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Baldur's Gate 4 Isn't Next For Larian; Something Bigger Is Coming | Spot On | Gamespot (www.youtube.com)

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This is a really good interview. tl;dw is...

their next game was going to be D&D, but they changed course and are doing something else now
Vincke has a vision for "the one RPG to rule them all", and each of their past three RPGs is a step closer to it
the next game is not going to be that master vision but one step closer toward it, with their previous 3 RPGs proving out emergent design/multiplayer, story and consequence, and personal stories/performance capture, respectively
Vincke would like to have this next game done in 3 years compared to BG3's 6 year development cycle, but realistically expects 4 years, as long as there isn't something like COVID-19 or a war in Ukraine to impede their progress

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[-] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

None of those hit for me like BG3 -- It's the perfect CRPG game.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

I would have said the same with Divinity 1&2 before BG3 came out

Games keep improving and we will get an even better CRPG in a couple of years that is "even more perfect" than BG3

[-] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe now, but everyone was afraid to fund 100MM BG3 because they thought no one wanted CRPG and they want Fortnite or whatever. Hopefully Larian spawns more people who actually care about their users instead of just greed

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca -1 points 7 months ago

Frankly I think that's just recency bias. It's new so it feels better. Before BG3 came out, most people agreed DA:O was the perfect CRPG, or Mass Effect, and just look at the sheer number of video essays on YouTube praising the quality of F:NV.

New games come along and old games look paltry in comparison. It doesn't mean the older ones are actually worse. But you've had decades to enjoy DA:O, while BG3 still feels like it has secrets to uncover. It still is unexplored territory, and that's exciting.

Personally I think that once the dust settles, it will be clear that, apart from limitations due to when each was made, these games are all equally 10/10 games in their own way. It's not as though BG3 is without flaws. And it's still actively being worked on.

[-] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

But not me -- None of them have ever reached my bar except for BG3 -- I care less about video game stories and more about mechanics/freedom of choice to be fair