One Baldur's Gate 3 sound designer literally learned blacksmithing for the game's metal sounds
It turns out that Baldur’s Gate 3’s metal clanking sounds are so good because one sound designer literally learned blacksmithing for the game.
Some people go the extra mile when it comes to making their work shine, and it sounds like (pardon the pun) Baldur’s Gate 3 sound designer Glen G. Goa is one such person. As spotted by GamesRadar, Goa shared a video showing off them wearing some metal armour attached to their boots, providing an example of the work they did on the game. The description of the video notes that in the recently released RPG, “when you wear shoes with metal on them, we wanted them to have a unique sound layer of metal clanks.” I made some sabatons in the forge (I learned blacksmithing) and recorded an hour session of walking on various surfaces with them loosely on.”
It’s a pretty strong move to just casually drop that you learned blacksmithing, as it isn’t the most common of hobbies to take up, especially one that is for the purpose of sound design. But, the proof is in the pudding, as they say, because we all know how great Baldur’s Gate 3 looks, plays, and of course, sounds.
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