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Coming to XB1, Switch and PS4: Baldur’s Gate 1/2, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights (Update: Release Plans Detailed)
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I can't believe I'm going to double dip on Planescape considering the difficulty I ran into last time but I'll give it a second chance at a higher price.
Planescape Torment is one of the best RPGs ever made. It never was never reliant on its tech so it will be fine.
They started out rough, but they're fine now. The new characters they added suck, but other than that they're the best way to play the games.
I don't think there were any real changes to them, but Beamdog, the people working on them, did an expansion to BG2 and had sensitivity with regards to ethnic slurs and other stuff. This got them flak from the typical "anti-SJW" crowd, so you might be confusing that with problems with the Enhanced Editions.
I shall have them all.
I've lived three decades without getting into this style of RPG. I shan't live a fourth without finally giving it a try.
Now... Switch or PS4...
I've lived three decades without getting into this style of RPG. I shan't live a fourth without finally giving it a try.
Now... Switch or PS4...
Have not played NWN since it came out. Down for one more time. Also never played BG at all - so down to give it a try. Cool news.
Looking forward to picking up Planescape on Switch - heard good things aboutbthe writing and story.
Anyone recommend any of the others?
Anyone recommend any of the others?
If you can put up with the jank-ass Aurora Engine in this day and age you can deal with the updated Infinity Engine games. From a gameplay standpoint, I'd say everything except maybe BG1 stands the test of time. BG2, Planescape, and Icewind Dale are all classics.
IWD 2 source code is lost, will never happen without an actual remake
Wow - I had no idea. For some reason, I thought they had done an EE of it when they did the others. I obviously wasn't paying enough attention!
Baldurs Gate 2 by a country mile. It's one of the best games of all time! I'm playing BG1 on my IPad right now and it's good but damn did they crank everything up to 1000 for the sequel!
Now im wondering if I should stop and play BG1+2 on consoles. Will controller be better than touch screen I'm really not sure...
Ah geez. I...really want to replay all those and play the couple I haven't but....do I really have 1000 free hours? I mean BG2 took me like 190 hours to beat....
I wonder too how much these hold up over time. I love Pillars of Eternity but it felt a lot smoother than the old CRPGs. Has anyone played them recently? How does it compare to Pillars and Divinity Original Sin 2 and other modern releases? BG 1/2 and Icewind Dale were some of my favorite games when they came out.
I wonder too how much these hold up over time. I love Pillars of Eternity but it felt a lot smoother than the old CRPGs. Has anyone played them recently? How does it compare to Pillars and Divinity Original Sin 2 and other modern releases? BG 1/2 and Icewind Dale were some of my favorite games when they came out.
Pairing Icewind Dale and Torment together just kind of feels like "Well, they don't pair with anything else here," but it actually works out for me because ID is the one I most want to revisit and I never played Torment.
Will have to figure out which console to go with...can't imagine there should be much in the way of performance differences.
Will have to figure out which console to go with...can't imagine there should be much in the way of performance differences.
I know Planescape Torment is supposed to have a great narrative but what's Icewind Dale like? Does it have a good story too?
Box art is kind of unfortunate to be honest. I was hoping for something more elegant/blended like:
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Let me rephrase that....
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So hyped. Never expected this.
Let me rephrase that....
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So hyped. Never expected this.
BG and IWD have clunkier interfaces than NWN and use an older edition of D&D that is a smidge less intuitive than the edition utilized in NWN (which isn't to say that version is perfect either, but it's flaws are much less apparent up front).