You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 should be a massive turning point for the games industry, although some veterans believe it won’t be the game-changer it should be. While Larian is now leaving the game behind after the release of Patch 8, New Blood Interactive CEO Dave Oshry believes the game has left a mark that is changing the industry. Speaking on a new episode of the Quad Damage Podcast, Oshry explained that we now live in “a post-Baldur’s Gate 3 world”. Via GamesRadar, the beloved indie publisher believes Larian’s success should result in more “deep-a** CRPG” games. “[Larian has] proven that people are not stupid,” Oshry said on the podcast. “They don’t want dumbed down RPGs, and that publishers can “sell 50 million copies of a deep-ass CRPG that will take you fucking months to beat.” Oshry explained that companies like “Microsoft should fund” more CRPGs, using Pillars of Eternity 3 as an example. Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity series—which recently saw an awesome spin-off called Avowed—was a spiritual successor to the original Baldur’s Gate games, and Oshry knows that a third game would succeed. “Microsoft should fund a Pillars 3,” he said. “Josh [Sawyer] really wants to do Pillars 3.” While Larian is hard at work on its next RPG that will probably take us years to complete, the impact of BG3 is yet to really happen for the wider industry. Yes, Hasbro wants to make another Baldur’s Gate game that continues to “raise the bar” without Larian, but will other game developers follow suit? That’s the real question: while Larian has proven that gamers want games with real value instead of battle pass-filled, free-to-play games that jump on trends. However, the success of Larian doesn’t mean that companies like EA, Activision and others will follow suit, which is unfortunate. Nevertheless, the Baldur’s Gate 3 community itself is still going strong. As the game’s official support ends, massive mod teams are creating custom campaigns that take players back to areas from the second game, and Larian has left players with a seemingly endless amount of content to chew through. Subscribe to our newsletters! By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime. Share