So I just finished BG:EE today and want to share my opinion about it.
Fune
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Hello everyone, im an big fan of every game that is about forgotten realms and I was so happy to hear about BG:EE coming out, preordered it ofc and started playing the minute it was possible. I've played BG1, BG2, both IWD's, planescape and every other game about forgotten realms for hundreads of hours with mods and without.
So first I played Black Pits, finished it in around 2 hours, had to reload 3 times through the whole thing, it was fun.. for 2 hours.
After I killed Sarevok (cleared everything in totsc), I felt pretty.. unsatisfied so to say. It was like I would have played BG1 with the mod that lets you play BG1 with BG2 engine. Some graphics were better and little extra stuff added but it felt the same, no extra items, VERY little extra content (Had the blackguard npc and it was like some fan made mod that he made in 30 minutes and he was way overpowered aswell).
So what was the problem?
BG2 skills and kits are way too overpowered, they are not suited for BG1 and it totally ruined the game experience for me, I played berserker main with good stats and she could pretty much solo the whole game after lvl 6.
It was way too easy, I remember struggling with the first few gibberlings back in the day and now my char just demolished them with one hit each, this is all because of the kit that wasnt originally in the game (+15 hp at level 1, seriously?, immune to pretty much everything.. not overpowered at all right?)
BG2 kits and very little extra content ruined it for me, I know it wasnt supposed to be alot but this was just way too easy and way little extra stuff.
Don't take it the wrong way, I enjoyed playing BG1 story again as its been quite a while since I last played it and I will keep supporting everything that has to do with Forgotten Realms but I just wanted to tell my opinion about it, no offence to anyone just my 2 cents.
So first I played Black Pits, finished it in around 2 hours, had to reload 3 times through the whole thing, it was fun.. for 2 hours.
After I killed Sarevok (cleared everything in totsc), I felt pretty.. unsatisfied so to say. It was like I would have played BG1 with the mod that lets you play BG1 with BG2 engine. Some graphics were better and little extra stuff added but it felt the same, no extra items, VERY little extra content (Had the blackguard npc and it was like some fan made mod that he made in 30 minutes and he was way overpowered aswell).
So what was the problem?
BG2 skills and kits are way too overpowered, they are not suited for BG1 and it totally ruined the game experience for me, I played berserker main with good stats and she could pretty much solo the whole game after lvl 6.
It was way too easy, I remember struggling with the first few gibberlings back in the day and now my char just demolished them with one hit each, this is all because of the kit that wasnt originally in the game (+15 hp at level 1, seriously?, immune to pretty much everything.. not overpowered at all right?)
BG2 kits and very little extra content ruined it for me, I know it wasnt supposed to be alot but this was just way too easy and way little extra stuff.
Don't take it the wrong way, I enjoyed playing BG1 story again as its been quite a while since I last played it and I will keep supporting everything that has to do with Forgotten Realms but I just wanted to tell my opinion about it, no offence to anyone just my 2 cents.
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If you feel it was too easy, why not turn the difficulty up a notch?
I just said what I thought about it after finishing it, thats all.
AlexDeLarge,
I almost gave up the whole game at Irenicus but after trying many many times I finally finished it and it really was satisfying.
It's not even 48 hours since release as I'm writing this, and you've finished the entire game + expansion?
And on top of that The Black Pits!
You must have rushed through the game, there's bound to be stuff, items conversations etc. you've missed, some of it maybe even new...
I've only ever played BG, just after the original release day, and it took me well over 100 hours, maybe closer to 140 hours to complete the game, and that was without expansion pack, mods or anything.
You must have missed so, so much, and if you don't stop and smell the roses, maybe even new content..
I understand that you've played the game multiple times, and maybe don't enjoy the exploring and many quests, if you've seen everything so many times and play on hardcore to rush the Big Boss etc., but if it was me, even with overexposure to the game, with a new release, I would explore every cranny for surprises that didn't used to be there...
But, hey, that's just me..
Edit. Well ok I might have found 2-3 new items but thats it
I guess I will look harder with my good party that im starting soon.
Wow.
Kudos to you, sir, for being able to do it.
I think I will finish the game sometime in December… but it will be rather December of 2013 ;/
I actually tweeted Trent months and months ago saying how I was curious how they'd make the BG2 kits and classes work a bit smoother. I think it can also be overwhelming for new players, imagine seeing all these kit options where as in Vanilla BG1 it's more straight forward
On another thread there's a player complaining because it's too difficult. He wants to be able to give all his party 25 point stats and not have to bother with challenging D&D gameplay.
I'd say you are a bit jaded with BG generally since you have played it multiple times and every whichway.
As I started EE I was nervous going into battles but in the first area outside of Candlekeep I was beating wolves already? So before I even went to Friendly Arm Inn I thought I would give the ogre with the belt fetish a try and I beat him easily.. the whole game is going like this. Last time I played I was getting destroyed at level 1 by pretty much everything.
Another thing I noticed is that it seems like the mobs are smaller, notably at Gnome Stronghold. Last time I played it seemed like was killing those thing for ever, at least 15-20. This time I think I only had to kill ~10?
Anybody else notice this? Did they dumb this game down some this time or is this my imagination?
I am in no way complaining and it is possible I accidentally played on hard difficulty the last time.
On the other hand, this game is a lot like Dark Souls. If you don't understand the rule system and play blind without knowing anything about whats optimal then the game will be incredibly hard.
Once you know how everything works and where everything is the game becomes so easy that you'll be doing speed runs just to have some kind of challenge.