Baldurs Gate 3s Laezel Combat Stance Literally the Stuff of Ancient Samurai Dreams
Divine inspiration.
Larian Studio's animation game was extremely on point in Baldur's Gate 3. The ludicrous number of unique interactions each character has gives each so much personality, and as it turns out, inspiration struck one of the developers from an unexpected angle.
In an illuminating new series looking at mocap in BG3, Larian's choreography expert Mustapha El Bachiri, among other things, explains where Lae'zel's unique style of combat comes from. Confirming it was inspired by an "eastern martial arts samurai background", Bachiri went a step further, adding a special technique that once came to an ancient swordmaster in a dream to add "a little elusive touch."
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