Baldur's Gate Series

[MoUrNbLaDe]

Has anyone played any of these?

I have every single one of them, BG1, BG1 TotSC, BG2 SoA, BG2 ToB.

For me, they are without a doubt the best a most playable games that I've encountered to date. There's so much replayablility it's not funny.

I've played the series religiously--especially the BG2 series, (better graphics, and gameplay), and I have to say right here--I've never ever gotten bored.

I'd love to hear from anyone who likes this wonderful RPG series.

Note: I AM a RPG geek; may explain why I like the games so much.
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[UnholyVashX]

I've played Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 for Xbox/Ps2/GC (I own all three systems, so I play it on different ones if I can get my hands on it), and I think it's pretty fun, but then again I'm sure the console ones are MUCH different. I'd check out the PC ones, but since my computer motherboard is fried, all my games must be able to be ran on my laptop.

[MoUrNbLaDe]

They definetly should! Only requires something like 128 ram 700mb HD, 600 mhz, and directX 8 or something.
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[Eumel-at]

Baldurs Gate II was a really great game. I played it for weeks.
One of the best RPG-Series!
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[UnholyVashX]

In your oppinions, what Baldurs Gate would you recommend for a 800mhz, 256mb Ram, 8mb video card. Just wondering if any are better recommended for play than others. The game always did look good and I never got to play it. (Although I was able to run Warcraft 3...didn't run too well )

[ruyss]

[LP-SolidRaven]

I gues i should get Baldur's Gate for once.
And Final Fantasy VII for PC
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[MoUrNbLaDe]

Yeah, there shouldn't be any problems whatsoever. Just a note: if you're looking at playing it chronologically, you'd best start with BG1, but IMO, I think BG@ would be your better bet, it's running on a more advanced engine, with much better graphics and gameplay, and tons more items.
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[Terrylzh]

I'm a Baldur's Gate Fan too, I have played most of them except the PS2 one. (heard the PS2 one was not that good)

I find Baldur's Gate Very much different from the standard Role playing Games, as it has more and much much better and interesting storylines as compared to normal standard Role Playing Games (Inclusive of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Series)

I replayed the game many times trying out with different classes and with a team of customise team (although its more boring this way as the storyline gets more limited in a way).

I've also posed the same topic here before (although it died out within 1 week)

I really hope there would be a Baldur's Gate 3 but... sigh....

I remembered when I first Played Baldurs Gate 2, I was using a rather old Computer and every time the Movie Plays The Game will get stuck so everytime when there is a movie scene I have to save my game and bring it to my friends house to play and watch the movie than save and transfer the save file back to my own computer. Although it was alot of effort but I still find it worth while as its really too interesting.

also When I first played Baldurs gate 2, I tried to get Imoen and the Main Character to fall in love (but ended up finding it impossible when They were declared siblings wasted quite a bit of my time but Still find it worth while)

The graphics a really nice too.

[shinok]

I have played baldur's gate 1 and baldurs gate 2 without any expansions but sometimes that game was too hard for me ;P And loading saves was just destroing all the fun.
When playstation 2 will be for about 20$ I am pretty sure that I shall buy it and play more hack'n'slash baldurs gate which is on that platform. it's called alliance or something like that, I don't really remember that at the present moment thought.
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[Rush]

These two games (with their respective expansions) are the best RPGs of all time so far. They story is so deep, you have so much possibilities and every action you take may influence a lot of other things. That's why the replayability is so great and why they are still played by a lot of people.

I'm looking forward to Neverwinter Nights 2 and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, though. These two games have a good chance of knocking Baldur's Gate off the throne. They should both be out this year, so there's a lot to experience for RPG-fanatics.
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[Terrylzh]

[Iskar]

[Cel]

Oh I'm so in love with that serie!
I played BG1 and its EP and BG2, I never finished the first serie as to make a long story short, the game was my father's and my parents divorced before I could finish it. But I finished BG2 while playing the Paladin as I bought it. I'm planning to buy BG1 to finish it then I'll try to finish BG2 with every single class characters there are.
BG2 is so much better than the first one, graphically (does that word exist?) speaking but also because there is more interactivity with the other characters in the group
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[kruno]

Few years ago I played Baldurs Gate 1. I found it very interesting and addictive game, reall nice sample of RPG. I played it for almost six months while I finally finished it. During the game I was pretty affected with it, but at the end I was on some way saturated. When Baldur's Gate 2 comes out, I played a bit, but not any more like I was passionate on the way as I was with the first part of game. The first part of Baldurs gate game was on some way something new, pretty different from any other games of that type I played before. When the second part comes it was another part of something that made before. Yes it was more arranged and polished, but it was the second part. Other people said to me that they enyojed more in that second part, and other supleements, but I did not. For me, the best was first part - original.