Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

While the idea of adding the kits, better graphics etc. of BG II, and some new content is decent (even though many mods already did that), the game completely lacked any optimization and practically didn't work on a middle-end laptop from 2010 (this was happening in the summer of 2016). I can hardly understand how you can take a game with stone-age level system requirements, and make it not work even with a modern graphics card and relatively fast CPU.

I've played all of the original Bioware games endlessly since they first came out, so I do know my BG. Honestly, I think the EE versions are just fine. They run flawlessly, they introduce a few new NPC's, and the game is as solid as ever. What's not to like?

I bought this game with high hopes and now regret it after only a couple hours. The game has some game breaking bugs in it still. What I found: 1. After a short time characters refuse to use a bow even though they are capable of using one and have hundreds of arrows. 2. After completing the Nashkel mines, the Mayor is nowhere to be found breaking the story line. From what I have seen these bugs are quite old and have never been fixed.

2 stars, only because Baldur's Gate itself is a solid 4 star game and classic version is included (I don't have to wory anymore to scratch my spotless 6cd version in CD/DVD/BR drive I don't have). These "enhanced versions" are nothing more than ports to newer version of Infinity engine. That itself would be nice, adding items highlightnig and many more nice features, but the execution is poor. Sprites borders look terrible, only after disabling both options and enabling nearest neighbour scalling the game looks "right". Images in game have the feeling of being just upscaled from compressed original images. Not to mention additional, unwanted content. I would understand restoring cut content, but adding mods ... What I would really love to see is a true BG:EE remade in Unity engine. That would really bring that classic to the 21st century (waiting for someone to say "challange accepted" :) ).

The game needs no review. These enhanced edtions are all you can hope for a modern experience of these classic rpgs, for old or new players. Sure it's a complex rpg which requires a bit of work but i don' think it still gets better than this. The complexity of the story, the number of the characters and of the side quest makes this a game which need many reruns to be fully experienced. The expansion "Siege of Dragonspear" is fun also and looking incredible.