Baldur's Gate DVD

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Summary: DVD vs CD
Review: I bought this game and love it! While I'm not sure how fast it would have played in its CD version, my DVD player worked very quickly (plus you never have to change CDs, which can be very annoying when you change game areas). Highly recommended!

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Summary: DVD vs CD
Review: Quite simply the best game I've ever played. It won best rpgof the year and best game of the year in several magazines, so I'm notgoing to blab about it's awesome gameplay and graphics. But, the DVD version is a vast improvement over the CD-ROM platform. No, it doesn't give better graphics or anything, but you don't have to switch cds every 20 minutes, it's only ONE DVD vs. FIVE CDs. If you have a DVD-ROM on your computer, it'd be stupid to buy Baldur's Gate on CDs.

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Summary: Awesome, more wieldly game
Review: Quite simply the best game I've ever played. It won best rpgof the year and best game of the year in several magazines, so I'm notgoing to blab about it's awesome gameplay and graphics. But, the DVD version is a vast improvement over the CD-ROM platform. No, it doesn't give better graphics or anything, but you don't have to switch cds every 20 minutes, it's only ONE DVD vs. FIVE CDs. If you have a DVD-ROM on your computer, it'd be stupid to buy Baldur's Gate on CDs.

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Summary: DVD games are NOT the way to go.
Review: Sometimes I wonder if anybody has ever bought a game released on DVD. The truth is, DVD isn't any better quality for games, it's just slower. If you have a CD-ROM drive, buy the CD-ROM version. If you only have a DVD drive on your comp, get a CD-ROM drive. DVD drives are slower than a good 40-50x cd-rom drive, no matter what anyone tries to tell you.

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Summary: Simply Amazing!
Review: The best RPG that I have ever played. Amazing graphics put together with a great story line, make Baldur's Gate a must buy!

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Summary: Great AD&D RPG!!
Review: This is the first RPG that I've ever played on computer, and I'm enjoying every aspect of Baldur's Gate. The game manual and Adobe Acrobat Reader is on the disc so the user can switch between playing the game and reading the manual if you ever have to refer to the manual for help with game play. You'll have to open 2 windows and use the ALT + TAB keys to quickly switch between the screens. My version of Baldur's Gate - DVD came as one disc in a bundled software package when I bought my computer; therefore, I don't know if a printed game manual is available when Baldur's Gate is purchased by itself. Although I have created 5 different types of characters you can only use 1 for each game, and I don't know how many characters can be created. I don't know how many games can actually be saved either, but I have saved 10 so far. The game has a feature that automatically saves your game periodically, but I haven't paid attention as to how often the game auto-saves. I find the auto-save function most helpful when I make a bad decision that kills my character or if I get into a melee that I shouldn't have gotten into. Keep in mind that if you load your game from the last time Baldur's Gate auto-saved then you may be starting the game in a place up to a few hours before your character died. Baldur's Gate is easy to learn and all game actions can be carried out using only the mouse, including pausing the game. Without knowing what it's like to play other fantasy role-playing games I cannot say that this is THE best RPG on the market, but I would recommend Baldur's Gate to anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs, especially those of the AD&D background who haven't tried an AD&D PC game yet.

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Summary: Great AD&D RPG!!
Review: This is the first RPG that I've ever played on computer, and I'm enjoying every aspect of Baldur's Gate. The game manual and Adobe Acrobat Reader is on the disc so the user can switch between playing the game and reading the manual if you ever have to refer to the manual for help with game play. You'll have to open 2 windows and use the ALT + TAB keys to quickly switch between the screens. My version of Baldur's Gate - DVD came as one disc in a bundled software package when I bought my computer; therefore, I don't know if a printed game manual is available when Baldur's Gate is purchased by itself. Although I have created 5 different types of characters you can only use 1 for each game, and I don't know how many characters can be created. I don't know how many games can actually be saved either, but I have saved 10 so far. The game has a feature that automatically saves your game periodically, but I haven't paid attention as to how often the game auto-saves. I find the auto-save function most helpful when I make a bad decision that kills my character or if I get into a melee that I shouldn't have gotten into. Keep in mind that if you load your game from the last time Baldur's Gate auto-saved then you may be starting the game in a place up to a few hours before your character died. Baldur's Gate is easy to learn and all game actions can be carried out using only the mouse, including pausing the game. Without knowing what it's like to play other fantasy role-playing games I cannot say that this is THE best RPG on the market, but I would recommend Baldur's Gate to anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs, especially those of the AD&D background who haven't tried an AD&D PC game yet.

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Summary: DVD is FAR superior to CD versions. Period.
Review: Why in the world would ANYONE prefer a CD version over a DVD version? There is actually a review that says DVD is "slower". Is that person from another planet? Are we talking the same technology here? DVD blows CD versions away with FAR more data space and NO DISC SWAPPING! Baldur's Gate is a game with a LOT of disc swapping...unless you have a DVD-Rom. With the DVD version there is NO disc swapping. NONE. Ask yourself how that could possibly be slower. DVD games, including this one, are the BEST format for games. Get them while you can, they can be hard to find.

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Summary: DVD is FAR superior to CD versions. Period.
Review: Why in the world would ANYONE prefer a CD version over a DVD version? There is actually a review that says DVD is "slower". Is that person from another planet? Are we talking the same technology here? DVD blows CD versions away with FAR more data space and NO DISC SWAPPING! Baldur's Gate is a game with a LOT of disc swapping...unless you have a DVD-Rom. With the DVD version there is NO disc swapping. NONE. Ask yourself how that could possibly be slower. DVD games, including this one, are the BEST format for games. Get them while you can, they can be hard to find.

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Summary: DVD is FAR superior to CD versions. Period.
Review: Why in the world would ANYONE prefer a CD version over a DVD version? There is actually a review that says DVD is "slower". Is that person from another planet? Are we talking the same technology here? DVD blows CD versions away with FAR more data space and NO DISC SWAPPING! Baldur's Gate is a game with a LOT of disc swapping...unless you have a DVD-Rom. With the DVD version there is NO disc swapping. NONE. Ask yourself how that could possibly be slower. DVD games, including this one, are the BEST format for games. Get them while you can, they can be hard to find.