WizKids did Baldur’s Gate 3 soiled with its new D&D Icons of the Realms assortment of miniature figures. The anticipated assortment based mostly on the beloved RPG (my private 2023 GOTY) launched in April, and a few patrons 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 seem like unlicensed knockoffs when they’re, in actual fact, formally licensed by Wizards of the Coast. And, it prices $50 for the set!
Anybody who has performed the sport, or a minimum of seen its cowl artwork quite a few occasions, is aware of what these characters ought to seem like. They don’t seem like 3D-printed discards predestined for the rubbish bin, with little to no effort made to look genuine, until maybe you’re squinting from 10 toes away.
In response to patrons 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 patrons — 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. Hold them, exchange them, destroy them, pray to them. It’s as much as you.