Baldur's Gate 3 Makes D&D's Worst Part Funny
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Baldur's Gate 3 cleverly pokes fun at tired tropes with unexpected humor in Act 3.
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The game opens with a unique illithid ship encounter, setting it apart from other D&D experiences.
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Baldur's Gate 3 features multiple trope-y encounters, including one that offers redemption for rats.
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The game recreates the D&D roleplaying experience in a video game, but also pokes fun at its inspirations.
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Baldur's Gate 3 is not the first game based on D&D, but it stands as the flagship for games based on the fifth edition.
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The challenge of creating an original experience is harder due to recurring D&D tropes in video games.
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Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3 includes major story events and confrontations, but also humorous challenges like a rat infestation in a tavern cellar.
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Fighting rats in cellars or sewers is a classic staple of D&D and video game RPGs, but Baldur's Gate 3 repositions it in Act 3 for unexpected humor.
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Baldur's Gate 3 also features unique rat encounters in the Gauntlet of Shar, offering redemption and secrets through interactions with rats.
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