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[EviLore]

You won't see all of the cutscenes in a single playthrough (which Larian claims will take about 75-100 hours). It's all there to support the vast array of different player choices and backgrounds.

 

[Sanepar]

Probably will be the real Goty but media will give to Zelda.

 

[LegendOfKage]

Is that a lot? That sounds like a lot.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Do you plan on doing the OT EviLore ?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

 

[EviLore]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

You're right, they should drop this senseless "role playing" design strategy and revert to a long, finely tuned cinematic hallway that everyone can experience the same way!

 

[Guilty_AI]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

I am perfectly fine with this type of resource waste

 

[simpatico]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

The fact it exists is what makes it special. Knowing you've got a reasonably unique experience dictated by your choices.

 

[Korranator]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resour

Why would you complain about such a thing? You don't like options and replay value?

 

[Doom85]

Goddamn, are we in for a treat.

 

[Flabagast]

Probably will be the real Goty but media will give to Zelda.

Yep that 100% the truth

 

[MAtgS]

That's a lot of bear sex.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Yeah, I've never played BG but I can't wait for this game. The sheer depth is amazing.

 

[Hemingwayoffbase]

Hype level 9000

 

[TheUndeadGamer]

You know someone is going to try to get all 17,000 variation endings.

 

[Captain Toad]

I hope there is a trophy for getting each of those ending variations.

 

[Guilty_AI]

You know someone is going to try to get all 17,000 variation endings.

assuming each playthrough takes around 50-100 hours, we're looking at a, uh, 100+ years speedrun?

 

[bbeach123]

10 years ago maybe I care . I dont even replay most game (or all ) nowaday , one playthrough and fuck off .

 

[bender]

The 17,000 endings thing kind of rubs me the wrong way mostly because of PowerPoint styled endings in Bethesda's Fallout games.

 

[CrustyBritches]

Does this game have titties?

 

[EviLore]

The 17,000 endings thing kind of rubs me the wrong way mostly because of PowerPoint styled endings in Bethesda's Fallout games.

Yep, I think the last time we had a lot of hype around ending numbers was when Todd said Fallout 3 had 200 endings.




Which was nooooot really articulated transparently.

But BG3 certainly has a lot going on in terms of meaningful player choice.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Accounts for the races you pick, some classes i guess, the romances, the party you picked / killed, etc etc.

Makes sense that the variations would just climb up so fast.

 

[G-Bus]

Quite the year this is shaping up to be.

I had very little interest in this game and I'm now on the verge of pre-ordering.

It's too much for me if I'm to be realistic. Don't have the time this deserves. Ill have to wait for me to have a weekend to myself and nothing to do.

 

[Represent.]

what the fuck

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

 

[balls of snow]

As with bioware games, one good girl playthrough (probably paladin), one evil dick playthrough ( evil mage) and one shades of grey ( rogue). Spread out over multiple years.
Probably be on my ps5 ssd until the ps6 comes out.

 

[LordCBH]

Come on. Do the funny thing of having a trophy for viewing all 17,000 possible endings.

 

[Rentahamster]

If it's the case that this game does a lot of things right and doesn't commit the sins of "modern gaming", it should be rewarded with money. Otherwise there's really no incentive to go the extra mile with content.

 

[poppabk]

Does this game have titties?

On what type of animal?

 

[bender]

But BG3 certainly has a lot going on in terms of meaningful player choice.

Which makes the boast all the stranger.

 

[Shubh_C63]

I'm actually want to play this game rather than usual cycle of being excited, waiting for sale and never play it again.

 

[Balducci30]

I don't actually understand how this works - is this technically the largest rpg ever created then? Like do most choices really affect things, similar to an actual table top rpg?

 

[kazuyamishima]

It will be funny if it gets GOTY this year, A LOT of people will go mad about it.

 

[Rentahamster]

It will be funny if it gets GOTY this year, A LOT of people will go mad about it.

I can't bear to see it.

 

[GigaBowser]

Probably will be the real Goty but media will give to Zelda.

This is not my kind of game but BOTH games are ambitious and pushes the industry we should celebrates BOTH my friends thirs is a greats year to be gamers so much betters than all the cruddy safes games with no efforts

That's a lot of bear sex.

 

[mitch1971]

Is the 17,000 endings just going to be a marketing ploy, the same way Borderlands 8 billion weapon variations is?

 

[Bo_Hazem]

 

[stickkidsam]

I can't imagine most of those are meaningfully different. Probably just minor variations of the same ending.

I'd like to know how many distinct endings there are (e.g. impacts character arcs, the world, the resolution) but it's still cool that there's this much variation.

 

[Esppiral]

If they want to sell the game to me with those numbers... Sorry but I am too old to waste that much time in a videogame

 

[acidagfc]

Cant wait for that youtube compilation of all possible endings!

Seriosly though, this is likely my GOTY for the next couple of years.
Please don't be a broken mess, please.

 

[Heisenberg007]

The scope of this game really is insane! Unprecedent.

 

[March Climber]

If they want to sell the game to me with those numbers... Sorry but I am too old to waste that much time in a videogame

You're thinking of it like a completionist, instead of someone who just uniquely experiences a game for what it is. The developers want the latter. It is highly unlikely you will experience all of the hours and moments listed in one play through or even 2 or 3.

You have to let go of the completionist ideal and just have a good time.

 

[lh032]

What about the number of bugs ?

 

[10101]

See, this is the kind of shit I was expecting in 2023! Hats off to the devs for trying to give us a unique experience - looking forward to this one a lot.

 

[Zheph]

Does this game have titties?

Bear's titties, yes

 

[zombrex]

Highly skeptical of the claims.

 

[Tommi84]

17000? Pfft, that's easy:
You had sex with a bear
You DIDN'T have sex with bear
You were asked to have sex with bear, but you refused
You were NOT asked to have sex with bear
You were the squirrel looking at the bear having sex ... or not

Etc.

And this is just one minor encounter

 

[genesisblock]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

This is such a bizarre take. It's not 99% players won't see most content, it's every player has the possibility of having a unique experience 99% won't have.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I gotta get this game.

I'll even take it up the ass from a bear if that's what it takes.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

At what point does it become too much and they are making a game that 99% of players will never see most of the content which is a total waste of effort and resources?

I mean, I'm not the only one that plans to play through this multiple times, right?

It's not too much for a game like this. It's surprising though, I didn't expect them to go this far with it.