As much as I love BG3, it isn’t really an example of what RPGs can do now. I mean, it’s not much different from how BG1 and 2 play. Different base rules, prettier graphics and presentation. RPGs have been able to be as good as BG3 since pretty much always. It’s just, companies don’t spend time on the writing, logic, or QA and focus entirely on pretty pictures and marketing.
I think with today’s level of computing power, RPGs could be even more than all of these examples, even if they are already good.
As much as I love BG3, it isn’t really an example of what RPGs can do now. I mean, it’s not much different from how BG1 and 2 play. Different base rules, prettier graphics and presentation. RPGs have been able to be as good as BG3 since pretty much always. It’s just, companies don’t spend time on the writing, logic, or QA and focus entirely on pretty pictures and marketing.
I think with today’s level of computing power, RPGs could be even more than all of these examples, even if they are already good.