They're all pointy eared, show no mercy.What does a kender have to do with elves, though? Unless they don't and that's the joke? Or Aerie is like a child, therefore kender?
Always listen to the lore police: https://www.pcgamer.com/larian-teases-a-return-of-minsc-and-boo-in-baldurs-gate-3/
Gavin is American (Californian) born and bred.That's a perfectly valid question for all game developers, but pretty sure Gavin is just an American with a weird last name.
In terms of the prosper-face comment, Gavin wrote by far the most Baldur's Gate-style characters in Torment, like the alien sexologist or the Don Quixote guy. He's a well-regarded satirical comedy writer (got his start on Cracked.com), which always struck me as the core of the banter in Baldur's Gate -- kind of National Lampoon's LARP -- and I can imagine he'd have a lot of fun with Minsc, Viconia, Edwin/Edwina, Korgan Bloodaxe, Mazzy, Garrick ... really the whole gang. Obviously, if what you want is a Dark Knight Returns darker take on the original source material (like the Black Hound or whatever the never-made sequel was), he's not your man, but if you want to go back to pygmy giant space hamsters (the single thing people remember most about the franchise), literally no one is better.
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I forgot Quayle!
"I am so smart! S M R T! I—I mean S M A R T!" Simpsons allusion and a topical 1980s political jab.
Pretty sure this is a perfect playground for Gavin, and Larian is going to give free rein to recapture that spirit!
Yeah, me neither. In the first one I killed him but keep the girlfriend.If you mean that Baldur's Gate 2 is literally retarded, then sure. How can you (general you) even describe an RPG with one of the party members, I have never taken Minsc with me in BG2 (outside of the prologue obviously), so he doesn't feature in my conception of it at all. Same with BG1, I've never taken him, his first sentence was enough for me to go "yeah, no".
If you mean that Baldur's Gate 2 is literally retarded, then sure. How can you (general you) even describe an RPG with one of the party members, I have never taken Minsc with me in BG2 (outside of the prologue obviously), so he doesn't feature in my conception of it at all. Same with BG1, I've never taken him, his first sentence was enough for me to go "yeah, no".
Because Minsc is a synecdoche for the game as a whole. Again, we are talking about a game with a character who is meant to be a joke off of Dan Quayle and whose tagline is a Simpson's joke. Imagine the lulz of a chaotic neutral gnome illusionist, my friends! Pair him with your over-the-top heroic halfling fighter! Almost all of the party is gonzo in one way or another (Edwina!), as are a good number of the scenarios in which you find yourself. It's very much a piece with FO2, only with more overt silliness in the main party and a bit less in the scenario.
so serious character means he never makes jokes?Note, that's Valygar, a theoretically serious character
"For someone who supposedly has her soul tainted by the evil of a dead god, you remind me considerably of a chipmunk with a sugar high and a death wish."
Note, that's Valygar, a theoretically serious character, talking to Imoen, a core character. As I said, Minsc is the keystone of the whole caper.
Auraculum No, I actually like it, in a goofy, theme-park sort of way. I actually think Larian will likely make the best possible sequel because no other company is likely to create as unconstrained magical duels and high-level insanity. It's just not an RPG with a serious story like AOD, PS:T, MOTB, etc.
Also, there are so few things I can troll the Codex with, I have to catch my pleasures where I can.
There's a reason why, if you ask people to quote a line from BG2, the only one they can remember is"Go for the eyes, Boo!""You must gather your party before venturing forth"
He is memorable, but its because of how much he stands out, he does not represent the games, he is just a part of the sillier bits, the one that stands out the most because of how everpresent he is if you take him with you.and if you ask them to name a companion, they name Minsc
Silliness to cover up the darker tones is a what DnD is about, else itd be dark and grim and itd be shit, you need levity. Minsc isnt relevant to the plot of either game, nor a companion any more important than any other. Nothing is about him, directly or indirectly.Obviously, you need some non-Minsc-level content in BG3 so that the talking animals and stupid jokes contrast against other material
Incidentally, it's not one chicken, it's every chicken, though the most talkative of them has an entire questline in which you need to use the Anti-Chickenator spell to win: https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Melicamp_the_Chicken_(quest)