Baldur's Gate 3 Won't Set The Standards For RPGs, Says Larian

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Larian Studios says it can continue to make big games like Baldur's Gate 3 in the future due to its recent success.

A large content update & round of bug fixes are coming to Baldur’s Gate 3, as a new patch is in development that will add requested features and address glitches that have been reported to the developer Larian Studios. While Baldur’s Gate 3 is very much playable in its retail form, there are still many issues that need addressing with the game.

Thanks to our friends at Digital Trends, we have the latest details on Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming launch on PlayStation 5.

Back in 2014, I interviewed Obsidian Entertainment director Josh Sawyer about Pillars of Eternity – a then-upcoming revival of the isometric RPG sub-genre that had been greenlit as part of the first wave of Kickstarter projects. Sawyer recalled the chilly reception afforded PC RPGs in the mid-to-late 2000s.

A studio that handled Baldur’s Gate III translations has apologized after outsourced workers were omitted from the game’s credits. "We take full responsibility for this omission of our freelancers' names and apologize for the effects that it had," Altagram Group founder and CEO Marie Amigues said in a statement. "We would like to thank Larian for allowing us to quickly fix that error and update the credits section. The names of the Brazilian Portuguese translators will be included in an upcoming patch to the game."

The popularity of Baldur’s Gate 3 at launch has been staggering, as developer Larian Studios has revealed that the game has already been played for over 1000 years. This is roughly the maximum age for one of the D&D elven races, which is an impressive feat for a game that hasn’t been out for very long.

There are few gaming experiences as chaotic and memorable as sitting down in person with a group of pals to play a tabletop role-playing game. Some video games have tried to capture this in digital form, with limited success. But Baldur’s Gate 3 conveys the highs and lows of a tabletop co-op campaign thanks to clever systems, a dense world, and multiple avenues to pursue every quest. This makes Baldur’s Gate 3 co-op flexible and daring in a way I haven’t seen before — but it’s also a campaign that constantly runs the risk of descending into pure chaos.

Larian Studios was quick to take action after allegations surfaced that some of Baldur’s Gate 3’s translators were not properly credited on the game.

One of my favorite things about Baldur’s Gate 3 is how much it harkens back to Dragon Age: Origins, one of the best PC games ever made. Whether you’re infatuated with Astarion, or have fallen in love with Baldur’s Gate 3‘s fantasy aesthetic, Dragon Age is a must play ahead of Dreadwolf – and it’s available for cheap in this new Steam sale.

Baldur's Gate 3 is an exceptional game: a grognardy CRPG with complex and barely-explained D&D rules and a massive mainstream success, even before its console releases. With Diablo 4's always-online grind providing the perfect contrast, it's come across to some as a victory over malignant modern videogame trends: Where other companies build cosmetics stores and battle passes, Larian has succeeded through good old fashioned respect for player freedom and quality craftwork, or so goes some popular posts and articles. A handful of game developers, meanwhile, have cautioned against oversimplifying the lesson, arguing that Baldur's Gate 3 is an anomaly that even big studios won't be able to replicate. Online arguing has ensued.

Baldur's Gate 3 reached over 800,000 concurrent players on Steam on Sunday, a peak reached within a few days of its launch.