WizKids did Baldur’s Gate 3 soiled with its new D&D Icons of the Realms assortment of miniature figures. The anticipated assortment primarily based on the beloved RPG (my private 2023 GOTY) launched in April, and a few consumers seen that the characters look nothing — and I imply nothing — like how they have been marketed. These cursed recreations of Shadowheart, Astarion, Karlach, Gale, Wyll, and Lae’zel appear to be unlicensed knockoffs when they’re, the truth is, formally licensed by Wizards of the Coast. And, it prices $50 for the set!
Anybody who has performed the sport, or at the very least seen its cowl artwork quite a few occasions, is aware of what these characters ought to appear to be. They don’t appear to be 3D-printed discards predestined for the rubbish bin, with little to no effort made to look genuine, until maybe you’re squinting from 10 ft away.
In response to consumers posting photos of the botched figures on social media and retail websites, and sure from GamesRadar and different websites posting about it final week, WizKids posted an apology to consumers — and to Wizards of the Coast. In it, it particulars how one can get a refund or a alternative to anybody who purchased them on-line or at a neighborhood video games retailer. Maintain them, change them, destroy them, pray to them. It’s as much as you.