My Chemical Romance Singer Gerard Way Takes Break During Live Show to Discuss Baldur's Gate — Though, Bizarrely, He's Still Not Played BG3

Emo stone set My Chemical Romance person discussed their emotion for Baldur's Gate during a caller amusement astatine Wembley Stadium — though vocalist Gerard Way revealed he's someway yet to play Baldur's Gate 3.

In a interruption betwixt songs during the band's existent The Black Parade 2026 Tour, MCR frontman Way was alerted to a radical of fans holding up a banner asking the question: "Gerard, person you played Baldur's Gate 3?"

The motion appears to beryllium the enactment of TikTok idiosyncratic Katana Luciana, whose query caught the attraction of the set — and intelligibly required a response.

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"No, I lone played Baldur's Gate 1," Way responded. "Not that I astir apt wouldn't person liked 2 oregon 3. I did play the Icewind Dale expansion, but I conscionable ran retired of time, y'know."

"Did you play Baldur's Gate 3?" Way asked the crowd, to immense cheers. "Is it good?" Again, much cheers erupted successful response. "I would presume so. The archetypal 1 was a batch of fun. You know, it was the closest happening astatine the clip to playing D&D."

Why inquire MCR astir BG3? Not lone is Way a self-professed D&D fan, but the crippled is specifically referenced successful the opening to 1 of the band's astir celebrated euphony videos, I'm Not Okay (I Promise):

"You similar D&D, Audrey Hepburn, Fangoria, Harry Houdini, and croquet," Way is told astatine the opening of the video. "You can't swim, you can't dance, and you don't cognize karate. Face it, you're ne'er gonna marque it." Well, it whitethorn person taken a fewer much years, but D&D has present ne'er been much popular.

As for the Baldur's Gate series, Way seems to person plentifulness much clip to drawback up with the phenomenal BG3 portion fans hold for a 4th introduction successful the legendary role-playing crippled bid — oregon that spinoff Baldur's Gate TV series. Developer Larian has present moved connected to making Divinity, a caller RPG successful its ain universe. And portion determination has been speech of BG4 happening via different developer, there's surely immoderate large shoes to capable — capable that different studios are reportedly turning the task down.

Time for different spell astir Faerûn successful the meantime?

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