Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 devs completely rewrote Shadowheart to \u201cdial down\u201d her sassiness Larian StudiosOne of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s greatest strengths is the varied and extensive cast of memorable characters that confront the player during their three-act journey. One of the most important is Shadowheart, but she was nearly a very different person from the one featured in the finished game. For the most part, Shadowheart is beloved by the Baldur\u2019s Gate community. A big part of that is her strong personality, blending humor, solid advice and, for lack of a better term, a certain amount of sassiness. According to GamesRadar+, that sassiness was considerably more pronounced in earlier iterations of the script. Speaking at a BAFTA panel in the UK, director Swen Vincke confirmed that the writers may have pushed the character beyond her likeable limits initially. \u201cWe thought Shadowheart, in the beginning when she was very sassy, she was great because our main thing was, we\u2019re going to create a party of people who distrust each other, and then they\u2019re going to grow to trust each other,\u201d Vincke said. He then went on to recall an instance in which a senior developer approached him and simply said, \u201cI really don\u2019t like Shadowheart.\u201d When pressed on whether this had led to the character being toned down, Vincke confirmed it did, saying, \u201cYeah, heavily dialed down.\u201d With the benefit of hindsight, the decision to change Shadowheart seems to have been a good one. The character is one of the most recognizable from the third entry in the Baldur\u2019s Gate series, and she remains one of the most popular romance options for players. Larian Studios has now moved on to an as-yet-unannounced new project. What we do know is that it won\u2019t be Baldur\u2019s Gate 4, as the developer confirms they are moving away from the franchise, much to the chagrin of the player base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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