Using an overhauled Aurora engine, named the Electron engine, the game features graphics that look pretty good even today. The sequel to Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights 2 was released in October 2006 (North America) and did not fail to impress. The Severed Hand is fallen into such disrepair. That is one massive dead dragon in its final resting place, makes the elephant graveyards look so modest in comparison. The game is rather intriguing story - wise, Crenshinibon makes an appearance, and it is very combat oriented, there are lots of spells though that are not found in the BG series, and a great variety of feats to choose from when one levels up, adding complexity to the combat system, which is all very fine and dandy. Oh well, always did want to see the snow capped hills of the Vale of Shadows, the frozen icicles and menacing ice caves in the Wyrm's tooth glacier, and above all, the lakes of Easthaven! Which kind of reminds me of that time Regis went fishing for Knucklehead. Planescape: TormentĪpparently, Black Isle decided that releasing just the Baldur's Gate series wasn't enough, they had to round out the package by giving us a parallel adventure, Icewind Dale, set in the Ten towns of R.A. Pass beyond the heavy doors of Spellhold, if you dare. Nothing quite like the smell of fresh fireballs in the morning.
Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel, the stuff of legends, right Boo? The main plot quests are more or less seamlessly intertwined with the side quests, leading to a game that is open, yet not pointless, like some sandbox games, Sins of a Solar empire, anyone? There are also some very memorable party members and NPCs in this game, some of their actions and words have since gone on to become memes and tropes in their own right. The protagonist, a seasoned adventurer by the start of this game, is captured by an evil villain and seeks to escape his dungeon, and after a sequence of events, gets pulled into a whirlpool of conspiracies, intrigue, and events that ultimately brings him / her face to face with his frightening heritage. It is simply, to put it in plain words, the story of the hero's journey.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition gameplayįor me, the most exemplary member of this distinguished class of landmark Forgotten Realms games is rightly BG 2.
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