▲ 184 ▼ 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) submitted 1 year ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) They bought it though, didn't they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent