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[–] [email protected] 39 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

bg3 was literally one of the biggest games of the year....

also the sims 4 has been going for years

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago

Hades was also HUGE and I find it hard to believe it was mainly for the gameplay as even I, a gameplay purist, have always been drawn in by Supergiant’s storytelling.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The romance was the worst part of BG3, imo.

Too forced, every dialogue option is either slightly flirty (at least) or just telling them "fuck you and die".

Even when you say you just want friendship and avoid the most flirty options, it won't stop the game from trying to throw you in a romance. I hated that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Yep. It did depend on the companion a bit, IIRC Shadowheart and Astarion's romances wouldn't be triggered unless the PC picked the flirty dialogue. But then there were some companions who would pursue the player. I hated how I couldn't just be Gale's Bro, and Halsin is just plain creepy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Bets that it wasn’t because of the romance.