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Overall score - 71/100. SoD Official Reviews list (spoilers)

JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,758
edited May 2016 in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Just like we did with BGEE, BG2EE and IWDEE, it may be a good idea to gather all reviews in one thread. Everyone can post a review they find, with some snippets and the overall score

Positive:

1. pcworld.com 4/5

2. venturebeat.com 87/100

3. ru.ign.com 8.5/10

4. rockpapershotgun.com no score

5. gry-online.pl 8/10

6. threenovices.wordpress.com 87/100

7. games.gamepressure.com 8/10

8. zam.com, the first review no score

9. gamespot.com/ 8/10

10. elotalk.com 4,5/5

11. ekspert.ceneo.pl 80/100

12. meristation.com 8/10

13. alt-tab.gr 8/10

14. pixelflood.it no score

15. https://commonsensemedia.org 4/5

Mixed:

1. gamestar.de 58/100

2. gameskinny.com 5/10

3. destructoid.com/ 7/10

4. pcgamer.com 71/100

5. multiplayer.it 7/10

6. techraptor.net 6/10

7. games.tiscali.cz 7/10

8. gamerevolution.com/ 3,5/5

9. zam.com, the second review no score

10. spaziogames.it/ 7,5/10

11. videogiochi.com/ 6,5/10

12. gry.onet.pl 6/10

13. game-experience.it 7,5/10

Negative:

1. quadnine.net 45/100

2. nichegamer.com 4/10

3. nlgo.net 48/100

Also, there're reviews in blogs:

shaneplays.com

matthewhopkinsnews.com

brainyandnerdy.com

http://blog.cyberpowerpc.com/2016/04/28/baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear-review-the-last-gasp-of-a-dying-breed/

Post your links here, they will be added to the OP
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  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,758
    The first review is out!

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/3049904/software/baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear-review-a-fitting-end-to-a-legendary-game-17-years-later.html#tk.rss_all

    "Hopefully this isn’t Beamdog’s last bit of Baldur’s Gate content, because they’ve done an incredible job. As someone who first received Baldur’s Gate for Christmas way back in 1998 on six—six!—CD-ROMs, Siege of Dragonspear feels like a long-lost (and polished-up) chapter of the original, like it belonged from the start. That’s quite a feat, given the seventeen year spread in between.

    Will it please every purist? Of course not. As with any beloved series, passions run high and nostalgia’s a hell of a drug. There are bound to be those who wish Beamdog had stuck to a purely conservationist role. But Siege of Dragonspear won me over, and I’d like to see what the team does next. Go for the eyes, Boo.

    NOTE: I did encounter one major bug during the game. My character was teleported into an area for a single scene and then couldn’t get back out again. Luckily Baldur’s Gate is an old game and the cheats are well-documented, so I was able to manually teleport back out and continue playing. But I’ve raised the issue with Beamdog to see if they’re aware, and we’ll be holding our score until we receive a response."
  • Sylvus_MoonbowSylvus_Moonbow Member Posts: 1,085
    GAH! Some serious spoilers in that review, watch it folks!
  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    That bug was fixed prior to release. We've let him know.
  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/31/baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear-embraces-the-past-and-present/

    "Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear fills in some of what happens to the Child of Bhaal between saving Baldur’s Gate and saving your soul from Irenicus, and it’s a hoot to revisit this world, using the old D&D rules from the 1990s.

    But Siege of Dragonspear hints at more — a studio that’s done with just enhancing older games and ready to carve out a place among the top storytellers in the RPG sector. Beamdog’s first effort at original storytelling is a good start, and I’m excited to see more in the future, even if it’s in the world of Baldur’s Gate.

    Besides, I’m always ready for more Minsc and Boo. No one can resist the miniature giant space hamster of goodness."

    87/100
  • EnialusMeliamneEnialusMeliamne Member Posts: 399
    Sylvus_Moonbow said:

    GAH! Some serious spoilers in that review, watch it folks!

    Thanks for pointing that out, Sylvus_Moonbow. I'll avoid reading it until I complete my first run-through. Sucks that you got spoiled by the article!
  • IllydthIllydth Member, Developer Posts: 1,641
    Kotaku also has a review up though I don't have a link.

  • AedanAedan Member, Translator (NDA) Posts: 8,551
    edited April 2016
    @Illydth
    Kotaku has an article about SOD, but I would not call it a review: http://kotaku.com/the-struggle-to-bring-back-baldur-s-gate-after-17-years-1768303595
  • AndrewFoleyAndrewFoley Member Posts: 744
    bengoshi said:

    1. pcworld.com No score

    Once the writer confirmed the bug they had problems with was resolved in the release version, PC World gave the game 4/5.

  • InsultionInsultion Member Posts: 179
    Aedan said:

    @Illydth
    Kotaku has an article about SOD, but I would not call it a review: http://kotaku.com/the-struggle-to-bring-back-baldur-s-gate-after-17-years-1768303595

    Is anything Kotaku puts out really a review? [insert bitterness in this locale]
  • brusbrus Member Posts: 944
    edited April 2016
    What does it mean prohodnyak in english? Google did only a raw translate.
    Raw translate:
    "It was after him, about the second hour of the game , I realized that the Siege of Dragonspear - something more than an ordinary prohodnyak."

    "Именно после него, примерно на втором часу игры, я понял, что Siege of Dragonspear – нечто большее, чем заурядный проходняк."
  • naktinakti Member Posts: 3
    Yeah, where I'm from we call it a 'transitional room' or smth like that (a place that you walk through only to get to what's next).
  • MoradinMoradin Member Posts: 372
    RockPaperShotgun said:

    The controversy around this character isn’t a mountain out of a molehill, but a mountain out of an empty prairie.

    Well written.

  • Sylvus_MoonbowSylvus_Moonbow Member Posts: 1,085
    By far, RPS is the best review I've read thus far. Kudos to the writer Richard Cobbett!
  • TheArtisan TheArtisan Member Posts: 3,277
    Wow, reviews coming from a source with actual quality control. Good stuff.
  • Diogenes42Diogenes42 Member Posts: 597
    An excellent review from our fine friends at Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,758
    Shane (who plays) puslished his review - http://shaneplays.com/the-siege-of-siege-of-dragonspear-a-baldurs-gate-story/ (it is without score)

    http://www.gry-online.pl/ gave SoD 8.0 http://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=11145 Summon here @O_Bruce to translate
  • AedanAedan Member, Translator (NDA) Posts: 8,551
    bengoshi said:

    http://www.gry-online.pl/ gave SoD 8.0 http://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=11145

    @Cahir could give us a summary translation as well :)
  • DoubledimasDoubledimas Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 1,286
    bengoshi said:

    Shane (who plays) puslished his review - http://shaneplays.com/the-siege-of-siege-of-dragonspear-a-baldurs-gate-story/ (it is without score)

    This is more a review of the surrounding issues than the game itself.

  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    @bengoshi
    You want quick summary or full translation?
  • NiggeyNiggey Member Posts: 12
    edited April 2016
    The german site gamestar just rated Siege of Dragonspear 58/100. Its negative.
    Apparently they didnt liked the story writing, the change of some npc personalities (Safana, Jaheira and Khalid for example) and had problems with lots of bugs.

    http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-siege-of-dragonspear/test/baldurs_gate_siege_of_dragonspear,51968,3270606.html

    I am currently playing BG1 and am really curious how I will like the game. I hope the change of npc personalities is not as drastical as the review site proclaims
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,758
    O_Bruce said:

    @bengoshi
    You want quick summary or full translation?

    I'd appreciate anything you can offer :smiley:
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    @Aedan On it.
  • DoubledimasDoubledimas Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 1,286
    Niggey said:

    The german site gamestar just rated Siege of Dragonspear 58/100. Its negative.
    Apparently they didnt liked the story writing, the change of some npc personalities (Safana, Jaheira and Khalid for example) and had problems with lots of bugs.

    http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-siege-of-dragonspear/test/baldurs_gate_siege_of_dragonspear,51968,3270606.html

    I am currently playing BG1 and am really curious how I will like the game. I hope the change of npc personalities is not as drastical as the review site proclaims

    My German reading skills aren't perfect but seems like a decent review.

  • NiggeyNiggey Member Posts: 12
    edited April 2016
    It surely does read like a decent review and there were a few things the reviewer praised: some side quests, the sieges and dynaheir and viciona for example
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