![]() We definitely can combat policies which are destroying the planet and crushing the common worker. We actually do have this choice in every election cycle… but that involves research and effort and nuanced decision making. ![]() There is evil in the world and we must defeat it. Despite how people demanding to speak with a manager over their slightly cold pasta act, we so rarely get a chance to be truly righteous in our day to day lives. Baldur’s Gate 3 lays out that path even more neatly. And less obviously, because the game allows us to walk a clear moral path. Why are we so attracted to these kinds of stories? And in a high fantasy setting particularly? Well, because dragons are cool as hell obviously. ![]() The result is stories more unpredictable, and more real, than reality television. These shows center around the emergent narratives inherent to D&D. With Critical Role’s animated The Legend of Vox Machina on Amazon and other D&D shows like Dimension 20 and NADDPOD and Drawtectives amassing millions of views, there’s no doubt it’s a mainstream success. Fetal wings and delicate membranes nurtured by community feedback and integrity.ĭ&D is now a household name, not some fringe after school activity. Gestating like a baby dragon, growing in a gilded egg. It’s been developing luxuriously, growing steadily through patches and fixes. The game’s first act has been playable since then, though it’s gone through some major updates and expansions. With horrible news and an uncertain election looming over us all, this ray of hope shone through the clouds of awfulness and illuminated something pure and good: a game being made with quality in mind. Baldur’s Gate 3 was released in early access on Steam during some of the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, October 6th 2020. Before I start a protest march, let me finish telling you about why the biggest Dungeons and Dragons video game is a water mark of a sea change in this here American culture.īaldur’s Gate 3 is a high fantasy RPG set in the world of the official Dungeons and Dragons IP owned by Wizards of the Coast, who publishes both D&D and (my favorite game) Magic: The Gathering. Whoa there, slow down, that’s another article. By the way congress, get off your bums and start making these companies pay taxes so we can cancel student debt. While other games scamper to push out a product to meet the demands of their uncaring, non-gamer corporate overlords, Larian Studios remains boldly free and independent of any of the two or three companies which are buying up all the world’s media. Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most important games of all time.
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