Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General New Larian interview (PC Gamer, March 2022)

The issue with “cult-classics” is that they don’t sell well, and aren’t widely appreciated until much later after their release.

What you miss in “cyberpunk curse” is that cyberpunk made a lot of monies. And yes, while graphic age and date the game the more they are the focus of the title, the also sell the game. Hype sells games, and you won’t build hype with sparkly visuals. While investing in presentation might result in worse game, it also make the game more likely to do well.

I am sure Sven didn’t mean contract work, like actors. About 400 is what they have within their studios, which is a massive amount. Not sure if it is a good thing - I remember someone saying that “just bring more people in” is publishers way of solving problems and is not always beneficial - more people for example, won’t result in better designed systems, or better written story and they require training that takes time away from the project. That said, considering that Larian titles seem to lack focus and clear artistic direction and tend to be a tangled mess of conflicting tones, designs and ideas maybe it is their way of just jamming as much stuff into BG3 as possible.