Gaming News It’s not for lack of trying! Baldur’s Gate 3 was supposed to have a DLC, but was quickly abandoned…
Although they were full of ideas, the developers say they are leaving the Baldur’s Gate license behind. Swen Vincke, President of Larian Studios, talks about the different ideas that could have appeared in a DLC or even a completely new work.
Should Larian move away from the Dungeons & Dragons license and Baldur’s Gate, its CEO Swen Vincke explains that after the enormous success of Baldur’s Gate 3, he has seriously considered the possibility of a DLC or even a fourth opus for the series.
Complicated ideas about integration
Of course, Swen Vincke came back during the Game Developers Conference the great success of Baldur’s Gate 3
D&D 5th Edition is not an easy system to integrate into a video game. We spent a lot of time there and wanted to do new things. – Swen Vincke (IGN)
He says the team had a lot of ideas, especially when it came to combat gameplay. However, if they were working on an expansion, this is the case because they felt like it was what everyone wanted
The future of the series
If players want a sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3, It definitely won’t come from Larian. Swen Vincke is still attached to his world and his characters and tells the players: “that they are now owned by Wizard, so I hope they honor their legacy and hire good people to take care of it“Before we conclude”that the chapter is closed for us“.
A few days ago, Vincke teased Larian’s ambition, “a gigantic role-playing game that will put them all to shame“, suggesting that the studio’s next games would be just as good, even better than Baldur’s Gate 3. Moving away from Dungeons and Dragons offers Larian complete freedom and gives hope for the best for the studio and the development of its next game.big project different than Divinity“, mentioned in other interviews.
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