"Very important findings": Much like Baldur's Gate 3, Larian knows you have been watching Divinity's "sexy times" on repeat

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Much like with Baldur's Gate 3, hardened RPG fans are particularly infatuated with one very NSFW quality of Larian Studios' upcoming game, Divinity – its, uh, sex.

The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and Larian publishing director Michael "Cromwelp" Douse has posted proof enough. With a screenshot of what appears to be the studio's private group chat, scenes from the Divinity trailer that YouTube marked as the most rewatched come to light – and yes, you guessed it.

Those moments are none other than those depicting an orgy, with humans and, er, lizard folk copulating.

"Very important findings," writes Douse. In the attached screencap, an unnamed developer's message can be seen, reading, "Never noticed our two most replayed moments were the sexy times in xcal trailer." By "xcal," the dev likely means "Excalibur" – the codename Larian gave one of the two projects it's working on (apparently, Divinity).

It's amusing, to say the least, seeing devs' private reactions to the community's unbridled horniness.

It's certainly not the first time, however. Remember Baldur's Gate 3 and the whole bear sex fiasco? Or Larian's acknowledgment of player-created mods like, uh, Withers Big Naturals (if you know, you know – if you don't, be grateful).

I'm happy to see that neither the studio nor its games' fans have changed one bit when it comes to Divinity, and honestly, I just knew those scenes would be the most rewatched moments the first time I saw the trailer.

Douse previously said Larian's admittedly graphic trailer "isn't about trying to shock" viewers, but rather "about trying to match their powers of comprehension so that it resonates" – and I'd say that checks out. Sure, there's gore and lizard sex, but that's clearly nothing this community can't handle.

As the dev put it at the time, "We know people are capable of appreciating a three-dimensional world." Capable indeed.

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Anna Koselke
Anna Koselke
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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