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Baldur's Gate 4: who should develop it?
- Thread starter Stef
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If not Obsidian or Owlcat I'd rather it be a subtitled/spinoff entry, topping BG3 is too much of an ask. Not only Larian's talent but the long dev time and unique nature of how much community feedback contributed to the final product during early access is something you likely won't be able to replicate again, unless its Larian and that ship has sailed.
Obsidian. If they can't take it, let the series rest until a new dev proves they got the chops. If it takes another 20 years so be it. No need to turn this into a soulless franchise
Arkane, BG3 is an CRPG with immersive sim design and former Arkane dev Raphael Conlantonio just made an isometric action immersive sim with Weird West. It would great to see them try to make one (even if I doubt they'd even want ro)
Just coming in to say the argument against this is in fact Balders Gate 3. A game that came out long after the originals and their expansions had wrapped a bow on everything the original devs wanted to do. Instead of doing Balders Gate 3 Larian could have made a new original game or a third Divinity game.
Nobody else will make a Baldurs Gate game as good as Larian ever again. Wizard of the Coast should kiss Larians feet for making a DnD based game so popular again.
BioWare for nostalgia.
For fun I'll say…Moon Studios of Firaxis.
BG3 is still the best game in years however. Both things can be true.
For fun I'll say…Moon Studios of Firaxis.
I will @ you cause you are god damn right lol.
BG3 is still the best game in years however. Both things can be true.
Probably Owlcat? You'd probably look at most of the other studios that made CRPG projects during the big Kickstarter push about 10 years ago as possible studios to do something like this but that was basically Larian, Obsidian, inExile, Hairbrained Schemes and Owlcat. Larian is doing something else. Obsidian and inExile got gobbled up by Microsoft. I don't know that Hairbrained Schemes would have it in them or not to do something the same level as presentation as BG3. Not sure whether Owlcat really would either engine/tech wise but they're really the only independent RPG developer that might have a chance of doing something sort of the same, but I don't envy any developer trying to make BG4 bigger or better than BG3.
I knew this and had forgotten this. And remembering this makes me sad. Expeditions Rome was my first Expeditions game and it was such a fun historical party based RPG.
I knew this and had forgotten this. And remembering this makes me sad. Expeditions Rome was my first Expeditions game and it was such a fun historical party based RPG.
If not Larian, probably nobody. Most good CRPG devs are too small for such a project (and even if you throw money and ressources at them, scaling up your business properly is *hard*), and the few big ones lean more into AAA/cinematic territory.
I think both Obsidian and inXile would be able to do something of bg3 scale.
For my money, however, they should scale down and try another Neverwinter, or icewind Dale it my personal dream of a waterdeep game.
For my money, however, they should scale down and try another Neverwinter, or icewind Dale it my personal dream of a waterdeep game.
If 1st parties are out than really there is only Owlcat left. Their games are getting better and better in my opinion, so one day I can see them doing a BG4 level game if they ever get the time and resources.
I guess CDPR would also work because they also have experience with large RPGs and at least as far as i know they are not 1st party, yet.
I guess CDPR would also work because they also have experience with large RPGs and at least as far as i know they are not 1st party, yet.
bg3 was already very different from 2 so whatever. Make something unique that the studio specializes in.
Other than Obsidian or inXile, Owlcat sounds like the only scenario where we get at least an attempt to surpass the scope and complexity of BG3, even if the presentation is inferior (not that I care). CDPR doesn't have any turn-based or party-based RTWP expertise.
Also best wishes to whoever tries to pull it off lol they will get ruthlessly compared not only to BG3 but with whatever game Larian releases around the time this hypothetical BG4 would come out.
Also best wishes to whoever tries to pull it off lol they will get ruthlessly compared not only to BG3 but with whatever game Larian releases around the time this hypothetical BG4 would come out.
the issue is money, the owlcat ceo talked about how larain made full vo a requirement for crpgs, and thats guna make future projects much more expensive. cant see hasbro throwing 100m (bg3s budget) at them.
Maybe Owlcat but they'd have to hire better writers - not that their writing is poor by any stretch, but it's a clear downgrade from what we've seen in BG3. Also they tend to deliver bug-ridden games, but to be fair BG3 wasn't exactly bug-free either. Hard to guess how well they would do with a team the size of Larian's.
I mean... Microsoft just released first of their games on PS5 and Switch.
Yeah i guess. But they are specialized in RTwP combat and usually set up a bunch of "chaff" fights to go through. Wich is widely different than what we got (and i liked) with BG3. And i'm not really willing to go back to that. So... Yeah... Outside Larian, i don't really see anyone i'd like to see making a sequel.
It would be cool for Owlcat to get a higher budget, sure, but... Yeah... Not a big fan of the idea.
Arkane Studios. I'm ready to infiltrate a keep as bard or warlock or monk or rogue or cleric or storm the damn gates as an angry barbarian. I'm less interested in seeing DND mechanics game-ified again and more interested in seeing what they might do with more creative freedom and sticking to their guns.
Ludeon Studio. I'm also ready for the (Rimworld) top down simulation world survival nonsense in Forgotten Realms flavour.
For more traditional WRPG, I guess my pick would be Hairbrained (Shadowrun) for a short but sweet fix or Owlcat for deep diving into the world. Wrath of the Righteous is probably my favourite, I think the highs it hits edges it above BG3 even if BG3 is vastly better in many other ways.
Ludeon Studio. I'm also ready for the (Rimworld) top down simulation world survival nonsense in Forgotten Realms flavour.
For more traditional WRPG, I guess my pick would be Hairbrained (Shadowrun) for a short but sweet fix or Owlcat for deep diving into the world. Wrath of the Righteous is probably my favourite, I think the highs it hits edges it above BG3 even if BG3 is vastly better in many other ways.
I don't get the fascination with "Baldur's Gate" being the title of the game, and making sequels which could easily be standalone games.
Name the next game after some other Forgotten Realms location (if it needs to be a location), and give it to Tactical Adventures, creators of Solasta. Those guys did a lot with a small budget.
Name the next game after some other Forgotten Realms location (if it needs to be a location), and give it to Tactical Adventures, creators of Solasta. Those guys did a lot with a small budget.
If Larian doesn't want to do it then let it sleep for a decade and then decide. At that point it's up for grabs, now they're just scrambling to strike when the iron's hot, which I understand but chasing the money is probably the worst decision to make.
But you know, money talks so we'll get an inferior product as a result probably.
But you know, money talks so we'll get an inferior product as a result probably.
Hear me out...
Dark Alliance 3
Separate thought... Did no one suggest Bioware, the original creators of the series? Speaks volumes of how people see Bioware now. Makes me sad. I hope the new Dragon Age turns it around for that studio.
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I'd be surprised if there's anyone left at Bioware from the Baldur's Gate days.
They are working on Dragon Age in some form since 2015. I think people would love next BG to be released in this decade.
They have a new Dragon Age to work on and a new Mass Effect being made right now. I doubt they'd have the time to make BG4 within the time frame WotC wants. Yeah and there's the chance EA Old Yellers theme (please don't).
They'd be my go-to studio if they were available.
I know, that's why I said to get the people rather than the studio. They are out there, somewhere.
Both actually. First the NFT stuff, then they made a new studio, and that one was Embracer'd.