The ongoing success of Baldur's Gate 3 has ignited a new wave of interest in Dungeons and Dragons adaptations, while also highlighting the past releases of the IP. Its status as a CRPG in the mainstream has been a groundbreaking development in the gaming landscape of recent years, but an innovative approach to cinematic presentation within that framework has also played a major role in earning that place. After several years since a previous attempt at reviving a spin-off of the series, the new context created by Baldur's Gate 3 has laid a strong foundation for the return of Dark Alliance.