Ignatius_J_Reilly
Ignatius_J_Reilly
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Re: Why Minsc is so popular?
They don't really make fantasy worlds like Baldur's Gate any more. Nowadays, it's all DARK AND EDGY AND SERIOUS BUSINESS FOR SERIOUS MATURE ADULTS rubbish. You'd never see a character like Minsc in a… (View Post)13 -
Re: Mass Effect: Andromeda
There's the Citadel DLC, for one. I imagine the development process went something like this: BioWare Exec: We've got a problem, Bob! The ending to ME3 infuriated our fans and might have irreparably … (View Post)1 -
Re: Why do women play Baldur's Gate?
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Scratch an American and you will find a Puritan?" The Puritan legacy was a deeply Manichean one, that is, it viewed the world as a constant struggle between… (View Post)4 -
Re: Why Minsc is so popular?
The issue is this: fantasy has been going through what I call a "crisis of maturity." For a long time, fantasy (like sci-fi) was confined to a literary "ghetto." With the exceptio… (View Post)9 -
Re: Are there any novels about the Baldur's Gate series?
As others have pointed out, there are novelisations of BG1, BG2, and ToB, but they are not well-received, to put it in the mildest possible terms. It's been a long time since I've endured them, but s… (View Post)7