You don’t want me to let you know how extremely praised Baldur’s Gate 3 has been because it dropped final August. It’s received a number of awards and is presently one of many top-selling video games on Steam proper now. So let’s discuss Star Wars for a bit.

Properly, we’re nonetheless in Baldur’s Gate territory, however this pertains to a mod for the sport that brings a few of Lucas’ IP to Larian Studios’ launch. As noticed by DSO Gaming, Nexus Mods person Palmaman33 has given us the flexibility to wield a lightsaber in BG3‘s in any other case magical, fantasy-based world.

The modder rationalizes their resolution to combine fantasy with sci-fi by saying that “even in a world of dragons and wizards, nothing cuts by means of the darkness fairly like a lightsaber.” Certainly.

[Insert lightsaber sound here]

Palmaman33 goes on to say that the obtain grants you 5 coloration variants of the Star Wars weapon, in addition to 5 variants: Legendary, Very Uncommon, Uncommon, Unusual, and Widespread. They are often spawned by way of a tutorial chest from a separate mod or bought from a dealer.

Baldur’s Gate 3 actually does really feel like a type of video games that individuals are going to stay with for a while. Will it have the longevity of one thing like Skyrim? Who can say at this stage? It’s a tall order, however somebody’s bought to knock Bethesda’s 2011 epic off its pedestal ultimately.

And no, I nonetheless haven’t bought round to taking part in BG3 but. Do you assume if I preserve mentioning that in my posts, my editor will give me a free copy? Xbox Sequence X should you’re asking…