Larian's next game? Can we go real-time action?

[Sir.Rocket]

Larian has giving the industry 2 of the best RPG's in the turn-based genre, I'm praying we go real time for the next one, give the industry the sequel to Skyrim we all know Bethesda aren't going to make. Larian are the ones to do it. They actually have good writers.

[Chroniver]

I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the two RPG's they're apparently making returns to their aRPG roots somewhat.

Given that Swen said about one of the games: "Different but familiar"

Hopefully they'll apply what they've learned to improve combat by a lot compared to their last aRPG (Divinity 2: Ego Draconis) and they keep the interactivity with the world which was so great in BG3 and the DOS games.

[Orion Invictus]

Withers says "no".

[Fluffykeith]

I really hope not tbh. The rpg genre is glutted by action real time rpgs, good turn based ones are rarer.

[Exarch_Alpha]

Originally posted by Sir.Rocket:

the squeal to Skyrim we all know Bethesda aren't going to make.

Squeal Todd Howard squeal

[Sir.Rocket]

Originally posted by Exarch_Alpha:

Originally posted by Sir.Rocket:

the squeal to Skyrim we all know Bethesda aren't going to make.

Squeal Todd Howard squeal

omg hahah I don't know whether to correct it now, that's hilarious

[Chroniver]

Originally posted by Fluffykeith:

I really hope not tbh. The rpg genre is glutted by action real time rpgs, good turn based ones are rarer.

True as well. Though I think through the success of BG3 you're going to see a resurgence in the coming years.

That said, if they make an aRPG because of the right reasons: wanting to do something new and fresh and not "because everyone is doing it", then I'm game for it.

[Sir.Rocket]

Originally posted by Sir.Rocket:

Originally posted by Exarch_Alpha:

Squeal Todd Howard squeal

omg hahah I don't know whether to correct it now, that's hilarious

edit: I changed squeal to sequel hahah

[Sir.Rocket]

Originally posted by Chroniver:

Originally posted by Fluffykeith:

I really hope not tbh. The rpg genre is glutted by action real time rpgs, good turn based ones are rarer.

True as well. Though I think through the success of BG3 you're going to see a resurgence in the coming years.

That said, if they make an aRPG because of the right reasons: wanting to do something new and fresh and not "because everyone is doing it", then I'm game for it.

yeah honestly I'm sure whatever they make will be amazing

[Detective Costeau]

I have no more insight into Larian's future plans than anyone else here, but given that they stopped making real-time games as of DoS1 and some stuff that's been said in interviews implies they only ever made real-time stuff due to pressure from publishers, it seems unlikely to me.
Which is fine, really, I don't have a grudge against real-time games or anything, but studios having a 'niche' they specialize in is fine.
Larian are good at making turn-based RPGs, I would expect them to continue doing so.

[BionicDance]

Originally posted by Sir.Rocket:

Larian has giving the industry 2 of the best RPG's in the turn-based genre, I'm praying we go real time for the next one

No, thanks; real-time is kinda stressful sometimes.
That's one of the reasons I love "Fallout 4": you can slow-down the action and make some choices using the VATS system.

If Larian's gonna change up what they make, I'd give a left-bodypart for a sci-fi RPG set in a retro universe (Jetsons, Futurama) with a bombastic space opera plotline.
Now that's a game I'd love to play.

Think "Starfield" with d20 rules.
I'd sacrifice entire villages to the Volcano Gods for that game!

[Sir.Rocket]

Originally posted by Detective Costeau:

I have no more insight into Larian's future plans than anyone else here, but given that they stopped making real-time games as of DoS1 and some stuff that's been said in interviews implies they only ever made real-time stuff due to pressure from publishers, it seems unlikely to me.
Which is fine, really, I don't have a grudge against real-time games or anything, but studios having a 'niche' they specialize in is fine.
Larian are good at making turn-based RPGs, I would expect them to continue doing so.

I suppose it's good to kill the expectation now then, I wouldn't mind seeing them try something akin the the Dragon age games, more referencing Origins, like a hybrid, but we'll see can't wait to see what they do next

[Chroniver]

Yup, and try to find that Easter egg about the next game that apparently no one found yet.

[Detective Costeau]

Originally posted by Sir.Rocket:

I suppose it's good to kill the expectation now then, I wouldn't mind seeing them try something akin the the Dragon age games, more referencing Origins, like a hybrid, but we'll see can't wait to see what they do next

Hot take: I actually think Dragon Age Origins, at least, would have been better as a turn-based game.
In my experience RTwP just turns into turn-based anyway in everything but trivial combat encounters with how often you're spamming pause to give orders.
I don't have any objection to real-time, as I said, but IMO just go one way or the other- make a turn-based RPG or an action RPG, but hybrid systems don't work very well for me.

[Chroniver]

I don't think they will ever make a RTwP game, and that's a good thing imo.

But they made 3 action games first then a strategy one before they started with turn-based. So I do expect them to continue to experiment with different gameplay styles in the future.

[Kappa]

I hope they’ll stick with dos/bg like games