It took almost ten years from the first faltering steps until Baldur's Gate III was released last year. So the journey was long, but most people probably agree that it was worth the effort. 

Now that it's clear that Larian is dropping out of everything Dungeons & Dragon-related (which includes Baldur's Gate), it's not without me thinking about what will happen with the sequel. If it took nine years to get the third one so good, it will probably take over nine years for the sequel (game development tends to take longer and longer).

But we can hope for an equivalent level of ambition in 2033 approximately. But can't you develop faster than that then, a lot has already been done? Yes, but since Larian is no longer around, it is new people who will try to interpret their heritage and understand why they did what they did.

That alone will be a completely massive project. After all, no one wants to risk developing a game for ten years and then getting a flop on their neck. But I also don't think that Hasbro executives have the same patience again. Now they know how well the series can sell and probably want more of the good stuff in quick - and you can suspect that they also want to get in some microtransactions and other things.

In short, I think there is an imminent risk that Baldur's Gate III will be a completely unique one-off we will never see the likes of again. There is simply too much that needs to come together.

It takes a new developer with the same talent as Larian, a publisher willing to pay a large team a full salary for ten years (with no guaranteed profit), managers who don't want to speed up the work with shortcuts, managers who don't want to poke in at least a little live service fashion, and more.

In short, enjoy Baldur's Gate III as much as you can. We will get to play more good role-playing games in the future, but I don't believe that there would be a Baldur's Gate IV that lives up to the third game.

... and for anyone who thinks that "Larian might say yes again later on", it means that part four will be released anyway much later because they will now be investing in other things for a number of years to come.

A Baldur's Gate IV that matches the third place I don't think we will ever experience - but I hope I'm wrong.

Just before Lucia last year, we published a news story about Youtube user Rwanlink's cartoon Zelda video, which reminded us of what it could look like if Studio Ghibli had made a Zelda movie.

As you probably know, there is actually a Zelda reel on the way, but this is a feature film and thus neither cartoon nor animated. Yesterday, some of my best friends and I had a discussion about the upcoming Zelda movie, and it turned out pretty quickly that everyone was a little skeptical about the idea of turning Zelda into a feature film. 

Everyone would have preferred a Japanese 80s-style cartoon (like the cartoon Zelda images that were produced for Zelda II in particular), or a CG-animated reel. Of course, we all want to be wrong and get something hugely surprised by a real great movie - but I have such a hard time seeing that happening.

That Hollywood (Maze Runner creator Wes Ball is directing with a script from Pokémon: Detective Pikachu author Derek Connolly) could recreate Zelda in a way that feels genuine is simply too unlikely. A talking actor like Link with a green hood on his head just screams with cheesiness.

Again, I hope I'm completely wrong, but it would probably have felt much safer to get an animated movie instead. Either cartoon or CG animated? Immediately, Link could look the right way and Hyrule is portrayed convincingly - or what do you say?

This is what a cartoon Link would look like if I had to decide, the picture is from the Zelda II marketing with period Japanese design.

Last week, as you know, we were able to present our review of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, where Petter was not impressed and gave a rating of four. During the weekend, I have been watching the comeback of the old Detroit cop, and feel much more entertained.

Even if the film doesn't quite manage to shake it off when the "Netflix feeling" (unfortunately no compliment), I'm still impressed by how the film team manages to offer just the right amount of nostalgia, combined enough new things for it to become a natural part of the series.

Sure, the pace is a little slower, and car chases where Foley razes a major American city to the ground are now exclusively yawns, but Eddie Murphy looks like he's having fun and it's contagious. That doesn't mean I would have given a top rating, but it's a better movie than part three and a dear reunion that ultimately leaves me wanting another movie. 

It could definitely have been better - but it definitely could have been a lot worse.

With Capcom's release of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Capcom's release of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, they have opened a door that gives a lot of hope. As you know, the company sits on a mountain of games people want sequels on without anything happening, and complete remakes are so expensive that it often equates to a whole new game.

With remasters, it's easier though. And if Dead rising goes well, we should be able to get a long-awaited sequel, but also more remasters. Even if Capcom sits on gems such as Asura's Wrath. Bionic Commando, Dino Crisis, Mega Man Legends, Onimusha and Viewtiful Joe - Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is the single Capcom remaster that would make me happiest.

It was crowded with truly epic battles with an exciting world, huge enemies and above all interesting gameplay (vaguely in the spirit of Bionic Commando) complete with a rather unique game control. The Xbox 360 original is still entertaining and to have it refreshed, and then maybe be able to get something completely new Lost Planet developed by Capcom themselves, is actually close to a pipe dream in a gaming context for me.

Which Capcom classic would you most like to have a well-made remaster of?