[quote=Niara]
One thing is for sure, BG3 made in Larian style makes sense. Put yourself at WotC position : you have a franchise which hasn't had a game in 22 years, its fan base as dwindled to basically a drop of water in the sea of modern player base, and its genre has also became so niche that it is a miracle that you get one good game per year. Would you rather risking a lot of time and money on trying to chase that past or would you let the most popular developer by far in this domain take a stab at it?
I disagree with a lot of what you say here. CRPGs are very popular and not quite the niche they were 20 plus years ago.
Secondly Larian were pitching for the BG IP for a while and were repeatedly turned down by WotC. I wholeheartedly disagree that BG3 should be made in Larian’s style; they should have respected the history and source material and not dispensed with so much of what makes those games legendary.
Thirdly on what basis are Larian considered the most popular RPG developer?
Are you kidding? Around 20 years ago, you had Diablo 2, BG2, Neverwinter Nights, Planescape Torment, Fallout 2, Deus Ex, Icewind Dale, Divine Divinity. The shooter craze wasn't as ubiquitous so they were relatively way more popular. It seems people only recently regained interest in CRPG, but it is but a grain of salt in the modern gaming landscape.
Second is your opinion, can't argue with taste.
Third, it is for sure the most popular CRPG developer of today. I can't think of any other game similar to DoS 2 which broke its 5 million+ sale.
