#if you liked bg3 and want something like it play pillars of eternity

[baldursyourgate]

The lack of ending slides in Baldur's Gate 3 is still very much ridiculous to me. Not only is it a staple in the CRPG genre, but it also serves as a total and complete closure, the consequence of all the actions that the protagonist has ever taken. How each of your companions fare or what they will do after the event of the game, each of the world's specific regions and how your character's decision has affected it. I want to know!

Exhibit 1: Pillars of Eternity and the consequence of your action on Dyrwood.

Sure, the romance companion epilogue is somewhat of a saving grace, but if you somehow didn't romance anyone (or romanced a certain someone who was bugged), it truly feels abrupt.

I think the companion that's most affected by the lack of an ending slide is unromanced, vampire-spawn Astarion. You solved his personal quest, freed 7000 of Cazador's vampire spawns into the Underdark, and what do you get in the end? A 15-second footage of him scurrying away because since the tadpole is gone, his sun immunity is also gone. Better run fast or turn into dust! Then the game ends. Credit rolls, black screen, a little tune plays, and you see your clownish reflection on the screen, asking yourself if anything you've done really matters at all.

One ending slide that left a very strong impression on me was Devil of Caroc's in Pillars of Eternity 1's DLC The White March. It was so beautifully written. I expected BG3 to have something that could give me that same (or even better) impact, especially after hearing "Baldur's Gate 3 Has 17,000 Ending Variations" used as a selling point. Turns out it's just the companion saying slightly different lines and like... three actual ending cinematic.

Bummer!

Exhibit 2: Ending slide of Devil of Caroc - a minor companion from Pillars of Eternity's DLC the White March.

I know that they will be "expanding" the epilogue, but it's been nearly a month after release. So many people have already finished the game, and it's quite unfair that the early adopters of a seemingly completed-for-release game get the short end of the stick.

#yeah I loved pillars 1 how can you tell #bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 #long post

[glamfellens]

serious question: what non bioware games would you recommend to someone who really prefers that kind of game? rpg with custom protagonist, cutscenes and choices, that is. i don't exclusively play bw games, but a lot of what i play is made by them because i don't really know any other games in a similar style. or did you also mean "play games of a different genre/style"?

i'm currently going through bg3 and i do enjoy it but i wasn't a big fan of dos2 for example simply because of a lack of cutscenes with your character.

i don't mean this in a "well i only like video games like that so i won't play anything else!!" way, i would genuinely like to hear your recommendations

i think the thing here is that all game studios have a niche, something that is core to nearly all the games they make - and that kind of cinematic experience is very much a Bioware thing

i know i sound like a broken record at this point but i highly HIGHLY recommend Pillars of Eternity. if you enjoy high fantasy rpgs like Dragon Age then I really do think Pillars of Eternity is worth looking at. It doesn't have the same cinematic cutscenes as Dragon Age or Mass Effect but it does have character customisation, class options, faction reputation, and in the second game (Deadfire), companion reputation and romances. Other than that, I would also suggest Fallout. Fallout 4 is the most recent (I'm not counting fallout 76 lol) so I think that has the best to offer in terms of character creation (at least appearance wise) and cutscenes. My personal favourite is New Vegas - there's no romance or in-game cutscenes, but there's a lot of character customisation when it comes to how you want to play the game. You can customise how your pc looks of course but since it came out in 2010 its not exactly the best (though mods go along way) if I can suggest another rpg that isn't High Fantasy (and is another obsidian game lol), there's also The Outer Worlds. it's on my to play list, there aren't any romances but there is character customisation and from what friends have told me it's a very well written and enjoyable game :) like i 100% understand where you're coming from and i totally agree, i really do enjoy the more cinematic aspects of bioware games, they can add a lot to the experience! but having expanded out of mass effect and dragon age in the last year or so i've just realised that i also really enjoy games that react to my choices and have me and my pc deal with the consequences!! it makes for such interesting character and world building and this is why i think ive gotten so into fallout new vegas and pillars of eternity this year. sorry for the wall of text - i hope you're enjoying bg3 and its giving you the things you were looking for :) im definitely enjoying it

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