In a current, soul-crushingly uneventful YouTube replay of the Baldur's Gate 3 campaign "The Dark Urge," viewers are rudely reminded that time is a cruel, unyielding force. As the adventurers trudge through their digital quest, one can't help but feel a deep sense of existential dread, knowing that the events unfolding on screen are not only taking place in the corporeal present but also in the ancient history of Faerun.
The replay serves as a stark reminder of the unchanging nature of the present, a present filled with cliché fantasy tropes and predictable plot twists. As viewers watch the adventurers battle their way through hordes of enemies and navigate their way through cookie-cutter dungeons, they are left to ponder the futility of it all. What is the point of this journey? What does it all mean?
In the end, the replay leaves viewers with more questions than answers, a bitter taste of disappointment lingering in their mouths. Perhaps, in the grand scheme of things, watching a YouTube replay of a video game campaign is nothing more than a sad reminder of the unchanging nature of the present—and the futility of trying to escape it.
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