Why did Baldur's Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says it's thanks to "a big gamble" with CRPG standards
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"We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith
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"We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith
It has been a while since I played Divinity: Original Sin 2, and I'm still in Act 1 of BG3, but from memory:
D:OS2 has fewer bugs and better performance. This isn't surprising, of course, since it has had more time for polish.
From what I've seen so far, BG3 has:
The gameplay is indeed similar, of course, as it's the same kind of game, from the same studio, using a revision of the same engine. But this one is IMHO better in almost every respect, and I think I'm more likely to play it again when I'm done.
Novel? Not really, except maybe to people who haven't played its predecessor, or good BioWare games, or D&D. More like an improvement on what came before it.
Where in the world have you seen D:OS2 underrated? I sure haven't.
Well, yes, that's to be expected. D:OS2 didn't have half a century of role playing game history or Hasbro's marketing budget behind it.
Agreed on all points except this one. Swen said that they had to pay Hasbro to use D&D and that Hasbro didn't provide them with any funding.
To be fair the game still had a huge fucking budget. You don’t have that many voice lines and get them all to also do mo cap and make a CRPG with that much content on a small budget.
I don't think that precludes Hasbro from marketing the game. It might be interesting to see what promotional stuff they have had a hand in. At the very least, it's on the digital games page of the official D&D site.
Thanks for your insights. I meant underrated in terms of exposure. As you indeed pointed out, it's highly praised by those who have played it. And it's not a hidden gem by any means it just feels less zeitgeisty than BG is. I haven't actually seen the numbers so that could just be anecdotal.
With your incidental review, I am excited to play it! Probably after Starfield though :)