Baldur's Gate 3 Players Find The Dark Urge Ending Underwhelming

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If you want to play as a customisable character in Baldur's Gate 3, you have two options - make your own Tav from the ground up, or follow The Dark Urge origin. That name alone is probably enough to entice you, so it's not surprising that many players have already beaten the game as this strange character. However, they're also finding a key moment towards the end of the run quite underwhelming.

Huge spoilers for The Dark Urge run of Baldur's Gate 3, obviously.

In Act 3, taking down Orin plays out a little differently if you're The Dark Urge. While you're killing her to nab her Netherstone, the God of Murder, Bhaal, is paying close attention. As find out earlier in Act 3, Bhaal is your father, making your fight with Orin a battle between siblings (well, kind of. Orin's lineage is messy).

If you defeat Orin, Bhaal will declare you his new chosen. But if you're playing as a good guy, you'll probably turn him down - something he doesn't take very kindly to. In response, he kills you, only for Withers to revive you without your Urge, finally freeing you of Bhaal's murderous influence.

For your character, it's an emotional rollercoaster. You've just confronted your father, defied his wishes, and been murdered in front of your friends. No one expects you to be brought back. It's fantastic stuff, and this isn't what players have an issue with - the problem is that your companions don't really have anything to say about it.

Reddit user tripthelights shared their disappointment with their companions in this scene, highlighting that not even their love interest, Astarion, had anything to say about them being murdered right in front of him. Others agree that this is an issue, made worse by some pretty blasé reactions when you speak