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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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[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Kinda backwards with Larian as they already made original IPs before BG3. Which were critical hits already.

[-] MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

The divinity games definitely felt inspired by DND. I've even been able to convince friends (including some who don't play video games at all) to pick it up because of how similar it feels to tabletop. Larian was a natural choice for BG3 and I'm convinced that was part of the vision with their early work