For me, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 are by far the greatest games I have ever played in my life (and I'm 40 years old). I have played them dozens of time in the last 22 years. I was excited when this extension came out and can say that I am not disappointed. I really can't understand all the bad reviews critizising that there ist one (!) minor character, with whom you don't have to interact at all, that ist "trans". So what? These people exist - in real life as well as in the fantasy world. What*s all the fuss about this? I really don't get all the hate and review bombing. I enjoyed playing the new campaign and find it amazing how much Beamdog was able to improve the old infinity engine. For such an old engine, the game looks beautiful. The fights are well balanced and the story is great, as well as the voice acting. The only thing I find a bit disappointing is that the game is very linear and not nearly as open as BG 1 and 2. It's pretty straight forward. In about 15 hours, you can complete the campaign. Overall, the game works well as a link between BG 1 and BG 2. I don't regret buying it and have played it a couple of times in the last years. All in all: I can recommend this extension for all BG-fans.
I really can*t understand the critics who say that the EE is a bad port. It is certainly not. I consider myself a BG-Veteran, since I played the game about 12-15 times in the last 20 years. Beamdog made some nice graphical imrovements, ifex various bugs and added some nice content to the game. I really enjoyed it. Most people say say that BG II ist superior to the first game in every way. I'm probably one of the few guys who think that BG 1 was just as much fun. Personally, it was even more fun to play for me. For over 20 years now, BG is (next to Fallout II & II) my favourite game. This was one of the first free-choice games with a relatively open word setting (in an isometric perspective). The scenerie is beautiful, the gameplay is well balanced and the replay-value is superb, since there are so many quest options und various companions to choose from, which all bring their side quests. The best part, of course, is that there is a huge active modding-community that has developed some great mods that increas the depth of the hame even more. Overall, I highly recommend this game.
