Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Lazy port of a 20 year old game with absurd price tag.

The entire experience of the game/program runs in slow motion. -The audio of the game start-up video intro, also running in slow motion, stutters terribly. -Right off the bat, when diving into the game, everything runs in slow motion. I'd say it's currently unplayable by itself. I know there are fixes, but I think if it is selling for $40+ AUD then it's not unreasonable to expect it to just install and run normally. I requested refund after less than 10 minutes of trying to play it.

Game is standard Baldur’s Gate. It is okay for what it is. If you liked Baldur’s Gate, you will like this, as well as Alliance 1. I’m not sure where people are finding the cheapest original games. A look at Amazon found several sources, all as high or higher than GOG. Also, remember GOG stands behind their games. Online vendors may not.

I had this great game on the ps2 and had a blast playing it and I am having a blast playing it now

While Dark Alliance II provides some medieval hack-and-slash fun, especially with a friend, this sequel is incredibly shallow in its animations, game economy and story telling. While one might argue that Dark Alliance 1 is a shorter experience, its brevity is beautiful in comparison to its successor's droning run time, with repetitive locals and arduous character progression. If you must, must, must see what happens following the cliff-hanger of Dark Alliance 1, this sequel will provide adequate narrative closure, but proceed with cautionm as, outside of its loyal fanbase's undying nostalgic devotion, Dark Alliance II has little to offer beyond tiresome monotony.