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Malignus
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Awesome list! I loved the original Wizardry, and Might and Magic 4-5 gave me many hours of enjoyment back in high school.
| Rainer Deyke wrote: | | I can't believe they included Baldur's Gate instead of Planescape: Torment in the list. Well, I can, but it still pisses me off. Planescape was a great game despite the shittiest combat engine I've ever seen in a RPG. Baldur's Gate was just a huge pile of shit: same shitty combat engine, more emphasis on combat, and none of the things that made Planescape great. |
I too loved Planescape Torment and couldn't stand the original Baldur's Gate (in spite of my love for Minsc). Didn't even finish it--it bored me that much. But as Torment clearly took after Baldur's Gate in many respects, Baldur's Gate was probably the right choice for the list.
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RampantCoyote
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You know, I never finished BG, either (though I think I finished the three "modules" of the expansion).
BG2, however, I *loved*. One of my favorite games of all time.
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Malignus
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Interesting. What about BG2 was so good in comparison to the original? Did they open up the game world more? Make gameplay less dependent on highly randomized combat?
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RampantCoyote
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Really good question, and it's been so long I'm not positive I remember the answer.
I seem to remember getting lost a lot in BG1. A lot of wandering around getting into random combats, trying to figure out where I should go next. It was fun just exploring a bit, but it got old ofter a while. (I should re-install it and try again).
I don't remember that happening in BG2. It seemed like there was something happening on every street corner. I had quests coming out the wazoo, and I didn't have to go too far before I'd pick up the next thread.
In short, the world seemed *full*.
The story was only so-so, but it was still a lot better than BG1.
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