Larian Studios didn't so much smash last year's Baldur's Gate 3 out of the park as launch it straight into orbit, colle…
  • nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    1101·
    23 days ago

    Think most people are more interested in what Larian is cooking up, the IP barely matters.

    • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
      29·
      23 days ago

      Exactly. This headline read as “Interested investors want to throw money at someone because BG3 did so well and then demand they release a half finished product so they can meet their quarterly financial date.”

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      172·
      23 days ago

      Obsidian could maybe, they did a couple classic BG-style Infinity Engine games in Pillars of Eternity I & II.

      …but that’s a little bit like a step back/down from what we saw in BG3.

      • BenVimes@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        23 days ago

        One huge advantage Larian had was years of experience making games in this genre, and I doubt many other studios have that sort of corporate knowledge. Obsidian may be the only sizable one that comes close. Maybe Beamdog too, as they are responsible for the Enhanced Editions of all the old Infinity Engine games, including some original content.

        • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
          4·
          22 days ago

          Please don’t let Beamdog near it. I like the UI and QoL improvements in the EEs and all, but by god they should not be writing for a mainline BG entry.

      • yuri@pawb.socialEnglish
        51·
        22 days ago

        What’s up with Obsidian these days? Outer Worlds was a really fun empty box. I enjoyed it like a Fallout game, but after ~30 hours I was done. The hype for that game was setting it up to be “the better Fallout”, but alas, the whole thing just felt rushed and empty to me.

        I love their old games and I’m tentatively excited about OW2, but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t lost some faith.

    • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      2·
      23 days ago

      Yeah. I’d abandon the series until someone can do a high quality one that’s different though it’s not a clear comparison.

  • Goblin_Mode@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    501·
    22 days ago

    1. Old series that has a decent following of mostly niche dedicated fans is left to sit without a new installment for many years.

    2. New title is announced. It’s sells gang-busters and flips the community on its head.

    3. Corporate Executives prioritize short term profits and begin planning a quick and easy cash grab. !

    4. Second new installment comes out. It is a shell of the previous title with the soul sucked clean out.

    5. Fans are dissapointed and outside of a small niche following the game series falls into obscurity.

    6. Repeat.

    ! we are here right now

    Look… Maybe BG4 will be good. But after watching this exact cycle play out over and over again for the past decade I’m not sure how you can expect anything else.

    • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      Baldurs Gate 4: From EA. $99 for the base game. Then you have the season pass with unique characters (squirrels you can kick), as well as character DLCs, then don’t forget all the skins. Oh! Did we mention that Act 2 and Act 3 are sold separately?

  • Conyak@lemmy.tfEnglish
    122·
    23 days ago

    I’m good. Not really interested in supporting Hasbro after all that’s happened since BG3 released.