Baldur's Gate requires level grinding though.
Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 03/05/2011 11:47:30 PM
You pretty much need to just go out into the wilds and kill stuff or find random sidequests if you want to have the experience and gear to actually further the plot. And low level Mages are ridiculous dead weight, playing a Warrior class is clearly a major advantage in that game.
I also find that the plot takes a long time to actually get interesting - everything between Nashkel and Baldur's Gate is a boring sequence of "there's a guy at the end of the dungeon. You kill him. He was taking orders from this other guy at the end of that other dungeon. Repeat. And this is also the period where you'll be doing most of the sidequests. I'm not really sure what you're talking about with the side story thing, I'd rather say the opposite, Shadows of Amn had sidestories, Baldur's Gate has sidequests. Mostly just wander around find someone who asks you to kill something or retrieve an item carried by a monster. Or kill mercenaries, bounty hunters and bandits in the wilds.
Incidentally, I have to give special mention to Gullykin. That sidequest is ridiculously poorly developed.
I also find that the plot takes a long time to actually get interesting - everything between Nashkel and Baldur's Gate is a boring sequence of "there's a guy at the end of the dungeon. You kill him. He was taking orders from this other guy at the end of that other dungeon. Repeat. And this is also the period where you'll be doing most of the sidequests. I'm not really sure what you're talking about with the side story thing, I'd rather say the opposite, Shadows of Amn had sidestories, Baldur's Gate has sidequests. Mostly just wander around find someone who asks you to kill something or retrieve an item carried by a monster. Or kill mercenaries, bounty hunters and bandits in the wilds.
Incidentally, I have to give special mention to Gullykin. That sidequest is ridiculously poorly developed.
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So I gotta know if this is happening to anyone else...
30/04/2011 01:22:24 AM
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you must gather your party before venturing forth
30/04/2011 10:16:34 AM
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oh god....I hope that narrator makes lots of money. He DESERVES it
30/04/2011 10:01:01 PM
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This behaviour must not continue. Feel the burning stare of my HAMSTER and change your ways!
30/04/2011 11:43:38 PM
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the best. Particularly since follow-ups having come CLOSE :rollups:
01/05/2011 12:25:01 AM
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To me, yes, but then I'm currently playing it, so not as odd.
01/05/2011 12:25:17 AM
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live by the sword live a good long time!
01/05/2011 01:30:21 AM
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I've never played the first one - sounds like there are some good lines there too. *NM*
01/05/2011 09:44:48 PM
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...how could you play the follow-ups without playing the first one?
02/05/2011 01:18:12 AM
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I never played BG1 and still REALLY enjoyed BG2. The story seemed a clean enough break to "get it."
02/05/2011 01:14:23 PM
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Yeah, exactly... I don't really feel the loss.
02/05/2011 10:50:04 PM
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to put it simply, you're wrong about the gameplay.
03/05/2011 01:42:10 PM
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It might clarify things a bit if I say I've never played tabletop RPGs.
03/05/2011 10:21:34 PM
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Baldur's Gate requires level grinding though.
03/05/2011 11:47:30 PM
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you don't grind
04/05/2011 08:36:12 AM
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Depends on your perspective I guess.
04/05/2011 06:49:52 PM
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so does every game, honestly. LIFE is level grinding.
04/05/2011 10:15:26 AM
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That's not true, and you know it's not true - you've talked about playing games that don't have it
04/05/2011 01:18:51 PM
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No. Specifically, I was commenting on Baldur's Gate compared to Shadows of Amn.
04/05/2011 07:04:55 PM
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I wasn't aware you were specifically comaring BG to SoA.
04/05/2011 07:43:32 PM
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Ah, sorry then. Yes, it was in reply to the improvements of BG2 to BG1.
05/05/2011 12:45:55 AM
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Re: Ah, sorry then. Yes, it was in reply to the improvements of BG2 to BG1.
05/05/2011 01:16:04 AM
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Re: Ah, sorry then. Yes, it was in reply to the improvements of BG2 to BG1.
05/05/2011 02:41:11 AM
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Re: Ah, sorry then. Yes, it was in reply to the improvements of BG2 to BG1.
05/05/2011 03:16:08 AM
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I do have the impression that SoA (and certainly ToB) swings a bit the other way regarding mages.
04/05/2011 09:40:12 PM
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Yes. It's not the fault of the games though, they're using D&D rules, so it comes with the territory
05/05/2011 12:25:21 AM
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Diablo 1 is vastly superior to Diablo 2. Just saying. *NM*
03/05/2011 02:22:44 PM
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As I said I haven't played the former, but I really rather doubt it. *NM*
03/05/2011 10:22:07 PM
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Diablo 1 wins in the story and atmosphere department.
03/05/2011 10:37:30 PM
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If you thought they both had a terrible gameplay...
04/05/2011 09:41:46 PM
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Because they're addicting and I'm exaggerating. I have completed both.
04/05/2011 10:04:40 PM
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