But sadly it does nothing for those who's first interaction with Forgotten Realms lore will be BG3 and that is something Larian really can improve upon. Speak to me Larian. What is this world? Who are those strange people(?) with horns and tails? People speak of Shar, who or what is that? A god, a religion, a goth movement?
There are some hints in books and dialogue that places our MC in regards to current year, geographical point etc, but I would really like for Larian to somehow, give a quick intro to as where their story takes place. It can be an intro cinematic explaining that Faerun is a continent on the world Toril, shaped and constantly affected by the war between the deities Selune and Shar. On this continent there is a province/region called Sword Coast and in that region is a city called Baldur's Gate.
I don't know the best way to do it, but considering that Larian wants their game to feel intuitive, that should go for the presentation as well and not only the gameplay. In my opinion.
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As someone who has not played D&D since AD&D and thus had never heard of Baldur's Gate or the Forgotten Realms I agree with all of this. After the first few days of playing BG3 I wanted to know more about the world and searching the net brought me to the Forgotten Realms Wiki which has been an excellent source of information that has significantly enhanced my enjoyment of the the game (for example allowing me so much more ideas for how to build my characters back story). However that was my own initiative and effort completely outside of the game. I agree with Private Racoon and others that Larian could have done a lot more to provide or access this background within the game. They are missing out on rich and easy opportunity to provide a much more immersive experience by ignoring all of this fabulous lore that is just there to be used.
