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You ever notice how Baldur’s Gate 3 is like, shaking up the whole gaming universe? It’s funny, really. Like, this single-player game with ZERO microtransactions — yeah, you heard right, none of those pesky little things — keeps dropping these fat content updates. And their developer, Larian, is all about that open chat life. Just lays it all out there. Contrast that with the typical AAA games which basically just want your wallet to play, and it’s… I dunno, refreshing? They’ve been riding high on Steam charts for what feels forever, which kinda signals gamers are still into single-player vibes and, shocker, not everything needs to be about milking players dry with extra fees. Wild, right?
Now the bummer: Baldur’s Gate 3 got its last big update – Patch 8. What a ride. Larian’s now off to other adventures, and it looks like Baldur’s Gate 4 isn’t on their playlist. They gave the rights back to Wizards of the Coast. May 2025 rolls around and whoosh! Crickets about who’s got their hands on the Baldur’s Gate deal next. Feels like the sequel gap we felt between BG2 and BG3, huh? But maybe that’s not all bad. Might be something good waiting. Maybe.
Oh man, the awkward pause after BG2? Yeah, the OG’s had to wait like 23 years. BioWare, the minds behind BG2, just bailed for other shiny objects. No one seemed to wanna touch the Baldur’s Gate license until Larian waltzed in. And even then, it was like seven years in the making. Part of that “early access” crowd for three years? Hats off to your patience.
2025 now, and we’ve got this situation where no one’s officially working on BG4. Studios take eons now to whip up games, so expecting BG4 like, next year? Probably dreaming. Even with BG3 being a smash hit, we might need to sit tight for years — maybe a full-on decade. Patience, right?
Here’s a silver cloud, maybe, amidst all this? Back in the day, when everyone was anxiously staring at their screens hoping for news after BG2, they threw us a bone with these neat spin-offs: Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 1 & 2. Came out in 2001 and 2004. Who else remembers the sewers and Elfsong Tavern? And yet, despite having all those cool Icewind Dale vibes, the 2021 Dark Alliance kinda fizzled out. Felt shallow or something.
So, all I’m saying is, how rad would it be if a new, true-to-its-roots Dark Alliance came around? BG3 set this epic stage for single-player, slow, thoughtful play. A fresh Dark Alliance could stop us from pacing around waiting for BG4. Maybe don’t even need BG3 characters, but just nod to the happenings — throw in those Baldur’s Gate 3 NPCs we know and love and spice it up with some factions like the Harpers. There’s a kinda magic there, I think.
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