2024 was still the year of Baldur's Gate 3: Why we're all still playing Larian's once-in-a-decade RPG 16 months later

Baldur's Gate 3 really is an astonishing game—and I don't just mean in the sense that it's quite good (it is). Rather, it's astonishing because of its sheer longevity. Traditionally-speaking, single player RPGs have their moment in the sun, sure. But they usually only stay there for a handful of months, after which their player bases understandably finish them, then go off to do something else with their hard-earned gamer time.

This game, however, has defied most expectations. Per Larian's own publishing head...