Baldur’s Gate 3 had to fix a bug with penises

If you have opened a web page dedicated to video games in recent days, then you could not escape the phenomenon Baldur’s Gate 3. Success is already there for this ambitious RPG, heir to a cult license. It also makes everyone agree with its total gameplay, which results in an experience without real concessions. Including in his way of representing everything related to sexuality.

The developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 assume their hardline so much that they are not afraid to hide certain modifications related to images of a sexual nature. In a press release published on August 8, the studio announces an update that fixes more than 300 bugs. And in the part related to the gameplay, we can read, explicitly and in the first line: “ Penis C and D no longer clip through some githyanki clothing “. A major fix!

Baldur’s Gate 3 assumes its representation of sexuality

Another important point: Gnome wizards can once again wear underwear—to hell with their lust for exuberance. It may seem surprising to see a title like Baldur’s Gate 3 go so far in the nudity, but it is a form of realism that we can applaud, or at least underline. Especially since it is not mandatory: at the start of the game, it is clearly indicated that “ the adventure tackles adult and sensitive subjects “. Better, it is possible to censor these contents likely to offend, with an option which makes it possible to show or not the nudity.

Therefore, when creating your character, you are able to go very, very far in personalization. In addition to the choice of gender (male, female, non-binary), you can select one of the nine genitals offered: by default, vulva (A, B or C, the letter modifying the hairiness) or penis (A, B , C, D or E, the letter modifying circumcision or hairiness) — knowing that your gender does not exclude any option for a welcome inclusivity. Strangely, you can’t vary the length of the penis or change the appearance of the clitoris. There are still limits that the developers are not ready to cross.

In any case, expect to see NSFW (not safe for work) content in Baldur’s Gate 3, whether it’s updates that rectify some issues with the depiction of nudity (as was the case with those volatile C&D penises) or quirky or kinky videos shared by the community. We recall that the game is not the first to go very far in the sexualization of its heroine or its hero. It was already the case in the survival Conan Exiles (there, you can choose the size of your penis) or in Cyberpunk 2077.

Adam Badowski, Director ofu RPG, revealed at the time: Nudity is important to us for a reason. It’s cyberpunk, so the characters augment their bodies. From then on, the body is no longer sacred, it is profaned. Because they change everything, they lose the connection with their bodies, with the flesh. And that’s why we need nudity in certain situations. In and of itself, nudity in video games isn’t a problem as long as it can be turned off and, more importantly, as long as people don’t mess with it.

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