The Secret Behind the Success of ‘Baldur’s Gate 3' (Jason Schreier)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-18/-baldur-s-gate-3-is-a-huge-hit-thanks-to-privately-owned-larian-studios

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Fixbeat@lemmy.ml · 45 pts · 3y (2 replies)
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Konlanx@feddit.de · 33 pts · 3y (1 reply)

As they ruin absolutely anything.

c_jay@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

As they ruin absolutely anything.

Everything

Thedogspaw@midwest.social · 27 pts · 3y (7 replies)

This game is terrible that aren't even any micro transactions in it 0 out of 5

nocturne213@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y

Ngl you had me in the first half, I had to read this twice.

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y

Fortnite players hate this one weird trick.

Ertebolle@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Please help me, my horse, she needs armor…

Thedogspaw@midwest.social · -5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Sorry dude your horse armor is in anther game specifically skyrim

Poggervania@kbin.social · 10 pts · 3y (2 replies)

not even realizing Oblivion had it first

GET OFF MY LAWN YOU YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPER

gamerlamer@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Oblivion? Is that a Skyrim mod?

NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Seems like an easy mix up considering they both came out at practically the same time relative to now...

PenguinTD@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Can't read if reject all cookies, so I will just skip then.

Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Actual article title is "The Secret Behind the Success of ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’"

CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yeah, something went wrong with the way Sync autogenerated it. I'll fix it

Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

No problem, it probably pulled one of the alternate titles. I've noticed that a lot when I see an article in Google News, it will have one title then when I go to the article it's a different title

ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 3y (8 replies)

I mean the first I ever heard of it was about a bear sex scene. That’s decent marketing. Makes me low-key want to try it.

I need to try the series on pc, I don’t like 1/2 on console at all.

cardboardchris@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

my understanding is that BG3 is more similar to Larian's earlier games, Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2 (which, full disclosure, I'm a big fan of). so if you want an inexpensive PC game that's likely to have a similar feel, mechanically, those games have been around a long time and are still well worth playing (if you ask me).

ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I’ll keep that in mind when I get back to pc gaming. It’s been such a very very long time since I played on pc, probs… 2010 or so (I stopped gaming at all for a long time, got back to it a few years ago, and took a deep dive back in the last year or so - reclamation of self 😀)

Haven’t gotten back into pc, I’ve always collected console games, because those are pretty plug and play, and as long as I maintain some very old single-purpose computers, they run flawlessly every time.

But because of major system failures, my OS has changed a few times recently, and that makes it a bit harder to maintain games. Probs need to get a single use machine with dual boot for it. And some serious old school emulators too run my win 98 games… 😁

cardboardchris@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 2y

that reminds me, I failed to mention that I played both Divinity games on console. they work perfectly well (even if inventory management is a bit of a bummer) on console

Hasherm0n@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (4 replies)

If you're thinking of the dark alliance games, BG3 isn't related to those at all. It's the spiritual successor to Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn which was only ever released on PC. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_II:_Shadows_of_Amn.

ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I’m not, I made that mistake already. I really liked the dark alliance games on console.

I have the first 2 baldurs gate games on console also, ps4 specifically, because I thought they were the dark alliance games :) I was disappointed. They don’t play well on console.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0346-CUSA15671_00-BGANDBGIICONSOLE

Hasherm0n@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Huh, TIL something new. I had no idea those had made there way too console, and yeah, I imagine they'd play terribly on a console.

Defaced@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

They're actually not that bad on console, beamdog did a really good job translating the controls over but you can only do so much before things get lost in translation for a game of that age.

ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y

Yeah, I want to like them but I would hate Diablo 2 or StarCraft on console as point and clicks, too 😂

I’ll give them a go on pc tho, the story and gameplay seem great, just not for console :)

Strangle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I don’t understand this title, it’s terribly written

CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

It was autogenerated via the Sync app. I'll fix it manually

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · -15 pts · 3y (6 replies)

Hope Xbox can consolidate further and buy them up too! Sounds great to me!

Decimit@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 3y (1 reply)

You better go get that sarcasm symbol and put it on your comment!

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y

Lmao I always feel like your comment sucks if you have to use one of those... Guess my comment sucks 🤣

Pratai@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 3y
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Anreill@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)
Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y

Wow I hadn't seen that. Glad to see they took such a hard stance. Hopefully they can stay that way

CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y