Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year at last year’s Game Awards, and
for good reason. Here at The Punished Backlog, the game made many of our own
Best of 2023 lists, to the point that we just had to talk about it!
On the latest episode of The Punished Podcast, we explore the game’s relationship with tabletop D&D, and discuss our favorite characters, little magical moments, strengths and weaknesses, the gorgeous Patch 5 epilogue, those wild side quests, and much, much more.
The Punished Podcast Episode 7
As I explain in the episode’s intro, we encountered some technical and scheduling issues and had to record audio across multiple sessions. The end result? A mega, three-hour episode! If you loved playing a hundred (or more) hours of
Baldur’s Gate 3, hopefully you’ll enjoy hundreds of minutes of our spoilercast discussion.
Spoiler warning: This episode is spoiler-heavy, but this post is not in case you’d like to read the excerpts below.
Content warning: This episode has swearing and often delves into NSFW content.
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Amanda Tien |
Joe Chivers |
Kei Isobe |
Ben Rashkovich
Timestamps
By panelist:
* Full panel – 0:00
* Amanda, Kei, and Joe – 44:28
* Amanda and Ben – 1:14:17
* Full panel again – 2:53:00
By topic:
* Intro – 0:00
* Endings – 4:58
* Characters and Party – 9:52
* Romance (Part 1) – 29:30
* Favorite Moments and Acts – 34:00
* Lowlights – 49:20
* Companion Quests – 56:28
* The Emperor (Part 1) – 58:38
* Future of BG3 and Larian (Part 1) – 1:02:15
* The D&D movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) – 1:13:20
* Side Quests – 1:14:20
* The Emperor (Part 2) – 1:18:52
* Romance (Part 2) – 1:21:25
* Cazador’s Palace – 1:26:48
* Early Access & Patches – 01:28:33
* Finale and Act 3 – 01:34:20
* D&D Comparisons – 01:50:00
* Replaying – 1:58:00
* Save Scumming, Elden Ring, TOTK – 2:04:16
* Future of BG3 (Part 2) – 2:12:06
* Character Backstories – 2:20:26
