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SixOfSpades · 07-20-2002, 06:40 PM

Yep, this board is dead. In fact, it's so dead that this topic would be buried by now if we didn't keep bumping it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

You make a lot of points, Tormentor--I think that BG1 does indeed have a better feel to it than BG2. I still remember getting to the Crossroads on my very first game, and then I noticed that the color of the screen seemed to be slowly changing, from a bright, yellow light, to a soft russet color. "Wait a Minute!" I said. "Am I watching a SUNSET???" And then I heard the crickets. Little unexpected details like that really make a game, going the extra mile to prove you're not just another sword & sorcery deal.

How many moments like that are in BG2? None, as far as I can tell. There's one really interersting plot twist that you might run into, depending on who you have in your party, but unfortunately I'd already been spoiled on that one, so I couldn't tell you how I felt at the surprise. In BG1, you were finding your place in the world--roleplaying. In BG2, you're looking for better weapons and trying to solve all the quests you can before you go do the ending--powergaming.

07-20-2002, 06:40 PM	#6
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Yep, this board is dead. In fact, it's so dead that this topic would be buried by now if we didn't keep bumping it. [img]smile.gif[/img] You make a lot of points, Tormentor--I think that BG1 does indeed have a better feel to it than BG2. I still remember getting to the Crossroads on my very first game, and then I noticed that the color of the screen seemed to be slowly changing, from a bright, yellow light, to a soft russet color. "Wait a Minute!" I said. "Am I watching a SUNSET???" And then I heard the crickets. Little unexpected details like that really make a game, going the extra mile to prove you're not just another sword & sorcery deal. How many moments like that are in BG2? None, as far as I can tell. There's one really interersting plot twist that you might run into, depending on who you have in your party, but unfortunately I'd already been spoiled on that one, so I couldn't tell you how I felt at the surprise. In BG1, you were finding your place in the world--roleplaying. In BG2, you're looking for better weapons and trying to solve all the quests you can before you go do the ending--powergaming. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.