Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players split on why Shadowheart is the \u2018most romanced companion\u2019 Larian StudiosThough Shadowheart counts as the most popular romance interest in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, fans can\u2019t seem to agree on why. In December 2023, Larian Studios shared several interesting stats related to Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. The information confirmed what many had long suspected \u2013 Shadowheart constitutes the most popular love interest, with 51 percent of players reaching the end of her romance arc. Of course, the numbers could be somewhat skewed considering the amount of people who\u2019ve played through the game more than once. But, still, Shadowheart\u2019s winning over 50 percent of the player base is nothing to scoff at, especially given the competition from other companions. When it comes to why so many easily fall for the half-elf, fans can\u2019t quite pin down what makes her so alluring. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 fans debate of popularity Shadowheart romance Reddit user codefinbel wrote a lengthy post explaining why they believe Shadowheart\u2018s such a popular love interest. The Redditor first pointed out the \u201cmost obvious reasons;\u201d for one, they think BG3\u2019s audience predominantly comprises straight men. Secondly, they argue her popularity could be due to the fact that she\u2019s one of the first companions the game introduces. However, the player notes there could be another explanation that few have considered \u2013 \u201cShadowheart is the only \u2018human-looking\u2019 female companion and the only \u2018traditionally\u2019 female companion.\u201d They continued, \u201cAll the other [female companions] have strong traditionally masculine attributes.\u201d Fellow fans seem to disagree with this thinking about Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s Shadowheart romance. One of the most upvoted replies, which has more likes than the original post, says the \u201cwhole event sequence is very natural with Shadowheart.\u201d The commenter further argues that Larian Studios went out of its way to make Shadowheart easy to romance. Someone else pointed out that she basically tells players how to win her over. An even more popular comment joked, \u201cDude wrote a whole book, it is simple: EMO CHICK WITH DADDY ISSUES.\u201d Others chimed in with more thoughtful theories. Someone who echoed the \u2018she\u2019s easy to love\u2019 sentiment added that it\u2019s not just straight men who love Shadowheart \u2013 lesbian and bi women prefer her, as well. The user explained, \u201cBi and lesbian women also love Shart (she might as well be an OC by a closeted bi 14-year-old who\u2019s really into Evanescence) which I think is a big reason why she isn\u2019t just the most popular romance but has the simple majority behind her.\u201d Those who align with this thinking argued Shadowheart\u2019s voice also made her especially appealing. Whatever the reason for the Shadowheart obsession, it seems there are myriad explanations for why her romance is worth pursuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players split on why Shadowheart is the \u2018most romanced companion\u2019 Larian StudiosThough Shadowheart counts as the most popular romance interest in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, fans can\u2019t seem to agree on why. In December 2023, Larian Studios shared several interesting stats related to Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. The information confirmed what many had long […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}