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Cross-platform multiplayer is supported.
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Posted on: April 3, 2016
logann23
Verified ownerGames: 87 Reviews: 4
v2 unplayble in coop
last patch bug? can't play in multi, when we sleep => somone bug when we save somone bug and can't use his char plz patch the patch :s
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Posted on: October 17, 2014
adamzs
Verified ownerGames: 1186 Reviews: 5
My favorite game, disappointing release
I recommend everyone play Baldur's Gate, but not this version. The "Enhanced Edition" rerelease of Baldur's Gate has many convenience features that make the game easier to play from a modern standpoint, but at arguably too high a cost. Beamdog has not only removed around half of all the cinematics in the game, but also replaced the other half with (usually) pleasant-looking but shorter and blander substitutes. The humor, character and dynamicity of the originals are gone, unless you restore them with mods. This is a theme that carries over to the rest of the Beamdog's "enhancements" as well—most come with a cost of character, usability, and/or vision. Someone from Beamdog must have a chip on their shoulder about BG1, because they oddly and for no good discernible reason went through the entire game and redesigned many small gameplay systems and content with little to no regard to BioWare's vision or understanding of the original design's purpose. These changes include removing the outer gates of Baldur's Gate and other such arbitrary measures. They also changed the original engine to the BG2 one, and neglected to port over the original character sprites, so the rerelease uses the sprites from the wrong game. In addition, they forgot to restore many smaller engine features from the original game, like ambient character sounds for NPCs and creatures. In many ways, this is version is inferior to the original. In version 2.0, they remade the UI engine from scratch, and in the process they introduced a humongous number of bugs and usability issues to it, and in over four (!) years, they haven't even started working on fixing the problems they've created, despite early on promising to the player community that they would do just that. Since then, they've started a large number of other projects and extracted almost all development resources from the Infinity Engine games, ensuring that the countless bugs and regressions they've added to them will never be fixed.
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Posted on: February 17, 2018
itbytesbob
Verified ownerGames: 224 Reviews: 2
Meh
I'm glad I have the originals on CD and mainly bought the EE versions of BG1 & 2 for convenience. What the hell did they do to the cutscenes though? Gone are the FMV sequences I remember watching vividly.. The voice acting over the top of a bunch of slightly animated stills does not have the same effect on me as the old FMV's. I would rather have purchased the original games on GOG but it doesn't appear that this is possible anymore...
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Posted on: May 3, 2023
KornKnight88
Verified ownerGames: 99 Reviews: 14
Baldur's Gate 1
One of the best games of all time!
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Posted on: December 31, 2022
manowar85
Verified ownerGames: 202 Reviews: 25
Humble beginnings
Baldur’s Gate happens to be the prequel to my favorite game of all time. As you’ve probably heard many great things about this title already, I’ll try to focus on the more ANNOYING ASPECTS. - Go on an epic adventure that will take you from Level 1 all the way to… Level 8?! The game is designed for LOW LEVEL characters, so even after 70 hours, having done most side quests, my party was around Level 8. Don’t go in expecting to battle dragons, giants or archmages. - Game uses the 2nd edition of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, which can be COUNTER-INTUITIVE. For example, in every other role-playing-game your Armor Class, Saving throws and Chance to hit get higher as you become more powerful, but in Baldur’s Gate their numbers go down. - While the game world is huge, the wilderness areas are mostly EMPTY, with only a couple of interesting encounters sprinkled around in each location. Most of the fun activities take place in the towns of Beregost, Naskel and Baldur’s Gate. - There are around 25 companions you can recruit during your journey, though only a few are actually interesting AND USEFUL. In no particular order, I liked Kagain, Viconia, Edwin, Kivan, Coran, Yeslick, Baeloth and Safana (her sexy voice won me over). They’re nowhere near as fleshed out as the companions from the sequel, having very little dialog with each other, or the people we meet. - The dated graphics and complicated rules make Baldur’s Gate a hard game to get into for new players, even if playing on Story Mode. To that end, I highly recommend getting a mod called “GIBBERLINGS3 TWEAKS ANTHOLOGY”, which helps customize the game rules to your liking. Don’t be scared by the many options, as there’s readme explaining each one in detail. - On the subject of mods, I also recommend “Bg1 NPC project” which adds more banter to your companions. “Portraits portraits everywhere” adds tiny portraits to all the people you talk to. They’re all compatible with the Enhanced Edition.
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