This is not a criticism - I love how much attention this game has been getting. I’m just not understanding why BG3 has been blowing up so much. It seems like BG3 is getting more attention than all of Larian’s previous games combined (and maybe all of Obsidian’s recent crpgs as well). Traditionally crpgs have not lit the world on fire in this way. Is it just timing of the release? Is it a combo of Divinity fans and new D&D fans and Baldur’s Gate oldheads all being stoked about this release for their own reasons? Or something else?

Note:I have not played it yet myself, just curious what folks think?

  • Shilkanni
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    1 year ago

    I think you mostly summarised it, it Piqued the interest of:

    • Dungeons and Dragons fans
    • Larian / Divinity fans
    • Bioware / Black Isle CRPG fans
    • Older gamers are aware of the name Baldur’s Gate even if they never played it, it was highly rated and made a lot of reviewer and user lists for best game(s) ever.

    Good games get buzz too, and if people keep making good gamea ir gets noticed. You could have said the same about Elden Ring last year, it seemed to make more splash than Sekiro and previous Dark Souls games even though those were quality and decently popular.