I've been playing Larian's RPGs since Divine Divinity, and while I did skip Dragon Commander, I've played and completed them all, up to Baldur's Gate 3. Which I've beaten three times, and are working on a fourth playthrough now doing an evil run as a Drow Sorcerer.
So, basically, I love their games, and I love CRPGs. Not enough companies make them anymore. The original Fallout/Baldur's Gate games were some of my favorite games of all time.
I was also, at one point, a massive Bethesda fan; having played every game they've released since Morrowind essentially. (And I still play Elder Scrolls Online to this day, even though it is going downhill.)
However, with the release of Starfield, I've realized their games are just old, and lazy, and they rely too heavily on the modding community for support and to fix their games. And refuse to give up their precious creation engine. They've grown too fat and greedy on the success of the Elder Scrolls series, and rely too heavily on modders, and take literal decades to fix and update their games.
As much fun as Fallout 4 was as an open world shooter and city builder, it was a terrible Fallout game compared to the old ones, and New Vegas.
Every day I wake up, I pray to God that Larian somehow works out a deal, and gets a temporary license for the Fallout IP, and makes the next Fallout game.
It doesn't have to be Fallout 5, Bethesda can do that themselves if they so choose to. But after Starfield, I have absolutely no faith in The Elder Scrolls 6, or Fallout 5 anymore.
Baldur's Gate 3, to me, is one of the greatest games ever made. And it would bring me no end of joy to see Larian make a Fallout game on that scale and scope. I'd even wait the years to play it if it meant it was as good as BG3 or better.
Being physically disabled, video games are my life. They aren't just a hobby. So I might sound a little overly passionate, and I apologize. I just wanted to come here and have my voice heard. Maybe Larian is watching, maybe they can work something out. But realistically, we all know the giants at Bethesda aren't going to just hand over the IP. Which is extremely disappointing, because they're doing literally nothing with it. And we all know Fallout 5 will be just as disappointing as Starfield.
Thank you for your time. Any and all opinions welcome about a Larian Post Apocalyptic game.
Last edited by Mako Ruu; 24/05/24 09:27 AM.