RPS asked about it, and according to them it seemed to be a reason for it:
"Matthew did actually ask about it (Swen said he was the only person to ask). If memory serves Swen said something about it being almost like the character is telling a story to someone, but don’t nail me to the wall because I don’t have the interview audio right now."
"Yeah, Swen seemed to suggest it might have a mysterious relevance – he ducked the question and smiled enigmatically. I wondered if it might be the mind tadpole inside your head trying to ‘write your story’ or something."
source: comments section on
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/27/baldurs-gate-3-is-nearly-here/#commentsThis is what I was hoping for.
My thought was that, yes, for some reason the character you are playing is telling a story to someone else and it would be cleared up later.
It seems to be a really odd way of having dialogue if it's not that.
Thank you for finding this obscure comment
I am convinced that what we saw was prologue. The player character is recounting events to a third-party and eventually we will catch up to that point in the narrative and will play out the rest of the game in present tense. At least, that is what I'm hoping happens...
Exactly what I was thinking
