I actually think it's much more common than you think. Just look at Remedy, Larian, Fromsoft, Nintendo, Kojima etc. There are a lot of really really good and passionate devs out there. Especially outside of the US. I actually think there are a lot of similarly minded people in Western development, but they're stuck under the yolk of greedy corporate shareholders who only care about the bottom line. Larian literally went indie (which is super risky) to escape that corporate pressure. Hopefully more creative teams will follow suit.

@@gatorarman12 I don't think Nintendo really applies here im ngl..

@@yveltalsea Mario Wonder, both of the recent Zelda games, Pikman, etc. Nintendo’s got plenty of passion and care behind their games and pretty much always delivers polished entries in their core franchises. And they have general innovation with console design (Wii and Switch). Some of their business practices aren’t great for consumers (but make sense for their own business since they are hardware sales dependent and make a profit from console sales unlike Sony/Xbox). I’ve also never seen them stuff their games with microtransactions 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@gatorarman12 Pikmin is made by a subsidiary developer, not Nintendo. The recent Zelda game was poorly written, with some of the worst repetitive quest dialogue I've ever seen in a game, and was basically a copy of BotW with some new mechanics that arent really necessary in most of the game. BotW was revolutionary and really changed the market but definitely not TotK. The amount of reused assets in the sky area was abysmal, and the underground exploration was some of the laziest level design I've ever seen. And they don't really care about a lot of their playerbase given the state of Mario Kart 8 online servers lol. Pikmin is definitely the exception, but like I said, it's a different company. Plus a company who cares about their players wouldnt ban tournaments for their games like Smash, and take down videos of people playing their games. Like other companies, Nintendo is just as greedy. There is no way anyone can compare a company like Nintendo to a company like Larian. Larian is on a different level.

Definitely. He’s leading from the front. The moment a “leader” removes themselves from the front lines, things fall apart

He talked about making this his ultimate goal at least since 2010. I know it because I was a follower on his personal blog back then and he always said this was the dream he was chasing.

I'm so excited for it. Maybe it is a mistake to get this hyped for something that hasn't come out yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Before we get excited for "One really big RPG to dwarf them all" we have to remember that the new Larian game, whenever it comes out isn't going to be the biggest RPG because the tech hasn't been invented, that is coming later. This new game is going to be the first step

DnD Multiverse!

possibly an rpg set in LOTR, "One RPG To Dwarf Them All" could be a sneaky reference to "One Ring To Rule Them All".

Hearing from actual developers and not producers or publishers (or devs being forced to speak for events) is always the best and is pretty vital for inspiring and teaching everyone else dreaming.

It's really not that rare. There are tons of indie developers out there who care about the medium. It's just rare for a game as big and mainstream as BG3.

@@mightyNosewings To piggy back off of that comment, there are actually plenty of big game devs that have that passion. Remedy, FromSoft, Nintendo, Kojima all come to mind. There's still a lot of passion in the industry. But a lot of it gets stifled by the greed of the shareholders.

​@@gatorarman12On a similar note, tons of people working for the big soulless AAA studios are passionate. It's just that these big games are basically made by committee, so it doesn't really matter if the *individuals* working on them are passionate. As always, the problems have to do with structures and systems.

"what was the biggest challenge during development?" Swen: helping to get my team out of Russia when the war started, making sure they were safe and that the transition to a new location went as comfortably as possible.

@@Phnx327 Exactly. I've never heard of companies doing this for their employees.

My thoughts exactly, worked in a huge company a few years ago, they called themselves a "family", it wasn't even remotely close to what the word "family" means.

Yes I was impressed when he talked about this

I'm also impressed on how expressive he, the studio, and the cast have taken on some high and important political issues. IDK whether you agree with them or not, but I admire that they are willing to stand for what they believe in, instead of staying neutral.

@@invisibleacropolis8195 I can think of some things that could give them a run for their money in the next couple years, though not likely with the same level of choices. The number of choices is what made BG3 shine the most. The things im thinking of would break other gaming industry boundaries to get attention. That is if they do well and do it right, still too early to say for sure so not naming what im thinking of. But the possibilities are out there if you look beyond the corporate shareholder ran studios.

Agree 100% the world needs more people like him.

journalism level difficulty baby!!!

This is painful to look at

"If I dont use it now, I'll never remember to!"

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I won't be able to survive this life without shadowheart

I'm sure what they'll bring again will be fresh don't worry about it you'll get over it guys xD

I like a definitive story. My tav rode off into the sunset to start a revolution with his alien frog girlfriend and raise his adopted alien frog son. That’s a happy ending in my book 😎

Not necessarily, Jaheira and minsc came back after bg 1&2, 20-25 yrs later (for us, it’s like 100~yrs in game). Shadowhear, at least, can live long enough. Astarion too since he’s nigh immortal.

Eh I imagine you probably would. A) We have much older characters from previous games in 3. B) It’s an extremely easy way to receive fanfare by utilising characters from one of the largest gaming hits in the past decade.

Wow comparing two different game types. I’d still rather Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim. Just one of these compared to BG3.

It beats literally everything Bethesda has put out since Morrowind.

@@chrisj320ac3correct opinion.

It beats anything Bethesda has ever put out. And yes - that includes morrowind.

Are you new to the gaming? When skyrim and oblivion came there were nothing like those. They inspired most of the open world games including witcher, zelda and elden ring. They created openworld rpg genre. I am quite sure even lots of devs at Larian are influenced by those.

Its so Easy to Fell in love to Baldurs Gate3 because its pure love in its own

That's not necessarily the case. Another studio could make BG4 and they might use some or all of the characters, just like Larian used Minsc and Jaheira. Not to mention that just because Larians next project is not D&D that doesn't mean that they will never make another D&D game ever again. Doesn't even have to be Baldur's Gate, could also be Neverwinter Nights or Icewind Dale or even a Ravenloft or Dragonlance game.

​@@HH-hd7nd hoping they do Icewind Dale, the setting is SO FCKING AWESOME, some kind of grimdark frost adventure.

@@SUPERMavicMy favourite would actually be either Neverwinter Nights or Dragonlance.

@@HH-hd7ndAnd if a 4th installment comes out, it will be a disappointment. I don't see any studio that is able to put the same amount of hard work and integrity right now.

​@@ghallium-jvThat's absolutely possible. However - a lot depends on the marketing. People's dissapointment is oftentimes a consequence o false expectations. If the marketing of a potential BG4 shows what the game really is instead of selling it as "the BG3 successor" it could work. A game doesn't have to be of the same scale as BG3 to be good.

"one of the GOATs of the current industry" why don't you use "greatest" instead of GOAT, since you don't seem to understand what it means.

Blizzard already sold out well before the Microsoft acquisition. If larian end up selling out like Blizzard, it means they made a few thousand or so horrendous mistakes WELLLLL before😅

@@queueeeee9000 Indeed

divinity 3? im starting the interview right now, idk if he says something about it

@@camilofacio7820 Probably Original Sin 3. Not sure Divinity 3 would be the correct call to tackle right now

Give them Star Wars pleaseeeeee

Please don't. Disney will butcher Larian for fun and leave nothing behind. Disney is an evil company.

Man I love BG3, but I don’t want to explode barrels in KOTOR.

I thought this was a good idea as well

​​@armanghazaryan5353 no one makes you explode barrels in BG3

I came across Larian by coincidence with Divinity 1 and have been a fan of the studio ever since. They remind me of better days when every few years, a little known creative company would come out with a fantastic title. I do hope it's coming back into fashion.

I love bg3, but i like that they are doing something new, keeps thing fresh.

I want to see a proper World of Darkness CRPG.

@@BrokenNoah I would love to see them do Bloodlines 2.

@@BrokenNoahYeah no. Larian's greatest strength is about designing combat (level design, encounters, etc). The World of Darkness franchise is normally extremely roleplay-oriented. Bloodlines was really not representative of how the actual game was played on tabletop.

@@Ezullof Or so you say

@@EzullofThat is not true as a general statement for all WoD games. Vampire is focused more on politics and intrigue than combat, but that is not the case for Werewolf or Hunter. Especially Werewolf is all about combat because that's what the Garou are: Warriors of Gaia. Don't forget that WoD is a lot more than just Vampire. Vampire, Werewolf, Hunter, Demon, Changeling, Mummy, Mage and Wraith all offer their very unique style - even within Vampire because a Vampire: The Masquerade campaign is not exactly the same as a Vampire: Dark Ages campaign.

Most people don't make isometric RPGs any more. Pillars of Eternity was, but most are true 3d now like BG 3.

I’d pick it up for every system in the house. That’s an awesome suggestion

Inxile can do that better. larian should do a shadowrun game

@@Steve-xh3byOwlcat Games also makes isometric games (Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous). Both games are pretty good btw. Their latest release is Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader btw, another isometric game.

Imagine if Larian made any game ever

Wait dread wolf might be good. It still had the writers on for most of development.

YES 🙌

​@@h.walker1332 I really want to believe this so much. I'm addicted to the copium.

Give them the Deus Ex IP would be better from my perspective. It would be something different for them.

I heard they're making Dread Wolf more like God of War and less like an RPG. Doesn't sound good.@@h.walker1332

They did have Divinity 2 where you became a dragon.

That would be an interesting game play.

Nothing would have surpassed BG3? 😂 Well aren't you just a prime example of oozing out imagination 🥸

They're ambitious, a detective game would be too niche.

The one thing I could imagine is releasing more dnd classes, like artificer, or more subclasses. But then again there are also mods, so its not really necessary

Maybe an enhanced edition

Unfortunately it has a shitshow of a launch on Steam. Here I was thinking Capcom's venturing great into their redemption arc, but they just had to do it again... MTX in a singleplayer, $80 game is unacceptable, having to pay extra to customise your character is even worse. Not to mention the poor performance.

Poor guy. He's going to be so disappointed :(

@@syro2412 "The game will have no fast travel options because the devs don't like it and you just have to make travelling fun" >Offers fast travel as a paid DLC Ah, the state of this industry, where publishers are actively competing to lower the bottom line. In 2024 alone, first it's the lack of NG+ in the standard edition of a game, and now this.

​@@rdgrdmedflde4710bro all you have to do is gather the RC to be able to change the appearance, you can do this in-game without needing to touch the micro transactions

DOS3 you mean

I hope not. I don't care about Divinity.

@@MrLaafish yeah 😅 I've edited.

Divinity world and lore just don't seem that interesting to me compared to what we saw on BG3

A sci-fi narrative seems fun

Agreed. That's what I'm hoping for as well.

Yeah, like how he doesn't try to talk over Swen or steer the conversation into a specific direction. They just talk like normal people. Love to see it.

Yes! I can't remember the last time I watched a video game interview that was so nice!

There really seems to be a connection. He is also asking really good questions.

It’s good when the interviewee is allowed to talk without being stopped mid sentence. Asking the right questions is important but so is allowing people to get their full thoughts out

Tamoor is great at his job, very knowledgeable and allows the guest to answer the question in depth

Shadowrun better.

Karachi lol

Well now you never will

I was hoping for DLCs exploring some of the other locations from Baldur's Gate 1, like Candlekeep or Durlag's Tower. Or even just Cloakwood. Ah well, we can dream still.

This is cope, but technically a sequel to Planescape: Torment would not be a Baldur's Gate sequel while still having the possibility to include and expand on stuff like Avernus.

@@SirStrangefolk it's high levels of cope I'm afraid, if Swen said that it's not going to be Dungeons and Dragons then there is little to no chance it'll be set in any D&D setting

He's like the nicest necromancer ever

The one that's also coming out on mobile