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Giant Snake
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Posted - 15 Sep 2024 :  23:34:28  Show Profile Send Giant Snake a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The environs in the game are so good. I don’t understand why people consider Baldur’s Gate the better game.
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ElfBane
Learned Scribe

USA
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Posted - 16 Sep 2024 :  09:29:18  Show Profile Send ElfBane a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Giant Snake

The environs in the game are so good. I don’t understand why people consider Baldur’s Gate the better game.


BG1 is much less Linear than IWD. That's probably the reason.
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe

USA
622 Posts
Posted - 16 Sep 2024 :  23:28:53  Show Profile Send Galuf the Dwarf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ElfBane

quote:
Originally posted by Giant Snake

The environs in the game are so good. I don’t understand why people consider Baldur’s Gate the better game.


BG1 is much less Linear than IWD. That's probably the reason.


That, and it has more engaging characters (namely the various party members).
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Giant Snake
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Posted - 17 Sep 2024 :  06:30:54  Show Profile Send Giant Snake a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The best parts of Baldur’s Gate were the Durlag Tower and some other strange monsters. I don’t like the characters, really, and the intrigues of the plot are not hugely deep or appealing the way the ruins in Icewind Dale are.
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Galuf the Dwarf
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USA
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Posted - 22 Sep 2024 :  02:33:09  Show Profile Send Galuf the Dwarf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Update: Trials of the Luremaster is done. Now working on finishing Heart of Winter.
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The Sage
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Australia
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Posted - 22 Sep 2024 :  07:26:15  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I loved ‘Hearts of Winter.’ I know it has its detractors but I usually revisit it each time I replay the original IWD game.
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Galuf the Dwarf
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USA
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Posted - 22 Sep 2024 :  19:30:50  Show Profile Send Galuf the Dwarf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

I loved ‘Hearts of Winter.’ I know it has its detractors but I usually revisit it each time I replay the original IWD game.


One of my favorite things about it? The mace called Three White Doves. It's almost like the Mace of Disruption from BG2.
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The Sage
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Australia
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Posted - 23 Sep 2024 :  07:42:43  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I especially loved that because I was going through my “I love maces” phase of D&D adventuring at the time. :P
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Galuf the Dwarf
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USA
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Posted - 25 Sep 2024 :  19:55:39  Show Profile Send Galuf the Dwarf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Update: I beat Heart of Winter last night just before bed. Now it's only the final boss of the main game left. Can't believe it.
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Galuf the Dwarf
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USA
622 Posts
Posted - 27 Sep 2024 :  13:22:05  Show Profile Send Galuf the Dwarf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Final Update: At 11:30 EST last night, I beat the core game itself. Fairly certain I was over-leveled for it but I made it happen. I may or may not go through Heart of Fury mode. Not sure if that has improved versions of various items like the sequel does. Not going to bother with updates on that if I do play, though.
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