Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Just a PSA for any Mac users on Catalina concerned BGII EE wont work on Catalina 10.15, it does.

So this review is much like my review of BG1E; the game itself with the current patch has made this game a very fun experience, and I enjoyed most of the new additional content and along with the much needed bugfixes which a lot of new players would have never casually known about unless you went digging into the game's coding (such as the Bugged Jaheira Romance at the time when this game first released and a bunch of side-content that had to be fixed as well). However once again the new areas being technically locked behind alignment should not have been the way to go, and can lock a player out of a chunk of the new content. A good guy route would have been nice for people who don't particularly like to play a evil character just to experience it. BG2E much like the original still suffers from the Chapter Walls where certain sidequests can be locked out forever if you're not careful, and I suggest you do the certain content before you head into the Underdark. Though in a way I suppose this is a consequence as a Adventurer if you don't pay attention. Part of me wishes that Beamdog could have added a Epilogue chapter after the final boss just so we could see what happened after the final battle, but the original ending is good as it can be.

I'd recommend playing through the Baldur's Gate 1: EE first, before playing this. The game can be challenging at times, but the biggest allure of the game comes from its story rich RPG content. There is a lot to do, a lot to explore, and it has great atmosphere. It is however prone to breaking at times, more so when the EE content is involved so keep several save files at all times. I'd also recommend something like the Gibberlings 3 - Tweaks Anthology pack, that is an installer for a slew of mods of which you can choose and pick what to install: https://www.gibberlings3.net/mods/tweaks/tweaks/ The same installer works for both BG1:EE and BG2:EE, though the BG1:EE most like will need this too: https://github.com/ScottBrooks/modmerge

I was killed before I could do a single thing

For anybody who hasn't played Baldur's Gate II, I would suggest this edition. It truly is the great RPG that people say it is. If you have played it, I would still suggest getting it on sale. Pros: 1. New Characters are Great: BG II really shines because of the interactions with the NPCs. The addition of new companions that have unique abilities and interesting side quests will really enhance your playthrough and give you lots of options on who to bring. I especially liked Neera and Dorn. 2. Compatible with the Old Mods: There are some really great mods that add more dialogue and items and they all work with the new edition. 3. No Need for Graphical Mods: As someone who has had to fiddle with the widescreen mod for Planescape and KOTOR, it really is nice to be able to just get into the game and not worry about if everything is scaled correctly. 4.: The Black Pits?: This will only be a pro if you really enjoy the combat of Baldur's Gate, as it's just a dungeon crawl. Cons: 1. If you already have BG II, the only Pro that matters is the new characters. However, if you get it on sale I think it is worth the price. The characters really are filled out nicely. They aren't just tacked on. Notes: -I bought this game right after it came out and didn't encounter any bugs. They've also done a lot of patches, so you should take the reviews discussing the plethora of bugs with a grain of salt as you will most likely not encounter such problems.