'Well, Look What it F***ing Did for Them;' Larian Proves That There's Room For Odd RPGs
The makers of Baldur's Gate 3 hope that the success of their RPG will prompt other developers to design bold, expansive games.
The gaming industry has already seen more than one innovative game that has set a new direction and been a role model for many other developers. Baldur's Gate 3 also has a chance to be a forerunner and a driving force when it comes to games in the RPG genre. At least that's the hope of the developers at Larian Studios.
The developers hope that the success of their title will manage to convince other developers that it's worth experimenting with "strange" formats to win the hearts of gamers..
"I want to see people go off in all kinds of weird tangents, trying to look for how we improve this," explains game designer Nick Pechinen in an interview with the editors of the magazine GQ.
The developers at Larian believe that among indie games there is still room for revolutionary RPGs, and their work can serve as an example of this..
"I hope it [Baldur’s Gate 3 -ed. note] kicks the doors open. If you look at the indie space, RPGs never went away. People can go to a publisher and say, ‘Well, look what it fucking did for them," explained game writer Adam Smith (via GamesRadar).
Head of production David Walgrave revealed that Larian was in a similar situation when it worked on Divinity: Original Sin. At the time, publishers constantly said that this type of game would not be popular. Ultimately, however, it turned out to be quite a success and gave birth to a series of RPGs.
"In the 90s, it seemed that turn-based games were no longer cool. When we started fundraising on Kickstarter [for Divinity: Original Sin - ed. note], publishers had been telling us for a decade: 'This will never sell'," Walgrave revealed.
Baldur's Gate 3 was the star of this year's The Game Awards, during which it won Game of the Year title, among others. Later the same day, Larian Studios' masterpiece was released for Xbox Series X/S consoles.
