Why Larian Said Goodbye to Baldur's Gate 3

[@saggerpance]

Spoiler: there’s about 8 seconds of discussion about the cancelled dlc.

[@Murderlin7]

@@saggerpance seriously lol

[@williamyoung9401]

It's IGN... Larian cancelled the DLC because they never wanted DLC, lol. They're STILL working on BG3, but they're not charging their community. They love what they do, they love their fans, and they're rewarding us with FREE content. And guess what? They're STILL making bank! Look at Pathfinder; they launched a paid DLC, then released an entirely extra FREE DLC. THAT'S how you build a game AND a player base. Build VALUE into the game.

[@cosmicgrim7963]

@williamyoung9401 hell, I just bought the game the other day and have about 32 hours into it. I was never that big into D&D and definitely hate turn base games. I now wished I bought this game when it first came out, so I could have enjoyed it with my friends who played it

[@fudgin7778]

@@Murderlin7 As expected from IGN. My personal canon is that Larian was fed up of Hasbro's and WotC's interference and that they wanted to get their independence back. I'm curious to see their next project, hoping that they'll have the opportunity go back to their roots. It'll be a challenging turn to negotiate now that BG3's runaway success propelled them into the AAA developer category.

[@admontblanc]

@@williamyoung9401 now that is a stretch. I pity anyone who takes all these public declarations literally when it comes to serious business. It's obvious that one of the parts wasn't satisfied with that arrangement, probably Larian themselves as they tend to not like it when IPs belonging to third parties start messing with the schedules of their own homegrown projects, and that is the actual reason they're so good at what they do.

[@TheJadedJames]

The smart move for LARIAN right now is to never touch D&D again and work on original IPs, leveraging their prestige from BG3 to just do whatever they want. Don't get trapped like Telltale into propping up other people's IP, become like pre-EA Bioware, taking the fame from making Knights of the Old Republic and using that to create Dragon Age and Mass Effect

[@TotallyNotKanye]

Why not both

[@VexLooter]

Kinda prefer dnd than their other titles, hopefully they will change their minds in the future.

[@Athasin]

@@TotallyNotKanye Because they can't do both, video games are too expensive and time consuming to do both unless you're not a billion dollar company.

[@chika4275]

The smart move would have been to have another team continue to work on BG3 while his other teams work on the new IP. There are millions of fans that just want more BG3 by doing this you are catering to two demographics, the fans that want to keep on with BG3 and the fans that want something new and fresh. It's just more cash for Larian in the end of the day!

[@Navhkrin]

@@Athasin Larian is a billion dollar company tho. BG3 sold ~700m$ on Steam alone, it is one of the best sellers of all time on Steam. Makes me super-excited for their next game because no matter what they do, you know it is going to be absolute masterpiece with around 4x the resources of BG3 poured onto it

[@johanmanochio9970]

Larian has launched a complete game, it does not require any DLC's. The fact that they keep updating the game and adding new stuff for free is a testement to their virtuosity. They have delivered us a lot more than most companies, and Baldur's Gate 3 is a generational game.

[@_S8EN_]

@@johanmanochio9970 no.. we need MORE

[@IRaoulDuke]

BS , do you know anything about D&D ? Everyone knows a campaign is not complete until you get you character to level 20. Just like BG1 , BG2... tabletop campaigns also get you characters to those levels.

[@ThatOneGuyFromSchool]

yeah, the main game is complete, but so what? They could always add more stories on to it 🤷‍♂ just like how the actual D&D books do.

[@flosko]

@@IRaoulDuke plenty of campaigns that end before then, what?

[@johanmanochio9970]

@@ThatOneGuyFromSchool If you can't get satisfied with the main game, that has tons of replayability and new things to find everytime, no DLC will do that for you.

[@OneRandomVictory]

Why do they need to do any more? The game already has more content than 99% of games and is considered by most to be the gold standard of crpgs. Games don't need to keep getting updates forever.

[@tahmimmiah963]

@@OneRandomVictory this.

[@SavageDragon999]

Nobody is asking for forever updates. at most people would like an expansion.

[@larrymays4244]

They should’ve ridden their momentum and did one big “Act” 4.

[@mama-eq2qz]

@@SavageDragon999 no need new expansion just reuse assets, improve a bit and keep making new adventures. Repeat.

They don't need. We'd just quite like for them to.

[@vince77-z27]

Wizard of the Coast. Thats why

[@earlmoore7003]

Most specifically Hasbro

[@Corusame]

what do you mean?

[@larc7thheaven]

@@Corusame they fired liason team that deal with larian also rumour that hasbro through WotC tried to seize larian in house engine for their virtual DnD on basis that engine is used in DnD hence hasbro had rights for it

[@dangerousfables]

Money

[@vince77-z27]

@@Corusame they dont want Larian to expand their game too much so they compete with their own business model (VTT). I.e if Larian put world creation kit for free or maybe DLC which expand the world and lots of stuff, these are pretty much what 3D DND. Not to mention lots of modders for homebrew rules

[@general_GAS]

They have achieved 10x more than any recently released games in terms of content, quality and gameplay. The game is one of the most feature complete games around, no need to add more content.

[@fireballs7346]

O kgrandpa go back to 90s

[@general_GAS]

@fireballs7346 before my time but ok

[@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT]

Delusional.

[@general_GAS]

@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT yup

[@SekiberiusWelkesh]

Wouldn't say feature complete, act 3 is a rushed mess that had a titanic amount of content cut from it, the story suffers in act 3 because of it. For example Gortash should be in the Upper City, where his station resides, though it doesn't really matter because his major involvement was cut from the 3rd act which is why he seems like such a pointless character.

[@jcityhustla617]

Larian had promised not to make any DLC and just deliver a full complete game back when it launched. If only more studios followed this formula, maybe the video game industry wouldn't be in the sad state it's currently in as there's only so much greedy corporate blood sucking ppl will tolerate before enough is enough..

[@alftuvik3820]

There was no promise of no DLC, they seemed open to it, said they had discussions and ideas but would not say whether it would happen or not, which means they were probably always unsure. The decision was made later and once that was decided they let us know.

[@jcityhustla617]

@alftuvik3820 They said so at launch. Maybe along the way they considered it as there was a demand for more Baldur's Gate 3, but ultimately they stuck to their original stance..

[@SeriousDragonify]

Even Rockstar with rdr2 and gta 6 is lacking everything. Theyre awful.

[@rendiar.mp4]

Dark Urge coudlve been a DLC, that's how generous of then

[@justingabriel1765]

Having DLC doesn’t mean the game is incomplete wtf

[@yurimali6549]

"BG3 Patch 7 has now added official modding support"|...those disappointed about not getting an official DLC expansion need not worry...the modding community always comes through for us.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

If you thought Larian’s scenarios were thirsty… 😂

[@Thefullmage]

@@yurimali6549 no voice acting though

[@DellikkilleD]

@@Thefullmage what makes you think that? Time to use those ai text to speeches show us what they got

[@lanalewis6982]

@@yurimali6549 but ps5 can't mod.

[@yurimali6549]

@@lanalewis6982 the patch also added mods to consoles ps5 included when it released for console

[@chrisvorhees6677]

Damn.. These guys are top tier. Drop the best game of the decade then peace out because they realized their hearts aren't in it anymore instead of just powering through and putting out a turd to rake in some cash. Respect.

[@thumpertron]

They stopped caring years ago. Have you even played the game past act 1? I'm embarrassed for people like you.

[@Lerppunen]

@@thumpertronEven acts 2 and 3 are 10/10. They don’t have to be perfect.

[@thumpertron]

@@Lerppunen Nah you're high, act 1 is a 9/10 act 2, 7/10 and act 3 is 4/10 at best.

[@bobbobbins4877]

"Best game of the decade", we're not even halfway through the decade yet.

[@runningman2989]

​@@thumpertronlet me guess.... You like ubisoft games? 😂

[@masonabbey6353]

I'd only want a DLC to finally help Karlach get that engine out of her chest

[@jasong.5887]

Just choose her evil ending kekw

[@UnrealAxel27]

God Gale will heal her if you romanced him

[@bombyo3634]

​@UnrealAxel27 umm some of us are dudes and like women so we romance her as a made character so she dies or goes back to avenue with wyll..... but she dies more often.

[@srellison561]

@@bombyo3634 Your character can go to Avernus with her instead of Wyll

[@Morrodin182]

@@jasong.5887 That or you let her become the mind flayer, she will remain alive and get a sort of happy ending (she helps people who are terminally ill to pass on and keeps their memories alive inside herself)

[@van_arkride]

Baton pass to the community with in game mod manager and leaving like a legend . Waiting for DOS3🔥

[@trythis2006]

once DOS3 comes out, if it ever will be, people will realize that they cant distinguish between DOS3 and BG3

[@dangerousfables]

Hooray.

[@mk4llttv]

@@trythis2006 DOS3 is likely their next big game they are working on

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Hard to say. They’ve been doing fantasy their entire career. They could be taking a left turn. No matter what they do, i’ll be stoked to see what it is.

[@356z]

Whats DOS

[@Extra_Goodness]

I’m still playing it…no goodbyes from me yet.

[@TheJohnofM]

Same the game is amazing even after doing act 1 1000 times

[@igotbit9454]

Same

[@Ali-hasToRun]

Me too, Im about to rawdog halsin as a bear

[@igotbit9454]

@@Ali-hasToRun rawdog halsin 😂😂😂😂

[@Eviticus-Maximus]

@@TheJohnofMshould I finish act 1 or start a new game pretending that I’m going to be a different race and pick half elf again?

[@eldenctlhulhu7278]

Its all because of Hasbro. They've been milking dnd like crazy for all it has

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Corporate 🧛 vampires. D&D has had successes like BG3 in spite of Hasbro, rather than because of them. Recommend not buying WotC products.

[@adraniumcaelum]

and running mtg into the ground as well

[@barbos1507]

Fact: None of the people Swen worked with during bg3 production are now working at wotcs, all them got fired.

[@d.w.7203]

Because Wotc is pure evil

[@KitsuneShapeShifter]

Crazy stuff, they really hate skilled people lol

[@matejcvetkovski2837]

Damn that sucks

[@patozarantonello8572]

Bro, but why?

[@dmonee6196]

@@patozarantonello8572 $$$

[@Henbot]

Anyone else remember all the developers that attacked BG3 out of jealousy 😂

[@beethovenlivesupstairs4182]

they didn't. It was an indie developer telling people to know to not expect their rpg to be like BG3 due to the lack of budget. you people keep taking that story out of context.

[@nikovz4719]

⁠@@beethovenlivesupstairs4182na other developers jumped on giving their input in general.

[@d.w.7203]

@@nikovz4719 yup. Thats what happened

[@KitsuneShapeShifter]

@@beethovenlivesupstairs4182 Tsk'va! You speak falsely, istik! Plenty of developers from bigger studios joined in to complain that the game was too good.

[@williamyoung9401]

"Then WE'LL have to work harder to produce a better product! Waah!" 😭

[@Boom12]

The old adage comes in. Sometimes, it's best to end it on a high. Well done Larian! I've played over 350 hours (Yeah, not as much as most) but its one of the greatest game experiences ever. Its made a disillusioned gamer like me have fun again!

[@williamyoung9401]

BG3 and Pathfinder WOTR got me to fall in love with CRPGs again. Larian and Owlcat are riding high! Keep it up!

[@SilverTongue66]

The cold and hard truth is that Wizards if the Coast has been leeching D&D from its well established fanbase, if it weren't for some really talented developers and teams like Larian or Critical Role, we would only be looking at crap like D&D Dark Alliance.

[@sakurapablo671]

And this is why, when they were working on the game, it took them 6 years to get to this point. 6 YEARS of their commitment to the game and they earned the best overall achievements for all the categories they got.

[@bankstonw]

Of course larian studios isn't going to work on the sequel for right now and who would blame them Baldur's Gate 4 for the next game in the series could be announced in around 10 years this game now has modded support Baldur's Gate 3 technically last a lifetime

[@jayjaybirdsnest]

WOTC own the IP, they're already shopping around for a new studio to make bg4.

[@356z]

Id be cool with that. This game has 10 years of replayability

[@alexandercolengelo8418]

Obsidian making baldur gate 4 would be interesting

[@supernieva2419]

hoping larian continue their own ip divinity with gameplay like baldurs gate 3.

[@thefacts4440]

let's be honest if it wasn't for wotc being numb skulls i'm sure larian would of loved to make an expac or more constant updates but it's clear they want to focus on their own IPs now and make even better games in diff worlds.

[@HaleTheFreeVoice]

You’re wrong 😭

[@DellikkilleD]

@@HaleTheFreeVoice how are they wrong? thats literally exactly what happened

[@HaleTheFreeVoice]

@@DellikkilleD no its not the head of larian literally explains why here

[@DellikkilleD]

@@HaleTheFreeVoice you mean where they cover their ass to avoid violating the ant disparagement clause of their contract? "Ok"

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@HaleTheFreeVoicehow cute, you must've just been born yesterday 😂

[@Splash滴]

Larian Studio has done a phenomenal job, this is how games are supposed to be. Come out finished, and move on. It wasn’t too long ago in which this was the norm.

[@williamyoung9401]

Someone should tell Todd Howard and other studios who are obsessed with old IPs...just move on...

[@BlurMoore-f3q]

​@@williamyoung9401😂😂😂 No cap "god Howard" and studios like bioward and Ubisoft need to learn how to make good games again or they need to permanently close down. Become the newz guys who made bg3 and Cyberpunk 2077 is the newz kings around here!!!

[@Toto-95]

pretty sure it's due to WotC wanting a bigger cut and control. It's been infered quite a few times

[@williamyoung9401]

Oh yeah, def. Larian probably got a prequel of all of the WotC input they would have to put up with and decided on "one-and-done."

[@todorsamardzhiev144]

8:44 BG3's music composer trying not to cry... let's go Bobby! 🤜🤛

[@jeohranalfhir8366]

😢😢😢 i didn't know it was him, but HELLS he's got the right to cry. I mean, he made me cry at game's end, and so many of us, sooooo...

[@jeohranalfhir8366]

Such raw talent is what i mean

[@fistbump5785]

bg3 really feels like what happens when everyone on a project absolutely adores what they're working on.

[@DreadGB]

While I can't say I'm not sad about the cancelled DLC. . .I can say I'm more than happy of what Larian will cook up next

[@joshnizzle]

Best game of the last 10 years. Don’t comment saying crap about how you dont agree or think I’m stupid for saying it, because you’re wrong. The game is a stunning achievement and deserves every award it got. Edit: to the trolls who Insist on commenting here anyway. Ask yourself why are you commenting on a games video that you supposedly don’t like? Haha living rent free in your heads. You trolls are getting more and more pathetic; again, WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING ON VIDOES ABOUT A GAME YOU SAY YOU HATE??

[@ecmonkey13]

@@joshnizzle last couple of years sure. The last great, complete game was 8 years ago. Overwatch 1

[@bencarleto8443]

Witcher 3 + expansions, RDR2, GTA V …. To name a few. That said, BG3 was a very good game with lots of love put into it, despite WotC butchering the lore and previous games plots

[@joshnizzle]

@@ecmonkey13 I’m sorry but the other reply you got is right. That game does not even compare. There is a reason BG3 was the first game ever that won every major game of the year award. Like it or not, it’s the game people will hold up as how rpgs should be made for the next decade at least. Unless they outdo themselves with their next release.

[@DellikkilleD]

@@bencarleto8443 bg3 is better the all of those, by a pretty big margin at that.

[@RaymanJob]

​@@DellikkilleD elden ring?

[@mikeoxlong403]

I've just started a new dark urge playthrough and after several hundred hours in this game, there's still new cutscenes and WILDLY different scenarios playing out. They don't need to do anything extra. Thank you Larian for many years of top CRPGs and many more to come.

[@MildPsychedelic]

Larian made a GOOD game. They're not interested in making a content farm. Wish some people would know when to let things end.

[@Mat-ss8uw]

The irony that you talk about knowing when to end things. The BG series should have ended with Throne of Bhaal where the Bhaalspawn story was completely wrapped up. BG3 shamelessly used the series for name recognition but is really completely unrelated and could have been any generic DnD game.

[@cl1cka]

@@Mat-ss8uw You point? Shamelessly? Bhallspawn's story ended. Doesn't mean BG stopped existing....

[@peterw2880]

Absolutely tragic that we’re not getting more content for this game, but they’ve more than earned the right to move on to something that gets them excited again. Looking forward to whatever they come up with next!

[@alexshtyn6336]

Wizards booted all of the people Larian worked on BG3 with, and that soured the mood is what I've gathered.

[@chaoshydras2056]

A rare instance where we got close to perfection and nobody screwed it up.

[@nilocblue]

BG3 was my first real RPG, my first D&D, and now I'm on my third playthrough. Incredible game.

[@rogerwilco2]

Larian being both gracious and fun-loving is such a good quote. Sven please keep doing whatever you do.

[@MrJZNICA]

Larian has earned life long fans, I’m sure whatever next project they do will sell massively.

[@jesusofbullets]

If they released a modding kit that would allow people to make their own campaigns… that would probably be more than enough.

[@MyHazey]

@@jesusofbullets a mod was released that unlocks it completely. So if you or a modder wanted to, it can be done.

[@TheOutsider69]

This is perfectly fine. This game is huge and already has insane replay value. Handing it off to the players by giving them official modding support tools as a thank you is a perfect sendoff. I look forward to Larian's next project!

[@HikingFeral]

And all this led me to a little ship called the Lady Vengeance and my new love of Malady.

[@lurkingsoldi2107]

This game is so much better than 99% of games

[@threestars2164]

Nothing can beat the bear mating simulator 3 right?

[@williamyoung9401]

@@threestars2164 I friggin lost it when I saw the stuffed bear with the Italian clown hat, lol. 🤣 (5:30)

[@kwedl]

The game is already more complete/has more content then most games in years. It's good that they are moving on and don't have to milk BG3 for the rest of their lives.

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

Larian is proof all is not lost for the games industry.

[@TheCaptain211]

Larian doesn't need to make DLC. They did what they wanted to do, and now they're moving on. The future of the game is in mods, and they know that. Toolkit Unlocked already introduced possible customer campaigns.

[@The_Red_Hand]

Congratulations again to Larian and everyone involved. That game changed my life.

[@jurgen4466]

Larian! Best company on the market! Sven the best director! Larian staff the best staff! Sound and loyal staff policy! Sound and non greedy prices for their products and no greedy microtransactions, lootboxes or similiar! Great games in the forefront of the industry! Keep the good work up Larian! You are a great example to the rest of the greedy and shady gamin industry! Looking forward to your next two games Larian and Sven with high anticipations! 🥰🥰🥰 🥰🥰

[@official23ro]

Gotta shoutout Larian for giving us a complete game that doesn’t need a DLC for the amount of content we already receive

[@Nextgengrim]

There is simply no game like Baldurs Gate 3. It's an amazing game that has a captivating story, fantastic immersive voice acting with challenging, tactical, yet flexible gameplay that has mechanics that conveys the idea of adaptability and freedom in everything you do that will immerse you in the world and will grab and hold your attention all day! Larian Studios has definitely delivered. It's sad to see them move on from this franchise. But onto the next project!

[@threestars2164]

The story is a complete and utter joke. Typical fantasy bs - nothing more.

[@Lowdian]

@@threestars2164 Listen buddy, if you don't like fantasy, why did you play a fantasy rpg?

[@MrNickW123]

Larian intelligently listened to the fans and made a banger

[@andersgaarde8201]

Let modders do their work, instead of a dlc. Let Larian focus on their next game, which we all want as soon as possible 🍻

[@tokeeriksen2425]

Larian released the full modding tools recently, so we can probably expect plenty of new BG3 content in the form of mods in the coming years.

[@JimothyTheGreen]

If WOTC had any brains at all they'd offer Larian complete creative freedom, throw money at them and tell them to make whatever they want so long as they take a cut of the profits.

[@haukionkannel]

@@JimothyTheGreen WOTC and brains? Let me think about that for a minute…

[@alexandrameas4436]

Dammit Larian. They could make a DLC not about what happened after the main plot, but about what happened before the victory. If only they add a new location within the city, a few quests there, a bit of content for each companion and maybe a couple of scenes for each of them - that would be enough for us to scream "Shut up and take my money!". Pleeeease

[@MichaelMineCraftings]

dropped DLC, gave the players the tools to make OUR own DLCs instead. MFs Legends.... Can't wait for the community to create Baldur's gate 1&2 remake on BG3

[@Razidurgh]

You clearly forgot to mention the predatory behavior of WOTC/Hasbro. They want to squeeze every penny from every D&D material, and they want to silence every competition. That's why the GM mode never arrived in BG3 even though DoS2 has it.

[@slout2672]

That's for the better. We have already received a masterpiece and in the future I'd hate to see the name ruined by greed

[@elderdankspawn3973]

A DLC from Larian or even BG4 takin us from Lv 12 to 20 A La Bg1 and 2 would be awesome

[@ateacherwhogames8893]

Give the licence for BG4 to Ubisoft. Watch the poop hit the fan on the internet.

[@jonSLAYR]

Don’t give them ideas…. Just as bad as modern BioWare

[@gordonmurdock9948]

you have literally created a script for a horror movie.

[@jack-boe8751]

Sony then. They did well with GoW. They could continue BG4 or a new DnD game for consoles

[@kreb9721]

@@jack-boe8751 *Cinematic quick-time events ensue*

[@realamirthehuman]

Truly bittersweet but understandable. They didn't predict it's major success and treated it like a passion project. Not continuing makes a lot of sense.

[@Willie5000]

Because Wizards of the Coast is terrible to work with and simply does not respect it's artists, that's why.

[@skyechang1309]

When I learned the same studio as DOS2 was doing BG3, I knew it would be great.

[@LowKeyJaded]

Honestly? Why does it need a DLC? It’s good to make a complete game for once. A hit it and quit it success is refreshing in an industry where if a game does well, it gets drug along for sequel after sequel, to spin off, and then eventual remakes and remasters.

[@jeremygeller9145]

I mean, I would have loved a little more story, mostly a chance to fully save Karlach. But I am completely satisfied with what we got.

[@rhenzshiroe9034]

Larian just dropped the bomb! 12 new subclasses is officially on the way on the next patch, photomode and others.

[@daizenmarcurio]

Remember when everyone said they had to move up their release date to avoid starfield?

[@jacobanderson7509]

@@daizenmarcurio looooool feels bad. For Bethesda that is not Larian

[@Bulsara777]

they made it even better, moved their release to a month before and made Starfield look like an embarrassment of an RPG

[@jermelpurse3018]

They said goodbye for two reasons one if you’re going to leave a series you leave on a high note and you can’t get much higher than this second if this is the high note that you hit with someone else’s franchise you naturally want to do something similar for your own own franchise. Now you have clout now when your next game drops people are going to pick it up. Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2 were amazing games, but they were the springboard for BG3. Literally 10+ years of developing their own engine went into BG3. Divinity represented all of that work all of that understanding and now they’ve said let’s go do it again, but this time put our own franchise behind it because you make more money that way.

[@dakkanTM]

You never answered the bloody question.

[@bilijoful]

As long as Larian never loses their passion, I think they'll do great!

[@xXavokx]

Imagine Larian doing a Warhammer 40k game. My mind will go crazy.

[@DVictor23]

Larian is great, but they are not capable of doing something like 40k. Their style is just too different with all the self-aware jokes and humor.

[@ironiccookies2320]

Baldur's Gate 3 was launched with a complete and mostly fulfilling storyline. Over seven patches they've added numerous free content and lastly mod tools. Now the mod community can take over and Larian can move on to other projects.

[@Liiineeepiiieeeceee]

TLDR: Clickbait title with no answer in the longwinded unrelated video itself. Typical IGN bullshit.

[@surfingSpaceMonkey]

Larian wrapping their heads around how to raise the quality bar even higher. Meanwhile i'm still happy as one can be about the quality bar being picked up off the dusty floor.

[@gambello1195]

is it a good game? havent played 1 or 2, should you play them before?

[@ItsMarvDH]

Is it good? HELL YES and you don't need to play the previous game to understand 3 but if you still want to try it, sure give it a go

[@Batazen]

@@gambello1195 yes all 3 games are great. I've beaten them all, but BG1-BG2 are 20+ year old games. The UI is dated and the old style of d&d is harder to understand. It's easier for new people to jump into 3 and if you're really curious, go back to 1. BG1-2 were very influential and successful crpgs. If you can handle the crunchiness of the old games, watch a video on them to learn more.

[@ArmoredCell]

its great and you don't need to play 1 or 2, but it does have call backs/easter eggs

[@Esablaka]

@@gambello1195 No. Not necessary. Just start with BG3. It's an AMAZING game for people liking turn based role playing games. Think Divinity Original Sin 2 on steroids.

[@DraconisV2]

It's a good game, especially now that it's been patched multiple times since release. You also don't need to play BG1 or BG2 before playing BG3. The story in BG3 is a standalone, and you wouldn't really miss a lot if you didn't play the previous games. There are minor connections, of course, but those really won't affect your overall enjoyment of the game.

[@Enfield14]

is anyone aware of the name of the music playing at the beginning with the blaring trumpets and low growl any help would be appreciated

[@bpita0202]

@@Enfield14 Main Theme Part 1 from the BG3 Original Soundtrack. Sounds like they start it at the 20 second mark of the track.

[@Enfield14]

@@bpita0202 thank youuu so much

[@ryanmadej6694]

Hasbro is idiot for letting Larian Go

[@SamBrockmann]

WotC making horrid business decisions and ruining D&D as a product probably didn't help Larian decide to keep developing D&D games.

[@DukeFavre]

If they do a Warhammer 40k RPG... or Cyberpunk, I'm gonna flip out.

[@Dataanti]

because wizerds of the coast is absolutely off their rocker atm, more so then usual.

[@alexloayza1618]

Its the game of the Decade surely. Next 10 years this and maybe GTA6 will be rememberd as the golden games

[@miafiolekova5817]

Well to be honest Elden ring was also pretty good and fun.

[@youzz33]

GTA6 will be trash compared to their previous games

[@Ronuk1996]

​@@youzz33Nah the open world will be Top notch story will not be Red dead but it should be good still. Kingdom come 2 will be up their Looks amazing.

[@threestars2164]

It brought nothing new to gaming to be worthy of being called "game of the decade". "Overrated slop of the decade" would be more appropriate.

[@youzz33]

@@threestars2164 Its game of the decade not because it brings something "new" its game of the decade because it treat its playerbase fairly. Release full scale 100 hour game, no DLC or mirco-transactions, and extremely branching story like no other before. Name one other game that allows you to make this many discussions and allows you to make them without breaking the story as Baldur's Gate 3 does.

[@Paolini_18]

Very good. It's nearly impossible for BG4 to be better than BG3.

[@Aaylias]

this game is perfect. they don't need to do more.

[@SimoneRistori]

An important point made by Sven which is very rare nowadays not only in the videogame industry: "we want to continue doing what we like and make it sustainable". This is, in my opinion, a key to the success of Larian. They are not blindly chasing profit. They want to do what they like to do and doing so thinking sustainability of the business. Are there better objectives for a company? A company is the people that works there and having them happy working on things they like is the best achievement they can get. Making a DLC would probably give them much more money than not making it but it would not be fun for the people that work at the company because they feel BG3 is done. They don't blindly chase profit, they pivot based on what they want to do. How important is this philosophy in this world we're living in? Sven has my utmost respect.

[@Trujones]

The prime example how games and devs should be.

[@Hope-mc4ps]

We will bring Avenus! The mod toolkit is ours, thanks larian!

[@angrymikko]

How is this news? They literally publicly stated that almost a year ago?

[@tdrm]

Who said it was news? It's not and the video didn't claim it was news.

[@PDVism]

Not news but a love letter of sorts. Nothing wrong with praising a developer for making a game for the gamers instead of all those companies (EA, Ubisoft, etc) that make games as cash cows for stockholders.

[@shldnfr]

One of the reasons that BG3 is so good is because of the passion that the folks at Larian had for the project. If they did DLC, it would've just been for the money.

[@harithsahaje8157]

BG3 almost complete because every single character has it own story and every character is playable, with 6 characters not included The Dark Urge the playing time can easily exceed 200+ hours play time just to go through all dialogues and unique story line. It still not complete because it still lack something like crafting because you can do alchemy but not crafting which is weird.

[@joelrene1559]

that is weird because you can craft in Divinity

[@coldfate1]

Crafting in divinity was overpowered.

[@artemlarionov7084]

It's good that there is no crafting. Crafting de-emphasize exploration and search for unique artifacts.

[@Jtbrahh]

tbh I get the whole "our heart wasn't in it" bit, but I really wish they would do more with Baldur's Gate. It was such a gem and such a fun dive into the Forgotten Realms done right and we're not likely to get another like it. Whatever they make next will obviously be good, but whatever D&D/Forgotten Realms based video game we get next has a good chance of not being 1/10th as good as Baldur's Gate, and that's a bummer.

[@derheadbanger9039]

Next, Original Sin 3 please!

[@nucleargandhi2709]

They didn't cancel anything. They were up front that they weren't going to sell a DLC because they didn't want to milk the game to the bone or turn Larian into The Baldur's Gate 3 Studio.

[@MagicNash89]

So...they ditched their critically successful project to work on smth...less stressful and demanding? But at the same time setting even higher standards? Fair enough, but that sounds like ditching not just a successful project, but a huge chunk of reputation. Great games are hardly ever easy projects. Overall a decision that is hard to understand from a business perspective.

[@SavageDragon999]

Clearly they had issues with wotc but didn't just say it. It's baffling how they aren't doing any expansions for the game. Doing an expansion is 100% a surefire way to guarantee instant success without even reworking the engine, codes, etc. It's the easiest thing in the world to do to generate another 10 million copies sales. Also, them saying they're bruned out makes no sense. They previously stuck in the divinity world for 20 years. Now suddenly 6 years making their so called dream project is too much? Nah.

[@ebmax55]

@@SavageDragon999 lol…yes you would know. Let’s not believe them. Also, some devs are more interested in the art of their work. They made their money and will make money off this game for years

[@marconeves1979]

That type of "business perspective" is the problem in the gaming industry now. Short sighted, greedy, instant gratification. Larian plays the long game.... and WINS

[@thunderlion8526]

@@MagicNash89 WOTC pushed them away with their business model and how they treat their community which is entirely agasint what larian stands for ad a company. Them getting away is honestly great and im more excited for their next orginal product than them being forced to drop non-stop dlc and milk sequels for a quick buck

[@koshetz]

​@@SavageDragon999 Swen was always open that working with publishers and big companies is exhausting to him. So that's why burnout takes place. And all Divinity games do not have consisting lore or visuals and only two of them have same gameplay.

[@jack-boe8751]

It’s like progross and process. Things must move on. It’s on to the next. Whether it’s breaking rules or making new rules

[@Ryanlexz]

Better then Starfield

[@rogue4340]

Intro alone better than whole existence of Bethesda 😂

[@statixfear]

Not much of a bar for comparison 🤣

[@_Cetarial]

Competely different games.

[@joelrene1559]

This game is like 5 Starfields

[@Rubenz343]

Why are you even comparing them?

[@threestars2164]

Well, they did spend 6 years including 3 years of early access. What do people expect? For them to spend the rest of their lives on it?

[@DellikkilleD]

wtf you mean it was hardly a blip on anyones radar? It was the most anticipated release of the year, with people excited for all the years in open beta. typical IGNonsense.

[@vonborgah]

Rememeber when everybody unironically thought Spiderman was better. That was a comedic time to be alive.

[@nilocblue]

Larian is the new Bioware.

[@t3tsuyaguy1]

I don't think Larian needs a D&D setting to deliver another banger. They just need to stay true to themselves. If they maintain the same studio culture, they'll deliver another game to be proud of.

[@СемёнПыхтеев-г4с]

"In july 2023 BG was hardly a blip on someone's radar". The level of journalism in IGN.

[@kylemorris8302]

Great on them for knowing not to put something out when their hearts not in it instead of pushing something out for money. Let a studios lead its content by passion while being smart about it.

[@slybub]

40k game would be sick

[@miafiolekova5817]

If you want a crpg from the WH40k universe there is Rogue Trader by owl cat studios if you want to check that out.

[@slybub]

@@miafiolekova5817 Definitely will . Thank you

[@Mentatstrategy]

Larian outdid themselves - Baldur's Gate 3 is amazing 1 year later. I'm still discovering new things - amazing!

[@Kingtot]

Larian not making more BG3 content should be considered a crime against humanity.

[@Blackjack-2028]

Well, how many actually finished the main game?

[@alexwang3282]

well you should blame it on WOTC.

[@Rambrus0]

the game supports mods now. Thats more than enough to keep the game alive

[@MagicNash89]

@@alexwang3282 why, what did Wizards of the Coast do here exactly? Its not explained in the video either.

[@SavageDragon999]

@@Rambrus0 mods are no way as good as official expansions.

[@davequerido1094]

Imagine Larian making a crpg like fallout 1 & 2 on the BG3 engine