Baldur's Gate 3: Patch 6 impressions and a big interview with Larian

Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a whopping Steam Early Access update today in the shape of Patch 6. The headline goodies are a new Dungeons & Dragons class to play as – the Sorcerer – plus a whole new area to explore: Grymforge.

I’ll explore a few of the additions here, as I had a chance to play them at EGX recently, and then lead into an interview with Larian headmaster Swen Vincke, who I interviewed after the show.

Grymforge is a sprawling city in the Underdark, beyond where the current Early Access build ends, and is home to the really rather unpleasant Duergar dwarves. Repeat: they are not friendly, and will fight you without a moment’s hesitation.

Grymforge itself reminded me a lot of the Mines of Moria from The Lord of the Rings. It was dark, crumbling to pieces, and filled with death and brutality, and the kind of ominous sounds that come with it. But, there was also dwarven life to be found, and fiery forges roaring.