You wake up after a near death experience. Upon getting your bearings, you hear a voice in your head telling you it’s looking out for you, but you have to trust it. You later find out that something has been implanted in your head that’s slowly erasing you and you need to take on some powerful people to save yourself. Oh, and the voice is quite a prick.
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It’s been a while since I’ve really played too many CRPGs (I just don’t have time for 100+ hour games anymore), but I really enjoyed the combat in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, and I keep eyeing Wasteland 3 to maybe pick up at some point.
Wake the f**k up, Samurai! We have Baldur’s Gate to burn. The introduction premise to Baldur’s Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 are quite similar, despite the two being very different games. However, in both cases, the voice in your head is an insufferable being who you can’t help but have a bad feeling about.
The Rockstar Vs. The Emperor
Fans of both games have suddenly realised that Johnny Silverhand and The Emperor are quite similar in many ways. Both are in your head (the latter in the beginning of the game), both are narcissistic, devious, and manipulative, and both of them have a flashy dressing sense. However, it seems fans agree that one of them is more redeemable than the other.
“Difference is Johnny actually grows and becomes a somewhat better person if you help him. Also his mission (helping V survive) literally involves self-sacrifice,” said one comment. “Meanwhile the Emperor never grows or changes as a person, and it would most certainly never put others’ survival before its own.”
It’s true. While Johnny eventually helps out V, The Emperor takes a “my way or the highway” approach. As soon as you even hint to the Illithid that you don’t want to turn into a squid, he not only packs up and leaves, but joins the final battle on the side of the Netherbrain. He also never tells you that he killed Ansur, who would have made the fight against the Netherbrain much easier.
Most comments also seem to agree that while Johnny wasn’t the most likable guy, he’s pretty straightforward by the end of it. The Emperor, however, keeps hiding things from you and immediately turns coat when you start questioning him or when it’s his turn to put his life in danger. That’s why barely any Baldur’s Gate 3 players side with him, even on multiple playthroughs.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.