One of the best games that I ever played. Amazing story, visual style that still looks good, some memorable characters and the unique atmosphere make this title a true classic. I still remember how enchanted I was with the ending of the first chapter. Many years later, when I replayed it, said scene was just as impressive. Don't let the bizarre locations and NPC fool you, this is a coherent story with a rather satisfying finale. Worth playing for the writing alone, but if you're into solving puzzles, it will also have some engaging moments. Pretty much everything I want to say is already covered by the multitude of positive reviews. Yeah, movement controls kinda suck, but it doesn't really matter.
If you can deal with early 90s point&click design philosophy and a slightly outdated graphics, you should play the original. 1993 version has more consistent visuals and better overall dubbing. Thanks to this, the atmosphere is way better. If you prefer 3D models and QOL updates, stick with the remake. Without comparing to the original, 20th anniversary is a pretty good adventure game. There are some flaws, the game can be a bit buggy, freezes after skipping dialogues can be pretty annoying and some animations are pretty wonky. Personally, I also dislike most of the 3D character models. They're kinda lifeless and some of them are just badly done, especially faces. I'm trying not to compare both versions too much, so I won't be complaining about modern Gabriel missing his trademark gritty and tired look, but his grandma is some sort of abomination. Who thought it was fine? Still, the story is engaging, locations look pretty nice and music is enjoyable. If you don't wan't to bother with the classic version, try this one.
Back in 1998 I got this game for my 16 birthday. It was one of my favorite games since then. I loved the atmosphere, story and quirky characters. Gore was so over the top, that I didn’t mind. Some puzzles were terribly designed, combat was very bad and visuals weren’t that good, but I still enjoyed this eerie trip to the town of Harvest a lot. I lost my physical copy long time ago, but couple years back somebody gifted me a GOG copy. Played it again, and it was still the same weird but amusing trip. It's kind of a “you had to be there game” though. If you’re not into the clunky FMV adventure games, with bizarre stories, you probably won’t liked it.
I can see why are people criticizing new Baldur's Gate, and some of their reasons are legit. It's not a perfect game. I'm still giving it a maximum score, because of the amount of pure enjoyment I got from the new Sword Coast. It's a great story in a beautiful and responsive world. Combat is fun, characters are interesting and typical Larian humor works well with lighthearted tone of the original Baldur’s Gate. I know that the game becomes buggier over time, and some of the cameos aren’t that great. Also it’s obvious that third act could use some more work. But the overall experience is so great, that I can’t give this one anything less than 5 stars. Word of advice, if you’re just starting, don’t treat Act 1 and 2 as the interlude to Act 3 and Baldur’s Gate. The story is divided pretty evenly between all three parts, and you’ll get disappointed.
My main gripe about Cyberpunk was that if felt like a story heavy looter shooter, not RPG. With 2.0 it's not even a looter shooter anymore, just FPS with redundant skill trees. Everything that I disliked about 2077 earlier, linear story, unresponsive world, overwhelming companion that can't be turned off is still there. Just with more tedious gameplay and some classic bugs.
