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. In th...

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.

  • ono@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    1 year 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
      8·
      1 year 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.

      • ono@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Not advertising. These are the Steam reviews.

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

    • Chozo@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year 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.

    • Neato@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year 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.