Baldur’s Gate III – Larian Studios wants to go further in every theme than we could in the previous two games.

The Belgian team posted a new update on Steam, which we’ll quote: „Baldur’s Gate 3 is on course to be a ‘Mature’ game, which is publishing language for “if you go any further the ratings board is going to be extremely annoying”. We want to push the limits of every theme within the game, which should allow you to play exactly how you’d like to play. Astarion may be a Vampire Spawn, but that doesn’t mean he has to be evil – if hungry. Though you saw one path at PAX East, there were many possibilities for good, and evil — note also, everything in between. It has always been Larian’s plan to create games that allow you to play however you wish. This larger team, and this new engine, allow us to push this further than ever before. Much further than Divinity: Original Sin 2.” By Astarion, they mean the character that was seen in the gameplay previews.

Let’s see what they said about this new engine: „We’ve built an engine that allows all 250 people at Larian collaborate to become the ultimate DM. Allowing for near-limitless reactivity, responsiveness, and a memory that never forgets who you are, or what you’ve done. No matter who you roll, dice-rolls, modifiers, and physical simulation have all been designed to simulate a D&D experience that feels as though it’s straight from the imagination, where no matter the dice roll the story will continue. It’s also a game that is intended to span the entire range of human emotion. It is in equal parts a dark and a light game.” DM is short for Dungeon Master, the organizer, and effectively the host of a table RPG, and since Baldur’s Gate is based on one (Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D as the team wrote above), it makes sense.

They also revealed that they will have a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) next week: „You have many questions, and we have answers. We’ll be hosting a Reddit AMA where you can ask Swen (Creative Director), David (Producer), Adam (Senior Writer), Nick (Lead Systems Designer), and Jiji (Writing Director) your questions. 11:00 PT on March 12, over on Reddit!”

Baldur’s Gate III drops on Steam in Early Access later this year.

Source: WCCFTech

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