Now this makes me excited! Hopefully BG2 + expansion will be included later to be all one big game (like the mod did).
Atari Reveals Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition
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Wow, as much as I love BG2, this will be a massive fail*. Firsly, the graphics of Baldurs Gate are already good, I love both games as they rely mostly on artwork which still looks good. Only the 3d sprites could be updated really. Secondly, content wise the originals have too many mods for the "enhanced editions" to replace them.
Basically I cannot see any way for the new editions to be better than the originals. Someone please give me a counter argument... might actually cheer me up!!!
*at least for existing fans.
Basically I cannot see any way for the new editions to be better than the originals. Someone please give me a counter argument... might actually cheer me up!!!
*at least for existing fans.
Here is a good link with some great info. It will be both BG1 and 2 with new content. It is going to still use 2E. Will have new characters as well. Also they are going to work on mod support for both and they are trying to make it as one fluid game if they can.
http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/107296-baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-announced.html
http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/107296-baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-announced.html
i dont really see how this could work on a platform other than pc, unless they changed the game a LOT. please dont let this be another shitty 3rd person rpg. my heart has already been broken when they turned my beloved isometric turn based fallout into a first person shooter
Really? From what Trent Oster has been tweeting, they were doing 2 games, one for Enhanced Baldur's and one for Enhanced Baldur's 2, and they were looking at ways to link the games...saito82 said:
lancar said:
Bare in mind the reason why CD Projekt made the Enhanced Edition free was because most of it was bug fixes, and tweaks. While there was other stuff they added it would have pissed people off, causing them to resort to piracy to get simple fixes to a game. The same thing occurring with the Witcher 2, except more heavy on the DLC side of things. This is an EE version made 10+ years after the fact. Making it a free patch is referred to as a "conflict of interest". Considering it costed money to make it, we aren't simply entitled to it.BreakfastMan said:
Also WHY would you want Baldur's Gate 3? The original 2 (plus Throne of Bhall) ended off spectacularly, gave an epilogue and ended the story. All making another one would just give us an unnecessarily bad sequel that no one will like.
I mean Kickstarters are good for projects like Wasteland 2, a sequel to a game made 20 years ago no one would make now. But Bioware has moved on completely, and the game ended very well. Theres literally no reason to make a BG3 unless your so blinded by nostalgia you really believe it would be good. Which it wouldn't be.
That would be impossible because D&D isn't turnbased. It's round based, and Baldur's Gate as you probably well know runs on the AD&D ruleset practically to the letter.kyosai7 said:
In D&D, players roll initiative and they progress out of order. Sometimes monsters go in turn in between player characters, and after they all progress, it is referred to as a "round" which is a few seconds of in real time.
Therefore making it turn based would require completely changing the rules of Dungeons and Dragons, and make it into a straight tactical RPG.
Eh, I already have the whole series and have played it thru several times. Unless it?s a really a big improvement I don?t think I?m going to bother buying it again.
On the contrary it was recently leaked that the store page for BGEE was created, it is just not possible to view itFreyar said:
I second that fear! As a preferred player of 3.5e, I could never get my head around the labyrinthian ruleset for 2nd ed. Though 2nd ed I could bear with...Nikolaz72 said:
Well they aren't making a 3d engine to make the game in that they are completely reworking the current Infinity Engine so basically the graphics will be the same but things like resolution and UI will be reworked. They have said they are working on keeping the code as close to the original as possible so things like mods and saves will be able to be carried over. They are using code from BG2 and it's expansion so everything good about BG2 will be in the original as well. There will also be new content added in. They are keeping the rules the same so that feel will remain. Since they have the source code they can fully do whatever they need to. Odds are these will probably be the better games than the originals but what really depends is pricing and the new content. If they keep the same prices they used for the MDK2 remake ($15) and the new content isn't that good then it probably won't be worth the extra $5 than getting them on GOG. If the improvements are numerous enough though then they will be worth that. Probably doesn't matter that much since I can't believe this won't sell like crazy.Turing said:
It's going to be 2nd edition. They are keeping all the same rules. I wish they would update their freaking news already I had this same problem when they were saying Bioware was announcing something with Baldur's Gate when they have no rights whatsoever to it.VoidWanderer said:
I don't see much need for better graphics. When using high resolution, these games look more visually appealing than many modern games.
What I would like to see is a support for high definition graphics and full voice acting.
I doubt they'll do what CD Projekt did with The Witcher and release an upgrade for those who already have the original games. I don't like the idea paying for games I already bought about 4 years ago.
I might get it if it's on Steam (definitely not from Beamdog) and will cost $5 or less.
What I would like to see is a support for high definition graphics and full voice acting.
I doubt they'll do what CD Projekt did with The Witcher and release an upgrade for those who already have the original games. I don't like the idea paying for games I already bought about 4 years ago.
I might get it if it's on Steam (definitely not from Beamdog) and will cost $5 or less.