Game News Larian is making Baldur's Gate 3

[rusty_shackleford]

Turn-based, or Real-time with pause?

Why not both?

That's actually possible, see Pillar of eternity 2.

I think you mean arcanum

 

[RickOmbo]

Larian is making another joke.

 

[luj1]

Why would it be RTwP? This thing is going to consoles. It’ll be TB.

Eh. Have you taken a look at WotC CRPGs recently?

Baldurs Gate - RTwP
Planescape Torment - RTwP
Icewind Dale - RTwP
Baldurs Gate II - RTwP
Icewind Dale II - RTwP
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - RTwP
Neverwinter Nights - RTwP
ToEE - TB
Neverwinter Nights 2 - RTwP
All EEs - RTwP
Siege of Dragonspear - RTwP
Sword Coast Legends - RTwP (TB was added to a console version which was released at a later date)

 

[User0001]

Have you taken a look at WotC CRPGs recently?

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ToEE - RTwP
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Just one tiny correction

 

[Q]

Why add TB for the consoles if we want it too?
Fuck those PC-rtwp retards. Get used to console TB glory already!

And TB was like the only stronger point for Torment: Numenera in comparison with PST.

 

[User0001]

It's hilarious. This guy makes a 'history on isometric CRPGs' videos-series, and his latest is about Baldurs gate 2. He concludes that a Baldur's Gate 3 game is highly unlikely and in JUST A FEW HOURS after uploading the video this news breaks!

Spoiler

at 1:16:32 he starts to talk about the history of what happened with Baldur's Gate 3

Did someone post this here already?

Thatz crazy

 

[FreeKaner]

It's hilarious. This guy makes a 'history on isometric CRPGs' videos-series, and his latest is about Baldurs gate 2. He concludes that a Baldur's Gate 3 game is highly unlikely and in JUST A FEW HOURS after uploading the video this news breaks!

Spoiler

at 1:16:32 he starts to talk about the history of what happened with Baldur's Gate 3

Did someone post this here already?

Thatz crazy

He is probably still correct in that this BG3 from Larian will likely be nothing like BG1-2. Also BG2 is extremely overrated game anyway.

 

[Harry Easter]

Also BG2 is extremely overrated game anyway.

Not overrated, but not the big player it once was. Compared to the two Fallouts I always found it a bit light in the rule departement, but it was good at telling you how much cool stuff there's in the realms. And that would be the job of BG3: telling us how much cool stuff there is and actually wanting us to play the original P&Per.

 

[Delterius]

Also BG2 is extremely overrated game anyway.

Not overrated, but not the big player it once was. Compared to the two Fallouts I always found it a bit light in the rule departement, but it was good at telling you how much cool stuff there's in the realms. And that would be the job of BG3: telling us how much cool stuff there is and actually wanting us to play the original P&Per.

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

 

[Harry Easter]

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

Eh. More of a 8.5.

 

[holla_cabezas_de_mierda]

i have a wifi as well and it like dcs for a few seconds then comes back on its own or when I press it back in, it aso happens depends on where in the room I am so Ihad to like move from my comfy spot back to the table and that thing made me feel powerless and angry and so i needed to vent even tho like the itnernet itself was working already

i hope this clears everythign out

into each life some rain must fall

 

[Strange Fellow]

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - RTwP

Also, recent? Most of these games are old enough to drink. In fact they're a lot closer to Gold Box/Eye of the Beholder, which were all turn based, than to 2019. All you're proving is that WoTC knew how to capitalise on the Infinity Engine craze.

 

[FreeKaner]

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

Eh. More of a 8.5.

What I mean to say is that it is not a bad game but it is way overrated, especially compared to BG1 which is a genuinely great game.

Overrated doesn't mean it is bad necessarily, it just means that it is valued over what it is. I think in case of BG2 it is because it was the first gigantic adventure RPG for many people. BG2 really goes downhill after you rescue Imoen from the tower as well.

 

[holla_cabezas_de_mierda]

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

Eh. More of a 8.5.

What I mean to say is that it is not a bad game but it is way overrated, especially compared to BG1 which is a genuinely great game.

I agree I always liked baldurs gate 1 more. Also liked icewind dale more than both baldurs gate. Part of it is low level D&D is just superior imo, and as far as the icewind dale thing it was because of the total party building flexibility and the richness of the world visually and musically.

 

[User0001]

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

Fallouts were solid 9.5.

Baldurs gate did what previous D&D games had not done, put action and exploration in an open isometric world.
If Larian can add world-reactivity and somewhat keep the old Infinit-engine D&D action, fans will be happy. If it is turn-based, they will have to make the world-reactivity, storytelling-reactivity and the combat VERY top of the line for this to not become mediocre.

Baldur's Gate games were 8 MAYBE 8.5, but that is just an opinion.

 

[Delterius]

What FreeKaner means is that its a solid 9.5 even though most people think its a 10.

Fallouts were solid 9.5.

Baldurs gate did what previous D&D games had not done, put action and exploration in an open isometric world.
If Larian can add world-reactivity and somewhat keep the old Infinit-engine D&D action, fans will be happy. If it is turn-based, they will have to make the world-reactivity, storytelling-reactivity and the combat VERY top of the line for this to not become mediocre.

Baldur's Gate games were 8 MAIBY 8.5, but that is just an opinion.

Fallouts were objectively 9.7.

 

[User0001]

Fallouts were objectively 9.7.

Arguably

 

[RickOmbo]

Can't wait to use pet pal perk on Boo.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Why would it be RTwP? This thing is going to consoles. It’ll be TB.

Eh. Have you taken a look at WotC CRPGs recently?

Baldurs Gate - RTwP
Planescape Torment - RTwP
Icewind Dale - RTwP
Baldurs Gate II - RTwP
Icewind Dale II - RTwP
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - RTwP
Neverwinter Nights - RTwP
ToEE - TB
Neverwinter Nights 2 - RTwP
All EEs - RTwP
Siege of Dragonspear - RTwP
Sword Coast Legends - RTwP (TB was added to a console version which was released at a later date)

I doubt it will ever change but the 'RTwP' name is just a misnomer. Round-based combat is anything but realtime, it's closer to the Active Time Battle system you see in earlier JRPGs(I think Chrono Trigger was the first prominent example of it? maybe a final fantasy?) but obviously with a pause.

 

[The_Mask]

Can't wait to use pet pal perk on Boo.

If that happens I will rage all over their forums, Codex and Internet.

All shits and giggles aside, this could - possibly - be *the* worst thing they could do.

 

[LeStryfe79]

Eye of the Beholder for Game Boy Advance has turn based combat. Bet you didn't know that, did you?

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

You will find the man of many cheeses in Athkatla.

 

[TCAC]

If this was before the Kickstarter Era, I would be extremely excited. Now I'm just curious to see exactly how they will fuck it up.

 

[Morality Games]

Just remember Larian: if you can't kill Drizzt and take his swords then it isn't a Baldur's Gate game.

 

[Erebus]

Just remember Larian: if you can't kill Drizzt and take his swords then it isn't a Baldur's Gate game.

Been there, done that.

I'll buy the game if it allows you to kill Elminster.