Posted June 06, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcP0WdH7rTs - Announcement Trailer.
https://www.gog.com/game/baldurs_gate_iii
Time to reinstall BG1 + 2 ;)
https://www.gog.com/game/baldurs_gate_iii
Time to reinstall BG1 + 2 ;)
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Dralel
Registered: Mar 2013
From United Kingdom
Velgor
Elite Insomniac
Registered: Jun 2010
From United States
Posted June 06, 2019
Wow, that trailer looks amazing...
Anprionsa
New User
Registered: Sep 2011
From United States
Posted June 06, 2019
high rated
Surely you mean III
emperorsfist
New User
Registered: Oct 2011
From Czech Republic
Posted June 06, 2019
high rated
AND IT'S FROM LARIAN!!! No Beamdog to be seen!
MazDen
New User
Registered: Apr 2012
From Other
Posted June 06, 2019
not be an epic exlusive +
reliable developer +
no beamdog +
fancy cimematic trailer +
nice
reliable developer +
no beamdog +
fancy cimematic trailer +
nice
J Lo
Human Unit Non-Killable
Registered: Jul 2013
From Canada
Thulfiqaar
New User
Registered: Sep 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted June 06, 2019
I generally never pre-order but this... This I will throw money at and get whatever top collector's edition there is! LARIAN STUDIOS & BALDUR'S GATE IS A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!
Hickory
Almost human
Registered: Dec 2010
From United Kingdom
Posted June 06, 2019
Damn, I am SO glad Larian got this and not Beamdog!
robertghill
New User
Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
Posted June 06, 2019
I cannot believe it has been 19 years since Baldur's Gate II. It is still an amazing game. I honestly still find mechanics that suprise me when I install it for a replay now. I am really looking forward to this one. The series is in great hands!
darktjm
Do not resuscitate
Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
Posted June 06, 2019
1) III, not II. Not that you can change it any more, but I'm surprised I'm the first to point it out.
2) As I mentioned in the official announcement thread, I am confused as to why this is Baldur's Gate at all. I was going to post this lengthy continuation there, but I'd prefer to keep it out of the announcement thread.
Actually, I knew when I wrote it why this is BG3, and not some random D&D game based on the new rules. It's a nostalgia cash grab, nothing more. Whether that cash grab is by Larian or Wizards of the Coast or whoever is irrelevant. Whatever reputation Larian has with its customer base, they can't possibly do right by the name. This game will not have the same combat system or story or share anything in common with the old games' artwork. Calling it Baldur's Gate 3 makes it less desirable, because it seems more like a cash grab than a new game. It doesn't matter how great a game it will be. If it becomes popular, it will only serve to displace the originals in most people's minds. Much like Fallout 3 and the EE Baldur's Gate series.
This is worse than what Bethesda did to Fallout: at least they pretended to continue the story. This is worse than what Beamdog did to BG 1-2: at least they claimed to be improving them, rather than chasing the phone/tablet easy money.
If they insist on riding the Baldur's Gate name, there is an alternate path: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance cashed in on the Baldur's Gate name without actually creating any expectation of direct relation to the originals.
I have no idea why you are all giving Larian a free ride, when Beamdog gets all kinds of shit (and deservedly so) for what they did. I, for one, am not looking forward to this, unless they get a clue and change the name. Even then, as I mentioned in my announcement thread post, I already have enough Larian games that are mostly unplayable on my hard drive, so I guess I don't look forward to it either way.
2) As I mentioned in the official announcement thread, I am confused as to why this is Baldur's Gate at all. I was going to post this lengthy continuation there, but I'd prefer to keep it out of the announcement thread.
Actually, I knew when I wrote it why this is BG3, and not some random D&D game based on the new rules. It's a nostalgia cash grab, nothing more. Whether that cash grab is by Larian or Wizards of the Coast or whoever is irrelevant. Whatever reputation Larian has with its customer base, they can't possibly do right by the name. This game will not have the same combat system or story or share anything in common with the old games' artwork. Calling it Baldur's Gate 3 makes it less desirable, because it seems more like a cash grab than a new game. It doesn't matter how great a game it will be. If it becomes popular, it will only serve to displace the originals in most people's minds. Much like Fallout 3 and the EE Baldur's Gate series.
This is worse than what Bethesda did to Fallout: at least they pretended to continue the story. This is worse than what Beamdog did to BG 1-2: at least they claimed to be improving them, rather than chasing the phone/tablet easy money.
If they insist on riding the Baldur's Gate name, there is an alternate path: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance cashed in on the Baldur's Gate name without actually creating any expectation of direct relation to the originals.
I have no idea why you are all giving Larian a free ride, when Beamdog gets all kinds of shit (and deservedly so) for what they did. I, for one, am not looking forward to this, unless they get a clue and change the name. Even then, as I mentioned in my announcement thread post, I already have enough Larian games that are mostly unplayable on my hard drive, so I guess I don't look forward to it either way.
Enclave996
New User
Registered: May 2012
From Canada
Posted June 06, 2019
2) As I mentioned in the official announcement thread, I am confused as to why this is Baldur's Gate at all. I was going to post this lengthy continuation there, but I'd prefer to keep it out of the announcement thread.
Actually, I knew when I wrote it why this is BG3, and not some random D&D game based on the new rules. It's a nostalgia cash grab, nothing more. Whether that cash grab is by Larian or Wizards of the Coast or whoever is irrelevant. Whatever reputation Larian has with its customer base, they can't possibly do right by the name. This game will not have the same combat system or story or share anything in common with the old games' artwork. Calling it Baldur's Gate 3 makes it less desirable, because it seems more like a cash grab than a new game. It doesn't matter how great a game it will be. If it becomes popular, it will only serve to displace the originals in most people's minds. Much like Fallout 3 and the EE Baldur's Gate series.
This is worse than what Bethesda did to Fallout: at least they pretended to continue the story. This is worse than what Beamdog did to BG 1-2: at least they claimed to be improving them, rather than chasing the phone/tablet easy money.
If they insist on riding the Baldur's Gate name, there is an alternate path: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance cashed in on the Baldur's Gate name without actually creating any expectation of direct relation to the originals.
I have no idea why you are all giving Larian a free ride, when Beamdog gets all kinds of shit (and deservedly so) for what they did. I, for one, am not looking forward to this, unless they get a clue and change the name. Even then, as I mentioned in my announcement thread post, I already have enough Larian games that are mostly unplayable on my hard drive, so I guess I don't look forward to it either way.
Stig79
New User
Registered: Mar 2014
From Norway
RonAFGreve
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Registered: Aug 2009
From Netherlands
Posted June 07, 2019
I have some reservations about a BGIII but if a company can pull it off then it is Larian.
Bookwyrm627
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From United States
DKapple
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Registered: Jan 2011
From United States