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[Hemingwayoffbase]

Larian has said they’re definitively not making more D&D games. No more BG3 content and no BG4.

BUT

Baldurs Gate 3 was a monster hit, which means there’s no way WOTC won’t make another one.

So… who is the best choice to make the successor to one of the best RPGs of all time?

 

[amigastar]

Bioware? If they succeed with the new Dragon Age.
Edit: calm down people it was just an idea.

 

[Rush2112]

CDPR and ditch the turned based dnd stuff please.

 

[Barakov]

Whoever does is going to have awfully large shoes to fill. While BG3 and CRPGs in general aren't my cup of tea, even as a outsider I can see its' merits. I think BG4 done by another studio will not have the amazing level of gameplay that BG3 has. Whoever is in charge of the IP should wait until the right developer is found.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Bethesda. who else

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Bioware? If they succeed with the new Dragon Age.

 

[Topher]

Larian or bust

 

[ap_puff]

No one

 

[StreetsofBeige]

They'll make it. But it'll be a while.

 

[Calico345]

Ubisoft

 

[GigaBowser]

nort make it i thought they made tons of monies??

 

[Nickolaidas]

The Dustborn devs.

 

[Ridicululzz]

Obsidian maybe?

 

[diffusionx]

Owlcat

 

[Kurotri]

Saber Interactive

 

[Viruz]

The best thing that could happen is Microsoft to buy Larian and do their MS magic for BG4.

 

[Dazraell]

Bioware? If they succeed with the new Dragon Age.

 

[M.W.]

Firewalk

 

[acidagfc]

The best thing that could happen is Microsoft to buy Larian and do their MS magic for BG4.

MS magic as in buy and then close the studio? Suuuuure.

 

[acidagfc]

There are very few capable CRPG studios right now.

Other then Larian themselves, I can only see Owlcat and maybe Obsidian being able to create a CRPG of this level.

CDPR can create a great game in D&D world, but it'll likely be an action afventure game.

 

[Sunkrest]

It's ok to end the game series on a high note.

Let other companies make forgotten realms games but put BG to well deserved rest.

 

[marquimvfs]

Vanillaware, and make it turn based, please.

 

[March Climber]

I’m going to take this in an interesting direction and make a claim that whatever the next BG3-style game is going to be, it’s going to be under Warhammer and one of the Warhammer dev studios will grow to become ambitious enough to pull it off.

I’m just hoping it’s a 40k game when it finally happens.

 

[Kotaro]

Bioware? If they succeed with the new Dragon Age.

not gonna happen, the new Dragon Age looks like gonna be a major flop

 

[lh032]

bioware for the lulz

 

[Loomy]

There's at least 1 BG game in development right now. Not a CRPG though.

 

[Larxia]

CDPR and ditch the turned based dnd stuff please.

Why making Baldur's Gate though? might as well do a completely different game at this point if you don't want any of the baldur's gate gameplay.
I'm usually not a fan of turn based myself (I hate it in JRPGs), but Baldur's Gate is one of the few games where I really enjoy it.

 

[HogIsland]

How about Firaxis? They're the historic kings of Turn-Based. Midnight Suns was a big step up in cinematic production.

 

[Thebonehead]

Oh Larian will of course... After Microsoft / Tencent / Saudi sovereign wealth fund buy them and turn them back to pumping out sequels.

 

[March Climber]

Why making Baldur's Gate though? might as well do a completely different game at this point if you don't want any of the baldur's gate gameplay.
I'm usually not a fan of turn based myself (I hate it in JRPGs), but Baldur's Gate is one of the few games where I really enjoy it.

BG 1 and 2 aren’t turn based.

There is even a BG3 mod coming out to make it’s combat like BG 1 and 2.

 

[Perrott]

Harvey Smith.

 

[Mokus]

Bioware? If they succeed with the new Dragon Age.

God no!

 

[bitbydeath]

Square

 

[dreamstation]

Owlcat

Should be called Owlbugs

Would need to wait several years after release for something somewhat stable

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

It's ok to end the game series on a high note.

Let other companies make forgotten realms games but put BG to well deserved rest.

nah, just keep it on the back burner till the time is right. How many years between bg2 to bg3? It could become a tradition of sorts.

 

[Majukun]

obsidian maybe, but the real answer is "no one"

 

[Mokus]

Should be called Owlbugs

Would need to wait several years after release for something somewhat stable

That's how Black Isle Studios, Obsidian and to some extent BioWare too would deliver their games in the late 90s and 2000s. For CRPG fans it would be unusual if the games are not buggy.

BG 1 and 2 aren’t turn based.

There is even a BG3 mod coming out to make it’s combat like BG 1 and 2.

Both games are turn based, and also Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale 1 and 2 based on the same engine. It was a feature that you could allow the combat go without pauses between turns if that's how you wanted to play. It was a response to the very successful ARPG Diablo.

 

[March Climber]

Both games are turn based, and also Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale 1 and 2 based on the same engine. It was a feature that you could allow the combat go without pauses between turns if that's how you wanted to play. It was a response to the very successful ARPG Diablo.

The way the ‘turns’ work in BG 1 and 2 is not the same as how they work in BG 3. Larxia is saying ‘it might as well be a different game’ and he needs to understand that BG 3 is already a different game than it’s predecessors.

 

[samoilaaa]

give these guy alot of money and they will get the job done

or these guys

 

[Sentenza]

CDPR and ditch the turned based dnd stuff please.

So... the best thing about the game?

Back on topic, once you exclude Larian and Owlcat I can't even imagine who you could name that has a proven track record in the genre AND would be open to sign a license deal with WOTC.

 

[MonkD]

What is the point if it's not Larian?

Larian is what made the game good. Not the IP.

 

[Regginator]

To my greatest shame I haven't played BG3 yet because the turn-based combat really doesn't entice me. I usually don't have a problem with turn-based, but the combat in Divinity OS 1 and 2 were particularly slow, to the point of that apparently being a huge brick wall for me.

But that wasn't your question: I'd like Obsidian to try BG4, a Pillars-styled game more akin to BG1 and 2 with modern technology would be pretty amazing.

 

[Wildebeest]

Ubisoft

Who else could actually get it done while scaling it up instead of down?

 

[GinSama]

I would love obsidian....but I could see inXile doing it as well.

 

[The Cockatrice]

inXile doing it as well.

inxile are lazy fucks with a weak output recently, yes Wasteland 3 included. Owlcat has made what? 3 games since inxiles last game lmao, with tons of dlc and ixile are still stuck doing that clockwork game for ages and I doubt it'll be less buggy or bigger in budget than anything owlcat has put out.

 

[March Climber]

To my greatest shame I haven't played BG3 yet because the turn-based combat really doesn't entice me. I usually don't have a problem with turn-based, but the combat in Divinity OS 1 and 2 were particularly slow, to the point of that apparently being a huge brick wall for me.

Coming soon:

 

[Calico345]

Who else could actually get it done while scaling it up instead of down?

I was being silly with my answer of Ubi, haha.

If you're pressing me for a real answer, I didn't play BG3 although I'm somewhat aware of what it is in terms of gameplay, and I've also seen the general fanfare around the game. (Yes, that includes the bear stuff lol)

I don't know, maybe the Fraxis team? They're the devs behind the XCom games, yeah? Again, this isn't my genre of game so I'm winging it hehe

 

[Ultra Donny]

The Bearded ladys with some help with the narrative from a Dnd writer. They have experience to convert a Pen and paper RPG to a videogame with Mutant: year zero. Just a thought.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Owlcat, the answer is Owlcat.

 

[Sentenza]

Coming soon:

Yeah, it's shit.