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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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[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 14 points 8 months ago

I disagree, and now think Larian should start every game like this. Next Divinity? Pirate ship. Games Workshop has them make a game? Escape from a Citadel.

Every Tad says “ah shit, here we go again…”

[-] Don_alForno@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

Every Tad says “ah shit, here we go again…”

It's canonically always the same Tav repeatedly getting dragged into these weird "save the world" situations.

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Are we just playing high fantasy Quantum Leap?

[-] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

They could turn that into a running theme, like how every Elder Scrolls protagonist is a prisoner to start with...

But Divinity already has a long history and so does Baldur's Gate so...ehh, doesn't fit in quite as well. Maybe with a new IP they make it a tradition for.