While Baldur’s Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.

    •  Goronmon   ( @Goronmon@kbin.social ) 
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      10 months ago

      To summarize the actual tweets/comments/etc that these videos (there are multiple) are panicking about.

      1. Smaller studios aren’t going to be able to replicate the scale and complexity of BG3. So people shouldn’t be using BG3 as the bar to compare future titles/RPGs from other studios going forward. Larian is comparable in size (or even larger) to Bethesda when they released Skyrim, and no one has been able to compete directly with Skyrim either.

      2. Not all games and RPGs need to be as complex and long as BG3. Expecting open-ended, 100 hour-long RPGs for every future game/RPG isn’t realistic. Not all games require that scope, it’s rare to get such a budget for this type of game, and even if you did, most companies won’t be able to replicate the game in a meaningful way. Just like how companies other than Rockstar would struggle to replicate the scale of games like GTA and RDR.

      There, I’ve summarized multiple 20 min videos. Just without all the hand-waving and drama.

  •  ono   ( @ono@lemmy.ca ) 
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    610 months ago

    I have no doubt that the game is outstanding, but after seeing headlines like this all week, it really smells like an advertising campaign.

  • With Elden Ring last year and TotK and BG3 now, I’m starting to feel that most Western studios, especially American ones, are just dead and run by parasitic C tier movie executives. Always rehashing the exact same IP / formula for each game, and some how doing a crappy job at that, while charging higher and higher price.

    Gamers really need to be better consumers as well, and learn to detach ourselves from brand/studio loyalty. Your gaming time is highly desirable, don’t sell it cheaply.