Website Teases New Baldur's Gate ... Something - UPDATED

[Manoose47]

The game needs a complete, fully voiced, HD overhaul. The mod giving it the BG 2 engine doesn't cut it for me. Give me a Dragon Age type Engine with all the original content please.

yuck, no thanks dragon age was inferior in every way to baldurs gate, the game play was way too ... WoW - like. besides there's already a bunch of dudes who like dragon age making a mod to port baldurs gate 2 into dragon Age, and for what its worth they seem to be doing a pretty good job.

but, if they re released Baldurs gate with the same garbage game play as dragon age i would be sadness

 

[LordOfTheDance]

I have a bad feeling about this.

 

[NovaStalker]

The game needs a complete, fully voiced, HD overhaul. The mod giving it the BG 2 engine doesn't cut it for me. Give me a Dragon Age type Engine with all the original content please.

yuck, no thanks dragon age was inferior in every way to baldurs gate, the game play was way too ... WoW - like. besides there's already a bunch of dudes who like dragon age making a mod to port baldurs gate 2 into dragon Age, and for what its worth they seem to be doing a pretty good job.

but, if they re released Baldurs gate with the same garbage game play as dragon age i would be sadness

Exactly. All the best lines from Baldur's Gate are from the handful of times they voiced a couple of lines of dialogue which vastly increased the impact they had on you. This also allowed them to be more flexible with the dialogue since you can keep tweaking until release if you don't have to worry about going back and redoing the VA work.

 

[tmande2nd]

You know...I am really hoping it is a totally new BG3 just to see the world wide web explode into a shower of rage, and RUINED FOREVER!

I mean...if its an HD reskin of BG2, than lots of people will whine about it being Isometric, and unvoiced.
If its an sequel called BG3, than people who scream that its not about the Bhaalspawn and no longer isometric.

Honestly I dont really care that much myself, since eh...its an OLD game I played it when I was like 12 or so.

I mean people are going to look at an HD re-release and LAUGH at how old its mechanics are. Its based on D&D 2nd edition for God's sake. Its a great nostalgia item but if I want my RPG fix I will play a game that actually does not look like ass.

 

[Loethlin]

I have a feeling it was all about this:
http://www.atari.com/buy-games/action-adventure-fighting-rpg-strategy/dungeons-amp-dragons-anthology-master-collection

I'm disappointed.

 

[Ramith]

The site has been updated.








And Loethlin, I very much doubt it is about that. All the clues tend to point to some kind of IOS port for BG1.

 

[Loethlin]

I hope so, because a collection of the games I already own doesn't do it for me.

 

[NovaStalker]

There are clues? Sorry but an IOS port sounds like a pile of ass if that's what all this teasing is about.

HD rerelease would be a little pointless, though worth it, since anyone who is truly an rpg fan and Baldur's Gate fan in particular isn't so shallow as to care about graphics. Which isn't to say we don't appreciate them.

I prefer hoping for the best and crossing my fingers for a BG3. Yes, it could be a RUINED FOREVER situation but at least then we have the possibility of something truly great. And I'm used to ignoring cash grab sequels by now.

 

[Ramith]

Couple of clues.

Firstly all the images on the site are BG1 portraits. Which points to dealing with BG1.

And there was this posted by GameBanshee.

http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/107112-baldurs-gate-mystery-project-comments-and-qcoming-soonq-teaser-trailer.html

And they were the first to catch on to the whole thing.

*And I agree that this kinda sucks if I am right.

 

[Ramith]

This from Trent Oster's twitter.

Great meeting with #Atari at #GDC now we need to get all the ducks in a row for an announcement #baldursgate #bestthingever

Atari owns the rights, right?

Maybe I am wrong, maybe it is BG3....

*Another update

Forgot to mention awesome meeting yesterday with the #WizardsoftheCoast guys. Great talking #d&d with them

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

"She left me to die. YOU left me to die. But Shar... Shar wanted me to live."

That sounds like Viconia to me. Moreover, it's not a line she's like to say in the BG1 timeline. Maybe BG2, but even there, it really sounds more like something that happened after Throne of Bhaal.

 

[Ramith]

Something is happening.

The site is down at the moment, but I hear there is a 24 hour clock counting down now.