Comparing BG3 to Andromeda, Fallout 76 or FF13 sets a pretty low bar for BG3 to climb over. I am quite confindend that whenever I will like it or not, BG3 will be of higher quality then that. For the titles you mentioned IP is what carries them. Fallout76 looks like a complete crapshow. FF13 really wasn't very good. Never played Andromeda, but it looks... fine. Like something I wouldn't mind playing, if I had nothing better to do, but not something I am likely to make time for anytime in the near future. The point, I am trying to make: games OP mentioned get carried by IP, BG3 meantime looks great, by itself - if anything, the the IP it is attatching itself to, is the potential problem.
I wouldn't worry about BG3 reception if it's quality is high. D:OSs were a great success - both critics and players seem to love them. If BG3 can tap into the same crowd, it should do just fine. If they manage to satisfy BG1&2 fans in the process then better for them (and me). I feel BG3 is riding more on Larian wave, then BG wave.
If it would manage to satisfy BG1&2 but not D:OS fans, that would probably be the bigger issue - there is certainly very passionate and vocal group that loves their BG, but is it enough to return investment a game with 250 workforce? I don't think so.
Last edited by Wormerine; 15/04/20 11:29 PM.
