BGEE all the way. I love all the other games as well (except I've only dabbled in IWD2), but I keep coming back to the first Baldur's Gate. There's something about it that burrows into my cortex every time...
"some other infinity engine game that I'm pretty sure doesn't exist, or i missed"
I recall someone at Beamdog saying during a TwitchTV playthrough event that there was a Russian game that was also developed using the Infinity Engine. But I don't remember what it was called. It might have simply been a Russian game that was developed on another engine that happened to be called the Infinity Engine.
I do love the low levels and origin portions of the story.
My problem with low levels is these types of games always gimp wizards. Which isn't to say that Wizards don't get an insane amount of power, just that the whole limited use thing really wrinkles me in a bad way. I want to play a WIZARD, not a dart thrower that occasionally casts a spell.
By mid levels, wizards actually get a decent catalog of spells that they can throw around. And they aren't getting 1-hit killed by EVERYTHING.
Oh, and I absolutely HATE rat levels. Not that I have anything against rats as a species, merely that "You are too low level to face even kobolds. Here, go fight RATS for a while and see how humiliated you feel after that exercise." really yanks my chain.
I do love the low levels and origin portions of the story.
Oh, and I absolutely HATE rat levels. Not that I have anything against rats as a species, merely that "You are too low level to face even kobolds. Here, go fight RATS for a while and see how humiliated you feel after that exercise." really yanks my chain.
I hate rats in real life, yet fantasy RPGs are by far my favorite genre. And I would be hard pressed to think of genre that throws more rats at you in the first 30 minutes of gameplay.
I do love the low levels and origin portions of the story.
Oh, and I absolutely HATE rat levels. Not that I have anything against rats as a species, merely that "You are too low level to face even kobolds. Here, go fight RATS for a while and see how humiliated you feel after that exercise." really yanks my chain.
I hate rats in real life, yet fantasy RPGs are by far my favorite genre. And I would be hard pressed to think of genre that throws more rats at you in the first 30 minutes of gameplay. Especially the tutorial levels of Oblivion.
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Anyway this poll is the toughest choice methinks.
I recall someone at Beamdog saying during a TwitchTV playthrough event that there was a Russian game that was also developed using the Infinity Engine. But I don't remember what it was called. It might have simply been a Russian game that was developed on another engine that happened to be called the Infinity Engine.
But Torment is a VERY close second for me. I'll admit it's the better game, but, but, nostalgia!
PS:T is a close second.
By mid levels, wizards actually get a decent catalog of spells that they can throw around. And they aren't getting 1-hit killed by EVERYTHING.
Oh, and I absolutely HATE rat levels. Not that I have anything against rats as a species, merely that "You are too low level to face even kobolds. Here, go fight RATS for a while and see how humiliated you feel after that exercise." really yanks my chain.