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Would not forget this game ever, first time had to install using 5CDs, endless hours spent discovering this amazing world and story these guys have built. Hands
by _void 8y ago
Would not forget this game ever, first time had to install using 5CDs, endless hours spent discovering this amazing world and story these guys have built. Hands down to Black Isle Studios for BG series, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment.
- synthmeat 8y agoAhhh, the child of Bhaal has awoken. It is time for more... experiments. I think I spent hundreds of hours just min-maxing in Irenicus' dungeon.
- _void 8y agoYou could do this, or try to kill dual sword wield Drizzt Do'Urden.. the legend.
- ajmurmann 8y agoYep, surround with a swarm of skeletons so he can't move and kill him with crossbows.
- sano1 8y agoNo, you have to have enough members in your party to surround him before speaking to him and then remove them from your party. So neutral NPCs are surrounding him. He will just kill skeletons. But you deserve whatever is coming to you if you kill Drizzt just for some swords.
- glangdale 8y agoI always felt obligated to kill Drizzt as a matter of literary criticism.
- deagle50 8y agoBG 1 and 2 were developed by Bioware. Black Isle developed the Icewind Dale series, also great RPGs.
- _void 8y agoI can still remember Black Isle logo when game was starting in BG1, so no, they were working on first game as well :)
- rhn_mk1 8y agoAre you sure they weren't just a distributor?
- _void 8y agoOK, you may be right, wiki saying they were publishers.
- meshenna 8y agoOn the 10th anniversary of Baldur's Gate, Bioware put up a website that had quotes from a bunch of devs who worked on it. One of the people quoted said that the publisher, Interplay, kept rejecting Bioware's story drafts and ended up having their own team (Black Isle) write it. So if that is to be believed, Interplay/Black Isle did do more than just publish the game, but I haven't been able to find out exactly how involved they were in the development.
- conjectures 8y agoBG2 definitely has a place in the canon of computer games.
- ionised 8y agoThey were all great but Planescape Torment was my favourite of the lot. Such a well-written game.
- ThePadawan 8y agoIts novelization is gathering dust on my e-reader.
- the_af 8y agoMy favorite too. Such a good game, characterful and intriguing, and with awesome music too. Planescape is the best D&D setting. About the only thing that hasn't aged well are the character portraits; I wish they had been hand-drawn instead of these weird late 90s low-res 3D renders. Everything else is superb. I wonder if Nordom is still patiently waiting for the Nameless One to return...
- Sharlin 8y agoAfter almost 20 years, the original Torment is still unparalleled in many ways. It redefined what it means to tell a truly great story in a video game.
- int_19h 8y agoSpeaking of which, there's an "enhanced edition" of P:T now, that's also available on mobile devices.