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Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Siege of Dragonspear Controversy

Some controversy has arisen surrounding last week's release of the new Siege of Dragonspear expansion for Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition as fans react to bugs and other gameplay issues in the add-on as well as a perceived political agenda in the game's story. TechRaptor has an updated story on the situation (thanks Eurogamer) that attempts to separate the issues for clarity. One concern is elements that reference a transgender character and a separate wisecrack saying "Really, it's about ethics in heroic adventuring" which seem like an indirect jab at #gamergate. Elements like these are being connected back to comments in an interview on Kotaku where writer Amber Scott admitted to addressing some of the sexism from the original Baldur's Gate. This led to a post by Trent Oster asking that people post their positive impressions to counteract the negative reviews based on these social issues. Going back to the beginning, the complication there is that many reviews express legitimate concerns about bugs and technical issues with the expansion, which are going to remain negatives for many regardless of their views on the societal issues involved.

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