„We will continue to make such games.” Good news for Baldur's Gate 3 and D&D fans
The owner of the Dungeons and Dragons franchise, Wizards of the Coast, wants to develop more Baldur's Gate 3-style games in the future, but doesn't intend to create exclusively this type of title.
Baldur's Gate 3 turned out to be a huge success. However, the owner of the franchise rights now has a big problem - Larian studio doesn't intend to return to Dungeons & Dragons.
That's why we were excited to read the interview with the head of Wizards of the Coast, John Hight, on Polygon.
- John Hight assured that the company intends to create more serious and extensive RPGs in the computer style in the future, such as Baldur’s Gate 3.
- Such assurance was necessary because the company has many games planned for this brand, but none of the announced ones continue the tradition of cRPGs.
A few days ago, the company announced that they've teamed up with Giant Skull studio to create a game set in the Dungeons and Dragons universe. The team is led by Stig Asmussen (director of the Star Wars Jedi series, who previously worked on the God of War series), so it was not a particular surprise when it turned out that the project would be an action-adventure game, not an RPG title.
- John Hight explains that his goal is to ensure that adaptations faithfully recreate the atmosphere and realities of Dungeons and Dragons.
- Hight wants these games to live up to what players imagined while playing tabletop D&D.
- He believes that Giant Skull is perfectly suited for this, citing the example of how well God of War 3 implemented elements from Greek mythology.
We'll have to wait a long time for the Giant Skull's game. However, Height revealed that the team has already developed an impressive single-player gameplay model, which draws from the rich legacy of these creators in of both combat and exploration.
It's not clear yet when the company will announce its next classic PC RPG-style franchise adaptation. As a consolation, we are left with the fact that Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition will be released next month.
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- Baldur's Gate 3 - our guide
