Players looking for an engrossing new roleplaying experience in 2023 are spoiled for choice. With Baldur's Gate 3, PlayStation players are getting a real doozy, however: the kind of deep, all-encompassing CRPG experience that was once the exclusive providence of PC gamers. Case in point: over the weekend, during its Panel from Hell, Larian released a new teaser and detailed a bunch of exciting new info for the game, but it's The Dark Urge bit right at the end which makes our blood sing with roleplaying potential.
In Baldur's Gate 3, you can play as either a pre-made Origin character (each with their own complicated backstories and relationships to others in the world) or as a custom character, who is referred to more generally. Think of this as the difference between playing Geralt in The Witcher (a specific character who exists in that universe) and Commander Sheperd in Mass Effect (broad enough to be whoever the player likes). Larian used these Origin characters to great effect in Divinity: Original Sin 2, expanding on Dragon Age: Origins' central conceit but extending it across an entire game.
The Dark Urge is a kind of Origin character that combines the best of both worlds, just with a deliciously evil twist; creating a fully customisable character, players will embark on a game-long side quest filled with blood, murder, death and debauchery, all of which is accounted for in-game. The Dark Urge will speak to your character internally, influencing dialogue options and even occasionally taking control. This is something you can attempt to hide from your more heroic companions or embrace by surrounding yourself with a rogue's gallery of monstrous minions.
Like any great villain, you even have your own minion named Sceleritas Fel (voiced by Brian Bowles, the excellent narrator of Divinity: Original Sin 2). A hideous little worm, Fel is a vile servant who will guide you on this journey of dark discovery, urging you on to ever-greater excesses.
Whereas Renegade playthroughs can oftentimes feel arbitrary and tacked on, Larian seems to be going the extra distance with the Dark Urge Origin, and we can't wait to try it for ourselves (after our obligatory good boy playthrough, naturally). Will you be able you resist your own Dark Urge to post in the comments section below?
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Just like both divinity games.baldurs gate 3 is going to be a instant classic.word up son
I'm so excited for this game 😵💫. This, Spider-Man, Mario RPG Remake and hopefully Helldivers are all I need for the rest of the year.
This sounds really interesting. More and more I’m wanting to jump in day one on this game.
The more I hear about this game the more I want it. I’m so glad I booked some time off work when it’s released.
Can not wait for this game I love Larian, I love the D&D universe and the loved the previous two games
Oftentimes? What is this? You mean often.
Wow, now I can play my dark urge in a game too!!
Most of the time, the PS5 seems like a waste of cash over the 4 Pro and then just sometimes....
I absolutely would like to see how this game turns out. Only problem is that titles like Divinity, Wasteland, and Pillars of Eternity have never fully appealed to me. I never got along well with turn-based mechanics.
Thank you for listening, PushSquare 👹
I know I'd go in fully intending to wreak havoc, but I'd probably end up fighting the urge if I like the other characters on a first playthrough. But this, plus the fact you can lean in to the other part of the story instead of resisting those powers, means you could basically become the big bad of the entire game, with all the power and all the motivation to be disgustingly evil at every turn.
It definitely creates huge second playthrough potential if you choose a more regular character and path to start with. And the way the creators talked about it, was like "you ain't seen nothing yet" I think it may push the evil themes quite far 😅
In DOS2, I went full evil: lich-lord, bonedaddy necromancer, and loved it. Nuked a whole city, like it was Fallout 3, all over again. Can't wait to see what they've got cooking up this time, and how absurdly fiendish I can be!
I'm always a goody two shoes in my games but this sounds intriguing enough to make me give in to the dark urge.
After the disappointment of Devil May Fantasy 16, evil sounds like fun.
I'm hoping there's a grey area too @ApostateMage I might try to resist the urge when it's companions, but when it comes to my enemies, oh, I shall flay them so hard to satisfy that darkness within 😅😅😅 if it's an option.
And the way that they spoke about it being quite extreme, I expect my use of the word flay is not far from what we can expect to see from The Dark Urge scenes 🙉🙈🙊
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