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Title: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: viper37 on March 19, 2012, 02:44:42 PM
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 being remade.
http://www.baldursgate.com/news/2012/03/15/announcing-baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/

Not much details for now.
Apparently, the will update the engine, make new graphics, new sound effects and create new content.

The question is, how will it fare compared to modern RPGs like Dragon Age or Skyrim?  Will fans agree to pay 50$ for an old game, albeit with newer graphics?
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: PRC on March 19, 2012, 03:04:16 PM
I might pay $50 if it included Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and Icewind Dale 1 & 2.  Doubt I would pay $50 for just an updated version of any one of them.  Great games though.
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Scipio on March 19, 2012, 03:42:29 PM
Go for the wallet, Boo?
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: The Brain on March 19, 2012, 04:22:26 PM
von Schirach edition?
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Josquius on March 19, 2012, 11:07:16 PM
Never did finish BG2. Just so big, kept getting sidetracked
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Razgovory on March 20, 2012, 12:39:40 AM
Baldur's Gate was on my games to get list for GOG.com  I hadn't gotten around to it though.  Really one of the best CPRG games ever made.  Along with Black Isle studios, Bioware did some of the best CRPG games ever made.  I may get Torment first as it's probably the best CRPG of the 1990's.  Wonderfully bizarre.  Made good use of the Planescape pen and Paper RPG without slaving itself to much to the AD&D rule set.  One of the few times in a PC game the old Amnesia gimmick is justified.
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Razgovory on March 20, 2012, 12:41:46 AM
There was one annoying thing about Baldur's Gate though.  I figured out the whole plot just by watching the opening cinematic. <_<  Never did finish Baldur's Gate 2.
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2012, 10:27:07 PM
Quote from: PRC on March 19, 2012, 03:04:16 PM
I might pay $50 if it included Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and Icewind Dale 1 & 2.  Doubt I would pay $50 for just an updated version of any one of them.  Great games though.

What he said.
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Valmy on March 20, 2012, 11:08:16 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 20, 2012, 12:41:46 AM
There was one annoying thing about Baldur's Gate though.  I figured out the whole plot just by watching the opening cinematic. <_<  Never did finish Baldur's Gate 2.

Wow that's nuts it took me awhile to figure out what was going on.  But then I played the game before I watched 'The HIghlander'.
Title: Re: Baldur's Gate enhanced edition
Post by: Razgovory on March 20, 2012, 11:16:15 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 20, 2012, 11:08:16 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 20, 2012, 12:41:46 AM
There was one annoying thing about Baldur's Gate though.  I figured out the whole plot just by watching the opening cinematic. <_<  Never did finish Baldur's Gate 2.

Wow that's nuts it took me awhile to figure out what was going on.  But then I played the game before I watched 'The HIghlander'.

It might be because I knew about Forgotten Realms. Torment, I hadn't a clue.  And I knew a bit about Planescape.  It was a fairly unique story.