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Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)

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- The absolute best
Baldur's Gate 2 (plus Throne of Bhaal) is hands down the best RPG I've ever played. How in the world did I ever miss this one? It must be over 5 years old now, and I've been gaming on the PC for over 10 years. All I can say is shame on me!! I used to wonder how people could get involved with RPG's that consist of tiny action sprites and a static overhead "camera" view. Now I know -- do I ever!

Note that this game is an absolute killer if you have any kind of life. I would sit down after dinner just to play for a couple of hours and the next thing I'd know the clock would show 3:30 AM (with a workday coming up). Make sure you eat and do other "chores" -- like taking a shower -- BEFORE you sit down to play.

I know absolutely nothing (and don't really care) about D&D rules (2nd version vs the 3rd, etc.), but it doesn't matter. Create a character that appeals to you and just role play. As you become more comfortable with the system, go for a dual class character.

Your party of 5 NPC's quickly become like old friends with their own opinions, romances, squabbles, likes, dislikes, etc. If they are strongly at odds with your decisions or if your reputation is too low/high, they will complain often (very annoying) and even leave the party. Many of the walkthroughs I've seen seem to stress the hack and slash aspect of this game, but I feel the character interaction is equally if not more important. It is what truly sets this game apart from the others (this game is the beginning of the Bioware "touch" which you can see in later games like KOTOR 1). And if you can choose one of three very different female NPC's to romance, why not go for it? Most fun of all is to have a party composed of people with different alignments (good, neutral and evil). Some of the byplay this creates is truly priceless.

Certain other reviews have stated that the game should come with a printed manual (instead of the electronic one that is on one of the disks). I've found this to be unnecessary. The game controls are very intuitive, and you can identify any item or button immediately by placing the cursor over it and pressing the TAB key. No need to wait. Also, try to realize there is no way you can see everything in this huge game (150-200+ hrs.) during a single play-through (don't frustrate yourself by trying). It takes AT LEAST two times through to learn how to use magic properly, do all the quests, learn the difference proper strategy can make, the effect of higher/lower intelligence, wisdom, charisma, etc. Playing through as a different character class, using different NPC's and making different choices re the main quest will turn each play-through into a completely different game.

In this vein, I would suggest that new players check out one of the many Baldur's Gate sites to learn some of the more advanced features of the game. Examples include how to use the "wish spells", the Deck of Many Things, how to have custom armor and weapons made, create and use "familiars", etc. Using magic (probably the most powerful force in the game) correctly seems to be the hardest thing to master.

Finally, I would recommend installing both Baldur's Gate 2 and Throne of Bhaal at the same time (if you intend to play the Throne expansion). This makes the transition between the two completely seamless (as a single game). The expansion is not quite as good as the main game, but it offers a definite and final end to the saga. It's a bit combat-heavy, but I still enjoyed it. And all this for 20 bucks -- what a deal!

[Edit: 7/17/06: Be sure to check out the many mods available for BG2 and ToB. There are easily installable mods for new party members, improved weapons and other items, additional quests, improved gameplay and just about anything you can think of. Go to www.pocketplane.com, Gibberlings3 or Chosen of Mystra (check Google for the addresses) to check these out].

Rating:

- best game ever
This is my favorite game, The game goes on forever it is so long and the world is so big. The graphics are great the gameplay is good, good story line is great, you can do whatever you want you dont have to do the quest you can just explore the game and fight creatures. There are so mant charactars barbarian, mage, cleric, and more and if you pick mage or fighter you can pick with fighter you wan to be wizard slayer or berserker, if u become mage u can be necromancer or illusionist. There is also dual class mage/thief. this is my favorite game i highly recommend it.

Rating:

- Excellent game, especially if you enjoy 2nd Edition D&D
The Baldur's Gate line of games all use 2nd Edition Dungeon and Dragons rule sets. If you are a fan of 2nd Ed. you will definitely enjoy this game.

The review by Island Girl East is not accurate by any means. The "non-labeled' buttons she referred to are actually labeled. Simply hold your mouse over something you are curious about and after a second or two, a small text scroll will pop up telling you what the button does. It is very customizable, even to the point where you can tell the game how many or few seconds you want to have to hold the pointer over something before this text scroll pops up. I never once read the instructions and was able to figure out most of the game. All of the spells and special abilites have great explanations of what they do and how long the effects last. If you are unfamiliar with D&D, you may want to read up on things like how long a round lasts and what a saving throw is.

As far as the comment about the PC not being kind. You can customize the game to the extent where the game will pause after every turn, OR you can manually pause the game at any point using the SPACEBAR on your keyboard. While the game is paused, you can tell each of the characters in your party what action to perform. Once you unpause, they will all do what you told them while it was paused!

Overall, the game is great. It has a really good interface, is very customizable to different play levels, has great graphics and effects for this type of game, wonderful music and ambient sounds (which you can also turn up/down/off), the voiceovers and story is fantastic, and it is a great intro to the world of Dungeons and Dragons...the most popular RPG on the planet!

At the price being offered here, it is a BARGAIN!
Happy gaming. =)

Rating:

- Find an original copy
Baldur's Gate II is the best RPG I've ever played. That being said, this is an poor release. The original box came with a durable spiral-bound manual/reference guide; very useful in a complex D&D-based game such as BGII. "The Ultimate Collection" includes the same 263-page manual in PDF form on the game CD, which means you'll have to alt-tab out of the game every time you need to look something up, and deal with the awkward Adobe Acrobat software. I recommend buying a used copy of the original game off Amazon or eBay.

Rating:

- Good Lord!
Is this a great game or a great game? well i can tell you its even beter it's one of the best games ever made. When you have start played it you will never play anything else ever again you will only play this game for the rest of your life. Well meby not but you will play it for some time i can tell you but to be honest its not that big that everyone say its is. ok its biger then most games but not that very big that you may think it is, it was smaller then i thougt it whuld be atleast. But whatever you dont whont it to end thats for sure. it is a litle old but that doesent mather much for sutch a great game its the story that is the great thing with it. All in all a must have game.

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