I thought maybe I'd play the originals and then the EE versions. I haven't played the originals since they first came out and I played them until the disc were unplayable.
There was a problem with bugginess when the EEs first came out, but they've done a lot of work fixing and patching. The games are now pretty stable (at least on Windows, I've no experience of using them on other platforms), and perform pretty much as advertised. Their more recent release (IWDee) had a much smoother start, so I think those earlier QA problems are now behind them.
I wouldn't now bother with the original games. The EEs have added to the content, and greatly improved the interface, and fixed numerous original bugs, and smartened up many details. I couldn't now go back to the originals, the EEs are now the "real BG".
I say skip the originals, and just get the EE versions. You won't be missing out on anything, besides tiny resolutions, the lack of the tab function in BG1 and the BG1's incredible slow walking speeds. The EE versions don't take anything away from the game, they just add some stuff.
I say skip the originals, and just get the EE versions. You won't be missing out on anything, besides tiny resolutions, the lack of the tab function in BG1 and the BG1's incredible slow walking speeds. The EE versions don't take anything away from the game, they just add some stuff.
Definitely skip the originals (especially true with BG1) and go for the EE version.
The biggest differences that come to mind are that the EE versions have a better user interface and higher resolution support and more importantly they have a bunch of new NPCs with their own backround stories and quests.
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I wouldn't now bother with the original games. The EEs have added to the content, and greatly improved the interface, and fixed numerous original bugs, and smartened up many details. I couldn't now go back to the originals, the EEs are now the "real BG".
The EE's are worth it. On PC it's great, haven't tried it on other platforms.