Would it be so bad if games didn’t have insane budgets? Most of my favorite games from the past decade are from small studios operating on pizza and hope.

BG3 did have a pretty huge budget though. I would totally be fine if games took notes from BG3 but reduced scope a lot. Bioware used to make games similar to BG, but they stopped and now make garbage. The idea other studios can’t make similar games is wrong. They can’t make games this big usually though without publishers telling them they need to include microtransactions and other bullshit.

BioWare didn’t just make games similar to Baldur’s Gate, they created Baldur’s Gate.

Wasn’t that Black Isle? Or had they already evolved into their future downfall?

Black Isle was the publisher, Bioware developed the game. Baldurs Gate lead to BG2, which lead to Neverwinter Nights, which lead to Knights of the Old Republic.

which lead to Knights of the Old Republic

Which lead to Mass Effect, don’t forget

TIL Baldurs gate is the reason i hated the ending to ME3.