Though decades passed since its release, and UI developers invented much more convenient controls this game still worth playing. The world has a unique and immersive setting and it's just fun to play.The missions are rewarding and the possibility to research new equipment gives a good feeling of progress. I remember playing it on A500 for days virtually without any pause.
All time classic. Heroes 4 was also good, but is was something completely different. HOMM5 was just not the same and the previous ones were less detailed, though also enjoyable. All TBS fans who fond of high fantasy must have it.
I was really excited about this game, especially as the promised the new fallout 1/2. Unfortunately the only similarity between this, and the old Fargo games, especially FO2 is the insane amount of bugs in the initial release. Start with the pros: the setting is good, and the art creates a good overall atmosphere (though its not today's standards but this game is not about eye candy). Writing is also ok, the story is just enough for such a game. But that's it. :( The bad: Fighting is terribly unbalanced, this close range penalty thing on assault rifles and other long barreled weapons is just ridiculous. The system suggests a tactical flavor, but hasn't even got the depth of shadowrun returns. The combat AI is also terribly simple... With also make your NPCs "going rouge" actions suicide, as they rush into the hands of the enemy without any second thoughts. And so much more is bad with fighting... The bugs. Some quest variables don't update properly leaving the game in inconsistent state (leaving you with all your weapons confiscated for good, this is why i personally stopped playing :/) The random number generator has a resemblance to the one in temple of elemental evil, which was so much bugged that natural 20 was impossible due to a fencepost error (funny in a d20 game). Skills are totally independent from the attributes. First this makes no sense, second, this makes some attributes unnecessary (e.g. charisma, which the developers noticed really fast so they started to tell people that is is important in loading texts...). I could list the design and programming flaws all day but that's where is stop. Buy it when it is $5, no sooner.
Original Baldur's Gate was one of the best cRPGs ever released, deserving five stars. But this is just a ripoff. Mods are available free(!) for both graphic enhancements and cut content (and extra user content as well). Considering this, such a small addition to the original game shouldn't cost more than a few bucks. The same goes for BG2 EE as well.
