Baldur's Gate 3 Looking For Capture The Spirit Of DnD 5e, Not Recreate Previous Games - Larian

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Swar Vincke, CEO of Larian, also talked about the maximum group size and found that six characters could certainly work.

Larian Studios Recently has the first pre-alpha gameplay for presented baldur's gate 3 on the PAX East 2020. While reception was generally positive - apart from some mistakes on stage - there were some criticism of certain design and presentation options. Others are simply curious, why the game has a maximum group size of four instead of six.

Swar Vincke, CEO of Larian, said this on Twitter, but also spoke about the company's goal with the overall game. Our goal is to get the spirit of [hare and dragon] 5e exactly like baldur's gate 1 / 2 tried to capture the spirit of 2e. We do not want to recreate the previous matches. Different times, different methods. He then explained that the party size is a topic about which we spoke in detail. We chose 4 for a variety of reasons, but 6 could certainly work.

The developer spoke about other possibilities, such as: B. round-based struggles in real time with break, as the latter felt chaotic. But until the release could change a lot, especially if you consider that BALDUR'S GATE 3 will be in the early access later this year. Players can expect Act 1 of the story together with five Origins characters and 11 classes.

The final publication is expected to offer over 100 hours of playing time with a total of 15 races / lower races and 1.5 million dialoglines. It is currently in development for PC and Google Stadia. Further information can be found in the coming months.

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