The Baldur’s Gate TV show should focus on the Dark Urge and Bhaal, because we need more serious fantasy in this world

Baldur’s Gate 3 is going to be adapted into a TV show, with no involvement from Larian. While that itself is a bummer, a good number of talented folks have been brought on to bring the story to the little screens, likely twisting it into something different, original, and adjacent to the game rather than straight-up copying its plot.

And they should model the show around the Dark Urge character and its homicidal god, Bhaal.

The Dark Urge, for those who hadn’t played the old games, was the central character of Baldur’s Gate 1 and Baldur’s Gate 2. The spawn (offspring) of the murder-god Bhaal, the Dark Urge had to combat their nature and always stay on the run, avoiding the bloodfiend’s goons and monsters along the way.

Baldur’s Gate 3 upped the ante for this character, giving you a lot of control over how they’ll turn out. You could succumb to the urge, embracing your old self and restarting the path to chaos and carnage, or fight it out, accepting this new chance at a normal life, free from the freedom-promising shackles of Bhaal and his host of slaughter.

This storyline is perhaps the best-written and most dramatic of all the characters you can select. It allows for a totally custom character, but also one that has a semi-preset story where you are the one who alters parts of it.

The human side to it, where one must wrestle with their own nature as something they did not choose to be, is a perfect dramatic theme for television. It’s something that, while super close to its fantasy background and part of a broader fantastical world, separates itself from low-level, kid-friendly fantasy that most of the genre has become saturated with nowadays.

The Dark Urge and Bhaal are serious, gritty, bloody, and even disgusting to a degree, but all of that plays into refining the tone of the story that leans more to the mature side rather than retaining the superficial glee of DnD fantasy.

The very city of Baldur’s Gate, too, is centered around Bhaal and his cult thriving underground in the sewers and ancient ruins, so even if the story doesn’t follow that thread directly, it still has to make it a strong presence. At that point, since you’re incorporating a fundamental aspect of the setting (the city), you might as well elevate your central plot and make it fit in with its surroundings, i.e., by making the main character(s) related to the city, its cults, nature, history, and culture.

Without Bhaal and the Dark Urge as key components, I fail to see how just another Forgotten Realms story is going to be worth consuming.

Then again, I’m cautiously optimistic to see how this’ll play out, and God forbid I be wrong about something.

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The upcoming title Mewgenics is going to launch soon on PC, and this guide will help you keep track of the launch.

Made by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, Mewgenics is an interesting take on the turn-based and roguelite genres. Instead of heroes and fantastic beasts, you’ll be building up a cat army. If you don’t want to waste a moment, this guide’s countdown will help you with that.

Mewgenics release countdown

Mewgenics will go live on PC on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The release date was announced previously by the developers, and the following countdown will expire once the launch goes live.

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The countdown is based on the following timings.

• 9am PT
• 11am CT
• 12pm ET
• 5pm UTC
• 6pm CET

The timings mentioned here are based on the information available on SteamDB. Any change ahead of the launch will be duly updated on this guide.

What to expect from Mewgenics

Mewgenics will be your dream video game if you ever plan to raise a cat army. You’ll have to assemble a team of cats in Boon County. These aren’t ordinary cats, as they have their mutant powers and class-specific collars. Your task is to lead this team in turn-based adventures where they will face strong enemies.

You can choose to combine 1000+ unique abilities, 900+ items, and environmental interactions. No two rounds will be the same, and you’ll have to be on the top of your wits to guide your cat buddies. An important aspect is breeding your cats to create the ultimate mutant that can sweep every enemy they face.

If you’re interested in playing the game, you can wishlist Mewgenics on Steam to stay on top of the launch.

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