Originally Posted by Miraceti
Originally Posted by celestielf
Quote
Unfortunately, this decision risks making BG3 a very good stand alone instead of joining the ranks of iconic games.

I find this perspective coming up a lot, and it's interesting to me because it makes me wonder how much of BG3's wild popularity relied on what people saw in its potential rather than what the game actually is. (And don't get me wrong, I do think it's a solid game as is, I've just never thought it was the best crpg ever).

I think a lot of the fandom, especially people new to the genre, got kind of "spoiled" with the idea that they could ask Larian to do something and it would get added to the game. Romance Halsin? Added. Hug Shadowheart? Added. Want epilogues? Added. And I think this created an illusion that Larian would and could keep doing this forever, just creating game content based on the demands of the fans, up to and including a dlc and sequels. I personally doubted BG3 would get the BG1 to BG2 sequel treatment because the story lacks the narrative focus of those games: a central protagonist. .


I think you misinterpreted what I wrote. As a former RPG player (really, trust me), I've always thought that among the cult games, we find those that offered a new perspective with rich and well-written expansions. Think about the richness offered to BG or The Witcher 3 by sequels and expansions. This added considerably to the quality of the original game. I don't care about small fixes and additions for the community. I'm talking about new content. This is why I think Larian is making a mistake by abandoning a game that I consider very successful.

Oh, I agree that dlc and sequels can add a lot of richness to a story; I doubt the original Baldur's Gate series would be as influential if it had ended at BG1. I guess I was just wondering (and this goes more to comments I've seen on other sites) whether people were actually in love with BG3 as is or if they were in love with its potential.

I apologize for looping your comment in with the comments of others I was thinking of, which are more like full on meltdowns. You make a reasonable point.