Baldur's Gate 3 is widely seen as the definitive CRPG of this generation, and it's not hard to see why. Beyond sweeping the Game Awards and selling more copies than one could have fathomed at the time, Baldur's Gate 3 also successfully ushered in a whole new wave of CRPG fans, including those who'd never touched the genre before. Its coalescing of accessible mechanics and complex interwoven systems ensured that absolutely every type of player was successfully catered to, making it a remarkably tough act to follow.
Of course, numerous developers have tried, and we've ended up with an abundance of games like Baldur's Gate 3 that have enjoyed varying degrees of success. However, none have quite managed to surpass Larian's original efforts, at least until now. One title promises to be the Baldur's Gate 3 replacement we've all been hoping for, the title that could potentially match it in terms of quality and deliver yet another hugely successful CRPG that is beloved by all.
With Baldur's Gate 3's successor being branded a risk by executives and Larian swiftly moving on to its Divinity series with a brand-new entry, it seems unlikely that we'll get a new game within the...
