Hidden Path Open world D&d game Unreal Engine 4

Somewhat old news (at least for me), but yeah I am very excited. Since BG3 has turned out to be a huge disappointment for me, this is now the D&D game I am focusing on.

If it has Solasta's combat rules, Baldur's Gate 3's visuals, and uses the source material from Wizard's of the Coast; it could be the RPG of the decade!

couldn't have said it better Merlex (co-op would be awesome)

This is great news.  The more D&D CRPGs, the better.  

The first link makes it sound like you potentially play a single character.  Would be an interesting take if true.

The first link makes it sound like you potentially play a single character.  Would be an interesting take if true.

That's my take as well. So then the big question is will it be first-person, third-person, or both? For me, I very much hope third-person is there at least as an option, because I won't play first-person.

I won't play first-person.

neither would i

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAIBTMi_A9o

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-15-video-games-are-core-to-the-future-of-dungeons-and-dragons

3rd person

WOTC chief mentions World of Krynn? (Not for this game) (DL)? Possibilities for future, new Novels.

Imagine having Riverwind as your Party leader, Imagine you play as the NPC hah be so awesome, Flint fireforge, Sturm, Goldmoon, Laurarna, Tikka Waylan, Tasslehoff

would be awesome, sword coast flogged to death.

Unreal 4 engine confirmed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Th218dUpw

baldurs gate 2 reloaded

dark alliance good grief........maybe for a dollar, but until H3LL freezes over not likely

I'm pretty new to D&D, do you think is it a good way to start?

Imagine having Riverwind as your Party leader, Imagine you play as the NPC hah be so awesome, Flint fireforge, Sturm, Goldmoon, Laurarna, Tikka Waylan, Tasslehoff

Call me old school but I thought that the entire point of a RPG was to play your own character -- not cosplay someone else's character.

Call me old school but I thought that the entire point of a RPG was to play your own character -- not cosplay someone else's character.

Just thinking outside the square, different take on a play-style, you actually stumble onto them and become part of the DL group, intertwining into their story, but control some of the decisions (dicerolls/outcomes/persuasions towards group/story arc) ie:- dragons of desolation and so on

Imagine having Riverwind as your Party leader, Imagine you play as the NPC hah be so awesome, Flint fireforge, Sturm, Goldmoon, Laurarna, Tikka Waylan, Tasslehoff

Call me old school but I thought that the entire point of a RPG was to play your own character -- not cosplay someone else's character.

Depends on the character you would be playing. In general I am completely in agreement with your way of seeing it. But, I loved playing Geralt in TW3. I think I would also love playing certain personally favorite characters from the Forgotten Realms, like Khelben Blackstaff or Erevis Cale.

Imagine having Riverwind as your Party leader, Imagine you play as the NPC hah be so awesome, Flint fireforge, Sturm, Goldmoon, Laurarna, Tikka Waylan, Tasslehoff

Call me old school but I thought that the entire point of a RPG was to play your own character -- not cosplay someone else's character.

Depends on the character you would be playing. In general I am completely in agreement with your way of seeing it. But, I loved playing Geralt in TW3. I think I would also love playing certain personally favorite characters from the Forgotten Realms, like Khelben Blackstaff or Erevis Cale.

oH bro imagine though if you could have partied up with Triss, Ciri and dandelion to battle at the same time (OMG) I just lost my lunch

Yes party-based RPGs are automatically my very strong preference over solo-play RPGs. But I don't rule out solo-play games.

I like the third person view for party-based games and on the whole probably still prefer them when they're well written. But I do love a well-made solo, first-person RPG for that feeling of immersion. Third person action games on the other hand, I am totally spastic with. I think the first Mass Effect was the only one I ever managed to make it through successfully.

I'm honestly not all that wedded to D&D, although it has the comfort of familiarity. But there are many, many interesting tabletop games out there that have never been used for CRPG's.