Originally Posted by GM4Him
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, the Prequels - You are a
God of Murder's child who is fighting against your murderous blood. Unfortunately, the only way you can even try to overcome your heritage is to murder a bunch of people. You have to go around fighting and killing countless enemies just to survive, and all the while you are fighting to NOT become your father, THE GOD OF MURDER. Pretty dark and serious stuff. (Or you're accepting your heritage and thus becoming a GOD OF MURDER yourself. Either way, pretty dang serious and dark.)

The point is, BG3 SHOULD be a serious RPG. Why? Because it's the third installment in an entire string of serious RPGs.

Ooh. I got a shiver up my spine when you referred to those classics as "Prequels" frown. Anyhow, there is the implication that...

Bhaal raped at least some people/beings in order to spread his seed. Hey, look, we've got murder and rape.

Originally Posted by Zellin
Originally Posted by GM4Him
Neverwinter Nights - Wailing Death plague slaughtering countless lives and people wailing in the streets as their loved ones wither away before their eyes.
Yep, and they do it while your companion Linu tells you her story full of slap-stick moments. And they keep on with it, while you steal a caricature for Moon Mask madam and while you blackmail a Tyr priest for collaborating with the brothel. And even while you talk to a cultist who pretends to be a priest of Helm and all he can tell you about Helm is "ugh... eh... well... you know... he's good god and... yeah! he will help us all!"
Neverwinter Nights was sooooo serious. Don't let me to get even started on how serious was the visual and sound design of the game.

PS: That game was freaking full with dark humor, sarcasm and irony.

Uh, the core themes of that game are serious; the sidequests/optional characters may feature humor, sure, but they're not the main focus. The plague, the dubious execution of you-know-who (more like a state-sanctioned murder to appease a mob), a certain character falling from grace and committing atrocities, et cetera...yeah, Neverwinter Nights is a primarily mature story.

The elves of BG3 are NOT elven.