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RPG devs stopped making games like Baldur's Gate 'because retailers told us no one wanted to buy them', says New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity director Josh Sawyer (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It’s anecdotal, but a lot of my friends got bg3 simply because everyone said it was such an amazing, well made game. Most of them never finished a run and said it’s good, but not for them. I actually think it’s not impossible that the genre really isn’t that popular and the game performed so well simply because most AAA games aren’t made with that level of passion and creativity anymore.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They bought it though, didn't they?

[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah. Not because they were dying for a new crpg, but because they heard it was the highest quality game to come out in years. I don’t think most of them would buy a hypothetical BG4 and a few have already said they wouldn’t.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

Honestly that's fine. Not every game is for everyone.

I bought Hollow Knight because everyone said it was amazing and it seemed exactly like the kind of game I would like. I bought it, played for several hours, but ultimately stopped because I wasn't having fun.

As a result I didn't buy Silksong. But... Silksong seems to be doing just fine.

For me Baldur's Gate I & II were the best games I played growing up. Divinity Original Sin I & II were the best games I'd played in recent years. I had high expectations for Baldur's Gate III and the game exceeded them.

Of course even I would be wary of a Baldur's Gate IV. I don't trust Hasbro to be able to make a quality game.