Baldur's Gate 3 celebrates launch in a new trailer with Minsc and Boo

Minsc

and Boo have been a staple of the games since they first appeared in the Baldur's Gate. Although simple-minded, Minsc is a relentless Rashemaar Ranger dedicated to fighting evil wherever he finds it. Along with him is Boo, whom Minsc often talks to directly. Although Minsc claims he is a miniature giant space hamster, no one can corroborate this except for one instance where Boo accidentally drank a Potion of Growth.

Minsc and Boo have since been incorporated into the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons. The duo's history has been expanded into D&D adventure supplements, novels, comic books, and other video games. In the Magic: The Gathering expansion Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Minsc and Boo have been represented with at least two cards.

With the new trailer featuring Minsc and Boo, it is pretty much confirmed that they will be recruitable in the game, along with another returning character from the

first two Baldur's Gate games

, the druid Jaheira. Although the specifics on how to recruit them have not surfaced yet, there will certainly be a lot of players making the attempt within the 24 hours after the game's launch.

Baldur's Gate 3 will officially launch at these key locations during the following times between August 3 and 4:

What do you think of Minsc and Boo returning to the Baldur's Gate games? Other than Minsc, Boo, and Jaheira, who else from the past Baldur's Gate games would you like to see return? Perhaps the Drow cleric Viconia DeVir, the dwarf barbarian Korgan Bloodaxe, or the gnome illusionist Jan Jansen?

About Baldur's Gate 3:

Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you, drawn from a mind flayer parasite planted in your brain. Resist, and turn darkness against itself. Or embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil.

Baldur's Gate initially launches on Steam and GOG for the Windows PC, with a later release for the Sony Playstation 5 on September 6, 2023. No specific date has been announced for the macOS and Xbox Series X/S platforms, as of the time of this writing.