For this KTCO “Book” Club conversation, writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall returns to the show to talk about the game Baldur’s Gate 3. In our conversation, Maggie and I talked about what it’s like to experience a story with so many branching paths, how player choices reflect the player’s personality, as well as some standout storytelling moments from the game.

(Recorded February 9, 2024.)

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Show Notes:

• Maggie Tokuda-Hall
• Purchase Baldur’s Gate 3
• Purchase The Siren, the Song, and the Spy
• Preorder The Worst Ronin
• Pools of Darkness
• Unlimited Adventures
• Icewind Dale
• Baldur’s Gate 2
• Octopath Traveler
• The Last of Us
• The Adventure Zone
• Dungeons & Daddies
• Neil Newbon
• Roger Ebert - “Video games can never be art”
• The Brothers Sun
• Sarah Lotz - The Impossible Us

Transcript

Episode Credits

• Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
• Music: Podington Bear
• Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo