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Swen Vincke was worried that the 100-hour Baldur's Gate 3 would be too short, which is why Larian made a ton of extra areas they wound up cutting (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] tarsn@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would've loved to see an expansion or two for the game to tie up some storylines

[–] illi@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they start working on one but cncelled because they were just not feeling it?

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe they were "not feeling" continuing to work with Wizards of the Coast after WotC fired the people that were working with Larian

[–] illi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Might be, totally forgot about this. I also didn't mean it in a bd way. Even if they just felt a change is needed, it's warranted. Better make a game you love making

[+] Damage@feddit.it -41 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It ended up being too long anyway

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think the pacing is just off once you get close to the end.

Once you get to Baldur's Gate, the game is a slog. If I didn't want to get the golden dice just so I could say that I got them, I probably wouldn't've finished the game.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

A slog? Man, my experience was completely different. I was intentionally looking for more to do before I confronted the brain.

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some of the best "dungeons" are in act 3. House of Hope is my favorite sub-area in the entire game.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago

The final battle in the house of hope, with the custom song, was the highlight of the game

[+] Damage@feddit.it -14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

100 hours is too much for a game. Let's say I can play it 1-2 hours a day 5 days a week (I usually have stuff to do on the weekend), it'd take me over two months to finish it! There are other games I want to play!
I did finish it, but only because I had to spend over a month at home using up PTO before leaving my previous job for my current one.

[–] bread@feddit.nl 16 points 3 months ago

Counterpoint: 100 hours is not too much, but it could be too much for you. That's fine, it's very obvious from the type of game it is that it's probably going to be 50+ hours long, and if you're not playing right at release, you can check Howlongtobeat. I don't think playing a game for two months is a mark against it, as long as I like the game.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

Is... is two months considered a long time to play a game?

[–] The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago

Not every game needs to be a short experience you can complete with a couple hours or needs to be finished within a few days/weeks. If I finished BG3 within a few days I would have thought it was a waste of money.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

Me: looks nervously at Stardew Valley, multiple Monster Hunter games, Anno 1800, Dark Souls, Elden Ring all with 100+ hours

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Then... play other games? Nobody is making you play this one.

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a freaking D&D game, not Uncharted.

[–] eutsgueden@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Seriously, a typical D&D session might last 6 hours and you accomplish nothing of note, but you have fun! Enjoyment should not be transactional with time.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I thought it wasn't nearly long enough.