The long-awaited Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay reveal is coming sooner than fans might have thought, as Larian Studios announced today that the title will be showcased during a PAX East 2020 presentation in just over a week on February 27, 2020. Baldur’s Gate 3 is the third instalment in a franchise that’s name carries a lot of weight with RPG fans, having provided the blueprint for the genre’s progression in terms of world-building, character interactions, skill trees, and more. Without exaggeration, Baldur’s Gate is one of the most important fixtures of the RPG world, and its long absence has been felt by fans across the globe.
That’s why the reveal of Baldur’s Gate 3 was so well-received, and why fans haven’t stopped talking about the games since. Although Larian Studios has yet to reveal any actual gameplay from Baldur’s Gate 3, the gruesome, dark trailer that announced the return of the franchise was more than enough to ratchet anticipation up to a fever pitch. Earlier this month, fans were teased by the game’s Twitter account, which announced that something was brewing before revealing that a Baldur’s Gate 3 announcement was coming at the end of February.
Larian Studios announced today that the Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay reveal will happen live onstage during a PAX East 2020 presentation on February 27, 2020. Larian Studios’ creative director Swen Vincke will be presenting the event, which will take place at 3:30pm EST/12:30pm PST and will finally give fans a taste of what Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay really looks like. The announcement also promised more in-depth looks at the game’s story and mechanics, which should help plot what the next several months of development and teasers look like regarding the game.
The announcement also teased a brief outline of what the story might look like, hinting at a story that’s as dark as the game first appeared during its reveal trailer, which featured a human mutating in gruesome detail. Here’s what Larian Studios provided with the announcement, which came accompanied by a small image that looks like a character’s eye is in for a world of hurt:
And here’s the teaser image:
“You are burdened with a great power devouring you from within.
How far down the path of darkness will you let it take you?
The fate of Faerûn is on your party’s shoulders.
Will you carry it to salvation, or descend with it to hell?”
The Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay reveal will be one of the most talked about events of the early 2020 season for video games, and will also help generate some excitement during a lull that has been exacerbated by several high profile game delays. Larian Studios has been teasing surprises for fans of its past games, too, which seems to indicate some major technological breakthroughs or design philosophy shifts. Either way, it’s going to be must-see footage, and it’s coming in just over a week - while some rumors continue to suggest that Baldur’s Gate 3’s release date will be earlier than expected, too.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has no official release date, but is rumored for a 2020 launch on PC and Google Stadia.
