In Baldur’s Gate 3 there are many cool animations. The coolest ones are probably thanks to a man with a stick who imitates a samurai.
What kind of animations are these? In order for the battles in Baldur’s Gate 3 to look as good as possible, the studio collaborated with so-called “Motion Capture” choreographers during the development of the game. These choreographers then choreograph the characters and their movements, which can then get into the game through technology.
In a new video from the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3, they present the choreographer behind some of the coolest combat animations.
Here you can watch the video:
A Man and a Stick
Who is behind the coolest animations? Mustapha El Bachiri is the choreographer responsible for many of the coolest animations in Baldur’s Gate 3. Equipped with a stick as a sword, he reenacts the most important and refined attacks from Baldur’s Gate 3.
He invented many of the attacks of the Githyanki. The attacks of this race have an “oriental martial arts samurai background”.
A well-known attack, in which the sword is placed on the inside and the attack is executed at lightning speed, for example, originates from a samurai who had to defeat a superior opponent in a dream and invented this attack while doing so.
The choreographer also talks about how the animations are designed at all. He invents many different combat moves, records them with his phone, and sends them to the developers. The finished movement and, ultimately, the animation are then built upon the suggestions.
How is the man with the stick received by the fans? The fans are excited about the insights behind the scenes of the development of Baldur’s Gate 3. @TheGamingPop writes on X.com: The guy is part of the reason why it feels so damn satisfying to use Divine Smite
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Also, @Liamhodsii expresses excitement on YouTube: “One of the best things about the success of BG3 is that it truly celebrates some of the lesser-known people and roles in game development, something that seems to be very rare in game development. It’s nice to see often overlooked but incredibly important roles being recognized with videos like this!”
@SirAron also praises the choreographer’s work on YouTube: “Combat animations don’t have to run in real-time to be beautiful. The turn-based style allowed each animation to be felt and heard so perfectly that it’s amazing.”
Not only the combat choreographers of Baldur’s Gate 3 have their say, but also the voice actors of the characters. The actress of Shadowheart jokingly complains about tongue pains: Shadowheart has been kissed so often in Baldur’s Gate 3 that the actress claims she has strained her tongue
