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ALSO LAZEL IS THE BEST GIRL AND I- her character arch is my favorite

It was a delicate balance as I’m sure for a lot of people, BG3 was their first experience with DnD lore/Gith. I thought Larian did a great job not only with Lae’zel but really diving into the functions and culture of the Gith in a relatively small amount of time. Her character arc is probably my personal favourite

@@noknowledgejustvibes They also did a good job of Voss IMO. Like how he comes across at first as loyal only to reveal how he is a double agent and then when you see him with Rapheal he is beaten and at the end of his chain. I only just now got to show him the hammer and seeing him there again heroic is awesome. Now gotta find my way into the Prism. how have I put in almost 500 hours and still not beaten this game? There is SO MUCH to do

I usually do the same as a lawful good character - always feels like the intended choice in most games, except probably this one! I completed a full durge run not too long ago, was totally worth it

@@noknowledgejustvibes Thanks for the recommendation! Once I finish my DA Origins playthrough, I'll give a Durge run a try! It sounds really cool!

Oh boy I started… praising the game for being an example of good storytelling and world building that helps benefit the experience of playing the game - I don’t think that’s crap!

I totally get your perspective and you make a good point about the gameplay - the depth of its mechanics and world interactions definitely deserve recognition. And you're right; Larian's reputation from DOS2 and the anticipation for the BG series revival were big factors in the game's success. I still would say the writing plays a significant role too, especially in how it immerses players in the world. While it may not be groundbreaking in every aspect, the nuanced character arcs, the weight of player choices, and the way the story integrates with gameplay create a really cohesive experience. It’s less about individual moments of genius and more about how all the parts-characters, voice acting, and writing structure-work together to make you feel like your actions genuinely matter.

@@noknowledgejustvibes My point was more that writing is bigger part narative and to lesser extent charactererisations that bring it to live and Well in future i dont really see people prasing the plot of 2 chosen deciding to put karsuses stolen crown on Elder brain in order to qonqer the world, or heroes that stopped them, which is honestly just another monday in fayrun, but rather the characters who honestly outshine the just regular story, even if it counts for insane amount of permuatations.

@@ns7495 I agree; I've played this game a lot and I find solo playthroughs to be super boring because all the great writing and story/interactions are between characters. The actual main story is...kind of really bad. Most certainly the worst part of the entire game.

@@jeffreythomson3789 Yeah, best part about main story i find, was arguing whit my multiplayer group; wheter gortashes overall goal of qonqering sword coast, was morally good thing, but game itself didnt seriosly entertain the idea, even tho a more militaristic society would be better equipped to survive a world that faces existensial threaths on yearly to monthly bases, whitout having to rely on after catastrophy has struck option of calling in heroes, of varying quality. Altho i think i migh have been partly inspired by my hatred of karlach on that one, tho to a lesser extent than actual argument.

@@ns7495 "writing is bigger part narative and to lesser extent charactererisations" -- I mean, this is just generally not true. Maybe that is your preference, but generally characters are a core part of writing, and very often they central point of writing. Without characterization, you have a series of events: X happened, and then Y happened and then Z. Characterization is what creates the motivation behind the events, why you care about the events (due to how they impact the characters that are written well so that you care), where tragedy comes from, where celebration comes from. So if you want to simplify BG3's story to the main plot and a series of events, you can do that but you are missing the point. There are significant themes behind the writing of the game, which tie together even things that superficially are separate plots -- an obvious one being the themes around self and bodily autonomy that drives both the main story as well as Astarion's story.

Damnnnnn - felt similar on my second playthrough/Dark Urge run. Was a whole new game

Especially with new patches coming so frequently it’s an impossible task to see everything haha

Ive had Pathfinder and Rogue trader on my list of games to play for a bit now - just about finding enough time to give them a full shot. Anything I think looks cool I try and give a chance - always appreciate recs tho!

Appreciate that! This is my first crack at something like this so it’s nice to hear people enjoy it!

Great points! Guess I’ve never thought of Astarion’s story like that - I think I always considered the deal he makes with Raphael to be a bigger plot point than it actually is

I didn’t even know that was an update! Always thought it was like that from day one! Just goes to show what Larian’s priorities are for their games - player freedom

@@noknowledgejustvibes No, originally you could only recruit her in an evil playthrough by siding with the goblins, since there wasn't that much content for them. But Larian kept adding stuff and at some point decided to make her recruitable for good playthroughs as well. Incidentally, since the last patch you can also permanently recruit Alfira in Dark Urge playthroughs.

​@noknowledgejustvibes And they're giving us another last patch because we were good boys and girls, can't wait to see what they have in store. (Actually caring about their players having fun like they're important and taking them seriously whaaaaaaaa???)

@Imman1s WHAT NO WAY. I’m already halfway through a tactician run but might have to restart at this point. Love the insight!

@zarinaromanets7290 I've never seen a fanbase more willing to spend money on additional content, just to have a developer be so unwilling to accept any of it - love it!

Not unless you do a speed run 👀 Was more or less a joke either way - I don’t think people genuinely bought BG3 to have sex with a bear but ya never know

I’d consider devils to be a demonic entity but hey whatever floats your boat

Can’t be a BG video without Astarion

Exactly how I’ve felt with gaming these days. It’s great to play a game that brings back what made us all start playing games in the first place - hopefully we see more of it!

Every time I go on TH-cam or Reddit - I see a scene from the game that I’ve never seen before - always gives me the itch to queue up another run!

I have a relationship with minthara on my current playthrough. She's a tank in combat. I wasn't planning on the relationship aspect. Since I messed up my chance to recruit karlach

That’s totally valid my guy - it’s a long ass game and it’s not for everyone. I agree that my first time playing through Act 1, it was a constant wtf is happening type of experience. Act 2 and 3 are definitely stronger - but they wouldn’t be as strong without the foundation Act 1 creates - and subsequent playthroughs really emphasize how Larian were trying to lay the groundworks for the late game.

You're right, and I feel the same. What I love about it isn't the main story, it's all the little side stories along the way.

Imo it's the variety of good/evil choices you can make that capture people's interests. It's a pretty simple story, but it's the way you roleplay and resolve different characters problems that makes different players games very unique. A singleshot playthrough doesn't really hold up against a very well crafted story, but it's not designed it, it's designed for maximising the impact of player choice on the world and characters.

I agree that the main story is very simple and in Act 1 can get a bit frustrating (not to mention that the game tries to instill a sense of desperate urgency that fizzles out when you realise you're not about to turn into a mindflayer any time soon), but imo the meat of the game is in the companions' stories, not the overall quest. That's certainly what I play it for - the "search for a cure" segment is this game's equivalent of grind, and you just have to push through it to get to the more interesting stuff. I feel like Act 1 suffered from being in early access a bit too long, with the result that they stretched it out longer than it really needed to be. Then you get a very compact, almost linear Act 2, followed by a sprawling Act 3 that clearly expanded waaay beyond project scope, since they had to cut out the Upper City entirely. I hope Larian have taken onboard the feedback on BG3 and learned how to pace their stories a bit better, but Sven has already admitted that their new game is going to be a lot bigger than originally planned 😂

@@noknowledgejustvibes Good point. I especially liked Astarion's character. I will %100 start again and push myself more. I am aware that the game is a masterpiece. It just didnt click for me first time.

LMAO a little hyperbole between friends never hurt nobody. Appreciate it!

​@@noknowledgejustvibes I was going to make the same comment. I think there used to be an opportunity to hook up with him at the teifling celebration, but you're still talking about 2/3rds of the way through Act 1...

Finding time is definitely the hardest part of playing a game like this - try to enjoy it as much as you can!

I still find it delightful and shocking how many hidden things there are in the game. It's also amazing how evil you can be. So many games act like using a swear word or shoving someone is 'evil'. BG3 goes soooo much further than that, and it's memorable for it. It feels like a world with evil Gods and their subsequent moralities and followers as agents.

400 hours into my first play....and I have like 5 other play throughs planned lol. I feel ya. I think my other runs will go faster, I'm just too particular about everything in this run. Doesn't help that I'm a Rogue and steal everything I can, that eats up time. But ya, there is just SO MUCH to do in this game.

You mean KOD

Better than Born Sinner and KOD. KOD is bad imo

I don’t think you’d apologize publicly to a guy you haven’t liked for a very long time - but what do I know

@noknowledgejustvibes that was what he used to gain sympathy and get out the beef after he fired the shot in 7 minute drill he already knew what temperature Kdot was on after that and I still stand on what I said Cole is a drake clone at this point I'm not the only person over him

sorry i don't wanna lose progress , this a w video fr that imma react to, why not on notes or somewhere else ? idk, why not in the comments of the video

lmao be sure to link the reaction would love to see it

? I spend half the video praising him not sure what you watched

Ohhhh wow everyone don't like Cole 😂 and this is real 😅

​@@noknowledgejustvibesthese stans are cray cray 😂

@@rayellkennedy5141 I have to defend the goat

You're a loser bruh

Appreciate that my guy - will definitely think about it!

@@noknowledgejustvibes Ok Thanks 🙏

Nah it bangs - listeners just couldn’t relate to the subject matter 😔

I’d say it was Work Out but I’ve seen arguments that his first album felt very Drake inspired and I don’t necessarily disagree

Not just Donda but “Call Me If You Get Lost" and “Nas:King Disease" like damn man

@@Ona-zc3dp they all just wanna wash away Cole's past 5 year run .. like bro.

Monterro better than both

My bad my guy - sometimes I be projecting

@@noknowledgejustvibes lol gotcha

I don’t think it’s as much about the subject matter - he raps about the same sort of stuff on Born Sinner - it’s about the presentation. Sure maybe he didn’t directly look at Drake and steal his flow - but his experimentation with Workout came across as generic, not inspired. You are right though, he definitely was trying to figure out what worked for him - and he likely wouldn’t be the same artist without this experience

@@noknowledgejustvibesSometimes it’s not the artist choice…

Doesn’t get the love it deserves