If you found the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 to be a little too horny, well, it turns out that was due to a bug.
Relationships are a big part of the game’s appeal, but there’s no denying that companions come on a little too strong right from the off.
Speaking to TheGamer, game director Swen Vincke admitted that romances were bugged at the game’s launch and have since been tweaked.
I had a convo with gale at the celebration post goblin camp and he was all about inviting me to see some magic trick and I was like cool, sure why not
then I speak to asterion and he’s like “so your’e gonna fuck gale huh? Good on ya man”
I was like, what?
the romance in this game is definitely forced and overly aggressive
Yeah I just had a scene where wyll asked me to dance and I was ready to dunk on him with my skillz but instead they danced and make out and the game didn’t even ask me if I wanted to
This is the classic mass effect dialogue option meme where you pick a mellow option and then the MC lashes out.
A: “No.” B: “that’s a great idea”
You pick a. Then: “Why would you ever suggest that idea, that’s horrible, I want you out of my group!”
One of my favorite youtube channels did a riff on this