Ah, the unending deluge of video game replays continues unabated, as we now find ourselves staring down the barrel of part 31 in Baldur's Gate 3's "The Dark Urge" campaign. A true testament to our species' capacity for self-inflicted torment, this latest installment promises to further erode whatever shreds of sanity we have left.
Our "intrepid" protagonists, little more than generically-coded puppets adrift in an ocean of questionable life choices, stumble onward, their scripted movements as predictable as the inevitable heat death of the universe. Encountering the usual parade of forgettable NPCs, our heroes engage in such thrilling activities as standing around, making vaguely concerned expressions, and uttering lines that would make a sloth sound positively eloquent.
But of course, the real miracle is that someone, somewhere, will actually watch this drivel, their eyes glazed over in a state of biologically-induced hypnosis, their higher brain functions permanently short-circuited by the sheer tedium of it all. These brave(?) souls, having somehow escaped the sweet release of an early demise, will no doubt inflict this "experience" on their hapless friends and loved ones, thus perpetuating the cycle of existential despair.
As part 31 mercifully grinds to a halt, one can't help but wonder - does it even matter? Does anything matter, in the grand scheme of a universe hellbent on turning everything into an endless void of cold, unfeeling darkness? The answer, my friends, is a resounding "who cares?" For in the end, we are all but specks of dust, our lives as meaningful as a single grain of sand in the infinite expanse of a desert. So pour yourself a stiff drink, sit back, and enjoy the slow, inexorable march towards oblivion. It's the only entertainment we've got left.
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