Summary
- Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3 is brutal, with permanent death and no save reloads.
- A player lost their playthrough to a painting mishap, with companions turning hostile.
- Some players suggest using exploits in Honour Mode, but not all find it in the spirit of the mode.
A Baldur's Gate 3 player online has shared their heartbreaking death in Honour Mode, losing a playthrough to an in-game painting. Baldur's Gate 3 will reach its first anniversary in just a few months' time, but player stories from the game continue to enthrall gamers online.
Honour Mode is frequently seen as the biggest challenge Baldur's Gate 3 has to offer. Death is permanent, and players are unable to reload saves in order to survive a bad situation. It's brutal, especially considering the fact that playthroughs of the game can often take upwards of 100 hours to complete. It's not for the faint-hearted, and only the most talented of gamers will survive the challenge. Since the release of the game, stories of players failing Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode in silly ways have been frequent on the internet, but this latest story might be the strangest so far.
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Redditor WhatchaTrynaDootaMe shared their funny story, which goes over how they lost their Honour Mode playthrough to a painting. According to the user, they had received a painting as a reward for completing the Free the Artist quest in Baldur's Gate 3. They decided to inspect the painting back at camp, but while there, Scratch ran into it as it was thrown down. This caused every single companion to immediately become hostile to the player, and, with no way to defuse tensions or reload the save, were forced to accept their fate as the playthrough came to a close.
Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Run Dies to Painting Mistake
Others in the thread had suggested that on the PC version of the game, they would have been able to close the game via Task Manager to keep their run intact. However, not only was this too late in this instance, it also feels against the spirit of Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3. While some clever gamers have found ways to cheese the mode in situations like this, there will be some who wouldn't do this, regardless of knowing that an exploit exists or not.
Although Larian has largely moved on from Baldur's Gate 3, gamers still have a lot to look forward to in upcoming patches for the game. Patch 7 for Baldur's Gate 3 will finally add support for mod tools, and considering the release won't be arriving until September, players are expecting it to be a huge swan song for the studio as it moves onto its next projects. The good news is that Baldur's Gate 3 is the perfect type of RPG that players will mod for many years to come, keeping it alive even without the support of Larian.
Baldur's Gate 3
- Released
- August 3, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.
THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.
A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Franchise
- Baldur's Gate
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical Only
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 100+ Hours
- Metascore
- 96
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
