Baldur's Gate 3's new epilogue bucks RPG trends to give you a chance for an honest-to-god happy ending, and that just makes more sense than grim ambiguity for its own sake

Minsc and Boo from Baldur's Gate 3.

When I loaded into Baldur's Gate 3's new epilogue, what I found was extremely sweet, almost saccharine. After parting ways with my true companions in the OG ending, some seemingly going off to their deaths or assorted metaphysical torments, it felt like a real "the Fellowship has failed" moment.

Now though? All my buds came back for a six-month reunion party, and everybody's doing great! Companions with death sentences are on the road to recovery, and the good turns I did on my quest all seem to have just made people's lives better. Spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 ahead.