Originally Posted by Volourn
Nah. Pathfinder shows that nostalgia and 'crunchy dnd' does work. BG3 does show this as well. I have issues with it but comapred to many rpgs, BG3 will be 'nostalgic' and 'crunchy'.

Also, PE was pretty successful. PE2 on the other hand.

The key is the devs have to care. Obsidian big wigs no longer care. They became lazy just like Bioware. Hence why both are now trash.

Pathfinder games a pretty niche, appealing to a fairly small group of fans whom are already on board with that style of game.

BG3 is going big and trying to appeal to as many people as possible. It’s relying on innovation and giving people experiences they haven’t had in video games before. That’s not banking on nostalgia.