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CRPG's were niche.

We never lacked good CRPGs.

BG1, BG2, NWN, NWN2, PoE, PoE2, Kingmaker, Wrath of the Righteous, Temple of Elemental Evil, Tyranny, KotoR, KotoR 2 etc.

The genre simply never had a large audience. It was niche. It is that simple.


And yet, they've gone on record for stating they have little interest in BG/D&D. Also their Divinity titles, including the CRPG's of DoS 1 + 2, are nowhere near as popular as BG3.

If it was simply "Larian is the only studio that can make a CRPG" then they'd be having similar success prior to obtaining the popular IP they don't really care for.

"Might you be from Thay?"
"Like one of those red wizard lich lickers? Please!"

"Yes, ma'am".
"My name's Gribbo, idiot!"
"Yes, more the fool me."

"Twist 'em up!"

Blowing off Gale's pass
"...good night."


In Act III. Oops, never heard Twist 'em up! Good luck, young super-druid! Of all the lostlings you're the most likely to survive.

I think it can be quite significant.

Not only for new players (Larian themselves want this new Divinity to be accessible to those who haven't played a Divinity game before), but also for the crowd of people who have limited time to play (Thus need a way to recap what is going on between stints of not playing due to IRL commitments)

To say nothing for aiding those who just want to keep up on lore and factions during a playthrough.

It's not necessary for the game to function, but it can provide a lot of accessibility which is good for making the game playable for a wider audience.