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Comment on Baldur’s Gate 4 may happen eventually, but not with Larian Studios

ech@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Stumbles ass first into giving creative control of their property to one of the most devoted and talented studios of the decade, leading to a wildly successful and popular game.

“That’s great! Let’s give it to someone else!” - some stupid ass exec who can only see ahead one financial quarter at a time.

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Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I thought Larian themselves didn’t want to make another one? Could be wrong though but it would make sense for them to use their surge in popularity to create something that they wholly own.

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- MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  They don’t.
  
  That’s why Hasbro can’t just make another BG game, Larian isn’t willing.
  
  So now they’re looking to make it anyway. Without Larian, or even the people at Hasbro that Larian worked with.
  
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  - hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That is so stupid it makes me mad.
    
    WotC and Hasbro are truly the Dalton’s of tabletop gaming.
    
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LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
While I respect Larian’s right to turn down another time intensive game like Baldur’s Gate…I do worry about the same thing you are concerned about: A shitty executive that only cares about cash and not art! A love for art and appreciating great storytelling is what made Baldur’s Gate 3 the breakout hit. The AAA industry is too shortsighted to be capable of creating such a marvel like BG3, though they occasionally stumble into success without understanding why. They won’t let their teams cook and, it’s very likely, their creatives have either moved on to another studio or became a stress casualty (Bioware’s own term).

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- Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Larian probably wouldn't have turned it down if Hasbro hadn't fired pretty much everyone who worked with Larian on BG3. Sven Vincke (CEO of Larian) seems like the kind of guy who would take such an action personally, which is probably why he doesn't want to work with Hasbro again and rightfully so, fuck Hasbro.
  
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  - LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    His team was also burnt out after working on BG3 after such a long time, Sven respected the wishes of his team over the lure of making more money. It’s important to remember, Sven actually cares about the team he’s assembled over short term profit. Screw Hasbro any day of the week is such a mood, but, not an inciting incident that lead to Sven making his choice.
    
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