Screenshot by Twinfinite via Larian Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThese storylines even collide when you manage to convince both to join your camp. When the Owlbear Cub has a nightmare about everything he’s gone through, Scratch is there to help him through it and support him until he’s confident that he’s finally safe. He does so because he remembers the fears of his own childhood, made all the more tangible by his own recent loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a drop in an ocean of stories and plotlines you encounter, but goes so far to flesh them out beyond how video game pets usually are. I felt more connected to the game’s pup and cub because they were more than a somewhat expected feature. They existed in the world before I stumbled into it, and continued to deal with their own problems even after joining up with me. They were legitimate characters as opposed to mechanics or features to interact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s more is that it makes you care about both of them that much more. Their antics around your camp together become more than cute; they’re evidence that both are continuing through their own personal narratives. Scratch is still moving on from the loss of his original owner, and is doing his duty as the Owlbear Cub’s new de facto protector and friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are still plenty of other games set to release this year, and it’s more than possible they’ll feature memorable animal companions. But it’s hard to believe any of them can measure up to the pair of lovable critters Baldur’s Gate 3 brings to the table. Both Scratch and the Owlbear Cub have earned a place in my heckin’ good boy hall of fame, and if you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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