Weekly Update 47
Hello there (Star Wars reference)! This is my weekly update on my website… I’m Seth Oberlender. Should have led with that.
First, agent update: nope. Nothing. Yeah, I agree. It sucks.
Second, Baldur’s Gate 3 is a great game. I mentioned it in an earlier update, but I feel the need to reiterate it. The game is just… I have been thinking of the best way to say it. The game is so complex in make, and simple in execution. I have some experience playing DND on tabletop (virtual and irl), but even if I didn’t, the game would still be so accessible it is a crime it doesn’t come downloaded on all platforms. For example…
I was in an abandoned temple overrun with Goblins. I accepted a mission from a leader of a druidic circle in the area to eliminate three Goblin leaders in order to save the traveling band of Tieflings stuck in the surrounding forest. I managed to take care of two of the leaders in a sneaky manner, but the last one surrounded himself with an army of lackies. I charged at him with the help of the druid leader (in the form of a bear), ready to take him and his henchmen down.
That battel lasted for almost two hours…
It was an epic brawl! My rogue character stabbed the leader in the back, while my cleric companion healed our fighter, and our wizard was PUSHED INTO A PIT FULL OF GIANT SPIDERS! As he landed he fell unconscious, about to die. This was so scary, there wasn’t a quick way down to save him… well, there was one way. I took my rogue character and jumped in the pit to follow him! It felt so cinematic, and my risky maneuver paid off in the end. This game is so good because my wizard being shoved into the pit wasn’t “scripted,” it happened naturally. My decision to follow him down to save him was also natural (and the consequence of numerous spider bites was also natural). It is so hard to make moments like this in games, and that moment happened so… naturally. That moment and this game will live with me for awhile.
Sorry for the rant, I just really like the game. Go play it.
See you next week!
