Swen Vincke, founder and head of Larian Studios, shared a long message on X | Twitter where you claim to have completed the draft of the“Act 1” of the studio's new major project after Baldur's Gate 3.
The boss of Larian Studios explains that it took a good four months just to frame which direction to give to the project, specifying that this does not mean that an announcement with great fanfare will arrive soon and that probably some initial ideas may not survive during the gestation of the project, which as you can imagine will take years.
“It was an amazing morning! After 4 months of writing and rewriting, abandoning ideas and then revisiting them, I finally understood how we should treat Act 1 about this thing I'm working on,” Vincke said. “Quote me when it's announced to see how much of today's draft survived. I'm very suspicious.”
“One thing I've learned over the years is that the work you put into abandoned drafts is never wasted, even if you think they're crap. Very often you find that you can recycle your work once you find the right story. This kind of work can be really frustrating when you are stuck, but the important thing is to never give up and remain self-critical, even if the situation seems hopeless. Creative work is the exploration of a vast space and it can take time to find the right path .”
“That being said, I haven't shared the draft with anyone yet, so it's possible that everyone will think it's bad and so I'm going to delete this thread, go sit in a corner with my dog, and pretend like nothing happened. Besides, it's not what you think and this is not a teaser for an announcement. I'm just excited about where this project is going to go and wanted to share that feeling. It will take some time before we talk about it.”
Baldur's Gate 3 was the most awarded game of 2023
Clearly there's great anticipation for Larian Studios' next game next Baldur's Gate 3which in any case is still actively supported by the studio with updates aimed at eliminating bugs and imperfections.
Larian Studios' latest effort turned out to be a game of the highest quality, which is not surprising considering the studio's previous work with the Divinity series, so much so that it has accumulated the highest number of “GOTY” awards of 2023. What is surprising, instead, it's how Baldur's Gate 3 has become very popular despite belonging to a niche genre, which certainly bodes well for further projects of the same ilk in the future.
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