Baldur’s Gate 2’s co-lead designer was asked to make Baldur’s Gate 4 after Larian declined: ‘Having to compete against Baldur’s Gate 3? That would be insanity’
After the stratospheric success of Baldur’s Gate 3, Hasbro was naturally keen for a follow-up. The only problem? Larian wasn’t interested in doing Baldur’s Gate 4. And it turns out the second person Hasbro asked didn’t want the job either. Larian famously decided to move on from Baldur’s Gate and get back to working on…