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> Like a lot of people, I’m deeply excited about what the lovely folks at Larian accomplished with Baldur’s Gate 3, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push bac
by thefz 3y ago
> Like a lot of people, I’m deeply excited about what the lovely folks at Larian accomplished with Baldur’s Gate 3, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push back against players taking that excitement and using it to apply criticism or a “raised standard” to RPGs going forward."
This might be one of the most childish takes I have ever witnessed in the wild.
"hey, now don't expect quality, it's not like we can deliver it"
- zamalek 3y agoI'm not sure if this is rosey-colored nostalgia glasses, or just being jaded by the garbage that AAA studios have been putting out, but is BG3 actually raising the bar or is it returning to a bar long-forgotten? Either way, the AAA take on Larian's success is extremely telling - especially some of the mocking/hostile takes. They aren't going to learn a damned thing.
- wddkcs 3y agoIt's a return, that's the most galling part. It's a great game, but it's not revolutionary or genre defining. The best part about bg3 is the things it's missing: - no rmt - doesn't require online connection - no missing content loaded as dlc - no apologies from the devs for pushing out an unfinished game... After the many AAA trainwrecks this/last year, everyone should understand game development is hard and most games will likely suck. That's fair. But most games these days suck because they're actively made with anti-consumer practices as their foundation. That's not fair to consumers, and devs need to learn this lesson, because their corporate bosses won't.