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I think Overhaul deserves a lot of credit. This game is way better than it's original form to me.

DebaserDebaser Member Posts: 669
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After beating it once to test out a mod...and playing it a lot....just kind of having fun with it, and not powergaming too much...

I have to say that I'm am mostly satisfied with where BGEE has gone, there are still some mods I'd like to see comeback and an official Shadowkeeper style editing program which should be made at some point available since SK in Windows 7 and on is a bit of a chore...but all in all, the game is a better experience.

I love how in depth the patches have been, and it's my hope that this keeps up and we don't lose the support to keep making the game better for a time. But if you guys get to do a BG3 or more ports of older games I will be buying them.

Thank you so much for trying to do this right, you can't please all of the people all of the time, but at least you guys seem to always want to do better.

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  • AnduinAnduin Member Posts: 5,745
    I think it is better too.

    :D
  • jethrojethro Member Posts: 81
    Debaser said:

    After beating it once to test out a mod...and playing it a lot....just kind of having fun with it, and not powergaming too much...

    I have to say that I'm am mostly satisfied with where BGEE has gone, there are still some mods I'd like to see comeback and an official Shadowkeeper style editing program which should be made at some point available since SK in Windows 7 and on is a bit of a chore...but all in all, the game is a better experience.

    I love how in depth the patches have been, and it's my hope that this keeps up and we don't lose the support to keep making the game better for a time. But if you guys get to do a BG3 or more ports of older games I will be buying them.

    Thank you so much for trying to do this right, you can't please all of the people all of the time, but at least you guys seem to always want to do better.

    +1
  • IllustairIllustair Member Posts: 878
    Agreed. You won't find anyone as dedicated as the BG:EE developers. BG:EE is already great as it is, and it just keeps getting better and better. In two years' time, Enhanced BG trilogy would be...I can't even put into words how I could imagine it to be.
  • redlineredline Member Posts: 296
    Just echoing what so many people have said so far. Honestly, if the game had stayed as it was on release day, I would have been fairly disappointed. However, the steady stream of updates from the dev team and the slowly growing mod community has really impressed me, and I'm incredibly excited to see where things go next.
  • EnterHaerDalisEnterHaerDalis Member Posts: 813
    BG:EE is amazing.

    Still, there's something about playing BG Vanilla with the NPC proficiency's the way they were meant to be. Tutu/BG:EE has done a royal fuck around on just about every single NPC you encounter which is annoying as hell
  • leeho730leeho730 Member Posts: 285
    I like BGEE enough to wipe all the Tutu-related stuffs like mods.
  • moopymoopy Member Posts: 938
    @EnterHaerDalis

    What's wrong with the NPCs proficiency points?

    They are all pretty much equivalent to BG1 vanilla given the engine changes.

    Khalid goes from 2 in Large Swords, 1 in Axe, 1 in Bow to 2 in Long Sword, 1 in Axe, 1 in Longbow.

    Minsc goes from 2 in Large Swords, 1 in Blunt, 1 in Bow to 2 in Two Handed Swords, 1 in Mace, 1 in Longbow.

    Given the engine changes on proficiency types I don't see how you could get much closer. Though I'd love a toggle option in the config to do what NPC Level 1 does.
  • Lucas78Lucas78 Member Posts: 1
    Count me in among those who think that, with the latest patch (1.0.2012), the EE is almost better than the original version: a few tweaks here and there (journal entries, a few more graphical/UI adjustments & enhancements) and it will be definitely better (I still experience a bug while zoning: music stutters and sometimes I crash...I have an integrated sound card, not a sound blaster). Great job :)
  • mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
    @moopy

    there are a couple of odd ones. kivan to halberds? should've been spears. i just think they took the wrong option from the larger weapon pools in some cases. only SOME though and not enough that i actually care, it doesn't make an NPC unplayable
  • The_New_RomanceThe_New_Romance Member Posts: 839
    mjs said:

    @moopy

    there are a couple of odd ones. kivan to halberds? should've been spears. i just think they took the wrong option from the larger weapon pools in some cases. only SOME though and not enough that i actually care, it doesn't make an NPC unplayable

    They should still fix that. Kivan at least. I don't know about Shar-Teel's daggers either. I mean, this must be terribly easy to change, and it should in no way lead to new bugs, so just do it, Beamdog!
  • moopymoopy Member Posts: 938
    I don't know, Shar-Teel dual wielding the Dagger of Venom and Heart of the Golem is pretty sweet.
  • iKrivetkoiKrivetko Member Posts: 934
    As an iPad user I say BGEE is better than no BG.

    Though I don't really like the bluish UI
  • Excalibur_2102Excalibur_2102 Member Posts: 351
    WHAT??? BGEE HAS DESTROYED THE WORLD OF GAMING!! WHAT IS THIS IS NOT GOOD!!!!!11one...

    Just kidding ;)
  • chickenhedchickenhed Member Posts: 208
    Debaser said:

    Thank you so much for trying to do this right, you can't please all of the people all of the time, but at least you guys seem to always want to do better.

    This simple quote encapsulates almost everything that has happened since the release of the game. Many whine, many applaud. But we can't deny the outstanding effort done by Beamdog here. A great start and I look forward to more.
  • selkyraselkyra Member Posts: 54
    This enhanced edition isn't just a great game, but a great idea. Bringing new life to an old game so that new generations of players can experience the archduke of roleplaying games which we old dogs grew up with. I bought this game once more to support the team.

    Only thing I really miss from the original release are the spell casting sounds... Vita-mortis-whatever is so irritating!
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  • MessiMessi Member Posts: 738
    selkyra said:

    This enhanced edition isn't just a great game, but a great idea. Bringing new life to an old game so that new generations of players can experience the archduke of roleplaying games which we old dogs grew up with. I bought this game once more to support the team.

    Only thing I really miss from the original release are the spell casting sounds... Vita-mortis-whatever is so irritating!

    Completely agree. Bought BG1 4 times now. Original, GOG, from here and Steam. TBH though I'm not sure this thing would work as well on almost any other game. BG games have the advantage of art style that still looks good after 10+ years and they are extremely well known. Only other games I could think of are the other infinity games and IWD games aren't nearly as well known and PS:T doesn't really need anything added.
  • AnaximanderAnaximander Member Posts: 191
    :D Yeah I still love this game, ... Baeloth soon to be in my party methinks!
  • WilburWilbur Member Posts: 1,173
    edited January 2013
    Baldur's Gate series is my favorite game series of all time so you can believe how happy I was when I heard of the Enhanced Edition. I hadn't heard about the game until it was already released so I immediately read a couple of reviews. A lot of the user reviews complained about the bugs and what not, but then I found out the game had already seen four patches since it was released. It was a must buy and I haven't regretted for a moment. Keep up the good work!
  • baaddarebaaddare Member Posts: 145
    mjs said:

    @moopy

    there are a couple of odd ones. kivan to halberds? should've been spears. i just think they took the wrong option from the larger weapon pools in some cases. only SOME though and not enough that i actually care, it doesn't make an NPC unplayable

    well i agree about spears beign a better fit. However they problably considered the fact that there is a +1 and a +2 halabard you can get early on in the game and only a +1 spear to get latter on ( unless you count the cursed one :) )

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