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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Why devs consider Baldur’s Gate 3 anomaly, not new standard for RPG genre: “It’s Rockstar-level nonsense for scope” | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)

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A few weeks prior to its launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 looks like one of the most promising RPGs in recent memory. However, some devs are urging players not to rate all other games in the genre by such a high standard, appealing to Larian Studios’ unique combination of vast experience and resources.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They also had a pandemic to cope with, so the thought that "so many things fell in place for them, lucky" doesn't really convince me that it wasn't actual effort that got them where they are now. The right game meeting the right developer, sure, but how many times did I think "what a shame, this game had so much potential" in the last ten years?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Larian's track record for quality is beyond expectations. DOS and DOS2 are great examples. Larian worked hard on Baldur's Gate 3 and it shows.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, nobody's denying the effort, it's just that effort isn't enough. Plenty of those "had potential" games had loads of effort, but ran short of time/money.