How linear is the plot?

Iron Greasel · 10-23-2007, 03:15 PM

If I play IWD2 before playing IWD1, will I miss a lot of stuff? Baldur's Gate 2 basically picked up where BG1 left, but judging by the bits I've played (basically the prologue-tutorial-part) in IWD2, something to the tune of several decades has passed since the previous game.

Not that I'm in danger of leaving the prologue-tutorial-part any time soon. I'm suffering of a really severe Frequent Restarting Syndrome.

Dreamer128 · 10-23-2007, 04:52 PM

No, you won't miss out on much. Although you will be spoiled about the IWD1 plotline. As for the chronic-restart thingy. Yes, that does tend to happen.

Aerich · 10-23-2007, 07:22 PM

IWD2 is set 30 years after IWD/HoW with an almost entirely different threat. There is some carryover of characters and plot explanations relating to IWD/HoW as to why those characters are there.

Personally, I'd play them the other way around (if only because the 3d Ed rules may "ruin" you for IWD/HoW's 2nd Ed rules), but you won't miss much or have a problem understanding the plot.

The plot is very linear within the game, but not really between games. They are very playable as standalone games.

10-23-2007, 03:15 PM	#1
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	How linear is the plot? If I play IWD2 before playing IWD1, will I miss a lot of stuff? Baldur's Gate 2 basically picked up where BG1 left, but judging by the bits I've played (basically the prologue-tutorial-part) in IWD2, something to the tune of several decades has passed since the previous game. Not that I'm in danger of leaving the prologue-tutorial-part any time soon. I'm suffering of a really severe Frequent Restarting Syndrome. __________________

10-23-2007, 04:52 PM	#2
Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 40 Posts: 6,136	Re: How linear is the plot? No, you won't miss out on much. Although you will be spoiled about the IWD1 plotline. As for the chronic-restart thingy. Yes, that does tend to happen.

10-23-2007, 07:22 PM	#3
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 2,061	Re: How linear is the plot? IWD2 is set 30 years after IWD/HoW with an almost entirely different threat. There is some carryover of characters and plot explanations relating to IWD/HoW as to why those characters are there. Personally, I'd play them the other way around (if only because the 3d Ed rules may "ruin" you for IWD/HoW's 2nd Ed rules), but you won't miss much or have a problem understanding the plot. The plot is very linear within the game, but not really between games. They are very playable as standalone games. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

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