Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

...if we look at the facts. The only thing Beamdog really did was to change the internal structure of the game and destroy the strict (in a positive sense) file hierarchy. They distributed savegames and other vital data all over the media (in my case two different SSDs), making it almost impossible for modders and tool-makers to find out where the important files are hidden now (the original games kept everything in their game folder). Too bad about the money I sent to Beamdog - it was a total loss compared to my four original boxes with paper manuals, cloth maps, et cetera. There had been so much they could have done, but they decided to take our freedom to customise the game, forcing all users to obey new 'rules' no one ever heard of, e.g. cancelling the effect of boots of speed as long as you wear a ring of free action and tons of other - partially even worse - downgrades no one really needs. All in all - if you own the original game, there is no reason to feed Beamdog with money. If you do not have the original, go to ebay and look for the original boxes - they are ways better and consistent without restrictions for those who pay for an unnerved game!

Give me original version, not this shit.

It's kind of unfortunate this is the only way to get the un-enhanced version of the game. I've experienced about a hard crash an hour with my game up to date (8/5/17). Lots of reviews say the issues have been fixed. They obviously haven't. The added content is nice - If I hadn't obsessively played the original it would fit right in. If the game liked my hardware I'd probably give it three stars. I think it speaks volumes that they had to remove the classic edition from sale in order to move copies of the bug enhanced version. I've started playing the classic version with a wide screen mod and I've had no crashes.

I truly absolutely loved the original Baldur's Gate 2 game along with the DLC. I would like this version just as much as the original but the enhanced version removed all of the full motion cut scenes and replaced it all with slide shows and text. It is still the same game but it's not as good as the original version.

Normally I would give this three stars. EE is not a substantial improvement over the original and is in no way worth paying full price for when you could just buy the originals. This brings me to the reason for my one star rating. Beambog has had the originals removed from GOG. Rather than make an overhaul capable of competing with the originals on an even footing they choose to remove the ability to buy the originals. You can still obtain the originals, but only by paying for Beamdog's mediocre at best remakes. As for the remakes themselves, the best I can say is that the UI scales better than the original. The current version is better than the glitchy original release, but is still a mixed bag due to questionable design decisions. For example, the spell selection screen UI was changed for no apparent reason and no visible benefit. In fact, the change increases clicks per action in several key cases. I consider this a major issue because I spend 10-20% of my playtime in the spell screen this is a major issue. However, my playstyle is somewhat unusual (Solo play with hyper-optimized builds and multiple difficulty mods.) and most players will not feel a need to extract every last ounce of utility from their spell list. P.S. It is against GOG's policy to advocate piracy.