Baldurs Gate 1 & 2 NPCS
willmcclure72
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What game has better NPCS and who is your favorite? Although i like both, i think baldurs gate 1 had better NPCS and i love the BG1 Viconia!
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I think that BG1 had better NPC's ( Im putting aside the NPC's Interatctions... ).. you also had Kivan, Coran, Edwin, Tiax, Dyanhir.... enjoyed them more than valygar and mazzy and so on
Other than him, most of the best NPC's went over to BG2, and BG2 actually gave them interjections and conversations. So I'm going to have to vote for BG2.
DIVERSITY-wise though, Baldur's Gate 1 wins. Simply because of the amount of different characters you can have. All characters in Baldur's Gate 1 were VERY different one from another (look at Xzar and Monty, Khalid, Xan, Minsc, Eldoth, etc...)
So, after this short comment I have now some problems really deciding who to go with. Let's simply put it like this :
Dialogues and interactions - Baldur's Gate 2
Characters and diversity - Baldur's Gate 1
Best NPCs: Jaheira, Viconia, Nalia, Irenicus (though he cannot join you), Edwin
Nalia, perhaps the least obvious choice on that list, wins out on having an interesting blend of pros and cons to her character, which makes her feel rather realistic. Her portrayal is unflattering in a lot of ways, though her heart is in the right place. I found this a great reprieve from Aerie, who was painfully one-dimensional in her goodie-goodie approach, and who everybody seemed to absolutely love as though she had 25charisma (besides the evil characters). Nalia's interactions weren't frequent with other party members, but they were interesting, as where her sidequests.
Close combat: Ajantis (one is enough)
Ranged combat: Koran, Kivan
Mages: Edwin, Dynaheir, Xzar, Xan (either of them and/or geathered in one party; 4 mages will be a blocker for all your foes)
Clerics: Viconia, Branwen (one is enough)
Don't forget, unlike BG2, the BG1 combat is mostly ranged. Spells & arrows will do even without swords. Melee weapon THAC0 and attack number are too low as opposed to BG2.
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