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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
 Posted - 07 Dec 2013 : 22:00:55
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| Actually, I take that back. I ABHOR that entry into the series of games. It was disgusting. |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 11:49:26
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| I was a huge fan myself. Loved this old hack and slash dungeon crawler. |
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
233 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2013 : 13:54:14
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| Yep, awful. Sullied the name of Baldur's Gate. Now every time I try talking to someone about Baldur's Gate they always think of the PS2/Xbox games :( it's sad. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 10 Dec 2013 : 12:47:33
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| Maybe thats because they were hugely popular and critically acclaimed. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 10 Dec 2013 : 19:55:58
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I'm with Thauranil on this one. BG:DA was great fun for an action game. I knew full well that there was a much more elaborate RPG game with a similar name when I started playing BG:DA, but that didn't interfere with me enjoying the console game. I have since gone back and picked up the PC games, but have yet to play them. I'm sure that I will be able to thoroughly enjoy both types of game, though.
There's just something special about being able to spin one's great axe around in a circle like a helicopter rotor.
"Put it in the air--spin it like a helicopter!" --Petey Pablo, "Raise Up (USA Flag Remix)"
The ending was rather abrupt, though. I found that to be a letdown.
And the odd magical spells they gave Drizzt were nutzo. They should've given him his blades, a longbow (Taulmaril, perhaps?), accelerated speed, fairie fire, and globe of darkness. I didn't see the need for them to make stuff up while still using his name and likeness. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Xbox)
