Overview
- During a recent Larian livestream, communications developer Aoife Wilson raised the topic, prompting CEO Swen Vincke to acknowledge the original tease was too explicit.
- He said the first draft of Baldur's Gate 3 was written at the last minute when Divinity: Original Sin 2 shipped to fulfill a contractual requirement.
- Larian scaled back the references before release, leaving subtler hints such as Fane’s epilogue line about plotting octopuses and Tarquin’s mention of beings that feed on minds.
- Items like Mind Maggots in Divinity: Original Sin 2 now read as nods to BG3’s tadpole and mind flayer lore, as reported by PC Gamer and GamesRadar+.
- Coverage notes players are re-examining both games for further connections, with Vincke also describing BG3’s design as influenced by a wide range of developer tastes.