Game News Larian is making Baldur's Gate 3

[Infinitron]

Tags: Baldur's Gate 3; Larian Studios

Mild-mannered Codexer Belegarsson happened to access Larian's official website today where he came across this strange image:

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Clearly we're looking at an impending announcement, but for what game? Divinity III? Divinity: Original Sin III? Half-Life III? A look inside the image file's innards reveals the truth. Gentlemen, Larian Studios is making Baldur's Gate 3:

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Okay, so this isn't actually that big of a surprise. Local vatnik Bester has been telling us this game was a thing since last September. Larian denied that, even as Brian Fargo admitted on Twitter that he knew who was making Baldur's Gate 3. I guess they were lying! Not cool, guys. Anyway, I assume the game will be formally announced at E3, where it'll join the growing list of RPGs already set to make an appearance there. Once again, let the drama begin!

 

[PrettyDeadman]

Owlcat is the only company that could've made proper Baldur's Gates 3 in the spirit with the original games.

 

[jdinatale]

Disappointing. I would only trust Beamdog to make this.

 

[Zayne]

Turn-based D&D 3.5 adaptation and I will consider it

 

[deuxhero]

The engine is the big question. If it's the OS2 engine, complete with mod tools, there should at least be some interesting modules if the ruleset is decent.

 

[Alienman]

I hope they don't make it Larian style whimsical. And nice digging Belegarsson

 

[Murk]

Yeah, it would be tragic if this was made Larian style whimsical. The writing is truly at risk.

"My hotel is as clean as an elven arse."

"Go for the eyes Boo!"

 

[Xeon]

DOS has modules? I thought people said it was kinda hard so mostly either cheats or model mods.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Nothing is sacred anymore.

 

[SionIV]

RPGcodex even got mentioned in a Polygon article.

"The revelation that Larian could be working on a new Baldur’s Gate affirms a rumor from 2018. Last year a member of the RPG Codex forums posted that Larian founder and CEO Swen Vincke had “acquired the Baldur’s Gate license.”"

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/30/18646090/baldurs-gate-3-larian-studios-teaser

 

[luj1]

More mediocrity, MORE!!!!

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

That logo doesn't even look like it was made in Baldurs Gate style. Already wrong.

 

[Sentinel]

That logo doesn't even look like it was made in Baldurs Gate style. Already wrong.

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[Luzur]

Huh.

oh well, as long as we dont get SJW lesbian ogre trannies and feminist knightettes.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

That logo doesn't even look like it was made in Baldurs Gate style. Already wrong.

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I meant that the style is wrong, as in "We only have one information about the game and they have already screwed it". I don't doubt we are getting BG III.

 

[Raghar]

Why didn't they made new RPG series? Using BG is bit silly considering original BG was made basically as an attempt to make PnP RPG on PC. They can put some of theirs own RPG sessions as base of new RPG story and they would be better with it, because they would be able to write main characters.

 

[Alienman]

Yeah, it would be tragic if this was made Larian style whimsical. The writing is truly at risk.

"My hotel is as clean as an elven arse."

"Go for the eyes Boo!"

Two lines that makes sense in the context they were presented - a crazy warrior with mental retardation and a low class innkeeper to a whole game that makes you groan. I know you are taking the piss, but Larian writing... dear lord.

 

[Shaewaroz]

At least it's not Beamdog.

 

[Infinitron]

OK, how'd we go from D:OS 2 Codex GOTY and a fairly positive reception to Divinity: Fallen Heroes to this post getting a bunch of Prosper ratings?

Come on people, they really couldn't have picked a better developer for this except maybe Owlcat (but then it wouldn't be turn-based). Wizards of the Coast are finally making a high class D&D CRPG for the first time in a decade.

 

[Sentinel]

the armor system raping the fun out of the combat and poor writing fucked everything up.

 

[Xeon]

Sven acknowledged the armor system being undesirable so that's probably not an issue.

 

[Murk]

I'll take a game with good combat over a game with good writing. Though I don't think I'd put BG1 or 2 in my list of "games with good writing" either way.

Obviously good at both is preferable, but we live in an imperfect world and sacrifices must be made.

 

[SionIV]

OK, how'd we go from D:OS 2 Codex GOTY and a fairly positive reception to Divinity: Fallen Heroes to this post getting a bunch of Prosper ratings?

Come on people, they really couldn't have picked a better developer for this except maybe Owlcat (but then it wouldn't be turn-based). Wizards of the Coast are finally making a high class D&D CRPG for the first time in a decade.

I can't speak for others, but I have very low hopes for Baldur's Gate III. It doesn't matter if it's Larian or someone else. It's not 2000 anymore, and they'll want the game to sell, so it'll be different. In the case of Baldur's Gate III, I don't think that different will be a good thing.

 

[Xeon]

Yeah, the only good part for the writing is the second dream in BG2 and that's mostly because of the awesome voice.

 

[Lady_Error]

Larian have shown that they kinda know what they are doing - and this is the TB Baldur's Gate that so many wanted.

So yeah, the news could be worse... much worse (which is Codexian code for "Incline!").