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Did Bioware even make either Baldur's Gate game? I thought they were just the publisher, Black Isle was the developer? Do I have that backwards? Edit: I looke
by bluefirebrand 3y ago
Did Bioware even make either Baldur's Gate game?
I thought they were just the publisher, Black Isle was the developer? Do I have that backwards?
Edit: I looked it up and I do have it backwards.
- hiddencost 3y agoReread the parent. They were attempting sarcasm.
- Nition 3y agoYou've actually misread bluefirebrand's comment in this case.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoNo, I got the joke. I'm fully aware that Baldur's Gate 3 is not related to Bioware at all. Also that Larian is basically eating Bioware's lunch right now because Bioware has dropped the ball on Dragon Age which would occupy a similar space to BG3 It's actually even funnier that Larian is doing it by using a franchise that Bioware built 20 years ago.
- User23 3y agoDragon Age hasn’t occupied a similar space to BG3 since Origins.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoGameplay wise I would agree. But generally I think many people who love these games are in it for the writing, the character romances, the storyline, and the exploration. In this regard, Baldur's Gate 3 has a lot of similarities with Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition, and presumably Dreadwolf whenever that comes out. The individual details of the mechanics are less important to many.
- User23 3y agoI agree with what you're saying, but I think it's not stretching too hard to say that gameplay also matters for games. Romances, storyline, and so on are fine and dandy, but at some point you have to have some gameplay. Or not, if you want to make a visual novel. And that's fine too!
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- jholman 3y agoYou might also be thinking about Planescape Torment, which was developed by BlackIsle with licensed BioWare technology (the Baldur's Gate engine). As far as I'm aware, Planescape Torment is the closest BioWare has ever gotten to the creation of an excellent game.
- xoxxala 3y agoBioWare developed the Infinity Engine, BG1 and BG2. Interplay was the publisher. Black Isle was an internal division of Interplay and box label. Black Isle developed Icewind Dale 1 & 2, and Planescape: Torment using the Infinity Engine.