Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition - Discussion Thread

[Gannu]

The news was out last March and hell, we need a thread for the title considered to be the baap of all the RPGs out there, not discounting NWN!

Anyhoo, a mysterious countdown has appeared on their home page since yesterday, which might give us some answers to what the enhanced edition packs, the release date and the price - Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

The remake of the original title and its expansions - Tales of the Sword Coast is developed by Overhaul Games, a sub-division of Beamdog which was formed by the ex-employees of BioWare itself. The remake of the sequel is also being developed by Overhaul. The onyl downside is the game will NOT be available on Steam or GoG.

 

[jc36lect3r]

I installed the original, was put off by the graphics. Not a big fan of rolling dice systems, but might give this a shot. 13 hours they say, let's see.

 

[krugur]

Its the rolling dice mechanic and the handling multiple chars that put me off. Tried it a bit, one of my friends was really addicted. Will point him to this.

 

[ALPHA17]

Glad I do not see EA there, ATARI is marketing the game.

 

[Gannu]

September 18 it is!

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition arrives Sept. 18, discounted pre-orders now open | Joystiq

Costs only 20 USD! And 2$ less if preordered.

Sam Hulick is the composer for the game. The same dude who gave us the soundtracks for Mass Effect 1/2/3.

 

[etern4lflux]

I am actually waiting to see how well the ipad/android versions turn out to be. I've always felt that touchscreen would be a great fit for any infinity engine game.

 

[Gannu]

Release date pushed to November 30!

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition release delayed into fall | VG247

 

[zorro villain]

I have never played the original classic.Good atleast i can play this one now.

 

[Black_Hawk]

[h=1]Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition moves up its launch date[/h]Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is now planning to launch on November 28, two days ahead of its last scheduled release date.

Of course, two days probably isn’t the biggest difference in the world, but considering developer Overhaul’s RPG remake suffered a much more substantial delay back in September, it’s still nice to hear.
The news comes from creative director Trent Oster, who tweeted: “We are targeting November 28 for all platforms. Since we have approvals, etc, we can’t 100% control the date on iOS, Mac and Android.”
Oster went on to confirm that BG:EE will run on first generation iPads and Nexus 7s too, so it appears that most tablet owners who want to relive the classic role-player will get their chance. Eventually.

Source: Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition moves up its launch date | VG247

 

[Black_Hawk]

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Gameplay Trailer

 

[Black_Hawk]

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Intro Cinematic

 

[rabid.parrots]

so, how is it? anyone got it yet?

 

[Black_Hawk]

so, how is it? anyone got it yet?

I haven't played it yet, this will have to wait until I'm done with Hitman Absolution and Far Cry 3 and then I'll surely pick this one up. However, I did manage to dig up a review of the game here:

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/my-13-year-old-baldurs-gate-review-enhanced-edition/

Pretty solid IMO and the gameplay is as expected... addictive and of epic proportions.

 

[v.Na5h]

Downloading the android version .. 10 dollars are u kiiding me

 

[etern4lflux]

Downloading the android version .. 10 dollars are u kiiding me

Let us know how well it plays on a 7 inch tablet (I'm assuming that's what you have). I've already paid twice for the game - once on gog, then on steam.

 

[dottedindian]

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