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2019-05-30, 09:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Baldur's Gate 3...confirmed!
Anyone else hear about this?
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2019-05-30, 09:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yes. Direct link to Larian's site for the curious.
Im hopeful. Really enjoyed DOS2, and I think they could do well with it.“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2019-05-30, 10:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wowza. I'd play it.
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2019-05-30, 10:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Given that Baldur's Gate is the whole reason I'm interested in role-playing games and Dungeons & Dragons in particular, and it's been my favourite game for literally two thirds of my lifespan so far, there are literally no words to express the magnitude of this.
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2019-05-30, 11:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Looks like Larian finally changed the filename for the image. I guess they realized the mistake a bit too late though heh. As far as Baldurs Gate 3 goes, I cant say I'm really excited for another Baldurs Gate game since really that series storyline is pretty much wrapped up. I am however quite excited for a new DnD game set in the Forgotten Realms which will hopefully be a party based isometric RPG.
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2019-05-31, 12:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-05-31, 12:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Or maybe it will even be based on Descent Into Avernus? Could this be the first 5E D&D videogame?
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2019-05-31, 12:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Call me odd, but while I'd like another isometric RPG based off D&D... the Baldur's Gate saga earned its ending with Throne of Bhaal. Making another sequel would cheapen the story, when I'd rather see the same skill and writing quality put towards a new saga instead.
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2019-05-31, 04:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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I wouldn't say thats odd, I agree with you. I mean I could see a few ways they could continue the character if they really wanted, but the story feels complete as is and doesn't really need anything else imo. Honestly I'd bet they're just calling it Baldurs Gate 3 for name recognition while following a new PC who bumps into some companions from the prior games.
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2019-05-31, 04:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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I'm not thrilled. I didn't particularly enjoy Larian's games that I did play, Divinity 2 and DOS2. And Baldur's Gate should be allowed to rest in peace. Though as others said, it's likely that it has little or nothing to do with the original saga's story and is just using the name for recognition.
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2019-05-31, 06:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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I would have more assumed to would likely be Divinity OS 3, if it's larien, myself, with the image title, if it was labelled BG3, being an in-joke or obfuscatement they realised was a bad idea.
I'd certainly think it was more likely than Larien doing BG3 (would they even USE D&D? Whcih edition?), anyway.
Especially, as Glyph rightly pointed out that we had a solid conclusion to BG that we really couldn't carry on from, so it would be "Forgotten Realms game based in the same area..." in reality.
Call me slightly sceptical, then. (I mean, it'll be great for another Larien RPG, I played through both DS for the first time recently as they clocked up 260 hours between them, but...)Last edited by Aotrs Commander; 2019-05-31 at 06:16 AM.
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2019-05-31, 07:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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The saga of Baldur's Gate ended with Throne of Bhaal.
Baldur's Gate games are about the Bhaalspawn. That story is over. I don't mind other dnd games in the same mould, but calling it Baldur's Gate sounds like trying to cash in on nostalgia and brand popularity, and it's not the sort of creative attitude I will trust from a game creator.
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2019-05-31, 07:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh man!
They could totally pick up where ToB left off. Import your save and everything.
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2019-05-31, 07:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Count me in the "The Baldur's Gate Series is over." You want to make a new Neverwinter Nights? That's cool, that's not a story of a single character.
I feel the concept of Mass Effect: Andromeda was more justified than a BG3. Mass Effect 1-3 was the story of Commander Shepard, but the universe was bigger than that, and called the Mass Effect Universe. Baldur's Gate was the story of the Bhaalspawn, and its larger universe has another name.The Cranky Gamer
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2019-05-31, 08:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I would actually say the opposite - a sequel named the same as Neverwinter Nights implies a continuation of the same story through the "Nights" portion of the title, while calling something "Baldur's Gate" is simply referring to the city. At best it's the same equivalence.
That said, the "III" is objectionable unless it's a direct story continuation. Which it shouldn't be, because the story was wrapped up. Call it "Baldur's Gate: Subtitle related to the Plot" or some such. Heck, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance already did exactly that. I'm oddly amused that there was apparently a GBA version of that game.
While the BG games never really settled with me, what I did play of the second game would make me interested in seeing Larian's take on the setting. That is, assuming they do straight turn-based like their other titles.
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OK. I know my answer below may seem like me arguing over pointless tidbits, but I feel it's the core of my argument.
What you are describing is the continuation of a setting, not the continuation of a story.
Baldur's Gate has never been about the setting, only about a character's personal story. You know why I can make this statement?
Because the setting changes completely from game to game.
Baldur's Gate was.. In/around Baldur's Gate.
Baldur's Gate II had nothing to do with Baldur's Gate at any moment. It was entirely about Ann and the sorrounding countryside (and underdark)
Throne of Bhaal is set in Tethyr.
The location was never important: the main character was. It was, and always has been, about the Bhaalspawn.
Neverwinter Nights? The only connectivity between the two games is the setting. Hence why NWN games have to be about the city, one way or the other. That's the connecting thread.
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2019-05-31, 10:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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This, although with games like Pillars of Eternity and Divinity: Original Sin still on my list to finish I'm finding myself a lot less interested in a D&D game than I would have been a decade ago. Not uninterested, but if they revealed new games for not just the Forgotten Realms, but also Eberron, Dark Sun, Birthright (I'm thinking a Turn Based Strategy game instead of an isometric RPG), and Spelljammer I wouldn't be preordering them.
Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a D&D TBS in a more Fire Emblem style anyway, or something more like Temple of Elemental Evil was.
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Minority opinion: I want an Infinity Engine version of the two Dark Sun games: Shattered Lands and Wake of the Ravager.
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Is a Spelljammer 4X or RTS an option?
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Dark Sun centric game would be awesome.
Make it a Tyranny-like game
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2019-05-31, 02:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-05-31, 02:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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I am in the same boat. I positively *love* BG saga... but it's over. And I'm kinda sad because of it. At the same time, BG: ToB was contentious in it's own time. It's still objectively a great game. Not on par with SoA... but still, more than good. Great, even.
And I want those memories intact. Call me purist, call me elitist... you might not be too far off the mark. But there will never be another Irenicus, Minsc, Imoen, Sarevok... and even Jan Jansen, Ilmater rest his black soul.
Much like Glyphstone, I would prefer altogether new game. I am not objecting to resurrecting Infinity engine... making it anew, even.
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I have to admit that I never managed to play the Baldur's Gate games, but I would look forward to this game. Having went back and played some retro style games, Shadowrun and Battletech (kind of retro style, turn based tactical games are few and far between at this point at least) I've really found them a lot more engaging than so many of the modern RPGs which are more action game than anything. So more quality games along those lines would be welcome.
I can't say much for the storyline of Baldur's gate, but the name is well known enough that it is easy to see why they would use it if they could. The name is much better known than Forgotten Realms. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to tie into the original story without trying to re-tell or change it.