Baldur's Gate 3 devs made the RPG "too horny" right before release because last-minute playtesters were "probably just very bad at seducing people"
Jun. 27, 2024Who’s complaining?
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Larian Studios reveals thatBaldur’s Gate 3shipped in a hilariously horny state as developers were unable to properly “seduce” companions while testing the RPG’s romance system.
Smith continues, saying the devs assumed “we’re probably just very bad at seducing people” upon failing to romance companions in the second act. “So we dialed up the numbers,” he describes, “and then we shipped it.” Studio CEO and game lead Swen Vincke chimes in that it “was actually bugged” afterward: “We sort of started seeing all these reviews and people saying, ‘does it really have to be this horny?’ No, that was not the intention!”
Shadowheart from Baldur’s Gate 3 was originally “more sassy” and had to be “heavily dialed down” after one of the devs said “I really don’t like” the character
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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