There was an incredible journey before reaching the perfection that Baldur’s Gate 3 has. This title, made history as the GoTY of 2023. Swen Vincke, the man behind Larian Studios’s ambitious title, began several projects by pitching them on Kickstarter.
One of these games was Divinity: Original Sin 2. This IP made the studio win the rights to make the third installment of Baldur’s Gate. All of this began on Reddit, where Larian Studios was very open to receiving opinions and feedback for Divinity 2, even asking users to make pitches.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Begins the Path to Success for Swen Vincke
Larian Studios has gained a lot of reputation in the last couple of years, but the definitive accolade for this studio was the successful award-winning tour that it had with Baldur’s Gate 3. Few titles make a niche community so active for a game like this one; critics and players have praised this IP like a few RPG games before. But in the beginning, the studio was not so popular, but the quality has been there from the start.
Several titles developed by this studio, led by Swen Vincke, used the Kickstarter campaign strategy to make games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 completely funded by fans. This was the key project to make Baldur’s Gate 3 possible. After Divinity’s success, the studio’s popularity skyrocketed. The studio announced this project on Reddit, allowing fans to ask any questions and receive responses in return.
A Game that Will Make You Skip Work
With this Reddit thread asking for feedback and fan engagement, one of the messages asked Swen Vincke the following: “Swen, what would you like to see from a fan-created adventure using the divinity editor?”
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To which the creator replied, “Something that surprises me and that makes me skip work.” Vincke is very open to any fan pitch to make a game or project better with some kind of new mechanic or idea.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s popularity and success were attributed to the constant feedback that the community gave to Larian Studios while the game was on Early Access. Swen Vincke and the team really listen to fans every step of the way to make the most immersive RPG game in years. This is a studio that knows how to handle its community, like the Helldivers 2 creators; the constant feedback improves the experience.
Swen Vincke has confirmed that the studio is already working on the next title; he gave no details about it, except that it will be different from the latest projects that this development team has. The game will feature a fresh art style, innovative mechanics, and a departure from the D&D world. It has nothing to do with Baldur’s Gate 3 or Divinity; fans will have to wait a pretty long time to see any trailer.
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