Got the Baldur's Gate collection today for £9.99. See you all in about a year!

SiD the Turtle · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:02

I already have both BG1 and 2 in CD form and Throne of Bhall, but its nice to have the collection on DVD (though four of them!).

This will keep me busy until September - October when the good games start appearing for the Christmas buildup.

SiD the Turtle · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:44

Yeah that or Diablo style with a fighter.

Fantastic story and execution though. Gotta love Cespenar.

A quick warning to those who get it. They didn't seem to put much thought into this repackage and the Sword Coast expansion is patched with the US patch so won't run. You either have to set your region in control panel to US or download and install the UK patch (best option as the download is about 5meg all told).

Oh and you get e-manuals. These games NEED paper manuals. Lukcy I still have mine / already know all the spells etc

[/nerd]

SiD the Turtle · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:52

Xbox? No that's a different game completely riding on the Baldur's Gate name.

Baldur's Gate is quite simply the best RPG I have ever played, including Oblivion. Its really worth it for a tenner, though only if you are into beardy RPGs.

SiD the Turtle · 6 Jul 2006 at 22:01

If I recall correctly I'd borrowed the CDs from Arcade Fire many moons ago, but then when I got my Pioneer slot loading DVD drive BG came bundled on DVD, along with X-Files the game

SiD the Turtle · 6 Jul 2006 at 22:30

Icewind Dale I + II + expansions are also available for a tenner! Never played them though.

Can't get TuTu to run

Again with the requirement of the US version.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:36

KadreMoD said:
I've got this ordered aswell. I've heard people raving about it for years and I never got round to getting it so this compilation is great.

I'll probably end up getting the icewind dale compilation also as I've got the first icewind dale ,but never played the others.

btw, Is there a multiplayer mode on baldur's gate?

Yes. Much fun to be had.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:37

saguy said:
I was about half way through BG2 when I moved countries and lost my cd's. I installed it last night and will be spending a fair amount of time on it over the weekend. It is always interesting going back to a game that you loved after a long time. All I can comment on so far is the graphics and by today's standards they do look very blurry and the character animations look very wierd. Hey, I am not complaining as this game is over 5 years old.

I started playing The temple of Elemental Evil a couple of weeks ago which has better graphics (not design) and greatly improved character models and animations, but seems to lack the soul and depth of characters and story of BG2.

Does anyone know if wisdom of 4 would have any negative effects a multi fighter/mage. I am at work so I am trying to remember my stats.

str = 18
int = 18
dex = 14
con = 14
wis = 4
cha = 8

I do not know if I am putting all my eggs in one basket. (well 2 actually) I am sorting basing my build on a game guide which did not give the stats. The fighter/mage is supposed to be tough in the beginning but then becomes fairly powerful as you get into the game.

I think some spells require Wisdom.

I found fighter mages never worked, as they'd end up neglecting one side or the other. Thief/Mage ***.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:38

bakes0310 said:
never played them i dont think i could enjoy it now with the graohics looking so poor and besides ive goy titan quest to keep my rpg side of me occupied

Blasphemy!

BG2 especially is so very pretty.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Jul 2006 at 15:16

Silent-Lucidity said:
The Sword saint (kensai?) was the most powerful character in BG2 if I remember rightly.

All this talk of Baldur's and no-ones mentioned one of the best characters ever to grace a pc game.

Minsc! Go for the eyes boo, go for the eyes!!

The Sword Saint is the exception that proves the rule!

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, watch it, I'm huge!"
"People in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones."
"Magic is impressive, but now Minsc is in charge, swords for everyone!"

Ahem.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Jul 2006 at 15:21

The failure of NWN was that everyone was expecting Baldur's Gate III, not a D&D toolkit. To be fair though Bioware went to great lengths to stress that NWN wasn't Baldurs Gate III, but at the end of the day everyone wanted it to be.

SiD the Turtle · 8 Jul 2006 at 20:05

Black Dog said:
What's BG1 like on a TFT@ 640x480?

Got the game years ago and loved it on my 15" CRT. I wana play it again but not sure what it would be like on a TFT!

Cheers.

It feels 'cramped' as in the UI takes up most of the screen. Still, its a much better game than most out there today!

SiD the Turtle · 9 Jul 2006 at 09:23

Shadow Phoenix said:
is the playstation baldurs gate the same as the xbox or pc as i played baldurs gate 2 and thought it was an awsome game. If the others are similar it would be worth £10 of anyones money

The console version is called Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. These are 3D actiony type game apparently, though I've never played them. Baldurs Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast (or Sword of the Coast as the rushed blurb on the case says

) Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldurs Gate II: Throne of Bhall are the ones that are truly the dogs doodahs.

SiD the Turtle · 9 Jul 2006 at 09:24

Matmulder said:
Get BGTuTu, can play BG1 in 1024x768 - or indeed, any resolution. So much easier on the eyes!

Edit - get BGTuTu here

Couldn't get Easy Tutu to install. Gonna try the other version. Does BGTuTu affect saves? I.e. can I import my character to BGII with no issues?