Baldur's Gate 4 Isn't Next For Larian; Something Bigger Is Coming
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Tam sits down with Swen Vinke from Larian to talk about the success of Baldur's Gate 3, all the roadblocks the team ran into during development, and the stud...

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
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    115·
    9 months ago

    any more than BioWare needed the Star Wars license after KOTOR.

    Glances at Starfield

    Maybe not your strongest point

    • Tilgare@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      Bioware didn’t make Starfield - that was Bethesda. Maybe you were thinking of Anthem? And fair point there.

      • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        I was talking about how the lack of Star Wars license didn’t stop Mass Effect from being even more successful than KOTOR, yes.