Gonna refer back to the start of this thread. BG3 has created an interest and discussion around CRPGs and this is ALWAYS good for the genre. The specifics of how good or bad you think BG3 is much less relevant than the fact the mainstream world of gaming has a lot more interest in the CRPG worlds.
Very much this. How often do we see any AAA CRPGs? Dragon Age after Origins always seemed embarrassed by its CRPG origins and moved further and further away from them. The next one is apparently going to be a full action RPG.
AAA CRPGs don’t really exist at all these days, so for one to come by and be so unrepentant about what it is is a triumph.
It moved away from it for the same reason Mass Effect became more action shooter than RPG.
Mainstream appeal.
BG3 is not unrepentant about being a CRPG. It uses 5e, which was already designed to be more mainstream and "streamlined" to begin with, and branching quest outcomes has been a thing in RPGs forever. The Witcher 3 is not a CRPG and arguably has more choice and consequence regarding its ending than BG3 does. What is the CRPG only feature here? Party members? Turn Based Combat?
