Larian General Discussion Thread

[conan_edw]

but the dlc

 

[Darth Roxor]

one of the most groundbreaking RPGs of all time(tm)(c)(r)

 

[Infinitron]

lol that was so obvious.

 

[Infinitron]

Now available online: https://www.pcgamer.com/how-larian-studios-skirted-bankruptcy-before-making-divinity-original-sin/

 

[LESS T_T]

Larian's growing publishing department:

 

[LESS T_T]

Former RPS editor Adam Smith joined Larian as a senior writer:





Now two ex-game journalist writers in the team, heh.

(I actually suspected they would hire Richard Cobbett.)

 

[The Wall]

Good thing about all shitty writers eventually ending up at Larian is that then other studios will have no choice but to start hiring good ones.

Swen is taking (more then) one for the good of entire industry. He's truly a bro.

 

[Alienman]

Next game will have 16 writers on each character.

 

[Infinitron]

Adam Smith was the "RPG guy" at RPS, they could do worse.

Cobbett definitely deserved it more though!

 

[LESS T_T]

Hah, ex-inXile writer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie also joined Laian!:




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I guess he would be the second most experienced game writer in the team, first being writing director Jan.

 

[LESS T_T]

Red Hook (Darkest Dungeon) co-founder Tyler Sigman visited Larian Dublin (publishing team):





"Excited for the future!"

Yeah, I'm imagining the future where Larian publishes Red Hook's next game.

 

[LESS T_T]

New junior writer at Dublin team, Rachel Quirke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-quirke-960616b0/

No apparent previous game writing experience.

So, Larain writing team now:

Writing Director
Jan Van Dosselaer (Gent)

Lead Writer
Sarah Baylus (Dublin)

(Senior) Writer
Kevin VanOrd (Gent)
John Corcoran (Dublin)
Charlene Putney (Dublin)
Stephen Rooney (Dublin)
Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie (Dublin)
Adam Smith (Dublin)

Junior Writer
Rachel Quirke (Dublin)

Also there are narrative designers apart from writers. Julien Brun (Quebec), for example, has promoted from Narrative Designer to "Narrative Producer."

 

[Roguey]

I'm impressed by how they managed to find a physical clone of Sarah Baylus.

 

[Krzysiek]

 

[Infinitron]

Maybe Larian does its own announcement at E3 next month?

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Larians rapid expansion is a bit scary. Then again, I already said that before DivOS2 became a massive success, so what do I know.

 

[LESS T_T]

Death Trash developer is intrigued.

 

[LESS T_T]

Larian Quebec welcome Mike Laidlaw and David Gaider, and become BioWare 2.0 Beamdog could not be.

 

[agris]

Larians rapid expansion is a bit scary. Then again, I already said that before DivOS2 became a massive success, so what do I know.

I can't imagine all these locations and hires will survive past a single underperforming release.

 

[LESS T_T]

And yes, Larian also absorbed Colin McComb:



And that makes 10 full-time writers.

I wonder if they are cooking up multiple projects.

 

[conan_edw]

Fargo should cancel WL3 and give us muh boy Ziets

 

[Great Deceiver]

New junior writer at Dublin team, Rachel Quirke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-quirke-960616b0/

No apparent previous game writing experience.

So, Larain writing team now:

Writing Director
Jan Van Dosselaer (Gent)

Lead Writer
Sarah Baylus (Dublin)

(Senior) Writer
Kevin VanOrd (Gent)
John Corcoran (Dublin)
Charlene Putney (Dublin)
Stephen Rooney (Dublin)
Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie (Dublin)
Adam Smith (Dublin)

Junior Writer
Rachel Quirke (Dublin)

Also there are narrative designers apart from writers. Julien Brun (Quebec), for example, has promoted from Narrative Designer to "Narrative Producer."

Wasn't Kevin VanOrd a megacuck reviewer for Gamespot? D:OS2 being a pile of shit makes a lot more sense now.

 

[Lahey]

Fargo should cancel WL3 and give us muh boy Ziets

He'll probably leave InXile after W3 anyway. I hope he doesn't follow Colin and Gavin to Larian though.

 

[Darth Roxor]

And yes, Larian also absorbed Colin McComb:

There goes the last hope for Larian.

Gotta wonder what the rationale for all that was - "Hey, this guy and his sidekick directed a horrible flop, better hire them"

 

[Lahey]

Swen probably did a bump and hired them on impulse after seeing McComb's rectum tweets.