Thank you GOG! I already own BaK and RtK. Betrayal in Ankara will be a nice addition to previous games. Once more, many thanks!

Oh yesszz, it's complete. I'm happy Antara is the "free" bonus game in this instance and that BAK is the face of this pack. Play Betrayal At Krondor and download the soundtrack for free from Quest Studios (which also houses the soundtracks for Kings-Space-Police Quest, Larry, Quest For Glory, Conquests Of The Longbow ++).

Is that from your shelf? Awesome.

Thanks! It's my shelf, yeah. The boxed games in the pic are on temporary display for this specific occasion though. Usually they are neatly packed in safe storage.

Nice. I was wondering when Antara was going to be added to GOG, and while it's by no means a classic it nonetheless should be available here as well now that both BaK and RtK have long since been released, and this was obviously a very generous solution.

I still want someone to be sacked for the re-launch debacle, though. I mean, you could always start with one of those monks - they can't have any valuable computer skills anyway, right? Either that or sell me BG2+ToB tomorrow (which I do not expect is going to happen for all sorts of fairly legitimate reasons)...

SWEET!!!

I still have the CD's for BIA, but now I can play the game on my current gaming rig. )

Like other people, I've been holding my breath for Baldur's Gate 2 and Throne of Baal. I'm wondering if the folks at GOG can get the game to work with the WEIDU mods that have come out over the years. I sure hope so. It would be nice to run a modified BG2 on today's computers while still having access to the community's mods.


-Khalaq

Well, to be fair, much of that criticism is deserved. I recall one forgotten review calling overland travel in "a pixelated wasteland." The party of brats that comprises your adventuring troupe don't have nearly the backstories of a Gorath, James, Locklear, or even similarly-aged Owyn. And yes, most of their dialogue is like listening to really abysmal stand-up. Hell, I had these quibbles even when I *was* a kid when I originally played it!

I'm surprised many members here have original box/CD copies of BiA. But then again, I used to be one of them; I played until completing chapter 1 then passed it along to a friend. Perhaps, if nothing else for nostalgia's sake and the fact that I've purchased BaK here (and am still playing it, in Chap. 8 now) I ought to re-download and give BiA another shot through softened lenses. Because even with all its faults, a 13-year-old pseudo-sequel to BaK is *still* better than most of the CRPG junk that has been released post-Troika. The combat system is (excellently paced) turn-based, inventory management clean and no-fuss, and I always found BaK/BiA's skill-based system preferable to most "leveling-up" schemes used in CRPGs. I have dim memories of enjoying the musical score and some of the hand-drawn art, so there's rediscovering that.

Totally agree with you on Return to Krondor's beat-with-an-ugly-stick 3D graphics. Actually, when Neverwinter Nights was released I remember having flashbacks to it, and wondered where my beautifully rendered isometric 2D went.

Betrayal at Antara is not a sequel to Betrayal at Krondor. The gaming company used the same engine to create their own game and try to cash in on the success of RtK.

There is no Antara in Raymond E. Feist's universe.

Sure, Betrayal at Krondor had it's issues (like the Art director not listening to anyone and casting his own interpretation of the characters), but overall it was a great game. Betrayal at Antara is a copy-cat knock-off.

The true sequel to Betrayal a Krondor is Return to Krondor.

No one has said it is (as far as I can see) the article even says it isn't a sequel, not sure what the point of that post was really.

Oh and to the people waiting for BG2 as a famous advert used to say 'the best things come to those who wait'.

Great news.
Since I was planning to buy BaK already, this addition probably finalizes the deal.
Thanks GOG!

Yeah, the faults were definitely real, but I think the backlash was a bit out of proportion. People expected the game to be the same quality as BaK, which probably wasn't a fair expectation, as it wasn't even officially related. No, the characters weren't as well-developed as the ones in BaK, but I think that's because they lacked the same rich literary background. But at least they proved to be better than the ones in RtK . . . I mean, remember the part in RtK where your party is joined by a random priest with virtually no backstory or personality? And even Jimmy the Hand was kind of underdeveloped in that game.

This may all be well and good, but I'm personally still waiting for Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic. By all rights it should have been around a month ago, but then we had the 'relaunch', then all the hasbro stuff, none of which has been on my list. AoW just seems to have been forgotten about, and meanwhile Impulse has had the entire trilogy the whole time, and people are getting tired of waiting.
Come on guys....

/rant

This is very awesome. Thanks guys!

Very nice move here GoG, you're well on your way to redemption.
Since no crpg player should be without this, I gifted it to a friend who until now was bereft of this great game.

you get my respect for owning the original copies of the games

It's always nice to see a fellow collector