You can currently get #Divinity 2 -- the action #RPG #Larian created before going to round-based #games -- for just 2 Euro from #GOG:
https://www.gog.com/en/game/divinity_2_developers_cut
I consider that as one of the best games of all time (and one of the biggest surprises for me -- I spent hours upon hours just flying around as a dragon ☺), so I think that deal is really worth the buy.
(and with GOG you’ll still be able to play it if GOG itself disappears)
I've been playing a bit of Divinity: Original Sin, I figure since Larian is going back to the series now that BG3 is in the can I should probably familiarize myself with it.
Initial impressions: Yeah that sure is a western-made RPG from 2014. Baldyr's Gate and Dragon Age in the fingerprints pretty strong. The elemental reaction system is a bit less refined here than it was in BG3 (not surprising) but it's already showing promise.
The writing so far has been kind of disappointing. A society of rogue mages using a kind of magic that corrupts you, huh? And an oppositional organization that hunts them down? Where have I heard this one before. Eh, maybe it'll get better.
Baldur's Gate 3 studio boss calls out "hurtful", "personal" videogame reviewers - "sometimes I think it'd be a good idea for critics to be scored, Metacritic-style" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-studio-boss-calls-out-hurtful-personal-videogame-reviewers-sometimes-i-think-itd-be-a-good-idea-for-critics-to-be-scored-metacritic-style #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #Birdview/Isometric #Divinity(Larian) #ActionAdventure #RPG:Turn-based
Analizziamo il fenomeno Larian Studios: la sfida di Swen Vincke ai giganti AAA, l'effetto alone sui giocatori, la coraggiosa mossa di distacco da D&D e il tempismo cruciale del successo, oltre il marketing. #Editoriali #Videogiochi #BaldursGate3 #Divinity #DivinityLarian #divinityoriginalsin2 #larianstudios
👉 https://www.absolutegamer.it/larian-lezione-business-divinity-bg3-record/
إشادة من مطوري Baldur’s Gate 3 تضع Fable تحت الأضواء حيث وصفهاأحدهم بأنها لعبته الأكثر انتظارًا. #games #ألعاب # #BaldursGate #DeveloperDirect #Divinity #Fable #Forzahorizon #LarianStudios #Playground #PlaygroundGames #Playstation https://www.saudigamer.com/fable-receives-high-praise-from-baldurs-gate-3-devs-it-just-became-my-most-anticipated-game/
S Leničkou jsme luštili quest v #Divinity Original Sin 2 .. úspěšně.
Kdybyste si někdo chtěli ušetřit čas 😀
Baldur's Gate 3 supera 111.000 giocatori simultanei su Steam. L'annuncio del nuovo titolo Larian incrementa le vendite di Divinity: Original Sin 2. #GiochiPC #Notizievideogiochi #gamingnews #Videogiochi #BaldursGate3 #Divinity #divinityoriginalsin2
👉 https://www.absolutegamer.it/baldurs-gate-3-divinity-original-sin-2-record-vendite/
Divinity: Original Sin 2 hits new post-launch-window high as Larian's bloodthirsty The Game Awards reveal boosts studio's back catalogue
Larian's nine-year-old RPG has just had its best month since launch: 'Sales for both BG3 and D:OS 2 have been incredible' thanks to Divinity
[P] The point is is that if people are going ooey-gooey over a Mr. Good Guy in corporate? That person's going to be an idiot at best, but often an exploitative parasite at worst. AA is no different than AAA for the most part, and it's thanks to the kinds of Dark Triad sociopaths and narcissists who invariably staff corporate/executive positions. The only way to avoid that is to not have those positions.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] I mean, I've been pretty easy on Larian so far. I haven't even spoken about their exploitative hiring process ("Write us a few PLAYABLE quests for our latest game, FOR FREE, and MAYBE we'll think about hiring you."), or their Shades-of-Ubisoft sexual harassment dealings ("Anyone powerful in our company WILL NOT face any repercussions, YOU will."), or how BGIII's gender options were an internal ironic joke.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] I use Larian as my example of how AA is dying. I mean, it's easy to say I'm wrong, but let's wait and see? I'm the kind of autism that loves patterns, and I see AAA's failures being replicated in AA. I feel like the best advice I can give to aspiring devs is: make smaller games of the sort you like, and skip hiring out-of-touch corporate stooges. I know you likely can't afford their wages anyway, but still.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] What corporate stooges don't realise is that when newer hardware fails, the most sensible option for anyone looking to replace it is older and second-hand. I mean, look at what happened with the Switch 2, Gen Z rejected it and bought 3DS's en masse, causing 3DS prices to skyrocket. But at least 3DS games aren't $80. Gen Z will be the indie generation, playing on older hardware. AAA is dead, AA is dying.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] I'm just sick of the hypocrisy. It's like with Chris Avellone and sexpestery, charismatic people can get away with some shit and neurotypicals will kowtow and chant "We obey, maaaaaster." It's kinda gross. The thing is, though? Charisma won't protect an idiot from their own stupid decisions. Vincke will continue to use AI and chase fidelity even though Gen Z has been priced out of fidelity. So Larian will collapse.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] It irritates me. Vincke is equal to Molyneux, so where's Rock, Paper, Spineless asking him if he's a pathological liar? RPS only ever went after the easy targets, so this doesn't surprise me. Vincke now wants to use AI so he can fire people, just like every corporate stooge. Oh, he pwomises he won't anymowe after being called out on it, but if you b3lieve that then I have a bridge to sell you—like new, barely used.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] This has been their history for so long. Why Peter Molyneux isn't tolerated but Sven Vincke is... i honestly can't say I don't know why. It's cult of personality. Molyneux was never charismatic, and charismatic people can get away with some shit. I know there's still copium that BGIII will get a special edition, but... it won't. They're already working on their new game, and Vincke just gets away with it.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] Vincke has a history of overpromising, underdelivering, then trying to fix his shit with special editions that goes back to Divinity II. The last conplete game Larian made was Beyond Divinity. BG3 won't be getting a special edition though as he decided he's "done with D&D," so it'll be left in half-baked limbo with a story that makes no sense. (As many of the threads from the Daisy storyline were lazily left in.)
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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[P] Those who think Larian Studios isn't set to collapse under the mismanagement of Sven Vincke are in for a nasty surprise. He has a history of riding on good will, underdelivering, and making the worst calls to an extent that rivals Peter Molyneux. The decision to remake Act I of BGIII (badly) because he was worried about the character of Daisy was a monumental failure. Those resources should've gone into Act III.
#larianstudios #baldursgate3 #bgiii #bg3 #divinity #videogames #gamedev
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