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On July 28 2012 02:51 Irratonalys wrote:
Im scared for mod support , and i dont know if the new characters and storylines will really fit into the unique feel of the game.
i remain sceptical
Quote from the site if you'd bother to read it:
Ongoing Support
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition will continue to receive improvements after release, along with continued support for the vibrant mod community that has helped it remain so popular for so long.
I'll comment on the characters after i've actually played the game.
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On July 27 2012 10:39 Candadar wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2012 10:19 FliedLice wrote:
This thing has to be a joke right?
20$ for a new quest, 3 chars, fixes that mods have probably done for years and garbage graphics. An improved and updated engine that will bring tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to one of the best, if not THE best RPG of all time that would have not played it otherwise due to its inaccessibility? A shit ton of bug fixes and enhancements along with this new engine and new quest chain with new characters and voice overs? Better support for native widescreen and HD? With what appears to be little to no DRM? You have got to be seriously kidding me if you are saying this isn't worth $20. Especially for people who have never played Baldurs Gate before or haven't played it in years. I mean did you even read it? Much more mod support is being given, the source code has been improved and sped up and cleaned up, improved multiplayer, and an updated interface that struggled with the widescreen mod. Not to mention that "new quest" gives: Show nested quote +• A stand-alone adventure set deep within the Underdark
• Fifteen levels of arena-style combat challenges
• Full control and customization of up to six party members
• Over 6 hours of additional gameplay 6 hours of additional gameplay. So let's say 5-8 depending on how fast you burn through it and difficulty. How anyone can call this a ripoff is just beyond me. If it was $60, $40, or maybe $30 I might agree with you. But 20 fucking dollars is a steal for 6 additional hours of content, an improved engine with bug fixes and a bunch of other cool new shit. That will be even more enticing to major RPG fans who never had the opportunity to play this before. EDIT: Fun fact, did you know the new character gives an entire new area and a new adventure as well? Show nested quote +
• The Monk Rasaad yn Bashir, a new NPC to join your party
• A new playable adventure
• New area: the Cloud Peaks
FOUR additional hours. That's 10 fucking hours of new content. That's not even counting the other two characters who both also promise 5 hours of new gameplay. That can be upwards of 20 HOURS of new content. You're telling me 20 hours of new content, new characters, new voice overs, new graphics and a new engine with massive bug fixes and major steps to modernizing the game isn't worth $20?
You do realize that "6 hours of gameplay" can be actual 30 minutes of gameplay to some people? They tend to exaggerate the numbers to market stuff. And the 4 hours of gameplay for the different characters might even be intertwined with the 6 hours of gameplay, as in, maybe the new playable adventure holds the new gameplay of the new characters
If you look at it like that, $20 for widescreen mod, bug fixes, 1 more quest, and new PCs doesn't really mean much when mods can also give you new quests, new PCs.
I'm definitely tempted to buy it. But you have to look at it from multiple angles. These guys want to make money. I'm almost tempted to throw them the $20 so they could make a BG2 EE
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I'm definitely tempted to buy it. But you have to look at it from multiple angles. These guys want to make money. I'm almost tempted to throw them the $20 so they could make a BG2 EE
That's kinda what I'm thinking too. I loved playing the original BG as a kid but BG2 was the true classic imo.
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Playing through BG1 TOSC at the moment, my fav RPG bar none. I'll be getting the enhanced version for the new content and to (hopefully) show there is still a strong interest in the game/franchise.
BG3 could be awesome if it's done well. Dragon Age franchise has been a bit mixed imo. Some good stuff and some not so good.
For those of you that missed BG you are in for a treat. Lets hope it goes well and we see more work done in the spirit of BG.
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Just wanted to point out that you can prepurchase it now for 18 dollars if someone missed it! I really want to support them and see what they can do with the Baldur's Gate IP.
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Yes i will be buying it i am glad they are sticking with infinity gives them more time to focus on gameplay instead of flashy graphics like dragon age (which was also a good game but was nowhere near as deep as baldurs).After the massive disappointment of diablo 3 i'm sure people are looking forward to a great PC RPG being released even if it is only a rehash.
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Interested, but I don't know if I can ever enjoy BGII again after playing it so many times. I try replaying it every year or so but my memories are still fresh enough that I find myself skipping most of the dialogue, and the game doesn't really require me to use much of the available resources swhen it only takes like 8 spells to effectively kill and be invincible, so this rehash will need to overhaul a lot of the gameplay or I'll be waiting on modders port the tactical mods like sword coast strattegems
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http://baldursgate.com/images/media/screen08.png
A screen of the new UI in BG:EE, PC version.
Personally, I'm not too happy with it. The new color scheme seems a tad distracting, the text window is too little (although it may be customizable) and the lack of borders between the portraits on the rights seems odd.
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That text window is so tiny, lol.
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The text window was the same in BG 1 & 2 and you could enlarge it. I'm sure it will be also possible as the button to enlarge seems to be still there.
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I think its ok, the only missing thing would be enlarging/remaking the character models but its ok  (they said it was impossible already before, given team resources) Slightly overpriced but still worth it because of quality of original.
And yes the message window can be enlarged.
I believe its a correct way, to present old titles and show younger generations a truly good games, now i still pray for HD version of 1993 Syndicate, with exact same gameplay and remastered 3d graphics (basically doing the thing that failed in Syndicate wars).
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I agree that the combat log window feels a bit small but I don't worry too much about that, I assume we will be able to resize it. Actually, what bother me the most is the absence of border between portraits. It looks so weird and you can barely see the characters selected... Hope they can fix that before release.
Still super exited about the game, cannot wait for the 18th!!!
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I will buy it. I never really played the first one, just watched my friend play some. He said that it's the best game he has ever played and seems like many of you agree on that too.
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On September 07 2012 17:39 True_Spike wrote:http://baldursgate.com/images/media/screen08.pngA screen of the new UI in BG:EE, PC version. Personally, I'm not too happy with it. The new color scheme seems a tad distracting, the text window is too little (although it may be customizable) and the lack of borders between the portraits on the rights seems odd.
I'm hoping we can change the color scheme.
The text window was always tiny - you could change its size, but it started at only a few lines.
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looks fine to me what is the problem?
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On September 07 2012 22:15 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:
looks fine to me what is the problem?
imo the blue kind of clashes with the environment, it just looks odd.
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I'm gonna buy it just to show my support for future baldur's gate games. The enhancements are probably not worth it.
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My only issue with the screenshot is that the guy is wasting a magic missile on a gnoll...
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