Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
Part of why Baldur's Gate 3 has turned out so well is that it's been a playable game for almost 3 years and had been in development 4 years prior to that. Their kickstarter supporters have had access to the game since 2020 to give them feedback prior to the initial release. It's difficult for a company to have a product in development for that amount of time unless they get the financial backing before release of the game. Such backing is a risk since you don't know the game will ever be released. It's worked out in the case of BG3 but how many other games have gone the same route and either failed to end up released or are still in development testing after a decade?
This is an important point to make. Most of the game has been available for years now with this early access. And a lot of friends I've seen playing it are reporting bugs, sometimes game-breaking, in the final act. Which wasn't something that was available since they didn't want to spoil the entire story. So the pieces that were available have been able to have many outside eyes on them with a lot of feedback over years of availability. Larian's done a fantastic job, but that does need to be recognized and taken into account when comparing the game with others.