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Wizards of the Coast "now talking to lots of partners" about next Baldur's Gate (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Obsidian could maybe, they did a couple classic BG-style Infinity Engine games in Pillars of Eternity I & II.

...but that's a little bit like a step back/down from what we saw in BG3.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

One huge advantage Larian had was years of experience making games in this genre, and I doubt many other studios have that sort of corporate knowledge. Obsidian may be the only sizable one that comes close. Maybe Beamdog too, as they are responsible for the Enhanced Editions of all the old Infinity Engine games, including some original content.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Please don't let Beamdog near it. I like the UI and QoL improvements in the EEs and all, but by god they should not be writing for a mainline BG entry.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What’s up with Obsidian these days? Outer Worlds was a really fun empty box. I enjoyed it like a Fallout game, but after ~30 hours I was done. The hype for that game was setting it up to be “the better Fallout”, but alas, the whole thing just felt rushed and empty to me.

I love their old games and I’m tentatively excited about OW2, but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t lost some faith.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Like Back 4 Blood, they weren't selling a game, they were selling a dev's name