Baldur's Gate 3 Is Going To Destroy My Relationship
When you’re in a relationship with a picky gamer, finding a new game to play together can be a chore. I’ve come to expect complaints about art styles, the disdain for turn-based combat, or the nebulous “nah, just not feeling it” whenever I proffer the Steam page for whatever new title I think would be fun to explore together. I didn’t even bother suggesting Baldur’s Gate 3.
Imagine my surprise, then, when I heard tell-tale ‘oohs’ as my partner noticed the gorgeous graphics and the snappy dialogue. A few questions later (“What’s the combat like? Is it early access? Can you be gay in it?”) and he’s buying himself a copy and we’re figuring out how to set up a co-op campaign. I said a temporary goodbye to my single-player playthrough and created a new character, ready to explore a world I’d loved for over 20 years alongside a man who’d never even heard the word ‘Faerûn’ before.
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Life was easier when I was single-player. I didn’t have to worry about the Ranger, who has a very expensive longbow equipped yet insists on swinging an axe around. I didn’t have to deal with the fallout of a man who sees a barrel of oil and thinks he has to set it on fire because ‘why else would there be a barrel of oil there?’. If Baldur’s Gate 3 had alignments like the rest of the D&D games, he’d be Chaotic Chaotic.
This is going to sound like utter hell to some people. I won’t lie, it’s nowhere near the experience I’d have on a usual playthrough. This is my first foray into Baldur’s Gate 3 too, but it’s not my first CRPG, and letting my partner dive into dialogues and quests without my guidance hurts my heart. At one point in the game, you’re thrust into a fight with an Owlbear and her
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