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[Mister Wolf]

They broke through. Neverwinter Nights by them would be even bigger than Baldur's Gate.

 

[amigastar]

They broke through. Neverwinter Nights by them would be even bigger than Baldur's Gate.

But, but Baldur's Gate is a bigger name than Neverwinter Nights?

 

[Mister Wolf]

But, but Baldur's Gate is a bigger name than Neverwinter Nights?

And after they finish Neverwinter Nights, they roll right into making Icewind Dale. We can call it The Forgotten Realms Trilogy.

 

[amigastar]

And after they finish Neverwinter Nights, they roll right into making Icewind Dale. We can call it The Forgotten Realms Trilogy.

I wouldn't mind, honestly. A good Icewind Dale title would be awesome.

 

[Magic Carpet]

But, but Baldur's Gate is a bigger name than Neverwinter Nights?

I would say the names are on PAR with one another. Really old PC games.

Menzoberanzan OLD Spiders gonna get ya

 

[Hemingwayoffbase]

I want a sequel game to take place in Chult. Tomb of Annihilation and dinosaur races. Larian could do amazing with that.

 

[Hudo]

I want Larian to make a Star Trek RPG.

 

[Mozzarella]

I think its 50/50.
They are popular enough but not quite as mainstream as games like God of War, The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring, The Elder Scrolls and Halo.
I think if i was to make a tier of popularity/mainstream they would be sitting at B.

Like for example:
S: Call of Duty, Fifa, Spider-Man, Fortnite, GTA
A: The Legend of Zelda, The Last of Us, God of War, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII
B: Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Souls, Doom, Nier Automata, Persona 5
C: Dead Space, Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro, Street Fighter 6
D: Prey, Kingdom Come, Disco Elysium, Hitman
E: Pathologic 2, Rain World, Thief: The Dark Project
F: Unknown stuff

For me its the perfect spot, you dont really sell your soul and at the same time you get good amount of popularity for accolades and revenue so that you can aim higher next time.
If they stay in that spot its like excellent, if they get too popular then im afraid things are going to get worse, anyway cant tell until their next game drops.

 

[amigastar]

I think its 50/50.
They are popular enough but not quite as mainstream as games like God of War, The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring, The Elder Scrolls and Halo.
I think if i was to make a tier of popularity/mainstream they would be sitting at B.

Like for example:
S: Call of Duty, Fifa, Spider-Man, Fortnite, GTA
A: The Legend of Zelda, The Last of Us, God of War, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII
B: Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Souls, Doom, Nier Automata, Persona 5
C: Dead Space, Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro, Street Fighter 6
D: Prey, Kingdom Come, Disco Elysium, Hitman
E: Pathologic 2, Rain World, Thief: The Dark Project
F: Unknown stuff

For me its the perfect spot, you dont really sell your soul and at the same time you get good amount of popularity for accolades and revenue so that you can aim higher next time.
If they stay in that spot its like excellent, if they get too popular then im afraid things are going to get worse, anyway cant tell until their next game drops.

Thief: The Dark Project is a classic, dude. I would rank it higher a little bit. But all in all good list.

 

[Mozzarella]

amigastar I love the game but its super niche and hidden these days.

 

[Gambit2483]

Like for example:
S: Call of Duty, Fifa, Spider-Man, Fortnite, GTA
A: The Legend of Zelda, The Last of Us, God of War, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII
B: Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Souls, Doom, Nier Automata, Persona 5
C: Dead Space, Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro, Street Fighter 6
D: Prey, Kingdom Come, Disco Elysium, Hitman
E: Pathologic 2, Rain World, Thief: The Dark Project
F: Unknown ststuff

You think Street Fighter is less known than BG3 and Nier Automata? Isn't it the best selling fighting game franchise?

 

[Lord Panda]

Larian should do either an Ultima reboot/remaster, or a The Order 1886 RPG

 

[bender]

amigastar I love the game but its super niche and hidden these days.

I think you have to judge a game for when it released and by that measure, and probably any other, Thief's notoriety is well beyond Pathologic or Rainworld.

 

[Mozzarella]

You think Street Fighter is less known than BG3 and Nier Automata? Isn't it the best selling fighting game franchise?

Yeah, i think SF6 is less popular than them.

I think you have to judge a game for when it released and by that measure, and probably any other, Thief's notoriety is well beyond Pathologic or Rainworld.

Why?
And are you sure? i honestly think its about the same, like people may know Thief but few actually played it, same goes with Rainworld and Pathologic, i think their popularity is about the same.

 

[bender]

Why?
And are you sure? i honestly think its about the same, like people may know Thief but few actually played it, same goes with Rainworld and Pathologic, i think their popularity is about the same.

The metrics for success are far different today than they were in 1998. Further, your average gamer has certainly heard of Thief and inversely probably hasn't heard of Pathologic and/or Rain World.

 

[amigastar]

The metrics for success are far different today than they were in 1998. Further, your average gamer has certainly heard of Thief and inversely probably hasn't heard of Pathologic and/or Rain World.

I've never heard of Pathologic or Rain World. Thief was very popular back in the days though.
Maybe it's like with The Birds or Psycho from Hitchcock. Many people haven't seen it but they know it exists. Same with Thief nowadays.

 

[Yamisan]

They already did, but the OP's avatar explains the dumb ass post.

 

[The artful mincer]

I think its 50/50.
They are popular enough but not quite as mainstream as games like God of War, The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring, The Elder Scrolls and Halo.
I think if i was to make a tier of popularity/mainstream they would be sitting at B.

Like for example:
S: Call of Duty, Fifa, Spider-Man, Fortnite, GTA
A: The Legend of Zelda, The Last of Us, God of War, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII
B: Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Souls, Doom, Nier Automata, Persona 5
C: Dead Space, Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro, Street Fighter 6
D: Prey, Kingdom Come, Disco Elysium, Hitman
E: Pathologic 2, Rain World, Thief: The Dark Project
F: Unknown stuff

For me its the perfect spot, you dont really sell your soul and at the same time you get good amount of popularity for accolades and revenue so that you can aim higher next time.
If they stay in that spot its like excellent, if they get too popular then im afraid things are going to get worse, anyway cant tell until their next game drops.

Bro those rankings are all over place. BG3 has probably already outsold OG FFVII lifetime units or closing in.

 

[DenchDeckard]

They already have?

 

[StereoVsn]

The metrics for success are far different today than they were in 1998. Further, your average gamer has certainly heard of Thief and inversely probably hasn't heard of Pathologic and/or Rain World.

Also, from perspective of franchise, everyone and their dog knows about Street Fighter. That includes a lot of folks who don't game.