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Summary: ABSOLUTELLY GENIOUS
Review: This game is with out a shadow of a doubt one of the best games ever created. With a predeceser like BGTOSC, you can expect this one to be on the top 10 list for a long time. People who dont like this game are ussually not familiar with the AD&D rules and probably have never played the game themselfes. BUY IT, you wont regret it
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Summary: What a role-playing game should be.
Review: If all you want to do is hack and slash through life (your character's life, that is) and wear out your mouse, go with other titles that can do that, and just that, well. However if you are a role-playing traditionalist who wants more then hack and slash, one who appreciates a deep non-linear story, one who wishes to lead an adventuring party and considers the consequences of one's decisions, Bauldur's Gate II is for you.The great graphics doesn't hurt either.
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Summary: its the bomb
Review: this is gonna be the best game get it
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Summary: Simply amazing
Review: I have to say that Baldur's Gate II is probably the best game ever. I started playing it several years ago, and would still be playing it if I hadn't lost cd2 (A new cd already heading for my house ^^) I have never been so addicted to any game in my whole life; it is role playing as nothing has been before. Instead of the usual hack'n slash you're having conversations (and sometimes romances too ^^) with your party members, getting to know them better than you ever could in BG1(or any other game). In fact it is not a game, it is a whole new world, that you can never explore fully, as new mods are created every single day. There is no excuse, buy the game!
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Summary: Not very much changed...luckily
Review: Baldur's Gate is a first-class game, so why change the formula in the sequal? Yea, you can fight with two weapons at a time now, but who cares? I still use only one. Graphics didn't change that much in my eyes, so it's actually the same game with another story-line. But the story - because of that I fell in love with BG - is again very good. I saw someone complaining that the bad guy (I forgot his name) is too evil..well, did you expect that the bad guy just sold illegal armor or something? I didn't really like that beginning part - there in those underground mines - but the rest is again amazing. Someone complained you don't know how strong the monsters are if you want to attack... doesn't that make it more real. It's kind of silly if you see a number above his head or something.. It's an addictive game and I wished my copy of it didn't brake (just like my copy of BG1). I love this game (maybe because it's one of the few games I'm really good at), it's perfect just like the first BG. Buy it, the game is cheap these days..
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Summary: Best Game Ever
Review: If I could make ambrosia, If I could create the very divinity of all that ever existed in gaming, and if I could program, I would have made Baldur's Gate.
Even as someone who frequents First Person Shooter games, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, is still the best game I have ever played.
If you enjoy plot that actually matters, a game that ISN'T Completely hack&slash, a game where you can become a god (Well, in the expansion at least...) and if you enjoy games that will make you actually think, then BG2 is an awesome game for you.
And even if you don't normally enjoy those types of games, Get BG2 anyway.
While it is recommended that you play the first game before the second, it is not necessary. The first one was a bit on the boring side anyway.
You start as a captive in the dungeon of Jon Irenicus, an evil mage who has captured you to further his own cause, whatever that cause may be. You must escape his lair, to enter the city of Athkatla. And then? Then the game has only just begun.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a very open ended game, but the main plot is still quite evident, so you don't get too lost.
Some will be the Barbarian leader who captured a Keep by force, others will be a Sorcerer who took control of a Planar Sphere.
There are no limitations.
This game will blow your mind.
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Summary: One of the best RPGs I've ever played...
Review: Final Fantasy? Good, but not great.
Diablo? Not even worth mentioning.
Divine Divinity? Good, but not really noteworthy.
Planescape: Torment? The only game better than this.
Baldur's Gate II has it all.
Beautiful landscapes. Detailed locations. Absorbing gameplay. Realistic characters. Twisted enemies. Entrancing music. Tens of thousands of items, both mundane and magical. Hundreds of spells.
Seven races. Eleven classes. Many sub-classes. The ability to change your class later or start with multiple ones. Skills. Stats. Resistances. Proficiencies. In short, nigh-on ultimate control over the customisation of your character.
Barbarian? Sorcerer? Perhaps a Monk or a Bard... and unlike Neverworking Nightmares, you can actually have a party! Six characters and up to five summoned creatures at a time makes for a mini army to challenge your enemies with (and believe me, you've got a lot of them).
See that demon there? He's after you. Emphatic Manifestations of the hatred of a bunch of worshippers chasing you around temples dedicated to dead gods. Character-specific curses. Turnip-obsessed Gnomes.
And through it all, your god-blood is as much a curse as it is a blessing, for there are quite a few plot twists revolving around your father...
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Summary: Truly a masterpiece
Review: A wonderfull game with lots of options and items and quests. Voice acting is very good. Graphics are, well, not 3d, but a very well done 2d, probably best suited for this game. And of course when it came out they were A LOT better. Would recomend this to anyone who enjoys D&D or any kind of RPG. Have fun.
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Summary: Wow anyone?
Review: You know, I have played a lot of rpgs and this is the very best. Plot was well rounded enough to satisfy (having a dark or light side, depending), AIs were not too shabby, and character modification made each play different. Yes, there is a corny romance there but the option can be turned off (though it sometimes maked gameplay more interesting). If you want to feel like you are interacting with other living, breathing humanbeings and you can't exactly do so over the internet or in d&d, this is the best way to get it done. I have recomended this game once and will recomend it again. A great game.
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Summary: Only complaint- EXTREMELY addictive
Review: I heard a lot about how good game Baldur's gate was, and I decided to buy it, also because Baldur's GAte sounded like a cool name. Boy! Would I be a different person if I would not have bought Baldur's Gate. My first impressions were that "geez, the graphics kinda suck!" But soon I learnt that graphics do not matter at all in this game. The story is so great, and there are so many environments, and so many roles to choose, and so many weapons to use, and yes: the combats are unsurpassable in fun and skill needed. You need to speak a lot to other characters, but that's also fun. Plus, there are hundreds of quests in hundreds of locations. There are many cases when the enemies can get incredibly tough to beat, but the means required to defeat them really make you feel smarter. And also, there are hundreds of misc items. I have completed the game three times, and I still would play it again if I get the time. It took some time to master the characters and the game in general, but what makes Baldur's Gate II unique is that it is so well designed, and so difficult. And you can choose so many different roles and enjoy the same adventures over and over again.
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