simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down17
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minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 hours agoTo be fair, BG3 is like bottled lightning, and I think it’s unreasonable to expect many (if any) other studios to produce something like that. Even the Divinity games were way above par, with a much more lukewarm (but not unsuccessful, I guess?) reception.
minus-squareLesrid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoShit I loved Divinity Original Sin and the sequel, but even I don’t think Larian could match or exceed BG3
To be fair, BG3 is like bottled lightning, and I think it’s unreasonable to expect many (if any) other studios to produce something like that.
Even the Divinity games were way above par, with a much more lukewarm (but not unsuccessful, I guess?) reception.
Shit I loved Divinity Original Sin and the sequel, but even I don’t think Larian could match or exceed BG3