New Baldur's Gate - Page 13

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On March 01 2012 03:57 lol_Robot wrote:



Possibly not the most popular, but I think the difficulty of it really makes the player value each accomplishment and level gained.

In Diablo, you level up to 2 when you kill maybe 5 enemies. In BG, or any strict DnD adaptation, it takes hours to level up to level 2. This encourages exploration, proper resource management, and more focus on the character than simple DPS.

That is what made BG1 so beloved; people had invested so much time and care into their character and party that when you finally FINALLY beat it, you really felt like you had had a worthwhile experience.

I agree that what you're talking about is frustrating, but I'm willing to take that as part of the game. How I long for an actual hardcore MMO based on strict DnD rules, although I don't know how 4th edition works.

The problem with DnD, from a video gaming viewpoint, and why I didn't care as much for Throne of Bhaal, was that it's based on characters staying dead once they die. A high level character has a good chance of being raised, but at low levels, forget about it. Thus, high level characters, items, and abilities are rare, wondrous, majestic things. Providing a challenge for a party of level 20 characters requires truly god-like opposition, and it's a really difficult proposition to scale from one extreme to the other like that.

This is the problem with games like WoW, that is, they become a grind for gear instead of being able to focus on true Role-Playing and continuous story, which is what make the BG series, or other DnD inspired titles like Planescape:Torment so wonderful and rare. I was extremely disappointed by Neverwinter Nights; the graphics and mechanics of the game were great, but the story was just terrible.

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On March 01 2012 04:11 MrTortoise wrote:



I agree but also disagree in a relevant way

Its about constraints. A book has less constraints on it in you r mind. A movie defines and fixes so much more than a book does. I think books are probably 'better' because you brain knows what it likes and creates things in its image ...

But yeah i think waaaay too much resource goes into eye candy.

Text based adventures are still highly absorbing ... i think that has been lost ... detailed world has become the definition of immersive. I dont think that is true though. Skyrim was very cool, but i dont think i was immersed after the first 8 hours or so.

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On March 01 2012 04:14 disciple wrote:


I for one love NWN and dont find the story bad at all. I liked the political aspect of the rivalry between Luskan and Neverwinter and some of the quests in the first act were really good in that regard. After that it more or less regressed to the typical RPG dullness of having ancient races and such but overall it was a good effort.

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On February 29 2012 09:11 Candadar wrote:


All this negativity

A new fucking BG is coming out guys, be excited! If you go into it negative like "IT WILL NEVER BE GOOD IT'LL JUST BE CASUALIZED" you'll never like it no matter how good it is.

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On March 01 2012 01:51 ELA wrote:
LOL

Check this out guys:



It says in the source code:



My english isn't the best, but im assuming that "Pore over the tapestries and works of art hanging from our walls if you wish, Child of Bhaal... perhaps you will find a clue" means that another hint is hidden within the background-portraits of the sites.. I'll try and mess around with the colors abit and see if i can find something )

So happy that its the good old Infinity Engine man... Hand drawn 2d areas are made out of sweet victory

Edit: I have played with every possible slider to change colors/contrasts etc. in PS for both the background and the logo.. Can't find anything

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On February 29 2012 13:11 Ganfei2 wrote:
BG2 is so far removed from current game standards that rather than be excited at this news I'm wary as to what exactly they'll be producing. Hopefully it can live up to the name.

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On March 01 2012 05:06 Traeon wrote:


The graphics are dated by now but everything else is still excellent even by today's standards, seriously! It's the modern RPG's that compare poorly in many aspects.

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On March 01 2012 05:06 Traeon wrote:


The graphics are dated by now but everything else is still excellent even by today's standards, seriously! It's the modern RPG's that compare poorly in many aspects.

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On March 01 2012 04:14 disciple wrote:

I for one love NWN and dont find the story bad at all. I liked the political aspect of the rivalry between Luskan and Neverwinter and some of the quests in the first act were really good in that regard. After that it more or less regressed to the typical RPG dullness of having ancient races and such but overall it was a good effort.

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On March 01 2012 03:28 dismiss wrote:
although I don't know how 4th edition works.

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On March 01 2012 05:19 Battleaxe wrote:
Comment at the bottom of the source today:
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And the one from yesterday that seems to have been missed at the bottom of the source:
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On March 01 2012 05:29 leveller wrote:
I'll do it -
for a turnip

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