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J'aran · 02-03-2002, 08:37 AM

I'd say go play it. Even if only to experience the beginning of the story. BG1 is a bit shorter than BG2, and also more linear.

A thing about BG1 that I enjoyed was the exploring. You could just venture out into the Sword Coast and see where you wound up, bumping into quests, monsters and funny NPCs along the way. They should have had more of that in BG2, IMO.

The XP cap may seem low, but of course it's all balanced. And if you install TotSC, it will be raised to 161,000. Heh, if you're used to the really powerful level 19 characters from SoA or the uber-level 40's from ToB, it's gonna be a real shock to see your level 1 fighter get killed off by a mere wolf. Fun though.

02-03-2002, 08:37 AM	#2
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	I'd say go play it. Even if only to experience the beginning of the story. BG1 is a bit shorter than BG2, and also more linear. A thing about BG1 that I enjoyed was the exploring. You could just venture out into the Sword Coast and see where you wound up, bumping into quests, monsters and funny NPCs along the way. They should have had more of that in BG2, IMO. The XP cap may seem low, but of course it's all balanced. And if you install TotSC, it will be raised to 161,000. Heh, if you're used to the really powerful level 19 characters from SoA or the uber-level 40's from ToB, it's gonna be a real shock to see your level 1 fighter get killed off by a mere wolf. Fun though.