Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition

[Xrystofer]

I played Baldur's Gate II Countless of hours when i was a teenager , I still
have it installed and want to give it another try once i finish the Game i am
currently playing . Can't wait for the enhanced version of the first game to
be released so that i can finally play it , because i never did and i would like
to know how it all began .Baldur's Gate series is one of the Most classic
RPGs out there,that would be a real shame not to play it!

It will be released on 18 of September.
Coming for PC , Mac , Ipad and Android ? Awesome!

Since its initial release in 1998, Baldur's Gate has entertained millions of fans around the globe, and has received countless awards. This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer role-playing games ever since.
Running on an upgraded and improved version of the Infinity Engine, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition™ includes the entire Baldur's Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, and never before seen content including a new adventure, and three new party members: The Calishite Monk Rasaad yn Bashir, Neera the Wild Mage, and Dorn Il-Khan, the evil blackguard.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows contains the following enhancements:

• New Adventure: The Black Pits
• New Character: Dorn Il-Khan
• New Character: Neera the Wild Mage
• New Character: Rasaad yn Bashir
• A new collection of player character voice sets
• Native support for high resolution widescreen displays
• Over 400 improvements to the original game
• Improved multiplayer support, with connectivity between all platforms

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows will be available as a direct download from Beamdog, with no client install necessary. Pre-purchasing will allow you to preload the game, so you can access it immediately after release.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Might actually finally play this, though depends on price.

 

[Deepfried]

Might actually finally play this, though depends on price.

Should be around 9.99 so well worth it
Although I bet you could buy the full series for a tenner or less

 

[Xrystofer]

Might actually finally play this, though depends on price.

The price is very reasonable , 19,99 USD (17,99 if you pre purchase) for PC.
Almost at a price of one month subscription for DAoC.

 

[Ormorof]

i loved both of those games, but found that BG1 actually is insanely tough after BG2, starting at lvl 1 with 3-4 hp and one spell is kinda tough

 

[cHodAX]

Can not wait for this.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

I much preferred BG1 over BG2, even though the interface was better and it was generally a bit more slick in BG2.

 

[Xrystofer]

Bought BG:EE yesterday , waiting for release to enjoy it .Definetly worth the money !

 

[fettoken]

First thing to do is to play it through with a few buds. Going to be great great.

i loved both of those games, but found that BG1 actually is insanely tough after BG2, starting at lvl 1 with 3-4 hp and one spell is kinda tough

Yeah. Pretty much everything will 1-hit you in the beginning unless you are playing a fighter straight up. Tho, you do find companions early in the game, but still, everyone is so prone to dying early.

 

[Mabs]

HEYA ! ITS ME ! IMOEN!
/stab

oh happy days.. i used to play with some people who did serious scripting, and we had a competition to see who could make her die fastest, yay for writing -kill on spawn- scripts for NPCs.. never got old <3

as far as i can tell theyre doing lots of resolution changes, and character classes etc, so its BG2/NWN in bg1 .. how can that not win

 

[Mabs]

on an entirely related note
its $19.99, but $17.99 if you prepurchase, which is £12

have bought mine now so win frankly

 

[Adari]

Why is this game so good? Can somebody explain? I don't know much about it, just that it's very popular.

I did play a similar game once i think (planescape torment) but didn't really enjoy that.

 

[pikeh]

If you didn't enjoy planescape then don't bother. Its very beardy but probably the most amazing storytelling/characters ever in a computer game series. Its difficult, deep, clever, funny.
Honestly rate BG2 as the best game ever made. But like I said, might be a bit inaccessible at first, especially to a D&D novice. The UI is pretty pants and the graphics are ageing (but I still love them and its part of the experience).

 

[wolfeeh]

If you didn't enjoy planescape then don't bother. Its very beardy but probably the most amazing storytelling/characters ever in a computer game series. Its difficult, deep, clever, funny.
Honestly rate BG2 as the best game ever made. But like I said, might be a bit inaccessible at first, especially to a D&D novice. The UI is pretty pants and the graphics are ageing (but I still love them and its part of the experience).

Bit of a sweeping statement. Planescape torment is acquired taste. Baldurs gate is more your mainstream rpg with fighters mages swords dwarves dragons etc etc. I urge you not to ignore it just because you didn't like planescape. I wasn't the worlds greatest fan of planescape but BG is a whole other kettle of fish.

 

[wolfeeh]

to elaborate; both games used the infinity engine, both games are role playing games.... but it's like saying that because you don't like skyrim you won't like final fantasy 7 or Disgaia or world of warcraft.

 

[megadave]

installing now


edit: or not, despite preloading i have a 6hour download,what a shitty fucking client

 

[Mabs]

ah give me a min, ill find you the thingy

 

[Mabs]

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/136038/#Comment_136038

 

[Mabs]

it should unlock 5pm uk time today, by my reckoning

 

[Mabs]

it should unlock 5pm uk time today, by my reckoning

i lied, 8pm uk time

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=BG:EE+Release&iso=20121128T13&p1=80

 

[wolfeeh]

goddamn server is down

 

[Mabs]

yea its getting hammered

 

[wolfeeh]

Whose fucking smart arse idea was it to give these clowns an exclusive on the most important game in the world? I mean come on FFS. Steam for the win.

 

[Xrystofer]

Both Site and Forum is down

Whose fucking smart arse idea was it to give these clowns an exclusive on the most important game in the world? I mean come on FFS. Steam for the win.

Patience is a virtue.

 

[Mabs]

Whose fucking smart arse idea was it to give these clowns an exclusive on the most important game in the world? I mean come on FFS. Steam for the win.

they couldnt find a publisher for a boxed copy of a 11 year old game rehash, so , yea, they were offered beamdog and took it

plus steam takes 20% (i think) of all sales

 

[megadave]

i keep going from preloaded to needing to download more, anyone else? Im hoping they've just updated the game. Can't actually download anything though,don't expect to play today really.

 

[Xrystofer]

i keep going from preloaded to needing to download more, anyone else? Im hoping they've just updated the game. Can't actually download anything though,don't expect to play today really.

I am almost done with downloading the 1.8g Pack, dunno if i will be able to play though...

 

[megadave]

which download method are you using? Mine is already 1.8gb but it has now gone from 100% to 92% complete.

 

[Xrystofer]

i am downloading the game from the independent client.. that's all.

 

[Mabs]

im using the standalone installer, its slow as fuck

i got the first 1.3gig from the torrent, they havent updated it tho

prob going to leave it on overnight, getting 800B/s atm :\