Actually, Baldur’s Gate 3 is supposed to offer over 100 hours of gameplay. However, some players have now discovered that the game can end much earlier – albeit more or less unintentionally. At least it’s not a cruel demise, but something like a “happy ending.”
How do I finish the game in 20 minutes?
- Shortly after you crash with the Nautiloid and collect some of your companions, you encounter a half-dead Mindflayer in the wreck.
- This one tries to take your body because otherwise it will die. Of course, you don’t really want that.
- A voice in your head tells you that it would actually be a good idea. If you agree, your character willingly gives up their life with a smile.
Is that really a “good ending”? Depends on how you look at it. The narrator says that your character has never felt happier. However, it probably isn’t a real “ending” since no credits roll across the screen.
Actually, this death only happens if you fail two really easy Wisdom saving throws. According to PCGamer, where this ending was “discovered,” this has even happened a few times.
However, you can also choose to willingly submit to the Mindflayer. The better option is to simply crush its head. This happens when you finish it off quickly.
17,000 different endings – Even without the Mindflayer
Baldur’s Gate 3 actually offers hundreds of hours of gameplay, unless you’re just eaten by a Mindflayer and take that as the end. Depending on how you decide, the conclusion can be very different.
The developers spoke of over 17,000 different outcomes for the story. We can only speculate what they are at the moment. However, we have already told dozens of different stories within the editorial team.
However, how you behave can already make a big difference in the outcome. For example, I decided to play a character for advanced players and promptly lost half of my companions. Now I am following a completely evil path.
Baldur’s Gate 3 allows you to fully indulge and make use of everything that can be done. Every creative solution is rewarded in some way, and almost everything works – even things that are absurd even for a fantasy world:
