Neverwinter Nights 3 vs Baldurs Gate 3

[Andhaira]

Which of these two should be made? Which IP is more valuable?

Suppose Obsidian or Bioware start one or the other, which would you rather it be?

I personally would like Baldurs Gate 3 to be made.

Discuss!!

 

[Jaesun]

Neither. Both would be made as a shitty console FPS/RPG hybrid and would suck ass.

The End.

 

[Panthera]

NWN3 is being made, as a DDO clone.

 

[Volourn]

That's now NWN3. That's NWNomg.

I'd rather have a NWN3 be made since BIO won't be doing BG3 and since Obsidian already did a NWN2, there's at least history there for dev swapping in that series.

 

[relootz]

I thought BG3 was in development or is going to be made eventually at the very least?

 

[Volourn]

BG3 has been in development since 2000.

 

[Zyrxil]

I would take the money, make a game out of the "world shells" concept behind Septerra Core, except not shitty, and call it Arcanum 2. I really loved that idea but man was that game terrible.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Good luck applying D&D rules to a fucking console.

Seriously, there will neither be a BG3 or NWN3, because Atari just doesn't have enough money to finance it.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Dragons Age was meant as a spiritual successor to BG2 so forget about BG3.

 

[Xor]

Dragons Age was meant as a spiritual successor to BG2 so forget about BG3.

That's true, so this is basically DA vs the new NWN MMO. If it came down to that I'd say fuck them both.

 

[Havoc]

BG3 has been in development since 2000.

It's not called BG3 anymore... it's Baldur's Gate: Forever.

 

[Zed]

I'd much rather have a new storyline set in the Forgotten Realms. The Bhaal saga is complete. NWN is boring.

 

[DalekFlay]

NWN3 is being made, as a DDO clone.

A Guild Wars clone actually, from the sounds of things. Even if I was okay with playing online all the time, which I am not, I still trust Cryptic to tell a good story about as much as I trust McDonalds to sell me a healthy filling meal.

As for Baldur's Gate 3, I agree they don't have the money to finance such a thing. In a fantasy world where they did I would say Obsidian would be my choice. For all the bitching about NWN2 I loved Mask of the Betrayer and even found the OC to be better than most did. That same kind of 3D-but-overhead-too camera style would work for BG3 as well.

 

[DraQ]

Actual TES IV.

 

[Sceptic]

Actually, TES IV.

I see what you did there

(and I agree. Oh how I agree *whimper*)

Ninja: GODDAMNIT I actually misread the post. Well, edited it to what I read. It's much better this way anyway

 

[bloodlover]

Neither. Both would be made as a shitty console FPS/RPG hybrid and would suck ass.

The End.

/win.

 

[Drakron]

As for Baldur's Gate 3, I agree they don't have the money to finance such a thing.

Its not a question of money at this time.

Interplay had the license but lost it, I have no idea were they stand on the Iicewind Dale and Baldur's Gate names, they did retain those rights after they lost the D&D license.

Atari ... we heard that it was in development in 2004 and then in 2009 but reason why they are rushing NWNO is because Hasbro seems to want to revoke the license even when its close to its ending.

BG3 is unlikely to happen, then again considering what 4ed did to the Realms ... do not want.

 

[MicoSelva]

BG3 outsourced to Obsidian, with Atari as the publisher, to ensure D&D license.
Plot would have be separated from bhaalspawn saga, since that story is complete (20 years later at least), but I would gladly see some NPCs from previous games appear (Edwin FTW).

What? It's theoretically possible.

 

[Overweight Manatee]

They are both D&D games set in the forgotten realm. Both would have no relation to the plots of their previous games since they were both thoroughly concluded. Both would need a completely new engine. The only distinguishing features one would have over another is whatever cameos they threw in. I would rather both not be made, it would just end up Fallout 3-esque cashin (whether the game turned out good or bad).

 

[Broseidon]

shd

 

[LittleJoe]

BG1&2 used to consistently be in the top ten of "Best game of all time" lists.
Now they are dropping out of those lists.
I think Atari may have missed the opportunity of making any money out of the BG name.
New gamers don't know or care about it.

 

[DalekFlay]

BG1&2 used to consistently be in the top ten of "Best game of all time" lists.
Now they are dropping out of those lists.
I think Atari may have missed the opportunity of making any money out of the BG name.
New gamers don't know or care about it.

Assuming it was a multi-platform release I think they have some leeway because of the (atrocious) Baldur's Gate games on the PS2 which were very popular.

 

[racofer]

Plot would have be separated from bhaalspawn saga, since that story is complete.

But now a new evil has awaken. Dihablow, Bhaal's younger brother has found a way to transcend into the mortal realm and now it's up to you, who has lost your family fifteen years ago during the events of Baldur's Gate 2™.

You were only small child when your entire family perished at the hands of the evil Jon Irenicus at unclear circumstances. Your family name was associated as one of the many collaborators of Jon Irenicus, and for all your life you've been an outcast of society, clinging your way for survival in an unforgiving grim, dark world.

One night you have a nightmare, which is in fact a vision of things to come. On that vision, you're called upon by an entity of pure malevolence, Dihablow. He calls to you, revealing your true origin - "KACHKOW, I'M YOUR FATHER!"

You embark on an epic quest to hunt for the Firedavian creatures, which hold the potential for unleashing hell on earth, or banishing Dihablow back to his realm. Will you accept your fate, or reject it? The choice, as always, is yours.

 

[Excommunicator]

If a marketing type saw that they would probably be jumping out of their seats at how deep and mature that story is. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if I saw it in a game a few years from now. You have been forewarned

 

[Fowyr]

Neither.