Skip to main content PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES Search PC Gamer View Profile Movies & TV Gaming Industry PC Gaming Show Newsletter Signup Community Guidelines Affiliate Links Meet the team About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine Subscription Why subscribe? Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Baldur's Gate 3 Doom: The Dark Ages Marvel Rivals Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 I don't know what I expected: Everybody's just recreating memes in Baldur's Gate 3's new photo mode Ted Litchfield 18 April 2025 You're all having too much fun, we need to get back to power gaming. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Larian Studios) Perusing the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit for pro gamer tips this morning (as one does), I was struck by something: It was all photo mode shitposts. The subreddit has gazed upon all Patch 8 has to offer, and summarily declared: "This is r/BaldursGate3, bitch. We clown in this mf. Better take your sensitive ass back to r/BG3builds." You're laughing? Prime OP Shadow Blade combos are getting drowned out by memes, and you're laughing? Well, despite the wall-to-wall goofs about a game I take very seriously, I felt a smile on my face while my heart grew three sizes looking at all these posts⁠—I should probably see a cardiologist. This "Reddit" place has some fun jokes sometimes. Here are a few I really dug: You may like Baldur's Gate 3's excellent new photo mode is full of details, dances, and poses for your cat—as well as 7 different ways to vogue, because why not Baldur's Gate 3's shows off its upcoming photo mode by going haywire with memes "There's a she-wolf in the Nautiloid" (@ishadowheart) there’s a she wolf in the nautiloid pic.twitter.com/M2jVeJW0arApril 18, 2025 Did you know that you can leave Shadowheart behind on the Nautiloid, but she shows up at your camp later anyway, letting you recruit her still? Anyway, both she and Shakira look like they're dancing inside someone's colon in these respective shots. "Mind Flayer chic." "Time to finish your eighth run?" (Cptnem) Making memes with photo mode is awesome from r/BaldursGate3 "I don't like sand. It's coarse, rough, and irritating. And it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here, everything is soft and smooth." I think I've actually finished more Baldur's Gate 3 runs than I've stalled out on at this point, for a given value of "finish"—some of those Honour mode characters belong to the ages now. Don't speak to me or my cleric ever again (@ishadowheart) i love photo mode pic.twitter.com/TlR1xAea1YApril 18, 2025 This is the second tangential reference to the work of American actor-comedian Kevin Hart in today's article, which, with Borderlands Movie outliers discounted, is about 200% more than PC Gamer's average annual rate of Kevin Hart mentions. I have no strong feelings either way regarding this fact. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. This is also the second instance of the photo mode stylings of X, "The Everything App" user @ishadowheart in today's article, shout out to them. "The most iconic butt shot in the history of gaming" (PackagesCoreOverride) Recreated the most iconic butt shot in the history of gaming from r/BaldursGate3 Here we can('t because of Reddit spoiler tags) see how user PackagesCoreOverride recreated the iconic shot from Mass Effect 2 where Commander Shepard stands all sassy with his arms folded while the foreground is dominated by the derriere of squadmate Miranda Lawson. I've always found this image to be a bit of a lodestar for the Xbox 360 era. "Lady of Loss" (RealLundarSlayer) The Lady of Loss from r/BaldursGate3 God damn it. Now that we've gotten all that silliness out of our system, it's time to get serious and think about builds. Hexblade builds. Booming Blade builds. Swashbuckler builds. It's a whole new world of buildcrafting possibilities. Stop trying to turn Gale into "Bad Luck Gale" or something. We have Golden Dice to earn and lives to ruin. 2025 games: This year's upcoming releases Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Larian Studios Ted Litchfield Social Links Navigation Associate Editor Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Baldur's Gate 3's excellent new photo mode is full of details, dances, and poses for your cat—as well as 7 different ways to vogue, because why not Baldur's Gate 3's shows off its upcoming photo mode by going haywire with memes Thank you for ruining my life, Larian: Even after 900 hours and a dozen playthroughs, Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 has me obsessed all over again Baldur's Gate 3's accidental PS5 release of Patch 8 has the theorycrafters in a flurry—though I'm just glad D&D's blade cantrips are officially here Forget Baldur's Gate 3's new subclasses: Patch 8's most disgusting power gamer combo is the Rock That Makes You Stupid paired with a sneakily revamped level 2 spell 'This is it. Our final major game patch for Baldur’s Gate 3': The colossal Patch 8 is finally here, marking the end of (non-bug fix) updates for Larian's triumphant RPG Latest in Baldur's Gate I don't know what I expected: Everybody's just recreating memes in Baldur's Gate 3's new photo mode Thanks to Baldur's Gate 3's new Swashbuckler subclass, it no longer sucks to be a pure Rogue Forget Baldur's Gate 3's new subclasses: Patch 8's most disgusting power gamer combo is the Rock That Makes You Stupid paired with a sneakily revamped level 2 spell Baldur's Gate 3's excellent new photo mode is full of details, dances, and poses for your cat—as well as 7 different ways to vogue, because why not Former BioWare producer says Baldur's Gate 3's impact on game dev will be 'somewhat muted' thanks to industry convention, and I can't help think we've got it all backwards Baldur's Gate 3 just got the Hexblade, one of D&D's most OP multiclass options, and it's still the best 1-level dip you could possibly take Latest in News I don't know what I expected: Everybody's just recreating memes in Baldur's Gate 3's new photo mode While this paleontologist doesn't find Elden Ring's monster designs all that realistic, he was impressed by FromSoft's subtle storytelling and commitment to 'speculative biology' Rematch passes 100K Steam concurrents in open beta as 'Rocket League but with feet' turns out to be a winning idea Marvel Rivals players annoyed and confused by 'misleading' $25 Doctor Strange skin that's missing the coolest part when worn in-game Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided just to leave it The new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally shows us stretchy Pedro Pascal (but only for about two seconds) HARDWARE BUYING GUIDES LATEST GAME REVIEWS Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads Best graphics card for laptops in 2025: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2025: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested MSI RTX 5060 Ti 16G Gaming Trio OC review Tempopo review Tempest Rising review Corsair Void Wireless V2 review Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB review (Palit Infinity 3) PC Gamer is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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