Baldur's Gate 2 co-designer James Ohlen turned down Hasbro's offer to make Baldur's Gate 4
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James Ohlen, co-designer of Baldur's Gate 2, revealed he turned down Hasbro's request to develop Baldur's Gate 4. Despite the massive success of Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 (20M+ copies sold), Ohlen declined the offer, saying it wouldn't have worked. He was approached alongside fellow co-lead Kevin Martens but both passed on the opportunity.
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· 2 pulledThat would be insanity
He turned down an offer to work on a fourth entry, saying it wouldn't have worked
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