Summary
- A Baldur's Gate 3 player creates a hilarious character resembling an average dad, sparking humor and conversation among players.
- The game's extensive character creation system allows players to customize their avatar's race, traits, and background, adding unique incentives and skill proficiencies.
- Baldur's Gate 3's popularity is attributed to its rich fantasy world, player freedom to avoid undesirable outcomes, and immersive combat that rewards strategic thinking.
A Baldur's Gate 3 player put forth a concerted effort into making a hilarious character that looks like an average dad. Baldur's Gate 3 has an extensive character creation system, which allows players to tailor every aspect of their in-game avatar. Before diving into a sprawling fantasy world, players can change their character's race and assign traits that provide unique incentives. Also, they are free to choose from several backgrounds, each giving two skill proficiencies.
Baldur's Gate 3 has been a massive success for Larian Studios, with the turn-based RPG having sold more than 21 million copies worldwide. When it first launched on Steam, the game hit a peak of 814,000 concurrent players, but this record has already been broken with a staggering 875, 343. Some factors contributing to Baldur's Gate 3's popularity include its rich fantasy world and the freedom it gives players to avoid undesirable outcomes. Additionally, there is immersive combat that rewards strategic thinking.
Reddit user Zodigod posted a screenshot from a dedicated Baldur's Gate 3 player named Hughmunculus, who created a hilarious character that they think is a carbon copy of an average "New Jersey father." The original poster chose the Dwarf race for their in-game avatar, which has a big nose, a walrus mustache, and bald areas on the front part of his head. There are also nasolabial folds and under-eye hollowness as signs of an aging face. On the Reddit thread, fellow Baldur's Gate 3 players poked fun at themselves, with one jokingly saying that the character skips all romance scenes and takes party members fishing. Some also claimed that he reminds them more of their uncle and grandfather than their father.
Baldur's Gate 3 features a diverse range of races, including the Dwarf which offers a great deal of survivability in combat. They are a resilient choice for players who need a frontline in their respective teams. It's essential to note that Dwarfs can also serve as a damage-dealer and a spellcaster depending on their sub-race and item build.
Using the game's character creation system, Baldur's Gate 3 players have created unique avatars for their dark urge playthrough, including evil versions of Taylor Swift and Tom Hanks. Some even brought Barney the Dinasour from the memorable Barney & Friends TV shows to the game's fantasy world. It will be interesting to see if more fictional characters featured in other franchises will be recreated through Baldur's Gate 3's robust character creator.
Baldur's Gate 3
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- August 3, 2023
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Engine
- Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Full cross-platform play.
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.
THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.
A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.
- Franchise
- Baldur's Gate
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- How Long To Beat
- 100+ Hours
- Metascore
- 96
- Genre(s)
- RPG
