Opinions on Baldur's Gate: Reloaded?
Stormvessel
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I am totally new to Baldur's Gate and D&D as I have already explained in my introduction thread. But over the last few days I have totally fallen in love with the enhanced edition and last night I heard about the Baldur's Gate: Reloaded mod so I immediately went to GOG for NWN2 and bought it - got it for $16.66 for the total bundle. After installing it and running a few errands this morning I was finally able to settle down and give it a try.
Ok, like I said, I am new to these types of games and have fallen in love with this game. And I don't want to insult the mod because it's obvious it was a labor of love. But I can't help but feel a tad disappointed in it, the reason being, it doesn't use the same rule set that is used in BG, nor can you roll for stats. In addition, the UI is clunky and counterintuitive, but that may or may not be because of the engine. The new graphics are nice but also serve to accentuate how lifeless the game is without voiceovers. In 2D it felt natural reading text. Lastly, it just doesn't feel the same. I thought for sure I would love it but I am immediately returning to the EE. For me the mod is a disappointment and a novelty at best.
One good thing I can say is that they used the original cutscenes which I didn't even get to see until recently (the EE edition is my first BG experience). I can already tell the original cutscenes are better. But I digress.
Again, I am new to Baldur's Gate so my opinion don't count anyway, and I know the mod is a labor of love, so no disrespect intended, but I am curious to hear what other fans of Baldur's Gate think about the reloaded mod.
Thanks.
http://neverwinter2.nexusmods.com/mods/794/?
Ok, like I said, I am new to these types of games and have fallen in love with this game. And I don't want to insult the mod because it's obvious it was a labor of love. But I can't help but feel a tad disappointed in it, the reason being, it doesn't use the same rule set that is used in BG, nor can you roll for stats. In addition, the UI is clunky and counterintuitive, but that may or may not be because of the engine. The new graphics are nice but also serve to accentuate how lifeless the game is without voiceovers. In 2D it felt natural reading text. Lastly, it just doesn't feel the same. I thought for sure I would love it but I am immediately returning to the EE. For me the mod is a disappointment and a novelty at best.
One good thing I can say is that they used the original cutscenes which I didn't even get to see until recently (the EE edition is my first BG experience). I can already tell the original cutscenes are better. But I digress.
Again, I am new to Baldur's Gate so my opinion don't count anyway, and I know the mod is a labor of love, so no disrespect intended, but I am curious to hear what other fans of Baldur's Gate think about the reloaded mod.
Thanks.
http://neverwinter2.nexusmods.com/mods/794/?
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Now, if the NWN2 engine wasn't such a clunky, slow reacting, resource draining piece of shit, I might actually play it.
Aside from the negatives, I do have tons of respect for those modders. They did an excellent job with what they had to work with and as soon as I finish up with EE I will give it another go - something to tide me over until EE2 is released. Who knows, maybe it will grow on me. More than anything I just wanted to hear other people's thoughts. Thanks for the reply.
Personally I'm a big fan of NWN2 and mods on this setting.
You'll be fine with the UI and camera after hours of playing. It's just a bit unusual.
Still BGR is a bit bugged, hope they release some new patches. For example Shar-Tell's AI is completely bugged. Or some lags in Baldur's Gate areas.
I was pretty keen on playing BGR due to the 3rd ed ruleset, which gives more freedom in character builds.
What I saw of it was pretty good though, and I'd certainly be playing it if it wasn't for the NWN2 client bugs.
Thanks for the answers guys.