Anyone here never actually play the first Baldur's Gate before?
Cyhort
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*raises hand*
I haven't. I got BG2 in that big boxed collection that they used to sell in gamestop all the time back in the early 2000's and played that through three times, but I never really wanted to play the first one. Probably because game sequels are usually better and I didn't wanna feel like I was playing an old version of something. So this whole Enhanced Edition thing is, like, tailor made for me and I'm really excited about playing BG for the first time. Although not half as excited as I'll be when BG2:EE comes out next year =D
I haven't. I got BG2 in that big boxed collection that they used to sell in gamestop all the time back in the early 2000's and played that through three times, but I never really wanted to play the first one. Probably because game sequels are usually better and I didn't wanna feel like I was playing an old version of something. So this whole Enhanced Edition thing is, like, tailor made for me and I'm really excited about playing BG for the first time. Although not half as excited as I'll be when BG2:EE comes out next year =D
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Looking forward to seeing how this enhanced edition turns out
1) A lot less party NPC interaction. The original BG had almost none, and it sounds like BG:EE will only feature it with the new NPCs.
2) On the plus side, that means a lot more NPCs to choose from, though some come in groups of two. For example, Khalid and Jaheira come as a team. Kick one out and the other leaves, too. Which is why its popular, with some people, to do things like send Khalid naked into a nest of Ankhegs.
3) The game world is a lot bigger and with a much sparser quest density. In BG2, Athkatla was kind of the hub for questing, with a ton of the stuff to do in each area of the city. In BG1, you don't even reach the Athkatla equivalent (Baldur's Gate) until well into the game, and until then there's a whole lot of wilderness to explore with some quests sprinkled throughout.
4) What was a big plot twist for those of us who played the first game is kinda spoiled for you:
still the title of this thread is "Anyone here never actually play the first Baldur's Gate before?"
Other than that, good post
I remember that day very well - I came to my friend, a hardcore gamer, and he talked to me with excitement I never heard in his voice before. He was eager to show me the new game he got his hands on, and that was when I first saw the assault of the Ramazith's Tower in the majestic city of Baldur's Gate. To tell the truth, I wasn't impressed at first - after all, the game was just so unfamiliar to me. But only a couple of weeks passed until I got my own copy of Baldur's Gate, and then the real gaming started. It's probably no use describing all the adventures the game let me experience, but let's just say a lot of slacking at school and skipping classes had been involved.
Hard to believe that so much time passed already. But... Yeah, those were good days )
Its a bit like the wisest approach to YouTube and Wikipedia and so on: never, ever do a search for a series you're watching and enjoying until you've either caught up with where it currently is or unless you don't give a crap about spoilers.