Sizing up Baldur's Gate 3's success, Warhammer 40k CRPG lead says "almost no developer has the same resources"
Dec. 21, 2023Owlcat Games knows not to expect Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader to be as successful as Baldur’s Gate 3
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Despite being an independent studio,Baldur’s Gate 3developer Larian has such a robust background in RPG development that it can afford to take risks other, less established studios simply can’t. At least, that’s the perspective of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader creative director Alexander Mishulin.
“Almost no developer has the same resources,” MishulintoldInverse. The Owlcat Games lead doesn’t point to any one specific asset, but given the broader tone of the interview-fueled article, it can fairly safely be assumed that he’s referring to the collective whole of Larian’s unique access to funding through more than three years of paid Early Access, a veteran team of developers with decades of experience in RPG development, license access, a technical foundation, and probably more factors we aren’t privy to or that I’m not thinking of.
In previous comments toPolygon, Mishulin said: “Baldur’s Gate 3’s success is very encouraging. Larian Studios is doing great work, and as a result, they’re bringing even more people into the CRPG genre, and renewing a lot of passion for it. Ideally, when those players all finally finish Baldur’s Gate 3 they’ll be even more ready to dive into Rogue Trader.”
“We think that it’s more of a blessing and we’re really happy for Larian to release such a great game,” he likewise said toSports Illustrated’s Video Games.
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