While Baldur’s Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.

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    10 months ago

    I have no doubt that the game is outstanding, but after seeing headlines like this all week, it really smells like an advertising campaign.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      10 months ago

      Not advertising. These are the Steam reviews. It’s organic hype. It’s just wierd because we have had such a shit time with AAA games for years.

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        10 months ago

        Not advertising. These are the Steam reviews.

        Those two things are not mutually exclusive, but I hope you’re right.

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          10 months ago

          It is actually that good. First game to fully recapture the magic of Dragon Age Origins

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      10 months ago

      It might be, but what would that change about the story? Unless Larian is paying other studios to say that they’re panicking (which I doubt, for a million reasons), then I’m not so sure there’s any difference to the situation.

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      10 months ago

      Sites like IGN must follow gaming trends to survive. BG3 is a huge release and I’ve been seeing this story everywhere for weeks, increasing in frequency.