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Summary: The Best
Review: The game was the best game I have ever played I loved it.The people that make this game really know how to make a quest game.I have played a lot of games like Baldurs Gate but not nearly as good!I really dont no what else to say u just need to buy it and find out for your self.If your like me love long lasting exciting quest games this for you.This game rules.
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Summary: It is the best game EVER MADE for PC
Review: It has to be the coolest game Black Isle has to offer besides Planescape Torment! I wouldn't even compare it to Baldur's Gate 1 because this one blows it out of the water, no comparrison! It has alot of classes to choose from but the pictures are very poor! It is definetely not and easy game to beat, it took me about 4-5 months to beat so if you like long games this is a GREAT GAME FOR YOU.
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Summary: Fun.Addictive.Compelling.
Review: I am a significantly older player of role-playing games and I must admit that I have never played a PC game that held my interest as well as BG2 did. The effects and coloring were great. The soundtrack was well conceived. And the storyline was very well thoughtout. I don't believe that most PC role-playing games can boast such an in depth story through each chapter (from BG1 through TOB). The replayability through different classes, different alignments allows for some unique role-playing situations that are hard to duplicate. I would not suggest this game for those people that don't truly want to role-play as they will undoubtedly miss some of the best points in the game.
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Summary: Baldur's Sequel - A Work of Art.
Review: I'm sure it will be debated whether it was a smart move for Black Isle to end the saga that is all things Baldur's Gate. For the fans I'm guessing the answer to that would be a unanimous NO!! Such success must end at a point I guess - "All glory is fleeting" don't they say? A shame nonetheless.This game is what all sequels should aim to be. The on-going story of our brave hero unravels with amazing clarity and thoughtful precision. Many refinements have been made to the original gameplay, scope, look and feel of BGI to create BGII. The result is amazing, and for me, truly satisfying. If I were asked to name the one best point in the game - it could only be one thing. Your character's arch nemesis has to be one of the all time classic Bad Dudes. The development of Jon Irenicus must have been a deep passion for whomever was responsible - and they did an outstanding job. This dude gets under your skin. He epitomises everything that a boss should. Good luck against him - he ain't all candy!! A nice reminder appears throughout the game from time to time, goes something like this - "Even though our hero doesn't need to eat - YOU DO! We don't want to lose any dedicated players..."
This couldn't be nearer the truth...many late hours you will spend in unravelling the enchanting mysteries of BGII - SOA. My condolences to any partners in a relationship - you will take a back seat to this... I enjoyed the Baldur's Gate saga immensely, would not hesitate in recommending it to any gamer who enjoys a combat/quest style role playing adventure with awesome graphics and amazing re-playability and will certainly have each installment at the forefront of my collection.
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Summary: Looks great, gameplay is poor though
Review: Pros
Great graphics
D&D concept
Lots of character choices & development Cons
Gameplay is annoying from start to finish:-
-- AI is beyond dumb. Characters wander off, attack each other, get lost etc periodicaly (especially annoying as all characters must be close together when changing to a new location, and you realize one ... managed to get stuck 5 minutes walk away)
-- Constant reloads are *unavoidable* hence ruining the atmosphere (you'll reload 100's of times, even on the easiest difficulty -- there is *no* imersion in this 'world' due to this)
-- Many quests involve level draining creatures, requiring you to go alllll the waaaayyyyy back to town for level restoration -- very boring in such a slow travel game (no choice in this, you'll end up losing multiple levels per character until they are all nerfed beyond usefulness halfway through a dungeon
-- Main quest isnt very deep or absorbing (compared to say Arcanum)
-- Spellcasting is very annoying (you have to choose which spells to memorize well in advance of a fight.. again, just encouraging re-loads once you discover what situations you will be facing and realize your current selection are worthless)
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Summary: This is the best RPG game right now.
Review: I have spent a whole month playing this game and I just got the chapter 5. This game is great.
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Summary: Sets the Standard for RPGs
Review: I've been an RPG fan since the days of "Bard's Tale", and Interplay continues the classic tradition with this sequel to "Baldur's Gate", which redefined RPG gaming on the PC. In "BGII:SOA", your character continues his/her dark Bhaalspawn legacy. I won't get into the story too much, since you should play both games and simply become engrossed, but note that your lineage is central to the game's constantly unfolding plot. Since you are the child of a god, people throughout Amn are very interested in you and will try to sway you and your party of adventurers to do their bidding...whether it be good or evil is up to you. TO start, SOA is not easy. Your character starts off at a high level, so forget about the easy random encounters with bandits. Sure, you'll be knee-deep in hobgoblin blood once in a while, but soon, you'll be battling maginificent D&D monsters like beholders, fire elementals, and even some dragons. Thankfully, SOA gives you NPCs immediately to begin your quest. Old friends like Minsc and Imoen are back, and soon, Jaheira and Edwin can join in the fun. Romances are possible, and the added flavor or class-specific strongold quests make the game truly exciting. Paladins can join an Order, fighters can acquire a keep, bards can be the lead in a play, and mages can train to become unstoppable killing machines. Picking your party is half the fun, as race, class, and especially alignment all come into play. Yes, Korgan the Berzerker is an awesome front-line dealer of death, but due to his Chaotic Evil nature, does your Cavalier keep him aboard? In the short-term maybe, but as time goes by, you'll find the intra-party squabbles quite entertaining and perhaps even deadly. The interface is simply to manipulate, and kudos to Black Isle for finally allowing users to hide all of the panels and work solely by keyboard command to bring up character inventories, journals (which are now tracked by quest too!), and maps. Graphics and sound render brilliant atmospheres complete with EAX, and epic battles never seem to slow down, despite the monstrous size of your enemies. Spell effects are updated and quite amazing as your mages become more powerful. BGII:SOA will keep you on your PC for hours, and for that, enjoy the ride. There are dozens of quests to keep you going, and with the excitement of finding powerful artifacts, weapons, and armor, your party should glady take on all of them. So forget about the hack-and-slash of Diablo II. Pick up Baldur's Gate II if you're interested in a game that will thrust you into a world of magic and mystery. You'll find that once you go in, it's very difficult to come back out.
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Summary: What's the big deal?
Review: What's all the hype about? I got this game on the basis of myriad good reviews and recommendations, and was impressed by the many classes, races, weapons, and monsters flaunted by every site devoted to this RPG. However, I must say that I was unimpressed by the game itself. Despite their sheer number, I found that there was very little difference between the classes; it seemed that some could use spells and some could not, which naturally made me prefer the former. However, as it seems that half of the spells counteract the other half, I didn't have a huge variety to cast. Going into towns to buy things was utterly pointless, as you find many of Baldur's Gate II's best standard items in the first five minutes of gameplay. Which brings me to the most pointlessly tedious part of this overrated RPG: combat. I would think that my mighty Kensai (or Paladin, Barbarian, Ranger, or Monk; it really didn't matter) would chop Mephits (hairy things that look like bats with the ability to hover) in two pieces on the first blow, especially when wielding a Katana, that mighty Japanese blade forged by meticulously folding thousands of layers of iron and steel to create an edge capable of bisecting a thick rod of steel in a single strike. Instead, I learn that he missed. With a sword. In melee combat. How is this possible? It takes me a further fifteen slices (and five misses) before the thing finally releases a ... squirt of blood and dies. If battle in fantasy worlds is that boring, I'm glad I live here and now. In disgust, I let my brother try the game, and his verdict was even worse than mine. I may be one of the only people in the world who thinks so, but in my opinion, there are much better ways to spend one's time than trying to futilely slay goblins with poleaxes.
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Summary: Unimaginably entertaining and engrossing
Review: This is, without a doubt, one of the best games I've ever played. With loads of classes and then tons of kits, the replayability of this game is astounding. The spells are amazing and powerful, and you can spend several (real) days searching for one magic sword (anyone say the Holy Avenger+5?). This game is definetly one for everybody who likes RPGs.
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Summary: best game i ever played
Review: Baldur's Gate 1 has always been my most favorite game. No matter how much i looked around for games equally impressive i found none. Than to my satisfaction Baldur's Gate 2 was issued and i immeaditely purchased it. This is the best game i have ever experienced on a pc. The graphics are so real and I love the characters in the game. My advice is to be a fighter for a skill. They are the best at fighting and have high percentage skills. I am currently playing a Kesei Fighter, which is the best character you can be. Well atleast I think so. While mages are powerful, you just run out of spells too often. It was a majot letdown. So go out there and be craftful when picking your character, they do go a long ways with you in the game.
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