The success of Baldur's Gate 3 surprised a lot of people, but the seeds of this success can be found in the history of Larian Studios. In the first episode of By Design, Danny attempts to unpack the development and market conditions that led to this breakthrough RPG hit.

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:46 - Design
2:40 - The History of Larian
5:37 - The RPG Genre
7:35 - CohhCarnage on CRPGs
12:47 - Sidebar: The Bioware Question
13:58 - The Market (Michael Douse Interview)
18:36 - The Business Side
23:10 - Conclusion

Produced by Secret Tape for A16Z GAMES
Hosted, Written & Edited by Danny O'Dwyer
Additional Filming by Jeremy Jayne
Motion Graphics by Pica (http://www.pica.me.uk/ / https://www.instagram.com/vivapica/)

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