If you’re a game developer in the year 2024, the lure of Baldur’s Gate 3 must be irresistible. The biggest hit of the last 12 months, and maybe a lot longer, the DnD-inspired Larian RPG has potentially changed the entire mainstream – everyone must be looking at BG3 and wondering how they can replicate its success. With Elder Scrolls 6 still on the boil, however, one former Starfield, Skyrim, and Fallout developer explains how copying Baldur’s Gate 3 is not a straightforward shortcut to success. On the contrary, Larian’s approach to RPG design might not suit Bethesda’s game-making principles.

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