Baldurs gate is such a terrible game
ajwz
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Baldur's Gate II is the worst racing game I have ever playedEdit: Broken image link so I quoted it instead
First off, the acceleration is clunky and unrealistic. When you hold down the mouse/accelerate button to reach the maximum speed, this speed is actually reached within the very first second of acceleration. And then when you stop holding down the mouse/accelerate button, you come to an almost instantaneous stop. This game is probably the first racing game that I've seen that lacks simple graded acceleration/deceleration physics.
In addition to that, and if that wasn't bad enough, no matter which character/vehicle you use, the speeds are identical across the board. Now, this might have been acceptable in some older games, but racing games these days make use of different vehicles with varying strengths and weaknesses. This adds a bit of depth to the game and forces you to adapt to different tracks based on the vehicle that you're using. Not so in Baldur's Gate. Here, every character/vehicle is identical to the other and choosing one comes down to merely an aesthetic preference.
The game is also an example of how innovation can go bad. The track design, while undeniably innovative, is also the worst that I've seen in any game. The tracks are riddled with really annoying s--t tacked on for the sake of being the first game to implement the gimmick. Case in point: track obstacles that range from obtrusive foliage and buildings, to annoying NPC magicians (yes, f-----g magicians) that throw s--t at you in order to distract you. The tracks are also convoluted to the point of being more like mazes than anything else, and the twists and turns of the tracks can sometimes be so abrupt as to come to a f-----g 90 degree angle.
I haven't played the first one, but if Baldur's Gate II is any indication, this is one racing series to stay the f--- away from.
Sorry if you guys have already seen this
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P.S. If you think BG II is a bad racing game, try IWD.
incredible racing game
1. Use 'Wuld Nah Kest' while standing at the edge of the academy rooftop.
2. Run naked while lvl1 and punch a giant with your bare hand.
Let's see how 'far' and fast you can go. :P
Sorry if you guys have already seen this
Your mom is such a terrible racing game.
your avatar of lahal is well fitted to you. except that you should be one of the ones creating this game, as one of his ideas was to create a game that the earthlings would play for hundreds of hours on end (disgaea doesn't fit that, i played it for thousands of hours on end)