Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 Boxset

Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 Boxset Review

Baldur's Gate was one of the first PC games I ever played. And it will always be one of my favorites. It's a game with a slight learning curve, but if you're at all familiar with DnD, then it's not bad. Basically, you can't just go in and hack everything to bits and win. You have to plan. You need to prepare for every battle. Leveling up is EXTREMELY important (compared to the Diablo games, where another level is just another 5 stat points basically). Baldur's Gate took everything I knew about RPGs and made them better. In fact, RPG gaming, at the time, wasn't very big. But BG basically revived the entire genre because it had such a great reception (other games were renewing interest like Fallout, but BG was really the big fish at the time).

Baldur's Gate 2 is no different. All it did was fix the problems with Baldur's Gate (made seeing things easier, had more customization, had more side quests, etc.) and make the game bigger. You can even reuse your old character from BG1 in BG2 (in fact, you SHOULD since it's a continuation of the previous story).

I've played these games dozens of times now. I've made so many wizards and rogues, and have made a few fighters, paladins, monks, etc. I probably reinstall and replay this game once a year, and I've still not even played half the classes. There is just so much you can do with the game, its replayability is enormous. The story is the same every time, but it's still one of my favorite stories (and Sarevok from BG1 is still one of my favorite villains of all time). The writing is clever, hilarious, emotional, everything. The characters all have meaning and their own little tics and quirks (from Khalid's st-st-st-stuttering to Viconia's sassing to Minsc's ABSOLUTE HILARIOUS AND BAD-ASSEDNESS). This game is just incredible, and the fact that my brothers and friends have beaten it and started a new game so many times should tell you something about its appeal.

I love this game so much. Everyone should play it at least once.

Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 Boxset Feature

• This is the complete Baldur's Gate Compilation on four (4) DVD's. Includes: Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.
• Baldur's Gate : Baldur's Gate takes you back to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting on a visually dazzling role-playing adventure, one that brings to life the grand tradition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game through cutting edge art and technology. Immerse yourself in this quintessential medieval fantasy world, where nations hang in the balance of your actions, dark prophecies test your resolve, and heroic dreams can be fulfilled at last.
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Swords Coast : Continue your travels on the Sword Coast with the next set of adventurers in the award-winning Baldur's Gate role-playing game series.
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn : Baldur's Gate II expands the Baldur's Gate world by bringing you a new set of adventures set in the nation of Amn. Baldur's Gate II has a large central, nonlinear plot line which is broken down into 7-8 chapters, with lots of sub quests and small adventures thrown in for variety. The number of item recovery type quests has been greatly diminished and there are be more class- and alignment-specific quests.
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal : Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal greatly extends the Baldur's Gate II experience, with approximately 40 hours of additional adventures. Explore the lands of Tethyr as an epic conflict wreaks devastation on a scale never before seen in the Forgotten Realms campaign world

Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 Boxset Overview

4 in 1 Box Set - Enter a World of Intrigue Adventure and FierceCombatProduct InformationThe Complete Baldur's Gate Compilation!  Baldur's Gate takes you on adazzling role-playing adventure that brings life to the grand tradition of theAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons game.  Continue your adventure with thecharacter you created in Baldur's Gate where you travel the Sword Coast to findclues on your true identity.  In Shadows of Amn your choices will determineyour fate.  As you venture through Throne of Bhaal a storm of chaos anddestruction thunders across the Sword Coast - fulfill your destiny in thedecisive conclusion. Product Title Included Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Product OverviewBaldur's GateThestory takes place in TSR's best-selling FORGOTTEN REALMS. The western shorealong the Sea of Swords contains a multitude of ecologies and terrains includingmountains forests swamps marshes plains cities and ruins. Collectivelycalled the Sword Coast it attracts adventurers and evil alike and is thebackdrop for this epic adventure.The region encompassed by this game is roughly bordered to the South by theCloud Peaks the East by the Wood of Sharp Teeth the West by the Sea of Swordsand the North by Baldur's Gate (the largest and most affluent city in theregion).Chaos threatens to overwhelm the Sword Coast. The state of Amn is under siegeto the south the High Moor is being overrun in the north and the region aroundBaldur's Gate is in turmoil. In an area known for its ample resources acrippling shortage is slowly developing for the metal that is used throughoutthe Realms for everything from swords to forks - iron. When iron ore reachingthe region is smelted the resulting wares are plagued with brittleness suchthat they crack and break with little more

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