This scene was so cool, but my favorite part was Astarion's reaction to SH turning against Shar, "You know Darling, for Shar being the lady of loss, she sure doesn't like to lose." Lol
I love that part. He's so full of quips, but he's also right. I think the other companions reactions to events in each other's plot lines is one of the things that separates BG3 so much from others like it.
He's absolutely right. It's pretty obvious at this point in the game, but at the start I didn't really do any research into Faerun or its lore. I had a general idea as to who some of the gods were like Ao, Ilmater, Helm, Tyr, etc, but not Shar. I figured she was just a goddess who helped guide people through grief and loss, which would be pretty cool. Then I got to the shadow-cursed lands and saw the horrors there. So I did some research. Shar is absolutely not that, she's a cold-hearted bitch who is the ultimate expression of "misery loves company". She lures broken people with promises of relief and just keeps them down 'til they die, have their beliefs warped to serve her willingly and knowingly, or go insane. She is the ultimate loser, forever assmad all over the warmth and life that Selune brought into the world.
same here! I had a vague understanding of the other gods, so I was probably a bit cavalier in telling SH I didn't care about her serving Shar, I figured it couldn't be that bad, just a bit more broody. It actually sounded nice, having a goddess care about the downtrodden, those who found no comfort in the light of society, finding solace in the gentle embrace of night and all that. Getting to the gauntlet of Shar made me want to ask SH if she wouldn't like to respec her chosen goddess, damn 😅
That's interesting, I liked how soul crushing and bleak act 2 was, it really made these moments (the Inn and Nightsong) all the more poignant. Whereas I felt like act 3 was very garish and sunny (which is on brand, Baldur's Gate is super colorful in BG1, I just didn't identify with it as much).
totally agree, I actually think Act 2 was my favourite chapter of the game. Act 3 is by far the weakest act, just cause it feels super sandboxy and is so easy to miss content. Too much packed into one part - I spent more hours in Act 3 than 1 and 2 combined.@@JB-xl2jc
As someone who is well versed in Forgotten Realms lore this moment was incredibly special, the sheer implications of these events are amazing. However I imagine they were just as wondrous if not more so for those that are new to the setting. Up untill now, you have seen devils, gnolls, mindflayers and numerous other evils. This is the first time the player sees divine good manifest so strongly and purely.
It was a literal miracle. A disciple of Shar who was willing to turn on fellows she had been through so much with up till now, just to fulfill her desire, shows compassion to the broken daughter of Shar's most bitter enemy. The odds of that happening Im sure weren't lost on the Nightsong and I'm sure she had given up hope long ago.
Yes, you put into words how I felt at the moment but not articulate enough to express myself. Being surrounded by so much hate, negativity, and death up to his point was feeling crushing. Dealing with Thorne, the shadow curse, Last Light Inn being attacked, our tiefling friends being captured, the duke being kidnapped, and everything else going south up to this point was just getting me feeling hopeless. Then ontop of that, failing to persuade Shadowheart to not kill the Nightsong, our last hope of stopping Ketheric, was the final nail in the depression coffin. But then when she decides on her own to spare the Nightsong, it gave me a glimmer of joy. Finally, being greeted with that music and Aylin assuming her aasimar form and going out and start cleansing the land really just filled me with so many emotions, but seeing that there was light at the end of the tunnel made all the struggles up to that point feel worth it.
They made the highs really reach the ceiling in the game. The Iron Throne, House of Hope, and the conclusion of the Dark Urge on a good playthrough just gives you a massive jolt of happiness when you have defied all the odds and have genuinely changed the world for the better.
Seeing a legendary hero like Jaheira, who has fought and struggled to keep even the smallest of refuge in a land that has continuously been engulfed by decay, looking at her blades and finding a renewed sense of hope is so powerful. The Shadowlands took so much, but it could never claim that.
... and then, unless you personally babysit her, she uses this renewed hope to facetank an army and die within two rounds of combat, truly a legendary hero
@@Duskets and there's quite a bit you can do in the way of sabotage ahead of time to make the fight easier, too, like freeing the mind controlled gnolls. They'll even thank you and be on your side when you come back for the fight.
When the song came on and she falls to her knees and begins hitting the ground, as divine energy flows through her, it was so intense. I love how epic it felt. Reminiscent of the moment where they sing The Dawn Will Come in Dragon Age Inquisition, to me.
This is one of my favorite moments in the game. Chilling epicness and that music is pure inspirational bliss. I think I still have to give it FF XVI on overall musical score but when BG3 music slaps it really hits home hard.
@@BelfastBikeryep, tears all around. My favorite moment in the game, and every time I play through it or watch it the intensity gets to me and I start crying. It's crazy how this game makes me care so much about these characters.
I cried like a baby the first time I saw this cutscene, lmao. I'd played 40 hours in three days, was extremely immersed, and really felt the stakes of the situation - between the tadpoles, the mindflayers, the githyanki, and the Shadow-Cursed Lands, I was really feeling the despair. And then suddenly BOOM. Hope has wings.
I have gotten full body chills every time I've seen this, both in-game and on here. The sheer power in Aylin's voice and just her overall presence...so godsdamned cool!!! 😍
For me, the moment the Narrator told me that my character (who had been romancing Shadowheart) told me that our bond was strong, and that I could influence her... in that moment I knew I HAD to pick the "I trust you, make your own choices" option, despite being a total goodie-two-shoes. And when Shadowheart chucked the spear away, man... been a while since I've been that PROUD of an NPC.
This game has truly made me fall back in love with gaming. For the last 10 years or so i havent been excited to play any game. Ive just been doing it to hangout with friends. Im genuinely excited snd happy to game now. This game has truly rekindled something in me.
Agreed, this is the first game that really felt like a game made out of love and consideration to it's players. It feels like the developers kept pushing and saying "This is not good enough, we can make it better" the writing is fantastic, the ost is great, the characters are all interesting, the combat is really well thought out, the world building is fantastic. This is a game that was truly made out of love. It shows hope in the darkest time for gaming ever, where everything is about monetization, money and exploiting consumers. Larian has truly made a game that shows what games were like and what they can be like again. They truly have given us a ray of hope that is slowly now illuminating the industry and what it has become. It is showing consumers what should be expected, it is making triple A developers sweat for the fear of consumers wanting the same quality. This game will pave a new history in the coming years. I am sure of it. I have also, for a very long time only been depressed when playing games, especially with all the political things going on in the 2020's all the time, but this game has truly made me care for and wanted me to get back into gaming, not only as a consumer, but a creator. I believed art could make people happy, make them consider new perspectives without being forceful, to help people in the darkest of times, I lost sight of that after so many years of things just being for money...but Larian has given me new hope to continue down the industry I am in, to create the best things I can, not for myself but for others. There is hope.
It really sucks that it was THIS game. It is the same game with animal sex and redditor-level companion writing. It could have been literally any other game.
My character laid down his lute and tomfoolery and took up a sword to devote himself to the moonmaiden as a paladin after he witnessed the power of Selune.
Meanwhile my dark urge cleric (who was Selunite to argue with Shadowheart): "So, Vlaakith and now Shar, that is two gods I made angry this adventure, let's see if we can make it to three."
The sword of the lady is a organization that serve Selune and undermine the Dark Justiciar. They also known as LUNAtic. Check the wiki I did not make this up.
I love how after the touch she just...falls to her knees. You can see for a few moments how much pain she just...let out. She played tough, accepted everything and more until that one...single...moment. She finally realized it was okay to feel the pain and then let it be her driving force to continue on. Because it was finally gone. She accepted it for the first time in who knows how long, because she knew it'd be the last time she'd ever feel it. And she decided to let that moment fuel her next step in life.
And twitter idiots say us men don't like strong female characters ... Shadowheart loses everything for the life and freedom of one she doesn't even know ... and then has to go find her new path to be something more than she clearly is .. .what an amazingly written strong female character ... and she didnt even have to be a mary sue ...
This has honestly been such an excellent example of storytelling done RIGHT. Poor Shadowheart too, she clearly does the right thing but she's punished for it by being abandoned by her own fellow followers. Luckily she has us!
All of the origin characters are, in one way or another, dealing with the consequences of "running from their past", Shadowheart had but one monumental moment to choose a new way forward. A cruel punishment for running from your past until it comes to a head. But honestly Sharran worship sounds worse 🙊
@@XeverSeven In the lore, Sharrans are just spitful nihalists, full of nothing. They are slaves to a dark creed, to hatful to feel anything else, and to spitful to prosper. There is a reason Shar worship is ilegal, while many unpleasent religions are not...
And Dame Aylin, and Selûne and the Selunites. I'm in Act III, so I don't know how her story ends - No spoilers please. But I'm pretty sure that if she walked into a temple of Selûne and told them that hey she's a refugee from Shar, ahe was a Selunite child who was kidnapped and brainwashed and she just turned her back on them and freed Selûne's daughter and she needs help, the Selunites would form up in a protective phalanx around her within thirty seconds.
@@richardshiflett5181 Yeah furst you think the Sharrans are a morally ambigous, grey area cult but then it turns out no, Shar is a vengeful, spiteful b***h and really Selûsne has been the good side all along. And Dame Aylin, as much as she is a no-bullshit Biblical angel of war and divine fury, she really is all honor and loyalty and stands by Shadowheart and guides her. She tells the brutal truth but she also offers comfort. And Isobel, and all the Selunites, just, really good people. Shar, meanwhile, although she was the one who caused all this, has the audacity to act like Shadowheart was the one who betrayed her. Ungh. I hated her so much. This game is truly amazing.
My main is a cleric of Selune. This was the only thing she fought for since she found the first sign in Moonhaven that Shadowheart was an old Selunite child. My arc peaked in this moment.
one of the greatest game cutscenes in my personal top list. Love the song, love the power, the anger. Replayed 10 times in a row and still having a goosebumps
I love this scene. The moment I got it was the moment that I fell even more in love with BG3. It really hits the feeling that you've finally levelled the playing field and you're ready to take the fight to Ketheric and his minions. Story-wise, it inspired my lore bard to become a blade (college of swords) and take up an oath to Selune (Oath of the Ancients).
What's even more badass is that it happens smack dab in the MIDDLE of the Shadowfell, where Shar is at her strongest. We defy her, free an Aasimar, and Selune's power shines through. It also marks the first time we see truly divine intervention in a matter from a GOOD god. Incredibly done.
It takes quite a bit of companion rating to be able to convince her without also doing a persuasion check. Literally need to have a strong bond already, especially if she hasnt been romanced. It also interests me that going in too strong WILL alienate her and you have to softely poke at her doubts or she double downs.
@@tenjenk If you treated her and others right, you won't have to take a single verbal action in the dialogue with Dame Aylin/Nightsong. Shadowheart defies Shar all on her own. And THAT nearly drove me to tears.
When Narrator said "But your bond is strong" I as Drow Selunite Cleric decided to trust Shadowheart's decision. My cleric is someone who always do good things and believe bad people too can change so she thought she should trust Shadowheart would make the right decision which was to find out the truth of her origin and how she "converted" to Lady Shar. So for both choices my cleric stayed quiet and let Shadowheart decided on her own. So the moment Shadowheart threw the spear aside I started to get overwhelmed and when the song came up I choked as some tears appeared on my eyes and when the scenes where Nightsong flew from the mausoleum to the tower I legit cried as people looked at the sky and started to have hope. Hope to defeat the shadows and lord of necromancy. The scenes were magnificent I felt incredibly glad to believe Shadowheart wouldn't turn to Dark Justiciar
@@xuan.1611 Iirc there was some bits like saying how selune is a kind goddess things like that. But overall it was more to general comments like when you find out more about Shadowheart's past there will be choices to talk about Selune. Not necessarily just when you're a selunite ^^
@@MidoriGa95You can also kind of get in an argument with her about it a couple of times in Act I, and she says you lack tact for bringing it up, but I haven't gotten to Act 3 on that so not sure how much that affects dialogue after this moment
@@JB-xl2jc Yep every time you find something relates to Selune there will be dialogue between Tav and Shadowheart or just comments from Shadowheart. On my 2nd playthrough where my Tav is tiefling storm sorcerer she found a book about Selune children of coming age book in the Blighted Village Act 1 while Shadowheart was in the party and it triggered special dialogue from Shadowheart. In the previous playthrough I did find the book but since I was cleric I didnt bring Shadowheart in the party so it was refreshing to see different outcomes
@@MidoriGa95 Yep there are actually three triggers in the blighted village, there, the altar of Selune, and one other I can't recall (hopscotch spot maybe?). Only one can fire in a playthrough though.
@@MrMcp1995 Provided you have shown to her in prior conversations and acts that she can and does enjoy doing the right thing. Otherwise, she hasn't had enough character development.
@@MrMcp1995 it doesnt just happen though. You need a high companion rating + through the game upto this point you need to have made key choices in previous discussions and missable-encounter conversations to not let her reinforce her faith in Shar and instead doubt it. Otherwise she stabs Nightsong and everything gets multiple layers of fked.
The music in this scene is fucking amazing and I think my favorite moment is seeing Jaheira be given a spark of hope, and then when the camera pans to her swords and the horn kicks in, ugh it’s just so good
Same, paladin player here. My character is a paladin-cleric of Selûne multiclass. To say that this scene and the storyline was satisfying would be an understatement.
I wish the music at 6:58 was official. Damn it goes so well with the scene. A light of hope flying in the sky while Jaheira turns to her scimitars getting battle-ready. Then the music gets even more epic. God I love this game.
I was in love with the game up until then already but this scene almost shocked me by how damn well crafted and emotional it was. You muck around in total darkness and desolation for hours and hours and suddenly, there is an actual light at the end of the tunnel. Just stunning.
This is definitely absolutely one of my favorite parts in gaming history ever personally. The boss area, the Nightsong herself, the music, the cutscenes…. It’s like what people say “I wish I could go back and experience it the first time again”.
Not many games can make me feel chills. The Mass Effect series, the Dragon Age series, Zelda, and Undertale. That's about it. But this scene is so moving. Loved it.
Man I've had Dragon Age in my Steam library and haven't gotten around to playing it yet. But if you way it can make you feel like Mass Effect or Undertale, or Baldur's Gate 3 ---- I'd better install it.
Dragon Age Origins was the last game which made me feel this way. Like sure other games had a taste or flavoring of it but none so rich as DA:O and BG3
This is probably the coolest scene in the entire game for me. The music, acting, writing and design all in perfect conjunction, her rise and "metamorphosis" give me unparalleled amounts of goosebumps and an internal struggle from shedding tears. Nightsong is brilliantly badass.
My first Baldur's Gate and DnD game. This scene was special, because Act 1 and 2 was so dark and decrepid. Everything corrupted and evil, but then daughter of selune gets released. (I felt hopful like we'd stand a chance.) Seeing her attack was incredible. We defeated the last boss.
Aw man as soon as the music started playing i had tears in my eyes because honestly, half of my playthrough I didn't know wtf I was doing but here, for once, I instantly knew I made the right decision and that was such a relief!!
Absolutely pitch perfect scene. The way she falls to her knees. No longer does she have to suppress the frustration and anger. Finally she can unleash it as her righteous fury. Music was perfect too. Made me cry like a girl.
Honestly, it had been so grim up until that point in Act 2, like, utter horror, darkness, evil, and then, all of a sudden, an fricken demi-god angelic being joins your side! What a powerful moment!
Just got through this scene now, such a powerful and beautiful moment! Got chills when she ascends and the song volume increases. God I'm loving this game.
It was so cool not knowing who she was because i was like MOTHER?!?!?!??? And then the wings and the dispelling of the dark and man it made my eyes sweat
Just got to this moment in my playthrough. And what a truly amazing scene! Truly the highlight of the game for me so far. Just the sheer emotional impact of it all. Especially if you get invested into Shadowheart's story and quest to become Dark Justician. Playing as male Tiefling Druid/Thief whose love interest is Shadowheart. I was starting to become a little Sharran just because of Shadowheart's devotion but then decided to give her the choice to decide what to do with Nightsong, without any intereference. I'm not a controlling boyfriend lol. So was truly surprised that she chose to spare her. So emotional! And that music after. Just WOW RESPLENDENT!
This scene gives me chills every single time! I have played the game three times now. And this third time I had headphones in and when the music starts when Shadowheart touches her shoulder the chills were stronger than the first two times! Such an incredible scene!
played this game blind as in no walkthroughs & stuff and was a little bummed thinking I am nearing the end of my playthrough just because of how grand this scene was. Imagine my joy when I realized this was actually half the game lol
This was exceptionally done. One of the most memorable when introducing a characters significance, the soundtrack was perfect for the scene. The “not quite sharran” line was great, almost a Thor like resemblance in intellect 😂 First time I did the ketheric fight, she took him down in one move with a smite crit. 😂
That's what I loved about it too. Often the cinematics of such players don't match the gameplay. But DAMN she was kicking Ketheric's ass the whole time. You really got the sense she's way OP compared to him.
The music, the animation, it’s all good. But the thing I love most is that after a century of sorrow and death, the thing needed to free the Nightsong is a simple gesture of friendship. And deciding to trust Shadowheart only for her to make the right choice on her own? Beautiful stuff. This is how you tell a powerful story in a video game.
Had to look for the scene because my puny PC couldn't load any of landscapes and textures during the cutscene, so nothing was visible. What a glorious scene.
Thanks for posting this. I just now got to this part, and my game keeps crashing during this cutscene, so I've never been able to see the whole thing. Had to skip the cutscene to be able to go on with the game.
Yeah i was having the same issue. Was hear to se the cutscene proper. I was playing coop and got kicked out of the cutscene and stuck. Got to see her flying off but not the transformation sequence.
This is one of my top 2 moments from the game. It is honestly one of the most emotional moments and a masterclass in storytelling. I feel that Shadowhearts story is by far my favorite.
Thank you so much for posting this, I should have made a save near this so I could watch it again. It was so unexpected, my jaw dropped into the Shadowfell XD
The scene where she flies away, my low spec PC froze lol. All I could see was maybe 2 frames of Jaheira looking up at the sky lol. Thanks for uploading
Wanna know a little lorroakan cheese? Get one of your group high initiative and shoot him with an arrow of interference. Its quite the trivial fight after his silenced
If you just "trust her, don't interfeer" and "say nothing" in the second decision she also gives up on killing her, and that's 100% on Shadowheart with no interference of you, i love this path so much
@DungeonMagister it's the same melody so I think it may also be nightsong. Just like there are multiple versions of "Down by The River", from reserved, to bombastic.
When first playing this scene i was worried Shadowheart would go through with it. Was so happy when she threw away the spear. Whole scene made me want to restart as a Paladin lol
My favorite scene in the game. Maybe in any game. It made me cry when I experienced it in game and the song still makes me emotional. Such a beautiful scene.
I knew I was a part of something really special when I first saw this scene. I hope the people at Larin know they made something that will stay in the hearts of those who experienced this for decades to come.
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after that cutscene my thief gave back all the stolen gold and rerolled paladin
hahahhaha
bro actually became a man of faith after the experience
lol
"Our lady of Silver,
Regarding the Ill-Begotten Gold,
Sorry.
We cool?"
Didn’t get the joke
This scene was so cool, but my favorite part was Astarion's reaction to SH turning against Shar, "You know Darling, for Shar being the lady of loss, she sure doesn't like to lose." Lol
I love that part. He's so full of quips, but he's also right.
I think the other companions reactions to events in each other's plot lines is one of the things that separates BG3 so much from others like it.
@@genevievec.8002this. The characters actually reacting to your choices rather than just existing in a vacuum makes it so much better.
He's absolutely right. It's pretty obvious at this point in the game, but at the start I didn't really do any research into Faerun or its lore. I had a general idea as to who some of the gods were like Ao, Ilmater, Helm, Tyr, etc, but not Shar. I figured she was just a goddess who helped guide people through grief and loss, which would be pretty cool. Then I got to the shadow-cursed lands and saw the horrors there. So I did some research.
Shar is absolutely not that, she's a cold-hearted bitch who is the ultimate expression of "misery loves company". She lures broken people with promises of relief and just keeps them down 'til they die, have their beliefs warped to serve her willingly and knowingly, or go insane. She is the ultimate loser, forever assmad all over the warmth and life that Selune brought into the world.
same here! I had a vague understanding of the other gods, so I was probably a bit cavalier in telling SH I didn't care about her serving Shar, I figured it couldn't be that bad, just a bit more broody. It actually sounded nice, having a goddess care about the downtrodden, those who found no comfort in the light of society, finding solace in the gentle embrace of night and all that.
Getting to the gauntlet of Shar made me want to ask SH if she wouldn't like to respec her chosen goddess, damn 😅
@@Sam_Graves All my homies hate Shar ! So funny hearing someone refer to her as the ultimate loser 💀
This was the first glimmer of hope after a second act that was just excruciatingly bleak. Almost shed a tear
yea i didn't love the vibe in act 2 except at the inn so that moment was really great lol cool as hell man
That's interesting, I liked how soul crushing and bleak act 2 was, it really made these moments (the Inn and Nightsong) all the more poignant. Whereas I felt like act 3 was very garish and sunny (which is on brand, Baldur's Gate is super colorful in BG1, I just didn't identify with it as much).
Yep, that shot at 7:32
I did cry
totally agree, I actually think Act 2 was my favourite chapter of the game. Act 3 is by far the weakest act, just cause it feels super sandboxy and is so easy to miss content. Too much packed into one part - I spent more hours in Act 3 than 1 and 2 combined.@@JB-xl2jc
This just in: Selunite Cleric and Paladin recruitment numbers all-time record high
My Paladin was so fucking HYPE when she spared the night song
@@fallout3fanboy1 Mine too!!
i was a selunite cleric the whole time it's so fun to just bicker with shadowheart over godesses until she converts over
@@thunder2275 CONVERT OR REPENT!!!
As someone who is well versed in Forgotten Realms lore this moment was incredibly special, the sheer implications of these events are amazing.
However I imagine they were just as wondrous if not more so for those that are new to the setting.
Up untill now, you have seen devils, gnolls, mindflayers and numerous other evils.
This is the first time the player sees divine good manifest so strongly and purely.
It was a literal miracle. A disciple of Shar who was willing to turn on fellows she had been through so much with up till now, just to fulfill her desire, shows compassion to the broken daughter of Shar's most bitter enemy. The odds of that happening Im sure weren't lost on the Nightsong and I'm sure she had given up hope long ago.
Yes, you put into words how I felt at the moment but not articulate enough to express myself. Being surrounded by so much hate, negativity, and death up to his point was feeling crushing. Dealing with Thorne, the shadow curse, Last Light Inn being attacked, our tiefling friends being captured, the duke being kidnapped, and everything else going south up to this point was just getting me feeling hopeless. Then ontop of that, failing to persuade Shadowheart to not kill the Nightsong, our last hope of stopping Ketheric, was the final nail in the depression coffin. But then when she decides on her own to spare the Nightsong, it gave me a glimmer of joy. Finally, being greeted with that music and Aylin assuming her aasimar form and going out and start cleansing the land really just filled me with so many emotions, but seeing that there was light at the end of the tunnel made all the struggles up to that point feel worth it.
Yes, as a 23 year old newcomer to The Forgotten realms it felt absolutely Special
Ironic that the lesbian is considered a literal angelic being ... this does not seem very Christian
They made the highs really reach the ceiling in the game. The Iron Throne, House of Hope, and the conclusion of the Dark Urge on a good playthrough just gives you a massive jolt of happiness when you have defied all the odds and have genuinely changed the world for the better.
Seeing a legendary hero like Jaheira, who has fought and struggled to keep even the smallest of refuge in a land that has continuously been engulfed by decay, looking at her blades and finding a renewed sense of hope is so powerful.
The Shadowlands took so much, but it could never claim that.
... and then, unless you personally babysit her, she uses this renewed hope to facetank an army and die within two rounds of combat, truly a legendary hero
@@Alex_vdRI collect companions like they’re Pokémon so I jumped at the chance to have her in my party
@@DusketsSaaaame. XD
@@Alex_vdRif you kill Disciple Zrell before the battle it’s a lot easier for Jaheira to survive
@@Duskets and there's quite a bit you can do in the way of sabotage ahead of time to make the fight easier, too, like freeing the mind controlled gnolls. They'll even thank you and be on your side when you come back for the fight.
When the song came on and she falls to her knees and begins hitting the ground, as divine energy flows through her, it was so intense. I love how epic it felt. Reminiscent of the moment where they sing The Dawn Will Come in Dragon Age Inquisition, to me.
i had tears in my eyes at that point.
Brooo same. It completely shifted my outlook and intentions with the game. Completely chilling scene.
This is one of my favorite moments in the game. Chilling epicness and that music is pure inspirational bliss. I think I still have to give it FF XVI on overall musical score but when BG3 music slaps it really hits home hard.
@@BelfastBikeryep, tears all around. My favorite moment in the game, and every time I play through it or watch it the intensity gets to me and I start crying. It's crazy how this game makes me care so much about these characters.
goosebumps and teary eyes for me. It was amazing
I cried like a baby the first time I saw this cutscene, lmao. I'd played 40 hours in three days, was extremely immersed, and really felt the stakes of the situation - between the tadpoles, the mindflayers, the githyanki, and the Shadow-Cursed Lands, I was really feeling the despair.
And then suddenly BOOM. Hope has wings.
Hope is an hyperactive dwarf with low self-esteem and nerves of mythril, but no wings that I've seen
Was such a beautiful moment to experience in the game
Number 1 highlight for me so far
@@x102reddragon For me too. Gives me goosebumps every time I see it.
I have gotten full body chills every time I've seen this, both in-game and on here. The sheer power in Aylin's voice and just her overall presence...so godsdamned cool!!! 😍
For me, the moment the Narrator told me that my character (who had been romancing Shadowheart) told me that our bond was strong, and that I could influence her... in that moment I knew I HAD to pick the "I trust you, make your own choices" option, despite being a total goodie-two-shoes. And when Shadowheart chucked the spear away, man... been a while since I've been that PROUD of an NPC.
My favorite moment in the game, totally, aside from the one ending I've acquired so far.
This game has truly made me fall back in love with gaming. For the last 10 years or so i havent been excited to play any game. Ive just been doing it to hangout with friends. Im genuinely excited snd happy to game now. This game has truly rekindled something in me.
Agreed, this is the first game that really felt like a game made out of love and consideration to it's players. It feels like the developers kept pushing and saying "This is not good enough, we can make it better" the writing is fantastic, the ost is great, the characters are all interesting, the combat is really well thought out, the world building is fantastic. This is a game that was truly made out of love. It shows hope in the darkest time for gaming ever, where everything is about monetization, money and exploiting consumers.
Larian has truly made a game that shows what games were like and what they can be like again. They truly have given us a ray of hope that is slowly now illuminating the industry and what it has become. It is showing consumers what should be expected, it is making triple A developers sweat for the fear of consumers wanting the same quality.
This game will pave a new history in the coming years. I am sure of it.
I have also, for a very long time only been depressed when playing games, especially with all the political things going on in the 2020's all the time, but this game has truly made me care for and wanted me to get back into gaming, not only as a consumer, but a creator. I believed art could make people happy, make them consider new perspectives without being forceful, to help people in the darkest of times, I lost sight of that after so many years of things just being for money...but Larian has given me new hope to continue down the industry I am in, to create the best things I can, not for myself but for others.
There is hope.
It really sucks that it was THIS game. It is the same game with animal sex and redditor-level companion writing. It could have been literally any other game.
@@curzon9619 what lmao
@@jeremyhorner9531 Are you just incapable of reading or are you in awe of what I said
@@curzon9619 I'm in awe at the stupidity. It's very rare we have this level of moron on our hands. But here we are.
My character laid down his lute and tomfoolery and took up a sword to devote himself to the moonmaiden as a paladin after he witnessed the power of Selune.
Im not surprised lol
My paladin was also inspired by this scene!!
That's some good Roleplay
Meanwhile my dark urge cleric (who was Selunite to argue with Shadowheart):
"So, Vlaakith and now Shar, that is two gods I made angry this adventure, let's see if we can make it to three."
The sword of the lady is a organization that serve Selune and undermine the Dark Justiciar. They also known as LUNAtic. Check the wiki I did not make this up.
I love how after the touch she just...falls to her knees. You can see for a few moments how much pain she just...let out. She played tough, accepted everything and more until that one...single...moment. She finally realized it was okay to feel the pain and then let it be her driving force to continue on. Because it was finally gone. She accepted it for the first time in who knows how long, because she knew it'd be the last time she'd ever feel it. And she decided to let that moment fuel her next step in life.
one of the best depictions of pure, righteous anger not just in video games but in media as a whole
And twitter idiots say us men don't like strong female characters ... Shadowheart loses everything for the life and freedom of one she doesn't even know ... and then has to go find her new path to be something more than she clearly is .. .what an amazingly written strong female character ... and she didnt even have to be a mary sue ...
The women in bg3 did us proud
the female characters in bg3 are so well written, i even really loved lae'zel by act 2
This has honestly been such an excellent example of storytelling done RIGHT. Poor Shadowheart too, she clearly does the right thing but she's punished for it by being abandoned by her own fellow followers. Luckily she has us!
All of the origin characters are, in one way or another, dealing with the consequences of "running from their past", Shadowheart had but one monumental moment to choose a new way forward. A cruel punishment for running from your past until it comes to a head. But honestly Sharran worship sounds worse 🙊
@@XeverSeven In the lore, Sharrans are just spitful nihalists, full of nothing.
They are slaves to a dark creed, to hatful to feel anything else, and to spitful to prosper.
There is a reason Shar worship is ilegal, while many unpleasent religions are not...
And Dame Aylin, and Selûne and the Selunites. I'm in Act III, so I don't know how her story ends - No spoilers please. But I'm pretty sure that if she walked into a temple of Selûne and told them that hey she's a refugee from Shar, ahe was a Selunite child who was kidnapped and brainwashed and she just turned her back on them and freed Selûne's daughter and she needs help, the Selunites would form up in a protective phalanx around her within thirty seconds.
Shar tortured Shadowheart after this, but Selune pulled Shadowheart out in exchange to accepted Selune as her goddess.
@@richardshiflett5181 Yeah furst you think the Sharrans are a morally ambigous, grey area cult but then it turns out no, Shar is a vengeful, spiteful b***h and really Selûsne has been the good side all along. And Dame Aylin, as much as she is a no-bullshit Biblical angel of war and divine fury, she really is all honor and loyalty and stands by Shadowheart and guides her. She tells the brutal truth but she also offers comfort. And Isobel, and all the Selunites, just, really good people. Shar, meanwhile, although she was the one who caused all this, has the audacity to act like Shadowheart was the one who betrayed her. Ungh. I hated her so much. This game is truly amazing.
If you play as origin Shadowheart, you actually hear Shar speaking to you in your mind when Aylin is convincing you to not go through with it
My main is a cleric of Selune. This was the only thing she fought for since she found the first sign in Moonhaven that Shadowheart was an old Selunite child. My arc peaked in this moment.
Our lady of silver, hear me.
She who guides, the moonmaiden Selune, Mother of the so called Nightsong. The Nightsong is NO MORE
one of the greatest game cutscenes in my personal top list. Love the song, love the power, the anger. Replayed 10 times in a row and still having a goosebumps
I love this scene. The moment I got it was the moment that I fell even more in love with BG3. It really hits the feeling that you've finally levelled the playing field and you're ready to take the fight to Ketheric and his minions. Story-wise, it inspired my lore bard to become a blade (college of swords) and take up an oath to Selune (Oath of the Ancients).
What's even more badass is that it happens smack dab in the MIDDLE of the Shadowfell, where Shar is at her strongest. We defy her, free an Aasimar, and Selune's power shines through. It also marks the first time we see truly divine intervention in a matter from a GOOD god. Incredibly done.
It takes quite a bit of companion rating to be able to convince her without also doing a persuasion check. Literally need to have a strong bond already, especially if she hasnt been romanced. It also interests me that going in too strong WILL alienate her and you have to softely poke at her doubts or she double downs.
@@tenjenk If you treated her and others right, you won't have to take a single verbal action in the dialogue with Dame Aylin/Nightsong. Shadowheart defies Shar all on her own. And THAT nearly drove me to tears.
@@Muschelschubs3r I found that out later, and it was pretty amazing to just go fully hands off and trust her.
What a powerful scene. The song is so stirring!
"Not what will happen... what will you do?" So powerful a line 😮
my favorite character, the angelic lesbian paladin
When Narrator said "But your bond is strong" I as Drow Selunite Cleric decided to trust Shadowheart's decision. My cleric is someone who always do good things and believe bad people too can change so she thought she should trust Shadowheart would make the right decision which was to find out the truth of her origin and how she "converted" to Lady Shar. So for both choices my cleric stayed quiet and let Shadowheart decided on her own. So the moment Shadowheart threw the spear aside I started to get overwhelmed and when the song came up I choked as some tears appeared on my eyes and when the scenes where Nightsong flew from the mausoleum to the tower I legit cried as people looked at the sky and started to have hope. Hope to defeat the shadows and lord of necromancy. The scenes were magnificent
I felt incredibly glad to believe Shadowheart wouldn't turn to Dark Justiciar
ohhhh do you get special interaction with shadowheart if u are a selunite cleric?
@@xuan.1611
Iirc there was some bits like saying how selune is a kind goddess things like that. But overall it was more to general comments like when you find out more about Shadowheart's past there will be choices to talk about Selune. Not necessarily just when you're a selunite ^^
@@MidoriGa95You can also kind of get in an argument with her about it a couple of times in Act I, and she says you lack tact for bringing it up, but I haven't gotten to Act 3 on that so not sure how much that affects dialogue after this moment
@@JB-xl2jc
Yep every time you find something relates to Selune there will be dialogue between Tav and Shadowheart or just comments from Shadowheart. On my 2nd playthrough where my Tav is tiefling storm sorcerer she found a book about Selune children of coming age book in the Blighted Village Act 1 while Shadowheart was in the party and it triggered special dialogue from Shadowheart. In the previous playthrough I did find the book but since I was cleric I didnt bring Shadowheart in the party so it was refreshing to see different outcomes
@@MidoriGa95 Yep there are actually three triggers in the blighted village, there, the altar of Selune, and one other I can't recall (hopscotch spot maybe?). Only one can fire in a playthrough though.
I wanted to persuade Shadowheart to turn away from Shar, needed 30 and rolled a fucking nat20 lmfao. Top 10 gaming moment for me.
Ironically, if you do nothing at all, you get the same result.
@@MrMcp1995 Provided you have shown to her in prior conversations and acts that she can and does enjoy doing the right thing. Otherwise, she hasn't had enough character development.
Me too! Legendary moment, one I'm never going to forget.
First time around that's exactly what I did too! DC 30, rolled a natural 20.
@@MrMcp1995 it doesnt just happen though. You need a high companion rating + through the game upto this point you need to have made key choices in previous discussions and missable-encounter conversations to not let her reinforce her faith in Shar and instead doubt it. Otherwise she stabs Nightsong and everything gets multiple layers of fked.
The music in this scene is fucking amazing and I think my favorite moment is seeing Jaheira be given a spark of hope, and then when the camera pans to her swords and the horn kicks in, ugh it’s just so good
As someone who loves paladin and being that good guy, this just filled me with joy when i got there.
Gets even better when romanced with shadowheart
Same, paladin player here. My character is a paladin-cleric of Selûne multiclass. To say that this scene and the storyline was satisfying would be an understatement.
this is the way
I wish the music at 6:58 was official. Damn it goes so well with the scene. A light of hope flying in the sky while Jaheira turns to her scimitars getting battle-ready. Then the music gets even more epic. God I love this game.
Right? I came here looking for the track when it wasn't on the OST!
do you happen to know the name of that piece?
@@kenadykrause443 I could only find it as Shadowfell OST. Not sure what's the name, honestly.
The composer released an extended version of “Nightsong” that includes the part at 6:58
Aaylin going full sailor moon mode was one of the best moments of this game
That scene with that music, was something else 🫶
I was in love with the game up until then already but this scene almost shocked me by how damn well crafted and emotional it was. You muck around in total darkness and desolation for hours and hours and suddenly, there is an actual light at the end of the tunnel. Just stunning.
The goosebumps I got when the vocals started after Shadowheart touched her. I was in awe for the whole scene. 🥺
I could feel what "sacred" means
YES
And it was after this cutscene I knew BG3 is game of the year….
This is a pure and sincere moment. It is the height of the game for me. It remained good after this, but this was the peak
This was so epic the first time i saw it ingame. Broken captured Nightsong released as basically an avatar of her goddess fury.
This is probably my favorite scene in the game so far, it's just such a powerful moment
This is definitely absolutely one of my favorite parts in gaming history ever personally.
The boss area, the Nightsong herself, the music, the cutscenes…. It’s like what people say “I wish I could go back and experience it the first time again”.
Not many games can make me feel chills. The Mass Effect series, the Dragon Age series, Zelda, and Undertale. That's about it.
But this scene is so moving. Loved it.
Man I've had Dragon Age in my Steam library and haven't gotten around to playing it yet. But if you way it can make you feel like Mass Effect or Undertale, or Baldur's Gate 3 ---- I'd better install it.
Dragon Age Origins was the last game which made me feel this way. Like sure other games had a taste or flavoring of it but none so rich as DA:O and BG3
Ya gotta try Witcher 3.
I loved Aylin in this game. Her background, this scene, her forthright zeal.
She's a fucking paladin alright.
This game uses music so damn well. All the build up and intensity gives way to a beautiful ballad.
Aylin
i loaded up previous saves because i fucked up the prisioners quest lol. But watching this scene again was worth it.
@@hugof1818same bro. Same.
This is probably the coolest scene in the entire game for me. The music, acting, writing and design all in perfect conjunction, her rise and "metamorphosis" give me unparalleled amounts of goosebumps and an internal struggle from shedding tears. Nightsong is brilliantly badass.
My first Baldur's Gate and DnD game. This scene was special, because Act 1 and 2 was so dark and decrepid. Everything corrupted and evil, but then daughter of selune gets released. (I felt hopful like we'd stand a chance.)
Seeing her attack was incredible. We defeated the last boss.
just got this in the game, had to rewatch it. such an awesome moment
Aw man as soon as the music started playing i had tears in my eyes because honestly, half of my playthrough I didn't know wtf I was doing but here, for once, I instantly knew I made the right decision and that was such a relief!!
Absolutely pitch perfect scene.
The way she falls to her knees. No longer does she have to suppress the frustration and anger. Finally she can unleash it as her righteous fury.
Music was perfect too. Made me cry like a girl.
This is one of the most epic moments in gaming history.
play more games lmao
@@BeAsTMoDE528 I play since 1982, I know what I'm talking about.
@@BeAsTMoDE528 People who say "Play more games" are usually those whose gaming habits is "Fortnite, fifa, sleep, more fortnite".
no game beat mass effect 2 ending arrival scene
Honestly, it had been so grim up until that point in Act 2, like, utter horror, darkness, evil, and then, all of a sudden, an fricken demi-god angelic being joins your side! What a powerful moment!
Just got through this scene now, such a powerful and beautiful moment! Got chills when she ascends and the song volume increases. God I'm loving this game.
I love this cutscene so much, I think I've watched this like 600 times now :')
Anyone else impressed she slams the drum beat before it starts, almost as if she's setting the bpm for the song before it starts.
My absolute favorite cutscene/scene whatsoever of the whole game!!!! And the following flight of Nightsong is epic!
It was so cool not knowing who she was because i was like MOTHER?!?!?!??? And then the wings and the dispelling of the dark and man it made my eyes sweat
One of the most powerful cutscenes in gaming history. Absolutely beautiful.
Just got to this moment in my playthrough. And what a truly amazing scene! Truly the highlight of the game for me so far. Just the sheer emotional impact of it all. Especially if you get invested into Shadowheart's story and quest to become Dark Justician. Playing as male Tiefling Druid/Thief whose love interest is Shadowheart. I was starting to become a little Sharran just because of Shadowheart's devotion but then decided to give her the choice to decide what to do with Nightsong, without any intereference. I'm not a controlling boyfriend lol. So was truly surprised that she chose to spare her. So emotional! And that music after. Just WOW RESPLENDENT!
This was the coolest thing I had ever seen when I played. I was irl geeking like a little girl. She’s so fucking cool!
I CAN"T HOLD MY TEARS FROM 4:21
My fuckin cat knocked over my mouse and skipped the cutscene.
Your cat : praise the Absolute
This scene gives me chills every single time!
I have played the game three times now.
And this third time I had headphones in and when the music starts when Shadowheart touches her shoulder the chills were stronger than the first two times!
Such an incredible scene!
Had to come watch this on TH-cam because I didn't have the frames to experience this scene in all its glory.❤
played this game blind as in no walkthroughs & stuff and was a little bummed thinking I am nearing the end of my playthrough just because of how grand this scene was. Imagine my joy when I realized this was actually half the game lol
This was exceptionally done. One of the most memorable when introducing a characters significance, the soundtrack was perfect for the scene.
The “not quite sharran” line was great, almost a Thor like resemblance in intellect 😂
First time I did the ketheric fight, she took him down in one move with a smite crit. 😂
That's what I loved about it too. Often the cinematics of such players don't match the gameplay. But DAMN she was kicking Ketheric's ass the whole time. You really got the sense she's way OP compared to him.
@@Dracomiesi had the opposite experience lol. Kethric focused fire spell on her and the skeletons did a number on her before i had to save her again
Aylin blasting off toward Moonrise has big bring me thanos energy
The tide turns with this moment, and Larian has done a great job depicting it as the triumph it is.
The music, the animation, it’s all good. But the thing I love most is that after a century of sorrow and death, the thing needed to free the Nightsong is a simple gesture of friendship. And deciding to trust Shadowheart only for her to make the right choice on her own? Beautiful stuff. This is how you tell a powerful story in a video game.
“What did you say?” - that line was delivered perfect.
I’ve played through this game 3 times so far, and rescued the Nightsong every time, and yet this scene never fails to send chills down my spine
One of the highest moments in videogame history
Had to look for the scene because my puny PC couldn't load any of landscapes and textures during the cutscene, so nothing was visible. What a glorious scene.
My half-drow Selakiir found a second wind to fight his own darkness after this, looking to lady Seluné for guidance
Thanks for posting this. I just now got to this part, and my game keeps crashing during this cutscene, so I've never been able to see the whole thing. Had to skip the cutscene to be able to go on with the game.
что то не так, ни одного краша.
Yeah i was having the same issue. Was hear to se the cutscene proper. I was playing coop and got kicked out of the cutscene and stuck. Got to see her flying off but not the transformation sequence.
Chills. Wish there were more moments like this in the 3rd act
This is one of my top 2 moments from the game. It is honestly one of the most emotional moments and a masterclass in storytelling. I feel that Shadowhearts story is by far my favorite.
Thank you so much for posting this, I should have made a save near this so I could watch it again. It was so unexpected, my jaw dropped into the Shadowfell XD
I had to come watch it on TH-cam because my game became a PowerPoint presentation during this cutscene… too much divine light for my PC to handle 😢
This still gives me chills. After feeling like things just can't get worse, the triumphant music and her flight made me just cheer.
The scene where she flies away, my low spec PC froze lol. All I could see was maybe 2 frames of Jaheira looking up at the sky lol. Thanks for uploading
Was so happy to have her just for her to get two shot by kethric on my first fight
And lorrokan lol
@@gerardoalvarado8425Yeah, not to mention the lorroakan questline being bugged quite often
Wanna know a little lorroakan cheese?
Get one of your group high initiative and shoot him with an arrow of interference. Its quite the trivial fight after his silenced
@@Ja_ich259 reverse pickpocketing a sussur flower onto him should do the same
So epic. Gives me the chills every time I watch it.
4:07 for those who want to re-watch the cutscene.
If you just "trust her, don't interfeer" and "say nothing" in the second decision she also gives up on killing her, and that's 100% on Shadowheart with no interference of you, i love this path so much
Depends on your approval level, I heard that only for her to kill the nightsong
I can't find the music that plays when she's actually armored up with the brass in the background. It sounds phenomenal though
I got you th-cam.com/video/nZk1K15USp4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fRzsPVB8xyvxI5cC
Title is nightsong
@@dozrFAB obvs already tried that. nighstong is the soft gentle music that plays inside the shadowfell.
@DungeonMagister it's the same melody so I think it may also be nightsong. Just like there are multiple versions of "Down by The River", from reserved, to bombastic.
"Nightsong's Prison & The Shadowfell"
only the smallest of kind gestures
just a gorgeous scene. straight out of an epic poem
This is the best game I've played in 43 years.
Just finished act 2… this scene was so beautiful… the sound track is soooo good!
that Jaheira looks to the sword's moment gives me goosebump
In a world like Baldur’s gate, I can’t think of anything more worthy than the smiting of evil
Amazing scene and ost.
Thanks; the scene at the end kept bugging out in my game and now I get to see what I missed :)
*Ring ring* "Yeah hello? Is this Withers? Yes, I want to respect pls. 4 clerics of Selune. Yes, u too. Thanks!"
When first playing this scene i was worried Shadowheart would go through with it. Was so happy when she threw away the spear.
Whole scene made me want to restart as a Paladin lol
This scene gives me goosebumps every. single. time. ❤
Light aftee darkness, what a moment. Larian, I salute you
Most beautiful scene in a video game to me. It gets you in the feels.
Beautiful
The Raphael boss fight is up there, but this is my favorite thing in the entire game.
My favorite scene in the game. Maybe in any game. It made me cry when I experienced it in game and the song still makes me emotional. Such a beautiful scene.
I knew I was a part of something really special when I first saw this scene. I hope the people at Larin know they made something that will stay in the hearts of those who experienced this for decades to come.
My Tav after watching Aylin power up: ... Did I just watch a magical girl transformation scene??