Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke is "happy" Larian devs talk about "what they did wrong" with their RPGs, but says "they should just chill out" and remember the good things too

Baldur's Gate 3
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Larian Studios is celebrating a rare feat, as Baldur's Gate 3 adds another plaudit to its ever-growing list, with Divinity: Original Sin 2 getting some love, too. The pair of fantasy RPGs received high placement in PC Gamer's latest list of the 100 best PC games, and the developer's CEO thinks his team should celebrate their back catalog more.

In the massive rundown of PC video games past and present, Divinity: Original Sin 2 managed to land at 22. Not bad for an eight-year-old game in an increasingly crowded genre. Meanwhile, the number one position goes to Baldur's Gate 3, a true modern masterpiece that's attracted millions of players, many of whom are newly fledged fans of role-playing.

He believes not everything is purely about what could've been better. "But sometimes they should just chill out and accept that there were good things in them too," he adds.

Both games are widely enjoyed, and will be for years to come. That can be acknowledged as the team starts pouring more attention toward upcoming projects.

That said, his attitude about evolving is a refreshing one. The team may be a victim of their own success, however, because how do you improve on Baldur's Gate 3? Original Sin 3 has some big, magical shoes to fill.

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Anthony McGlynn
Contributing Writer

Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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