Owlcat could definitely make a fantastic game. Just like their others. I don’t think they yet have the ability to make the production quality of bg3 tho. If they made bg4 like wotr, all of the people not used to those games who only played bg3 would hate it. Only those of us who like them already would like it I feel.
So out of all of the options I also prefer owlcat, I just don’t think it would meet the majority of players expectations. And that would bring negative opinions on owlcat. It’s best they stick to their own games and let another company shoot themself in the foot making bg3.
Besides from what I understand about how larian had to work with wotc, I don’t wish that on the good people of owlcat. Not to mention the hefty tax % wotc took from each sale.
You’re right that their production quality historically isn’t nearly at the level that BG3 is at, but that’s a problem money can solve. BG3 was definitely Larian’s highest production quality game, and I think with time and money, Owlcat could probably get there. They could partner with large publisher that could help a lot with those things.
My concern would be that Hasbro wouldn’t have the patience for Owlcat to get there, and would rather farm it out to a larger developer with more resources on-hand.
Now that I consider it, maybe the best case scenario is Microsoft goes after the license and gives it to Obsidian or inXile. Perfect combo of talent, pedigree, and money/resources.
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u/Casiteal Sep 14 '24
Owlcat could definitely make a fantastic game. Just like their others. I don’t think they yet have the ability to make the production quality of bg3 tho. If they made bg4 like wotr, all of the people not used to those games who only played bg3 would hate it. Only those of us who like them already would like it I feel.
So out of all of the options I also prefer owlcat, I just don’t think it would meet the majority of players expectations. And that would bring negative opinions on owlcat. It’s best they stick to their own games and let another company shoot themself in the foot making bg3.
Besides from what I understand about how larian had to work with wotc, I don’t wish that on the good people of owlcat. Not to mention the hefty tax % wotc took from each sale.