• Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    10 months ago

    I’ll play devils pessimist and say that if Larian gets more money then the next game will probably be hot garbage because they’ll have even more sponsors/investors to have to answer to.

    • FumpyAer [he/him]
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      810 months ago

      How much money would Larian even get? WotC owns the IP and licensed it to Larian for BG3.

      • JackbyDev
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        19 months ago

        I imagine Larian owns the specific BG3 characters though.

        • FumpyAer [he/him]
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          19 months ago

          Some of the characters are from DnD Forgotton Realms lore like Elminster, while some other characters are from previous BG games not originated by Larian like Minsc.

    • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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      39 months ago

      Agree. Part of why they’ve made such great stuff is that they’re independent and self-publishing. There’s nobody to rush them to market, and nobody outside the organization meddling in development. If Netflix (or some other company) gets its claws into them, I’d expect to see a huge drop in quality in favor of more focus-grouped bazinga bullshit.

    • @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      Otoh Larian isn’t public, yet. As long as the company doesn’t end up on soulless cunts in suits’ hands, I’d bet on Larian to make a good game.

      Top guy looks like a big nerd too, that’s a good sign.