Baldur's Gate 3
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Swen Vincke was worried that the 100-hour Baldur's Gate 3 would be too short, which is why Larian made a ton of extra areas they wound up cutting: 'I've notoriously always been bad at judging the length of our games'
By Ted Litchfield published
news There was once intended to be a second, older Moonrise Tower in Baldur's Gate 3 that you'd also explore, but "the game was getting too big, and so we had to cut that out."
![The Dark Urge, from Baldur's Gate 3, looks towards his accursed claws with self-disdain.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QJ7JHgYv6WEL9dHitak4vS-320-80.png)
The lead writer of Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge was extremely squeamish at first, which shows you can do just about anything if you set your mind to it
By Harvey Randall published
News "It desensitised me to everything."
![Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SfMemkLjXbmrMPFTGEuYTF-320-80.jpg)
Somehow, Baldur's Gate 3 isn't done winning yet: It's just claimed the most prestigious award for science fiction and fantasy writing
By Andy Chalk published
news Yup, Baldur's Gate 3 won a Hugo Award. That has to be the last one, right?
![Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot - Halsin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WZwBvpfvVJjzfRfwrV37Q-320-80.jpg)
Josh Sawyer doesn't like Baldur Gate 3-style romances and that's part of why he doubts a new Pillars of Eternity would be a hit: 'I feel like I'm kind of out of touch with that audience'
By Andy Chalk published
news It's not romances in general he doesn't care for, just the way they're typically implemented in videogames.
![Astarion as seen in the game Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b2vVtsjJzirvjXFz2gCmK3-320-80.jpg)
The companions of Baldur's Gate 3 have become the new mascots of D&D. Should we be worried about their future now that it's entirely in the hands of Wizards of the Coast?
By Robin Valentine published
AFTER PARTY I'm not sure if I'm ready for a world where Astarion and Karlach are D&D's Mario and Sonic.
![Lae'zel, face covered in blood, stands in the Astral Plane](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/irRoeQH8qnDqjJSNJsEgc9-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3's rarest ending has only been unlocked by 34 players, and it requires an obscenely specific sequence of poor decisions
By Ted Litchfield published
news You gotta be evil Lae'zel, and also very bad at it.
![Baldur's Gate 3 Lae'zel and mocap artist Mustapha El Bachiri posing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HxcAjvnJHbVLip93ty8RhN-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3's lead mocap choreographer reveals Lae'zel's combat stance is based on a real technique that came to an ancient samurai master in a dream
By Robert Jones published
News Lae'zel's "elusive" pose came from scriptures about a master developing his ultimate technique.
![Baldur's Gate 3 - a half drow character holds up their hand which is covered by a glowing mark of the Absolute](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zAS8F3gArzrmFeuNgqnKKP-320-80.jpg)
The best Baldur's Gate 3 mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
MODS Buff yourself up for a lone wolf run, or if that's not your style, maybe buff up your party with eight characters? Mods make many things possible.
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