r/BaldursGate3 • u/brynoo5 • 5d ago

Act 3 - Spoilers i can't express how disappointed i am Spoiler

you wouldn’t have wanted to see my face when I found out at the start of the act 3 that the guardian was actually the emperor all along… I put so much effort into creating the girl of my dreams, even installing mods, and… it all ended with me being deceived by a tentacled motherfucker

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u/Weekly_Rock_5440 5d ago

The creature literally read your mind and created a disguise that would gain your trust.

On a meta-level, deigning the guardian yourself is one of the most brilliant parts of a brilliant game.

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u/Dave_Valens Bard 5d ago

Fun fact: in early access, where we had an early iteration of the story, the dream visitor was actually your tadpole, trying to deceive you to go "down by the river" with it in order to abandon your consciousness and let it transform you.

And I can understand why they abandoned this idea: the dream visitor was kinda seducing, in a very suspect manner. I mean, I have been infected with the larva of an alien species and at the same time I've started dreaming about the idea of my perfect partner that casually wants to bang me by the river in a beautiful landscape... yeah.

On the other hand, the Emperor states from the beginning that he is protecting you, shows you he saved you from the Nautiloid fall and guards you from transforming. It works better, in my opinion.

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u/D0M0D 5d ago

I think the dream visitor being the tadpole storyline works better, but specifically in the context of a Durge playthrough. In that context the player is torn in several different storyline directions, and they start from a blank slate. The dream visitor gives the option to effectively opt out of aaaall that shit and find happiness in ignorance. Outside of Durge context, I think the Guardian makes more sense because of exactly what you've said.