Nothing really surprising. Larian marketing BG3 as a sex, dating simulator.
One thing Larian admitted later in the PFH (I believe right toward the end) is that they were internally really struggling with how to market the game. They noted that there is so much to it, it is so big and the narrative is so vast/branching that picking a theme is rather difficult. I find that admission rather refreshing as I don't think a lot of companies would go into detail about that. I also do not view it as a 'humble brag' from them either.
I think they genuinely built a game full of 200+ hours of legitimate hand crafted content and they are struggling with how to properly advertise it. So rather than having something more specific they are just throwing out things that are more broad or diving into things they know segments of their player base really enjoy.
"IT IS HUGE AND YOU CAN PLAY FOR LIKE 200+ HOURS!" "THERE ARE 12 CLASSES AND 238496298364 SUBCLASSES!" "THERE ARE 800 SPELLS!" "ORIGIN CHARACTERS AND COMPANIONS! PLUS THIS MURDER ORIGIN THING AND WE FLASH SYMBOLS OF BHAAL ON THE SCREEN!" "YOUR CHOICES REALLY, REALLY, REALLY MATTER AND HAVE CONSEQUENCES UNLIKE ANY OTHER GAME!" "LOOK AT ALL OF THE CINEMATIC STUFF!" "THE CITY IS HUGE AND HAS 1000 PEOPLE IN IT!" "YOU CAN HAVE SEX WITH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE WEIRD STUFF YOU CAN DISCOVER IN OUR GAME LOL!"
And the above talking points seem fairly accurate based on what they have presented. But it makes you wonder if maybe the scope of the project is too big and lacks focus.
I have some doubts about the game, but I also trust Larian to deliver. I loved DOS2 and I thought Early Access was a very enjoyable experience.
