baldurs gate 3 took a decade to make and cost $500M
I do find the whole “we can’t live up to BG3 standards” discourse hilarious, because the way some devs talk about it, you’d think Larian created some impossible, once-in-a-lifetime miracle nobody could ever replicate.
When in reality, they mostly just… put genuine effort into the game, listened to player feedback, and respected their audience.
And somehow the industry reacted like Larian personally ruined RPG development forever.