’s sort of been my obsession ever since. A big part of it is the tactical gameplay and how you can stumble across interesting quests in the weirdest places, but it’s also due to the writing.
VIRTUAL BASTION 