Comment on ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700K

• TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Pokémon is regularly one of the best selling games out there, so saying most people don’t want turn-based RPGs doesn’t sound right.

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  • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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    • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      In some ways I agree they are pretty different, but fixating too much on particularities while glossing over core mechanics is a bit strange. We have space for a plethora of FPSs and action games of different styles, why are turn-based RPGs dismissed like this on a regular basis? Every gen or so we have yet another reminder that, yes, people do still like RPGs.

      Baldur’s Gate may not have all ages cutesy characters, but D&D-style fantasy has its own appeal.

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      • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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    • zaph@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Are you really gatekeeping a video game

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    • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      No, but they’re both turn based rpgs?

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  • KitsuneHaiku@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Pokemon is so much less complex than BG3. It’s a bad comparison. If you exclude competitive pokemon, which 99% of people never engage with.

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  • throwsbooks@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I consider computer rpgs to be more in the vein of tactical RPGs rather than pokemon/final fantasy style turn based RPGs tbh. It’s turn based, but positioning is key. Or, at least they scratch the same itch for me.

    And fire emblem, xcom, ff tactics, etc have never exactly had mind blowing sales.

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