I'd encourage the negatives in here to keep an open mind. If you place bets now that it will fail, then any news that comes out, will be treated with
confirmation bias. I believe that happens often in this community, especially for the nostalgic people with a rose coloured portal to the past.
Also,
being positive is much healthier (and yes the "no, i'm just being realistic" argument is a form of negativity). Being positive instead of complaining is also one of the main traits of highly successful people (and vice versa to those who have difficulty with success). Those who are positive, tend to think "what can I do to change this", while those who are negative tend to think "why bother" or "it's their fault".
Positive things to look forward to:
- We are getting Baldur's Gate 3. We could instead most likely have nothing (as evidenced by other games that have just disappeared).
- Larian has made some great RPGs, regardless if their style is sometimes not to everyone's taste
- Larian knows how to make a well polished game
- Larian isn't afraid to admit mistakes
- They are a mature crowd who were around during the prehistoric RPG days, and recognize both old and new fanbase
- They are working with a known IP with a lot of lore, story and gaming systems already worked out
- They've often spoke of trying to obtain old IPs such as Ultima because they recognize what made a great RPG, meaning their Divinity style is not necessarily the style they would use for other established IPs
- They've brought in outside writing talent in the past showing that they recognize the need for good story
- They've done Kickstarters in the past so that they're not as beholden to the strong-arm of publishers
- And most importantly, they are very good at listening to fan/player feedback
That last one is the most important, because instead of saying "it will suck", you can give
constructive criticism and suggestions to Larian, and do your part to: