Okay, as someone who played BG3 from EA and spent plenty of time in act 1 enjoying every last part of it and testing different classess, I can't help but feel frustrated by what can only be described as 'One of the worst decisions for an RPG'.
So, let me get this straight. Saving Tieflings, The Inn from act 2, doing companion quests and sidequests don't really matter? Same with using tadpoles.
What I mean by that is this: all the choices you make, good and bad alike, have got absolutely no consquence on the ending, because it doesn't exist. Well, not exactly, there are some endings you can go for, I think there are 4, I haven't finished act 3, but that's not really that important right now. According to dataminers there is a file indicating endings with Withers and companions (what happens to them 6 months later), etc, but as of right now (19.08.2023), it's not in the game.
So, you choose one of the endings and roll credits. Do you know what this reminds me of? Deus Ex Human Revolution, 4 choices at the end, with previous actions being completely pointless.
To put a comparison, Obsidian made Fallout New Vegas in 18 months. They created one of the best Fallout games in the history and made sure your actions mattered. What happened to your companions, to places you helped/hindered, to factions, to your main character. After finishing the game, you could see the results of your own actions in the nearest future in a form of a slideshow, told by the narrator. You can't do that in BG3.
This is simply a slap in the face for anyone invested in the game. It's like watching a movie, seeing final action happen and then fade to black. Like a bond movie, where Villain is defeated and credits are rolled. As for love interest, companions, some kind of closure, it's not shown to the viewers, which would probably spark an outrage in real life.
And I genuinely hope something is done about that, because this really reminds me of a failure known as 'Fallout 3'. "OVER 200 ENDINGS!" No, there weren't that many. In fact, there were basically 2 endings. The rest was a random variation of slides that didn't really matter.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Act 1 a ton (although, I don't understand why was Raphael changed to appear at random spots, why were fishermen rescuing a mind flayer cut and many other things). Act 2 was great too, though act 1 was better overall. Act 3 is when everything just turned into a mess.
To ilustrate how annoyed I am at finding out that the game is still unfinished and I will probably have to wait for Definitive Edition is me making an account and this very post.
Larian, you can do better than this and I hope you will take into account what me and other players are telling you.
#JusticeForKarlach
#GiveProperEndings
Last edited by Annoyed Player; 19/08/23 04:52 PM.
