But, as ever, there’s a message behind the madness.

The game would tell you I’m not very far through.

Is this the most sensible way to play the game?

A collage of Majima from various Yakuza and Like a Dragon games.

Am I going to stop?

In our rapidly revolving news cycle, I feel a little late to the party on this one.

The substory in question is Goro’s Heart.

Wyll pointing a sword forward in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Ostensibly, it revolves around a scientist who offers you a headset that lets you talk to the animals.

Grunting, squeaking, and squawking cost extra, which is sort of the whole point.

I’ll get to that.

Verdant forestry near Kvatch.

By that point, I’d already been taken for a sucker and didn’t know it.

In the midst of the conversation, the battery died.

While this is happening, your companion Noah spots the scientist whispering into his walkie-talkie.

Goro from Pirate Yakuza in front of coins and orange background

He specifically refers to these as “microtransactions”.

Majima even tells him to “spend your effort on actual research next time”.

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