Let's see.. play Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 several times from beginning to end, played KotOR 1 and 2 from beginning to end, played a little bit of Jade Empire (need to get back to that), and I've completed nine playthroughs of Mass Effect. Uh yeah, I guess I'm a Bioware fan boy. :-)
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I was a huge fan of Baldur's Gate. Even now it calls to me to play it. BG2 left me cold though. I hated the railroad plotl line right off the bat and thus could never get drawn into the game play.
I quite liked Icewind Dale though.
I really do have to question why FS is banned from your computer.Because I played FS instead of doeing my homework.
sure? To my mind, the ending is perfect. How else could it have ended?
Remember Sarevok in BG1 Intro? I will be the Last and you will be the First...
There is no other way but conflict, one must claim the throne of Bhaal :rolleyes:
However,Spoiler:you can also stay human (and be with your loved one) if you desire, you don't need to become a god.
KARA.
You are missing the best part of the Baldur's Gate series. Easily.
Just get a 'dungeon-be-gone' mod to remove the opening dungeon. An hour or so into your playtime, it opens up into a free-for-all roamer that's pretty much as good as BG1, and in many ways much better.
Isn't it worth one more try?
(I agree that the opening was really dark, unsettling, and alienating after BG1 -- but please, give it a shot. It grows on you.)
KARA.
You are missing the best part of the Baldur's Gate series. Easily.
Just get a 'dungeon-be-gone' mod to remove the opening dungeon. An hour or so into your playtime, it opens up into a free-for-all roamer that's pretty much as good as BG1, and in many ways much better.
Isn't it worth one more try?
(I agree that the opening was really dark, unsettling, and alienating after BG1 -- but please, give it a shot. It grows on you.)
I tried it at least 3 times and it just never managed to grab me the same way BG1 did. I managed to get well past the first dungeon and out and about in Amn but eventually I always gave up cause I simply wasn't having much fun.
I absolutely hated the rail road plot (as a pen and paper GM one of the first rules of Dungeons and Dragons I learned was not to do that). I hated the fact that by the time I'd get round to rescuing Imoen she'd be so low level compared to everyone else in my party she wouldn't be worth keeping. The various sub plots came at me with such a bewildering variety that I found it almost impossible to decide which ones were even slightly worth doing.
Sooner or later I'll give it a try again but BG1 is probably going to get a replay first since I really loved that one.
I did not really like BG1 (played BG2 first) because of the lack of party dialogues (all were flat characters :sigh:) and the story was not exactly gripping. Just running around in forests most of the time :blah:Flat characters?
you see? opinions differ :)
Meh, I couldn't get into BG1 at all simply because I realized just how ****ing awful Hack and Slash with low level DnD characters was back on the gold box games.True, once I realized that ranged weapons were much better than any melees, I just equipped all toons with bows, slings, etc and the game became a whole lot easier.
Flat characters?Minsc and Xan are fun, but I don't think anyone can argue their personalities aren't two-dimensional.
"Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!"
"Squeaky wheel gets the kick!"
"Let us save ourselves the effort and just lie down and die!".
"We're all doomed,"
I love Minsc and Xan. :D
Yeah, Bioware's RPGs are the best, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 are easily the best RPG I've played till today, the one I didnt like much was Throne of Bhaal, it had somewhat of a good idea but it seemed much more like a rushed expansion than a fitting end to the whole saga.