What's next for Larian Studios? What do you want? Divinity: Original Sin 3 with Baldur's Gate 3 production values?

>>714122693 (OP)
I'm hoping for a scifi game, and failing that, a new IP. I love DOS, but want to see them try something new with their BG3 bux.

Posting this in anticipation of Larian schizo.

>>714122693 (OP)

>>714122693 (OP)
divinity in space
alien gfs

>>714122693 (OP)
Anything as long as it's not set in the modern age or scifi

>>714122693 (OP)
I don't want DoS3 with how fucking woke BG3 was and how much they crammed it down your throat.

>>714122693 (OP)
I want their scifi game to be good and completely BTFO Owlcat

A steaming bowl of diarrhea

>>714122693 (OP)
original sin 2 was complete fucking garbage so please not another one of those

scifi

>>714122693 (OP)
I want them to start finishing their games. DOS1 and 2 were both half finished games.

>>714122693 (OP)
>What do you want?

Better writing and less junk items to sift through when looting. That's all they need to do.

>>714123359
I want both to be good

>>714123812
I do too but I have zero faith in Owlcat at this point and I want them to get some sense slapped into them

They should make baldur's gate 2.9 as a fuck you to bioware.

>>714122693 (OP)
Divinity as a first person dungeon crawler

>>714122693 (OP)
Tired of fantasy. They should try scifi or do something like bloodborne

>>714123919
>it's just 30 minutes of poorly animated balduran shitting out parasites from fucking too many mindflayers

>>714123812
>Russian Bioware
>good

>What's next for Larian Studios?
the tale of Icarus

Divinity original sin 3. I'd like to see the magic/physical shield angle done away with in its intensity but I did like the way it did magic more than BG3 (Which was either "You used two spells now you have to take a short rest or be really low quality" at low levels or overpowered at high levels), while I liked BG3's less insane levels of environmental combat (yes the oil derrick from DO2).

>>714123756
They spent all their time on act 1 and 2. I actually liked act 4 so I am not sure why people rag on it, but you can tell what got the focus. BG3 was the same way.

>>714124089
more like BITCHarus, imagine letting your wings melt lmao, I bet I could fly even closer to the sun and be fine

Dragon Commander 2

>>714122693 (OP)
I really want a Horror CRPG like Call of Cthulhu but Larian goofy style probably works against it, so for Larian its either sci-fi or fantasy.

I don't mind looking at their next Sci-fi CRPG but i don't think its going to be as cool as a Fantasy Crpg from a gameplay perspective.

>>714124010
And people would buy it.

>>714124129
There is a lot of useful lower level spells in the game and you can use scrolls if you desperately need another high tier spell.

>>714124167
with how confident that fag was at the game awards with that 30% tencent money, we'll see

>>714123359
Anon BTFO Owlcat is a low bar... If this becomes Larian's goal we are truly fucked because that screams zero ambition or desire to reach a new level.

>>714123878
Wrath was better than BG3 though. What more do you want from them?

>>714122693 (OP)
Realistically what type of CRPGs can you do?
Feels like a very very limited subgenre.

Would be interested to see if instead of 3 acts, with 3 maps, they try to make a single giant world map with the same level of depth/interaction as the way they've done OS1/2/BG3. One thing I hate how its worked so far is you don't get to see how quests impact the areas/characters unless they also have a reason to go forward in the world.

Sometimes works in BG3, othertimes feels pointless. Similar to choices in say Witcher 3, vs Witcher 1 where being in the same area you see as each chapter goes forward you can see the result of your choice.

>>714124737
no the fuck it was not, anything outside of build autism was strictly worse

>>714124562
I want it to be good first, blowing out Owlcat can be a tangential result

>>714124737
>Wrath
Gameplay: 3
Writing: 6
Visuals: 2
Level Design: 3
Sounds: 4
RPG Mechanics: 6

>BG3
Gameplay: 10+
Writing: 8
Visuals: 9
Level Design 10+
Sounds: 9
RPG Mechanics: 9

I just want more generic fantasy or some generic scifi (mass effect, star trek) but with less Tumblr lameshit

>>714124763
>single giant world map
>Open world meme
no thanks

>>714124906
>I want it to be good
This is what matters, who gives a fuck about gay tribe wars

>>714124739
>Feels like a very very limited subgenre.
Its not limited, its just that most of the devs are unskilled uninspired trash who chase trends or stick to the classic old book.
You have room for a lot of creativity but you need talent, ambition and decent budget.

>>714124923
>saying the writing in Wrath is worse than BG3
I know /v/ is full of retarded niggers now, but jesus.

>>714122693 (OP)
I want them to try an action RPG. They can easily create something like Skyrim that will be played after decades but far more popular and fun.

>>714124923
>Gameplay: 10+
https://youtu.be/8wVFvtowR6I

>>714123262
Seconded

>>714124562
>low bar
>it's OK though when larian does the same trick three times
Fanboy hypocrite

>>714125594
>They can easily create something like Skyrim

I doubt that. They make isometric turn-based games. They have no experience in making first-person realtime like Skyrim.

>>714125371
>I need you to go into hell for a bit because I'm jealous
>Oh good you're back, I fucked everything up while you were gone and made everything worse
>Oh good, you brought Nenio with you, I was worried we wouldn't see the most annoying character ever created after I sent you into hell and you agreed for some reason

>>714125371
>Fetch quests
>Story contradictions
>Lacks of reactivity
>Poor pacing
>Constant break of the lore espeically with iomedae knights, sarenrae followers and shelyn paladins

>>714125594
>I want them to try an action RPG
Fuck off
>They can easily create something like Skyrim
Fuck off x2

Bioware should license DA:O to them.

For the Zoomzooms and Alphas here, you must know — Pathfinder is an abberation. It is not just a horrible system, it's a RIPOFF of a horrible system, with no positive things to say for it.
The only people who liked PF were grognards who hated DnD 4e so much they cut off their own noses to spite it.
If you ever sit and wonder why people say "WOW, Wrath of the Righteous is SO much better than Divinity Original Sin/BG3," despite their game being a miniscule upgrade over Neverwinter Nights 1 in appearance (and nothing else), it will serve you well to remember the mindbroken grognards and the poor pseuds who were brainwashed by them that prop it up

>>714123878
I started Rogue Trader and it's pretty good so far. You just wait a few months while they iron out all the bugs that their dogshit devs left in, and you're golden.

I will say, I really liked Kingmaker, but the constant buffing and dogshit side games (Crusade mode fucking STINKS) really annoyed me.

>>714126309
Bioware should be consigned to the dustbin of history and never have their name spoken or appear in writing ever again.

>>714126150
Is that blond braid hairstyle the new fashion in Russia? The robots in Atomic Heart have it too.

>>714126315
Its insane how frequently they post on Reddit though, every fucking thread is filled with these shitters. You can't even say anything without getting mass downvoted.
Reddit is filled with Owlcat shills its unreal

>>714126351
>it's pretty good so far
it doesn't last, the game falls off a cliff halfway through, harder than either Pathfinder game falls off. At least HATEOT has the decency to be secret and at the end.

Void Shadows is good, though.

>>714126365
It makes me sad, too.

>>714126491
Damn, that sucks to hear, but see how I go. I ended up dropping WoTR in Act 3 because I got sick of the constant buff/rest cycle, so I can always just drop this too.

>>714126309
>Dragon Age

Oh god please no.

>>714125048
How would it effectively be any different than now? If you could move backwards it would pretty much be the same.

>>714126420
The artists will do commissioned porn too. Owlcat/devs even featured a mod where the modder commissioned art of one of the characters.

>>714126654
We need progression to keep the pacing spicy, if you give the player a giant big ass map they will look and say Woahh
2 hours later it wares off and nothing exciting is getting introduced, also the pacing will be terrible, the adventure will feel that its making less sense and it will be overwhelming to look at and decide where to go.

By properly spacing out levels you encourage progression, it feels like you are passing biomes and areas which gives a sense of a better adventure and it keeps the excitement of whats to come there, its the superior design.

Open world is one of the worst things that happened to RPGs, open world is good but only in action/adventure games.

Serious post now

Can this be made?

>>714122693 (OP)
i'm sick and tired of dnd shit

i will welcome any new independent system, d:os 2 was fine but it feel as if it lacked 1 more layer of deepness

Whatever it is my main hope, which I know they wont grant, is that they stop with the origin system. Having to account for (and locking content behind) multiple special npcs characters that could be the player I think is a huge detriment to the game. It also incentivizes you to not create a custom character if you want to see as much unique content in the game as possible

>>714127486
I agree with this, but its probably one of the unique things in their games so i doubt it will get removed.

>>714127486
I think Dark Urge was their way of mollifying that concern a bit, and I wouldn't be surprised if that became the model for origin characters moving forward

>>714122693 (OP)
Its already 2 years and they haven't even started working on their next game.

Modern game development is a disaster

>>714127563
Yep, its a selling point, but its a point I hate in execution.
>>714127640
Darkurge was originally going to be the only version of the custom character, they decided to split it later since players didnt like how you could fail a willsave and lose control of the character. Something I to a extent agree with.
Darkurge is a middleground for sure I just fully believe the negatives of origin characters far outweigh positives.

>>714127765
>nooo, you MUST immediatey put your nose to the grinder and squeeze squeeze SQUEEZE that juice from the stone until nothing is left, especially if your last game was a generation defining succes story

At least you can mostly respec the origins characters once you get Shivers. They were definitely trying to do too much with the party.

I'd like to see a 5 or 6 character party.

>>714127765
Your uncle works there? Awful if true, though.

>>714127765
how do you know?

>>714122693 (OP)
i want their divinity squad tactics spinoff they cancelled to make bg3
malady central character and have to manage a bunch of different parties seems good
i am not interested in their writing, less writing more gameplay, more depth to the systems, more choices especially choices that are equal and not instead dogshit

>>714128116
You get your sequels out quick to capitalize on the recognition and excitement from the prior success.

>>714122693 (OP)
Their next game will flop because they hired a bunch of woke western freaks towards the end of BG3’s development and after the game’s release, and they’re going to pander hard to their gay gurry tumblr fans.

>>714123776
>and less junk items to sift through when looting
whatever fucking retard is responsible for them putting hundreds and hundreds of cups, plates, goblets, napkins, bits of wood, cutlery etc in chests needs a fucking slap and a demotion
stop it. either have the loot be something worthwhile, or have it simply be gold, not "infinity items you can technically sell for miniscule amounts of gold" i'd rather loot nothing at all.

>>714122693 (OP)
I don't much care what they make so long as it's a turn based RPG. BG3 was right up my alley because I like D&D and I think Larian adapting 5e was better than Larian making a system from scratch, but whatever the fuck they're doing if it's a turn based RPG I'm buying it the second I can

>>714122693 (OP)
DOS3 already came out, it was called BG3.

>>714122693 (OP)
Neverwinter nights 3

>>714124258
>I really want a Horror CRPG like Call of Cthulhu but Larian goofy style probably works against it
I would've thought so too but BG3 was darker than the DoS games so they might be able to pull it off. Admittedly BG has been historically silly so they had an outlet for it, and your horror investigation might lose some impact if you overhear cultists complaining about scraping cum out of the interracial breeding pits but they might be able to swing it

I'd say a bigger potential knock against a horror RPG from Larian would be horror RPGs should make combat a side activity at most, while Larian games make the combat front and center

>>714128612
I'd cum so fucking hard if Larian was making a Neverwinter Nights WITH turn based gameplay AND a full-in focus on making an easy to use but deep toolset like NWN1, holy fucking SHIT

>>714127892
>only custom character was a murderhobo
lol
Murderhobo is supposed to be a joke about shitty RP.

I understand why they wanted to have all their PC's have a story hook, but they needed to let you reroll other parts. Shadowheart doesn't need to be a half-elf or even a cleric, for example. You just might miss your option to have druid or paladin story characters naturally.

next up is a steaming pile of horse shit.
Swen hired all the blue hairs from concord and forspoken if his speeches are the truth.

>>714128332
Nah, I want good games. I don't care for profits, it's not my company.

>>714128804
Darkspawn is just a continuation of the Bhaalspawn pcs from the first two baldurs gate games, its not a riff on murderhobos. And my point is still that they shouldnt have multiple PCs at all. Companions should have fully developed companion plotlines, PCs should be designed to be PCs.

>>714129029
That's the lindy solution to this problem.

My point is just that they were going to give you a single customizable PC... who is bound to fail a roll and be the murderhobo, regardless of the story justification.

>>714128910
I hope your expectations -like mine- are adjusted properly.

>>714122693 (OP)
their systems-first approach to RPG design would work so well in a scifi setting
A Larian take on a Fallout-like would be kino as hell

>>714122693 (OP)
Someone needs to make a crime drama crpg set in contemporary times/modern day. It'd be great.

Like Max Payne mixed with Wasteland 3

>>714129546
>Mr Evrart helped me find my gun. And now it's time to clean the streets

>>714123756
If the choice is consistent mediocrity across all acts & the first few acts being really good, like how it is now, I'd choose the latter desu.

>>714128215
They have shown nothing

>>714128686
Yeah excellent post, i totally missed that part, their games are gamey.

Shame it would be something really unique if someone pulls it, but i guess this is why we have immersive-sims

>>714122693 (OP)
>What's next for Larian Studios?
More gay porn + bestiality vidya.

>>714129703
The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence, fren.

Though it could be!

>>714122693 (OP)
I want them to tackle a wacky sci-fi RPG, filling the void that Mass Effect left behind in the same way that BG3 followed up on what Dragon Age left.

>>714122693 (OP)
Baldurs Gate 3 but it's set in the 1920s

>>714132056
Gay porn is nota valid replacement for things that should be made for normal people

>>714122693 (OP)
What are you talking about? We had Divinity original sin 3 its called Baldur Gate 3, its amazing how blabant this game is a ripoff of DOS2

>Prologue starts with the 6 heroes imprisonned and put something into them they have to get rid of
>Act 1 starts with catastrophe allows them to free themselves from their jailer and the team being stuck in some kind of camp
>Gameplay is the copy paste of Divinity games

I didnt even finish that shit and with how ugly the graphics were and the dumpster of wokism this game is, i hope Larian fails and burns to the ground

>>714134285
Ok Bill O'Reilly

>>714122693 (OP)
I'd have to imagine with the influx of capital and prestige they will try something quite ambitious

>>714134415
>I didnt even finish that shit
cool

no one cares then lol

Give them KOTOR 3

>>714134415
>>LPrologue starts with the 6 heroes imprisonned and put something into them they have to get rid of
>Act 1 starts with catastrophe allows them to free themselves from their jailer and the team being stuck in some kind of camp
If you're going to be this vague then both ripped off BG2 basically.

>>714124057
Slava Ukraini, troon.

If they want to try to make another game of a pen and paper rpg, maybe they could try Exalted or Call of Cthulhu. World of Darkness is fucking over, let that shit die.

>>714132056
>Turn based combat with your tacticool space bros and waifus
>Home base space ship dropping your ass off at bite sized "Adventureland" planets and space ships and shit
>At least one fuckable anthro lizard
Sounds like a recipe for success. Although since Swen said he got excited reading about Spelljammer when he was doing research for BG3, and since DoS2 has a magical dimension sailing ship, I wouldn't be surprised if we get a spelljammer-themed DoS3 since Larian's always shown they love to just completely change their own setting on a whim and say it's set 10 million years in the future or something

>>714134779
>and then anon fell out of a window

>>714135090
Are you winning, ukkie?

>>714134415
>>714134556
>Gave two specific events happening in the prologue
>Nah its too vague

As always, BG3 fans are blind on top of being disgenueous

Hopefully its a new IP. A Sci-fi game would be terrible for me. DOS3 would be a disaster. Main issue right now is that Larian is too big, so anything they make will be bloated and unfinished(like dos2 was on release and bg3 still is).

>>714122693 (OP)
BG3 but replace spell slots with a mana bar.

>>714122693 (OP)
Divinity 3

>>714126976
>Can this be made?
I don't think so? It's difficult to create suitable mechanics for what CoC is trying to present. Even the TTRPG suffers from this. We've seen like a dozen attempts as CoC-esque games, and none have been remarkably successful (in both critical and commercial terms).

>>714135201
Do you get to meet your family if you fill out your shitpost quota?

>>714124187
This.

>>714124187
Dragoon Commander 2 BUT you can marry handsome men as well

>>714122693 (OP)
i rather not have divinity be super faggy its already gay enough

I tried playing Original Sin 1 and 2, but the companion characters are so boring.

>>714125594
nice the only real crpg dev left and you want abrrowed or whatever the fuck it is 2

I just want better writing from their games. The writing is suitable but it never wows me or anything like Disco Elysium does with its story telling and characters. Its like reddit writing, its palpable but not something I'm looking for.

>>714134953
I like comfy spaceship hubs

I want a Larian isometric Fallout

>>714139030
writing will never get better, nobody intelligent is becoming a writer, least of all for games

>>714139067
I honestly do too. They're a great excuse for changes in locale, they're a great money sink for the party by upgrading it, they could even allow crewmember romances rather than just main companions. Even as fucked as it was, consider something like the Deadfire system only give the NPC crewmates some flavor so they have SOME meaning beyond just stats. Even something like Mass Effect is nice because even if you have minimal control over the ship parts, it's still really damn nice to stroll along and chat with whatever NPCs you feel like. It gives you a good window to decompress and take it easy after questing and combat

>>714123359
>and completely BTFO Owlcat
That wont be hard

Defenestration is a traditional and effective way to deal with corrupt elites, including witches!

>>714134953
Spelljammer is a great idea.

>>714139440
Yeah, I thought BG3's camp system was fine, but a moving campsite doesn't have the same atmosphere or investment that a central moving hub like an airship or the like has.

>>714129795
Alexis Kennedy's "CRPG" feels vaguely in the neighborhood of CoC