Baldur's Gate 3 Has 174 Hours Of Cinematics, Twice The Length Of Game Of Thrones
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios gave its fans some pretty good news today, announcing that the game's full release is being moved forward to August 3rd to avoid clashing with the launch of Starfield. However, it also came with some bad news for PlayStation owners, as Larian explained that the PS5 version of the game is being pushed back by an extra week for some more polish. This is apparently because Larian is aiming to reach "new heights" for RPGs on consoles, and dished out some pretty impressive statistics to back up that claim.
In a new blog post on Steam, Larian explains that Baldur's Gate 3 will include over 174 hours of cinematics, which it proudly boasts is double the length of every season of HBO's hit TV show Game of Thrones put together. The comparisons to other mediums don't stop there either, as Larian also claims that Baldur's Gate 3 has more cinematic dialogue than every Lord of the Rings book put together and multiplied by three. If you know how much Tolkien loves to waffle on in those books, you'll know how impressive that is.
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Before you turn your nose up at the game thinking you don't have time to watch two TV shows back to back, these impressive statistics aren't due to the game being ridiculously massive, rather the amount of choice and consequence you have. Larian is aiming so that every player has a unique story to experience, and it just so happens that doing so requires a whole lot of cinematics and dialogue to be created. These numbers and comparisons just give us a sense of how much effort Larian has put into making Baldur's Gate 3 a good time for fans.
Later on in the blog post, Larian also provides
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