The_Liquid_Laser said:
One is Harry Potter while the other is D&D. I'm sure these games have other merits, but liking the IP is a factor in their popularity. |
While that is true for Hogwarts (and it is a great game for fans of Harry Potter, as the devs clearly like the world), I would disagree on D&D. In itself it is not strong. Players of D&D tend to like the system over the world and in my experience also use other systems like Pathfinder, Earthdawn or Shadowrun. And the both latter have far more interesting worlds than the generic fantasy worlds of the Forgotten Realm or Golarion (in Pathfinders case), which are designed to host every possible sort of fantasy campaign and in result lack something of their own identity. So I don't think anyone is playing BG3 for the world. The system of D&D might be more of a draw, but if you read some of the other threads, there is pushback against D&D 5 which BG3 uses and some like not Larian's implementation. So the biggest draw from the IP are the original games... from the 90s.
I think what entices players about BG3 is the amount of player choice. The game reacts on a lot of wild decisions you make. And sometimes I get interesting results for failing checks.
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