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My experience with Baldurs Gate (1998) so far (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Start game.
Character creation.
Disappointed that goblin isn't an option.
Disappointed that class is linked to race but whatever it's an old game.
Can't decide between making my character a half-elf druid avenger or gnome thief.
Settle on druid avenger because playing as an eco-terrorist sounds fun.
Become disappointed that druids can only be true neutral.
I make my characters skin green and give them the old lady voice because fuck you game I wanted to make a goblin.
Walk into the Inn.
Insult every noble visiting the inn.
Leave.
Enter a house and get jumped by an assassin.
Die.
Lmao this game rules.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (11 children)

it may just be the nostalgia speaking, but i think bg1 is better than bg2 in the vibes department.

2 is better mechanically, has better items, the classes and stuff are better, but... (of course, some of this doesnt apply to you since you're probably playing the enhanced edition)

2's villain is shit and the story is bad. 1 is childish and b-movie level, but still better IMHO.

also, the pacing. in 2, you're thrown out into a big city immediately after the too long intro dungeon. in bg1, the big city comes at the end, you start out finding lost dogs in the forest and shit.

no idea about 3, i'll probably never bother to play it. i'm too chomsky-yes-honey at this point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Irenicus' backstory and the overall plot post-Spellhold are random and silly.

Irenicus' voice acting and most of his lines are great.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

yeah, it's a great voice actor (and some great dialogue) wasted on a ... not even a generic villain, just a plain uninteresting one. beige.

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