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Baldur's Gate 4 Isn't Next For Larian; Something Bigger Is Coming | Spot On | Gamespot (www.youtube.com)

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This is a really good interview. tl;dw is...

their next game was going to be D&D, but they changed course and are doing something else now
Vincke has a vision for "the one RPG to rule them all", and each of their past three RPGs is a step closer to it
the next game is not going to be that master vision but one step closer toward it, with their previous 3 RPGs proving out emergent design/multiplayer, story and consequence, and personal stories/performance capture, respectively
Vincke would like to have this next game done in 3 years compared to BG3's 6 year development cycle, but realistically expects 4 years, as long as there isn't something like COVID-19 or a war in Ukraine to impede their progress

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[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

If I were a JRR Tolkien or Herbert with a universe in my mind, it would be so much more pleasing to make an engine that generates anything from that world that to just write out a few stories from it.

Tolkien was a linguist with a deep fondness for nature and spirituality. He loved creating languages and building beautiful, natural worlds around them. I can't imagine a single person who would be less enamored by the idea of machinistic language devices that people use to "generate everything". I think he would be either bored by this possibility or deeply disturbed.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago

Tolkien also had a deep disdain for industrialism and automation, which is what inspired Isengard in the books. When he says Saruman has "a mind of metal and wheels", it's implied that the reader understands why this is a way of saying that Saruman is evil. He definitely wouldn't be a fan of MindOfMetalAndWheelsGPT.

[-] lanolinoil@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Perhaps but I can't see anyone who is interested in creating and communicating fake worlds eschewing the idea too much. If you make a fake world, there's no way you could ever 'get it all out' since you're just one guy. This would open up that possibility to make a world bigger than yourself and what you can get out of your brain

E: Here's a long worldbuilding thread about it -- https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/186cspn/your_thoughts_on_the_use_of_ai_for_worldbuilding/

Seems mixed.