Even at over 60 years old, one can still find their way to gaming – this is proudly recounted by a husband whose wife has now played over 1,000 hours of Baldur’s Gate 3.
By now, after almost a year, everyone should understand that Baldur’s Gate 3 is really good. However, it is quite rare for a game to even lead non-gamers to suddenly turn to video games and immerse themselves for over 1,000 hours.
A husband shares that his wife became a gamer through Baldur’s Gate 3 and has now reached playtime in the four-digit range – much to the delight of the community.
What happened? In the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit, the player “Saino_Moore” reveals that he has been an enthusiastic gamer for years, but his wife has had little interest in the medium until now:
I am 58 (m) and have been playing since pinball existed. My wife is 62 (f) and was raised differently and never played until we started dating. Then she played D&D with me and my friends. When I got the first game, she watched, then played for the character interactions herself (with cheats). After the first two, she just stopped playing video games.
When BG3 came out, it only took a week before she started playing after watching me for a while.
A few days ago, she reached 1,000 hours. She only plays in the evenings and on weekends. I am happy that she enjoys it.
I know this isn’t very interesting, but I wanted to share what significance this game and the series have. The stories and characters are important.
That the story is considered “uninteresting” was evidently viewed differently by the community on Reddit. Almost 6,000 upvotes speak volumes.
How the community reacted: Alongside all the upvotes, there were plenty of comments expressing how happy people are for both – on one hand for the husband who has turned his wife into a gamer, and on the other hand for the wife who has managed to find access to such a hobby at her advanced age and is now enjoying it. Some of the comments include:
- “I think your wife is now officially qualified as a gamer. Congratulations to both of you!” – The_Cheeseman83
- “That’s so sweet! I hope this isn’t taken the wrong way, but I love seeing people from older generations with the same hobbies as mine.” – _tetanus_
- “I LOVE HER, she is noooow also a gamer!” – raviolenie
What games does the woman play? A bit further down in the original post, the woman also speaks up and writes:
I’ve already played at least 6 playthroughs. I work in a profession where I help people reintegrate into society after hospital stays. I love the depth of character development and that they all have such great story arcs.
It helps me in my job in strange ways and gives me some ideas on how I can build resilience. I’m currently playing as Gale (making him a storm wizard) and want him to become a deity and heal Karlach. She is my favorite. At first, I didn’t think I would like Lae’zel, but she won me over!
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