#congrats to larian

[drakonovisny]

OH HELL YEAH!!! SWEET VICTORY

#absolutely deserved #congrats to larian #the show however was not worth it to stay up all night

[paperbagrat]

Everyone wake up a new meme template dropped

#big fucking congrats #to larian #and to NEIL!!!!!! #*gives him a big ol' smooch on the forehead* #also fuck the awards for playing music mid his speech #to get him off the stage #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #astarion #neil newbon #larian studios #game of the year #bg3 goty #meme format #baldurs gate astarion

[wild-magic-oops]

People really be bending backwards in order to defend Larian and the consistent way that Gale is treated worse than other companions. Truly baffling behavior, but I guess that's what happens when people can't extend the same amount of care to characters other than their favs, and think Larian is amazing for doing what should be the bare minimum in the industry actually (but the industry is so shit that people are ready to praise and defend any studio which doesn't try to rob them while spitting in their faces). Not criticizing obvious flaws won't get you a better product next time, and since I'm a petty person - I hope everyone who's telling people it's not a big deal now have the next character they're really into be the one done dirty by both the creators and the fandom.

Another thing I've never seen anyone bring up is how Gale is specifically the only companion whom Durge can kill due to an urge (which is even worded in a way which you can't guess the outcome of). Where's the urge option to kill Astari*n while he attacks you hm? Or that's right, there isn't one. Guess the fuck why. And retaliating while attacked makes a ton more sense, but sense is not smth that Larian bothers with much when it comes to their preferences.

And people choosing to indulge the urge and explaining how it's in character... I bet the majority would be finding loopholes real quick if it was their fav getting killed instead. Double standards is smth that really irks me and they're just so apparent in this fandom, it's exhausting.

Gale is also a companion you can accidentally kill instead of recruit by failing a simple dice roll. That's all it takes.

Both of those instances are smth very much outside of Gale's writer's control, so immediately the bias is showing, how easy it is to kill him.

So please, by all means, keep defending a company against the fans' criticism based on clear observations (which other people have brought up, not specifically what I talked about in this post) which you just don't want to acknowledge, I'm sure that'll work out so nicely for you the moment your preferences stop aligning with theirs.

And if you're a Gale fan who doesn't care and think people are overreacting - you do you, but the way Gale's exploding ending is treated gives really ugly irl implications which can't be ignored. Characters are fictional, but the way certain types are treated speaks of irl biases, and if you can't realize that, I really don't know what to tell you honestly. But aside from all that - professionals shouldn't let their biases show. But they did and continue to do, and that alone is definitely 100% worthy of criticism.

#tired of this fandom #it managed to out-annoy and out-shit-take even the DA fandom. congrats that's an achievement #my posts #larian critical #fandom critical

[lehdenlaulu]

BG3 is currently the top seller on Steam.

#BG3 #Baldur's Gate #congrats Larian folks

[thehornedbasterd]

CONGRATS TO LARIAN AND BALDUR'S GATE 3 FOR WINNING GOTY AWARD!!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳

And Neil Newbon for Best Performance as Astarion❤❤❤

#baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate #bg3 #bg #larian studios #thank you larian #goty 2023 #goty #game awards #game awards 2023 #game of the year #game of the year 2023 #congrats #celebration #neil newbon #astarion #bg3 astarion

[mogwaei]

Borislav Slavov wins best soundtrack in my heart.👑

*aggressively strums The Power on my lute as i ride my bear into the sunset*

#i want to get my pitchfork and torch out for that fucking injustice #then again tga is a joke at this point. riddled with ads and poorly written bits. #let the winners have the spotlight for more than 30 seconds?? #neil's speech was lovely and made me cry even for how rushed it was #fuck man this game is everything to me #congrats larian

[prototypelq]

I'm sure I'll love BG3 if/when I finally get to play it, but I am also sure I don't really want to touch that fandom with a 10 meter pole. Too big, too toxic, and they scream uncontrollably too much. It's like BG3 is their new religion and they've never played anything before.

I'm immensely glad and happy for Larian's success, they absolutely deserved and needed that win, but it's not the first nor the last good game out there, plus they have a lot of work to do for it still, as the quality control is all over the place, in last acts especially or so I've heard.

#i don't like bg3 fans #or maybe i will once the hype is up and the more sensible fans remain #it's like dragon age all over again you have to come to terms with the fact that 80% of the fanbase are toxic rabid foaming fangirls #and maybe some of the remaining percent are actually cool decent and interesting people to talk to and about #bg3 #congrats to larian for the GOTY very deserved no matter my nitpicking #also i will hunt down everyone who claims bg3 should have gotten best narrative over alan wake 2 #thank you game awards for a little piece of sanity this year it was an unexpected and pleasant surprise #baldur's gate 3 #larian studios #go play dos2 its great btw

[crowreys-wormstache]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Astarion/Tav (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Body Worship, Mentioned Cazador Szarr, Post-Canon, Comfort, Praise Kink, Astarion Has a Praise Kink (Baldur's Gate), Scars, Astarion Does Not Ascend (Baldur's Gate), Female Tav (Baldur's Gate), Fluff and Smut Summary:

Astarion gets uncomfortable when Tav tries to touch the scars on his back. One evening they finally talk about it and Tav shows him just how much she adores him - scars and all.

#Congrats Larian on getting me to write my first ever smut LMAO #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion/tav #fanfiction #ao3 #larian studios #neil newbon #jess talks

[thelikesoffinn]

Oh my fucking god, they won six times!?

That's so good and so deserved 😭♥️

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate #baldurs gate #golden joystick awards #larian studios #larian #congrats larian #(and Neil duh)

[funkylittlecrowboy]

Baldur’s Gate 3 won 6 awards including Game of the Year!!

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #game awards #honestly maaaaybe it didn’t deserve best multiplayer but I’m still happy #but congrats to Larian #and also Liam! #best performance indeed #astarion #larian studios

[nag-mamahal]

BALDUR'S GATE 3 GAME OF THE YEAR AWARDS SWEEP!!!

So far:

•Best Performance (Neil Newborn as Astarion!)

•Best RPG

•Best Multiplayer

•Players' Choice

Game of The Year 2023 Award soon hopefully!!! 🤞 Congrats Larian on your success, it's well deserved! Thanks for creating such a fantastic game ✨

Edit: THEY WON GAME OF THE YEAR

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #game of the year #goty 2023 #goty #CONGRATS LARIAN #the game awards #neil newbon

[copdog1234]

You know what else I didn't like about The Game Awards other than the fact that they rushed winners in favor of unimportant things???

Most of the trailers were flashbanging me. Whoever was in charging of editing those trailers made it hard for people with light sensitivity to even watch the fucking game trailers.

#the game awards #there were things to love ans hate about it #but heres what i hated #anyway congrats to larian studios and my fave game ever for sweeping most awards #absolutely deserved #disability #copdog screams into the void

[pinacoladamatata]

Ok I'm about to be so mad. Like unfathomably put off from this game if there is basically only 2 outcomes and not 3 for [redacted]. I am really hoping larian surprises me here

#if what i think is happening. is happening. #prove me wrong larian. please #im kindof joking but god. i am really sick of games not rewarding the player for trying to help people #like by always attaching a negative consequence to it. #like 'congrats! you helped this npc see the right path and spent hours doing quests to help them! #they're going to either die or be sad for the rest of their life now :)

[avernusdamned]

karlach approving when you let lae'zel speak for herself in front of voss being a hint at how when she has been in groups like this before SHE has never been allowed to be her own voice and how gortash DEFINITELY would have spoke over her a lot of the time, in this essay i will-----

#im vibrating... shaking.... foaming at the mouth.... #i cant stop thinking abt her i want to create a novel just talking abt her i want to create art in the shape of her #larian studios congrats im obsessed u got my ass i am OBSESSED #i'll be over here eating dirt. / ooc

[blushouyo]

doing my first playthrough of patch 9 bg3 and im actually really surprised with how much more uh.. finished? polished it is? idk but they have clearly changed a lot since my last playthrough including like. dialogue.

#the lighting looks like its been changed somehow #looks good imo! #and the first astarion scene #i feel like there were a ton more options? #idk maybe its just the character im playing this time round #and dialogue seems to be triggering much more reliably now! #great! #that was my biggest issue w the previous patches #obviously still slightly jank #but miles better and ive only just begun #congrats larian <3 #gonna buy my dad bg3 for his bday in march #since my brother bought him a pc that can run it #cant wait for full release! #probably been my most anticipated game in recent years #(that has a release date lol) #personal

[local-pirate-king]

I don't understand what everyone has for Karniss. That spider guy is creepy. But I'll let you try to convince me otherwise if you want ig. Though it might be just my hate for spiders talking.

Well, if I'm being completely honest, I might be starting to see what it's about...

#karniss #gods no #I'm not falling for the spider guy #maybe #baldur's gate 3 is ruining me #but congrats to larian for making so creepy things in the Shadow lands