So basically you're paying for.....
Promised_pain
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Resolution mod that you can download online, engine mod that you can download online FOR FREE. But it also has couple of useless characters and "new adventure" (more like arena)
I say 'O' for Overpriced. Not worth it.
I say 'O' for Overpriced. Not worth it.
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And think of all the youth that has never played baldurs gate? Not certain their dad has their copy of bg still.. hehe
No
And seriously... Overpriced? Since when has everyone become so poor that one is not able to invest that amount of money?
If one still gets to school or is a student.. i agree that that amount of money can be used in a better way, but when you are earning your own money for once, that amount is just peanut
Let us for once see how the end result turns out, the ones who do not want to throw away their money should keep it and wait for some serious fan review. Then they can revisit their opinion.
But seriously, stop complaing for once. If you dont want to buy don't do it, no reason for repeating it again and again in the board....
We need some constructive things for once
Mods which make the game smoother and without having hassle to install them each time you re-install the game.
DLC (included in PC version) which will add 4+ hours (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm pretty sure nearly everyone has bought DLC which added maybe 1-2 hours to a game for about $7.50
Multiplayer which is cross-platform, how is this alone not worth $20?
More importantly, the potential of a BG3 if people actually purchase the game.
One is personally going to buy the game for iPad and will happily pay $10 + however much for the DLC characters.
You have to remember they have ported the game to iOS, enabled hardware support, rewrote the threading and enabled hardware acceleration.
You might be disgruntled with the price but it's not that bad if you think that they might actually make a BG3 if they get enough support. Though I thoroughly believe the price tag is value for money.
As for the OP - this is old arguement, there is alot of information on this site - particularly in the "announcement" topics. If I were you I would devote some time to read those threads before jumping to conclusion "Not Worth It"
The amount of money which is necessary for buying the Enhanced Edition is compared with what we have to pay for everyday's life nearly unimportant in a direct size comparison.
And if you are students or school visitors.. sometimes asking us parents for a bit of money should work without problems
God.. i am already so old.. its disappointing :P
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Finally a BG without bug, with high resolutions, new areas, kits like in BG2, subraces and more, for just 18$!!!
And so on for BG2 and (maybe) BG3!
With an updated engine, prospect of new professionally created content through additional DLC, older mods still able to be engaged, new interest, a clean way of creating an NPC who can go through the whole series under a cleaned up and bugfixed stable platform, with modders having access to the devs in a collaborative way, the PC cost of the game is very, very worth it to any of us diehards who have already purchased the 5CD set, the 3CD set, the Atari, and eventually the GOG distributions. So even before we get to the long term goal of supporting a company that will create a BG3, I am really happy this is happening.
If the pushback is because mods are free and potential new DLC (paid-for professional mods), well, cool - I agree no one has to leave the older games with the community-built fixes and free mods. But I can say from personal experience it is a long road for most mods to make it to the public. So if a professional wants to get cash for her/his actual workday time, I am glad to support it. DRM on a $20 game is not going to be $20. Us amateurs can still provide additional free content. Cool stuff all around.
Good post. modern games promise roughly 30-40 hours of game play... while in Bg1 offer much much more than that and in a cheaper price.
Also, while people leaning on the fact that there are mods that are free, they forget that Thanks to BG:EE we will see more free mods and even better ones as the Devs share alot of information with the modding community.
- The interface will be more improved than could be done through simple mods.
- The new NPCs now also come with their own areas and quests.
- There will also be new portraits and voices for your PC to pick.
- There's the new dungeon.
- There's going to be another questline more integrated with the current story.
All in all that sounds pretty interesting to me.
PS. I disagree with the view that you're basically prepaying for BG3. You should invest the $18/$20 if you think BGEE is worth it. If that provides enough profit to continue with BG2EE and eventually BG3, then that would be awesome, but not directly related.
As far as the BG3 view, I would donate $20 to production of a new BG series game easily if that means it will be created in the future ;D
It was made by Bioware and in part, by the guys who now run Overhaul.
I recently found all of the IE games (IWD1+2, BG1+2, PS:T) on sale through the Impulse distribution for less than $3 total including tax. I don't think I'll be buying this any time soon. If reviews show that the new content is indeed professionally made, I'll consider it. For now I'll stick with the usability and content mods I can get for free.
Most engine mods are clunky or require multiple steps and active effort on the player's part, and require both BG1 & 2 to be installed. EE will install as a singular package with no modding or directory referencing required.
No mod that I'm aware of can streamline multiplayer connectivity or add matchmaking. BG:EE does both.
"Useless" is subjective. These are brand new characters made to a professional standard for writing, voice acting, and artwork.
The NPC's themselves have personal quest that explore new areas, include new encounters, and span several hours of gameplay. Further, I believe there's going to be an additional quest that you can undertake that is related to the Bhaalspawn main story. Again, all this is crafted to a professional, rather than amateur, standard.
There's also a new class kit and new items, which we can expect the devs to at least make a concerted effort to balance appropriately against other classes and items.
You're getting a massively overhauled version of a classic game. If you don't want it, do not buy it. That's fine. However, I think you're disregarding a lot of quality effort on Overhaul's part for no real reason.
To me the $18/20 is worth it based simply on the fixes to the multiplayer. You also have to consider the overall smoothness of the game once the code is actually cleaned up. Mods cannot do everything with the limitations of the old code. Overhaul is making the code easier for modders to, well, mod. I don't want to have to install unofficial bug fixes evertime I reinstall BG either lol.
There are already "this product is overpriced" threads on here. Why not post on one of them instead? Heck, then you might actually read what has been written by people already on this.