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== Games == | == Games == | ||
=== Divinity === | === Divinity === | ||
Most of Larian's previous games are part of the ''Divinity'' series, beginning with ''Divine Divinity'' (2002) and ending (for now at least) with ''Divinity: Original Sin'' (2014) and ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (2017). The latter game has many things in common with '' | Most of Larian's previous games are part of the ''Divinity'' series, beginning with ''Divine Divinity'' (2002) and ending (for now at least) with ''Divinity: Original Sin'' (2014) and ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (2017). The latter game has many things in common with ''Baldur's Gate 3'', including the use of "origin characters" who can be chosen as the player character or recruited as companions; physics-based effects like [[surface]]s and [[Dippable|dippable weapons]]; and the ability to talk to most animals. | ||
The [[Digital Deluxe Upgrade]] contains several references to ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (DOS2 for short): | The [[Digital Deluxe Upgrade]] contains several references to ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (DOS2 for short): | ||
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* Characters who can [[Perform]] gain access to three additional songs which reference DOS2: [[Of Divinity and Sin]], [[The Queen's High Seas]] and [[Sing for Me]]. | * Characters who can [[Perform]] gain access to three additional songs which reference DOS2: [[Of Divinity and Sin]], [[The Queen's High Seas]] and [[Sing for Me]]. | ||
* The Divinity Item Pack contains several items from DOS2: the [[Mask of the Shapeshifter]], [[Cape of the Red Prince]], [[Lute of the Merryweather Bard]], [[Needle of the Outlaw Rogue]] and [[Bicorne of the Sea Beast]]. | * The Divinity Item Pack contains several items from DOS2: the [[Mask of the Shapeshifter]], [[Cape of the Red Prince]], [[Lute of the Merryweather Bard]], [[Needle of the Outlaw Rogue]] and [[Bicorne of the Sea Beast]]. | ||
*Micheil Ros' pig Lulabelle is referenced in a Deception check during a | |||
There are other references to DOS2 which don't require the Digital Deluxe version: | |||
*Micheil Ros' pig Lulabelle is referenced in a [[Deception]] check during a conversation with [[Manip Nestor]], the Fist guarding the barn at the beginning of Act 3. (May only be available when you're caught sneaking into the barn.) | |||
=== Final Fantasy XIV === | === Final Fantasy XIV === | ||
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Pre-ordered copies of the Japanese PS5 version of the game from publisher Spike Chunsoft came with a special “Dice of Hope and Despair” [[die designs|die design]] “with the motif of Monokuma appearing in the ''Danganronpa'' series”, which is also published by Spike Chunsoft.{{cite web|work = Official website |url = https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/baldursgate3/top/ |title = Baldur’s Gate III |publisher = Spike Chunsoft |accessdate=2023-12-23}} In the ''Danganronpa'' series, Monokuma is a black and white robotic teddy bear who forces the students of Hope’s Peak Academy to kill each other in deadly games. The dice is mostly white, but the "20" face is black with a symbol matching Monokuma’s distinctive red left eye. | Pre-ordered copies of the Japanese PS5 version of the game from publisher Spike Chunsoft came with a special “Dice of Hope and Despair” [[die designs|die design]] “with the motif of Monokuma appearing in the ''Danganronpa'' series”, which is also published by Spike Chunsoft.{{cite web|work = Official website |url = https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/baldursgate3/top/ |title = Baldur’s Gate III |publisher = Spike Chunsoft |accessdate=2023-12-23}} In the ''Danganronpa'' series, Monokuma is a black and white robotic teddy bear who forces the students of Hope’s Peak Academy to kill each other in deadly games. The dice is mostly white, but the "20" face is black with a symbol matching Monokuma’s distinctive red left eye. | ||
== Television == | === Dragon Age: Origins === | ||
Completing the quest [[Find the Missing Letters]] grants inspiration to [[Noble]] characters via a background goal called "Interrupted Communications". This title alludes to a quest from ''Dragon Age: Origins'' called "Correspondence Interruptus" which also involves tracking down missing letters. | |||
== Films & Television == | |||
=== 'Allo 'Allo! === | |||
* When first encountering [[Hope]] in the [[House of Hope]], she says "You have to listen very very very closely. I will say this only once.", alluding to the famous phrase "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once", a line spoken very often in the series by several characters, but mainly by Michelle Dubois, a woman in the French Resistance during WWII. | |||
=== Apocalypse Now === | |||
* The [[Soldier]] background goal "Love That Smell", granted for bombing the [[Steel Watch Foundry]], alludes to a scene in the film ''Apocalypse Now'' in which an American military officer proclaims "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" as an attack on a civilian target commences. | |||
=== Asterix and Cleopatra === | |||
* The [[Guild Artisan]] background goal "Special Iced Arsenic...Brew?" references a song about poisoning a cake (a "special iced arsenic cake", according to the lyrics) from the animated film ''Asterix and Cleopatra''. | |||
===Avatar: The Last Airbender=== | ===Avatar: The Last Airbender=== | ||
* The NPC [[Geezer Loryss]] is a merchant in the [[Lower City]], who bemoans the destruction of his cabbage stand. This references the recurring [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRFDr8Vgp_Q Cabbage Merchant] bit character in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', who is a frequent victim of collateral damage from the heroes' adventures. Loryss also has unique dialogue for the [[Monk]] class, referencing protagonist Aang's monastic character. | * The NPC [[Geezer Loryss]] is a merchant in the [[Lower City]], who bemoans the destruction of his cabbage stand. This references the recurring [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRFDr8Vgp_Q Cabbage Merchant] bit character in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', who is a frequent victim of collateral damage from the heroes' adventures. Loryss also has unique dialogue for the [[Monk]] class, referencing protagonist Aang's monastic character. | ||
=== The Fifth Element === | |||
* "Multipass", a [[Noble]] background goal, is enthusiastically repeated a number of times by Milla Jovovich's character Leeloo in the film ''The Fifth Element''. | |||
=== Ghostbusters === | |||
* The [[Outlander]] background goal "I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows" paraphrases a lyric from the title theme to the film ''Ghostbusters''. | |||
=== Gravity Falls === | === Gravity Falls === | ||
* The item [[Shield of Shielding]] is a reference to the episode ''Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons'' where a main character, Grunkle Stan, casts a spell of the same name due to rather unimaginative quick thinking. | * The item [[Shield of Shielding]] is a reference to the episode ''Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons'' where a main character, Grunkle Stan, casts a spell of the same name due to rather unimaginative quick thinking. | ||
=== Indiana Jones === | |||
* The [[Guild Artisan]] background goal "These Belong in a Museum!" is a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indy says this about historical artifacts being pilfered by private collectors. | |||
=== Jojo's Bizarre Adventure === | === Jojo's Bizarre Adventure === | ||
* The greataxe [[Sethan]] and its abilities are a reference to a character in ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' named [https://jojowiki.com/Alessi Alessi]. Alessi wields an axe and possesses a stand spirit named Sethan that similarly wields an axe and who has the power to de-age people, usually reducing them into young children. | * The greataxe [[Sethan]] and its abilities are a reference to a character in ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' named [https://jojowiki.com/Alessi Alessi]. Alessi wields an axe and possesses a stand spirit named Sethan that similarly wields an axe and who has the power to de-age people, usually reducing them into young children. | ||
=== Parks and Recreation === | |||
* The [[Charlatan]] background goal "Not to Worry, I Have a Permit" quotes a scene from ''Parks and Recreation'' in which Ron Swanson offers a park ranger a permit that simply says "I can do what I want". | |||
== Literature == | == Literature == | ||
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* The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | * The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | ||
* The in-game book ''[[You've Got Friends in the Guild]]'' contains the sentence "Their view is this: if you got to have crime, better it be ''organised'' crime!" This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild. | * The in-game book ''[[You've Got Friends in the Guild]]'' contains the sentence "Their view is this: if you got to have crime, better it be ''organised'' crime!" This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild. | ||
=== Other Novels === | |||
* The [[Guild Artisan]] background goal "Trust and a Little Pixie Dust" references J. M. Barrie's novel ''Peter Pan'', in which it is said that all one needs to make one's dreams come true is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust. | |||
* The [[Sage]] background goal "All Knowledge is Worth Having" is a saying from Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Dart''. | |||
* The [[Urchin]] background goal "Artful Dodger" is taken from the nickname of the leader of a street urchin gang in Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist''. | |||
== Music == | |||
* The [[Entertainer]] background goal "Eclipse of the Heart" references the 1983 Bonnie Tyler song "Total Eclipse of the Heart". | |||
* The [[Haunted One]] background goal "Who Let the Gnolls Out" references the 2000 Baha Men song "Who Let the Dogs Out". | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||