To be completely fair, I had no idea you could kill children in the game. The only scene I saw that there was possible child death was the Kahgra(sp) scene and I spent a fair amount of time reloading to make sure the little girl didn't die. I am 100% not at all ok with children being killed and didn't know this was an issue in the game. I don't think this should be ok either.
Either way, this is a forum for feedback. This is my feedback. I highly doubt Larian will do much with it now. It is what it is. I wont' be playing the game. I'm not interested in exploring the darker sides of humanity, I can read the news if I want to do that. I was interested in playing a compelling and well crafted RPG video game that would draw the excitement of adventure, fun, and fear. I had played Divinity II and saw a darker tone being promoted in that game, but maybe the topdown / more cartoony aspect of the game provided a distance that didn't cause such a reaction in me personally.
Also, I do not take any of this as a joke, considering they've spent 10s-100s of millions of dollars to produce this content. If Larian wants to produce a 10s-100s of millions of dollars joke, then so be it, but I'm giving the game the due respect it seems to be asking from me.
It is what it is. I wish I had known what this game was going to be when I purchased it. I was on the side of excitement for this game before the panel. I'm not now. That's my feedback for Larian.
Really well put, I share a lot of your sentiments and you've expressed them better than I could. I had the same impression of Divinity and hoping Larian would change is entirely on me.
There's a lot Baldur's Gate 3 does right and after all these years I
want to enjoy it, but this PFH made it a lot more difficult and the bear scene is just the tip of the iceberg.
