It is going to include BG2 and Throne as well as Tales for BG1.Lord_Jaroh said:Now this makes me excited! Hopefully BG2 + expansion will be included later to be all one big game (like the mod did).
It is going to include BG2 and Throne as well as Tales for BG1.Lord_Jaroh said:Now this makes me excited! Hopefully BG2 + expansion will be included later to be all one big game (like the mod did).
It's enhanced as in "natural male enhancement", meaning it will be longer, larger, and be more satisfying.80Maxwell08 said:I still wonder what "enhanced edition" is supposed to mean but sure I'll get this when it comes out why not.
They said they are keeping the 2d isometric look so you are safe there00slash00 said: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:It is going to include BG2 and Throne as well as Tales for BG1.Lord_Jaroh said:Now this makes me excited! Hopefully BG2 + expansion will be included later to be all one big game (like the mod did).
lancar said:Well, of course it couldn't be anything meaningful like Baldur's Gate 3.
Maybe this retrofitted stuff will spark some new interest in the franchise and they'll actually start working on a sequel.
Miracles can happen...
I don't suppose they'll go the CD Projekt route and offer the enhanced edition for free to those who own the original games?
no?
oh well.
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:Not as good as Baldur's Gate III, but it will do... For now. I fully expect and want the original devs to create a kickstarter for III, that will greatly succeed and create a new one. Make it happen, says I!
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:We ARE getting Baldur's Gate I and II: Enhanced Edition. They're completely remaking the Infinity Engine from the ground up. I just hope we get a better system of D&D, and some better controls, with true turn-based combat. That stupid real-time with pauses nonsense is garbage and prevents me from enjoying the games.
On the contrary it was recently leaked that the store page for BGEE was created, it is just not possible to view itFreyar said:Not going to be on Steam, so.. there's a significant disappointment. Wasn't even aware they did a re-release for MDK2 because these guys are just unheard of. Feels like they're emulating EA nicely.
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:Lets hope it doesnt get turned into an 4th ed, actionRPG.
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: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.
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 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:Lets hope it doesnt get turned into an 4th ed, actionRPG.
I can guarantee it won't be either of those. For one Beamdog is both the people who own the distribution service and the people making the enhanced edition. Just like Valve only having their games on Steam. Also it's $10 on GOG why would they charge less for an enhanced edition with more work put into it than the standard edition you would have to mod to get it to be equal to the new edition. Out of curiousity why do you not want to use Beamdog? Just don't want to have to register for another service?Doom972 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.
Well they have the source code for the games and the engine so they are totally reworking the engine for newer resolutions and the UI. Also going to be some new content and they will fully support modding. One of the guys in charge of this goes to one of the modding sites himself to look at the work people are doing and is working on implementing some of the changes. Also they are keeping the code as close to the original as possible to saves and mods will be able to be carried over. If you want info on what he's planning go check his twitter or read my posts on this topic since I say a lot of what they are doing here. Also they aren't changing what works so all the old voices and songs will be there.Adam Jensen said:If they're remaking the entire game with the entire engine I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. But I'm really not all that excited for an enhanced version of the game I played more than a dozen times.