A player on Reddit reports about his first experience with an ending in Baldur’s Gate 3 that has reached very few players – or perhaps no one wants to reach it at all. Because it really affected him emotionally.
Which ending did the player reach? In a Reddit post, the player Ok_Preparation6937 reports on an ending that has been reached by relatively few players. It is the ending “Whole the Dad”: The Dark Urge takes over the Nesserbrain in Bhaal’s name, ascends the Blood Throne – and ultimately destroys the world and all life. An ending that one could easily give the title of the “most evil” ending.
While you think about the coming, glorious deaths, Father sends a foreboding of your red-glossy fate: You are the end. The last living being, while all others were killed by your hand. Alone, amidst their bile, at the end of eternity. Then, and only then, will Father be proud.
Narrator from Baldur’s Gate 3 during the ending “Whole the Dad”.
However, the player felt a little differently than his character at the end of his run: “I just want to cry.” (via Reddit)
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Reactions range from fear to euphoria
How did the player feel about his ending? The player writes that the ending completely overwhelmed him:
“I reached an ending that only 3% of other players have gotten. But I feel empty and it was a terrible ending because it was so evil. […] I just have … I have never been able to choose the evil path in games, a nod to Larian for creating a truly damn evil ending.”
He also adds that he is now playing a run in Honor Mode, where he plays a Dark Urge, who rejects his past and his father.
What do other players say about this ending? In his post, he also asks other players of the subreddit if anyone has played the same ending and if they regret it. The reaction is mixed, but sometimes significantly more euphoric compared to the author of the original post:
- “After the ending, I had to take some time. It was so far removed from humanity, brutal and abominable at the same time. […] Otherwise, they really nailed it. To become the Absolute and the complete, squandered emptiness of everything. Brilliant” writes tarpex.
- “My first campaign. I do not regret it. I have done it so many times already. Send help, I must be broken”, writes ghostarray.
- “While I love achieving successes, I am unable to play through an evil run. Therefore, I am very glad about people like you who dare to do it and people who enjoy it. So I can see it”, writes Darth_Peregrine.
Baldur’s Gate 3 allows players to become a hero and savior of Baldur’s Gate or its destroyer. There are surprisingly few moral boundaries set for them here – which many of them gladly accept. Those who want to learn more about the possibilities of an evil finale in Baldur’s Gate 3 can read more here on MeinMMO: Baldur’s Gate 3 shows a new evil ending – and it is really dark
