Baldur's Gate 3 menus run the live game engine; Larian packed 174 hours of cinematics
aakashgupta · x · 2026-09-02
- Live Engine Menus: The main menu in Baldur's Gate 3 is a live level running in the game engine, not a static painting.
- Hidden Detail: Players can drag the camera to inspect background figures, revealing they were built with the full NPC pipeline, including real armor, rigs, and walk cycles.
- Massive Scale: The game features 174 hours of cinematics (more than twice all Game of Thrones seasons combined) and three times the word count of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Financial Turnaround: Larian shifted from a €214k loss in 2022 to a €249 million pre-tax profit.
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