The WHOLE story

Jaradu · 07-31-2003, 04:41 PM

Just a quick question (I don't want to be a nuisance and clog up the front page with threads, so I'll delete this when I get an answer): Baldur's Gate 2 SoA is a very good game, but I have not played the pre-games. To get the story right and all that, I wondered if anyone could just give me a list (In order) of the BG games. Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img]

Also, though you don't care, I'd like to say a quick thanks to my Grandad. He gave me BG2 SoA for my birthday, and for that I thank him because I now play an awesome game.

[ 07-31-2003, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Jaradu ]

Gangrell · 07-31-2003, 04:43 PM

Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur's Gate II, Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II, The Throne of Bhaal (not #3, ToB is an extension of SoA)

Jaradu · 07-31-2003, 05:06 PM

Thanks, but I searched for ToSC on Amazon. It came up with "Baldurs Gate Expansion: Tales of Sword Coast". What's with the "expansion" bit???

True_Moose · 07-31-2003, 05:08 PM

Tales of the Sword Coast is the expansion. The actual game is simply called Baldur's Gate.

Jaradu · 07-31-2003, 05:12 PM

So I need the original baldur's gate to play ToSC?

Gangrell · 07-31-2003, 05:13 PM

Yea, the first Baldur's Gate is Tales of the Sword Coast, ToSC is just a side name like SoA is for Baldur's Gate II.

Jaradu · 07-31-2003, 05:35 PM

Thanks, guys. I just need to make sure before I "Proceed to checkout".

BALDURS GATE TALES OF THE SWORD COAST is one game, not two games where ToSC is the expansion? If it IS two games, does it matter? The title reads: BALDURS GATE & TALES OF THE SWORD COAST, implying that, if it is two games, I would receive 2 discs. I've received two answers that say different things, so one last explanation to complete the judgement would be very much appreciated.

I have to admit: upon searching I could not find just an ordinary 'Baldur's Gate'. Just a general question - who the hell is Baldur?

Xen · 07-31-2003, 05:39 PM

Baldur`s Gate is one game. TotsC is expansion.
Balduran was a Dwarf. He was an adventurer.

Gangrell · 07-31-2003, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xen:
Baldur`s Gate is one game. TotsC is expansion.

Oh... my bad then.

Qmanol · 07-31-2003, 07:02 PM

You may find that what you have there is the 3-CD version which has both BG1 and its expansion TotSC. They managed to compress it a lot better in that release - The original BG1 was 5 CDs and the expansion was another 1.
Mine is called "Baldur's Gate - The Original Saga" and has a note on the box "Includes Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion Pack" (Mine is the 3-CD version)
I don't think you can get BG1 by itself any more, and I paid AU$20 for this one, so it should be cheap.

Once you have it, you may find that you'd rather play BG1 through using BGT (A mod which converts the BG1 content to the BG2 engine) especially as the default walking speed in BG1 is so slow compared to BG2. It is a massive download, however, and there are aparrently still some bugs in it. Your choice.

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07-31-2003, 04:41 PM	#1
Jaradu Silver Dragon Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, England Age: 33 Posts: 1,635	Just a quick question (I don't want to be a nuisance and clog up the front page with threads, so I'll delete this when I get an answer): Baldur's Gate 2 SoA is a very good game, but I have not played the pre-games. To get the story right and all that, I wondered if anyone could just give me a list (In order) of the BG games. Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img] Also, though you don't care, I'd like to say a quick thanks to my Grandad. He gave me BG2 SoA for my birthday, and for that I thank him because I now play an awesome game. [ 07-31-2003, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Jaradu ]

07-31-2003, 04:43 PM	#2
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 36 Posts: 4,835	Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast Baldur's Gate II, Shadows of Amn Baldur's Gate II, The Throne of Bhaal (not #3, ToB is an extension of SoA)

07-31-2003, 05:06 PM	#3
Jaradu Silver Dragon Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, England Age: 33 Posts: 1,635	Thanks, but I searched for ToSC on Amazon. It came up with "Baldurs Gate Expansion: Tales of Sword Coast". What's with the "expansion" bit???

07-31-2003, 05:12 PM	#5
Jaradu Silver Dragon Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, England Age: 33 Posts: 1,635	So I need the original baldur's gate to play ToSC?

07-31-2003, 05:13 PM	#6
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 36 Posts: 4,835	Yea, the first Baldur's Gate is Tales of the Sword Coast, ToSC is just a side name like SoA is for Baldur's Gate II.

07-31-2003, 05:35 PM	#7
Jaradu Silver Dragon Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, England Age: 33 Posts: 1,635	Thanks, guys. I just need to make sure before I "Proceed to checkout". BALDURS GATE TALES OF THE SWORD COAST is one game, not two games where ToSC is the expansion? If it IS two games, does it matter? The title reads: BALDURS GATE & TALES OF THE SWORD COAST, implying that, if it is two games, I would receive 2 discs. I've received two answers that say different things, so one last explanation to complete the judgement would be very much appreciated. I have to admit: upon searching I could not find just an ordinary 'Baldur's Gate'. Just a general question - who the hell is Baldur?

07-31-2003, 05:39 PM	#8
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 36 Posts: 8,554	Baldur`s Gate is one game. TotsC is expansion. Balduran was a Dwarf. He was an adventurer.

07-31-2003, 07:02 PM	#10
Qmanol Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 22, 2003 Location: QLD, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 9	You may find that what you have there is the 3-CD version which has both BG1 and its expansion TotSC. They managed to compress it a lot better in that release - The original BG1 was 5 CDs and the expansion was another 1. Mine is called "Baldur's Gate - The Original Saga" and has a note on the box "Includes Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion Pack" (Mine is the 3-CD version) I don't think you can get BG1 by itself any more, and I paid AU$20 for this one, so it should be cheap. Once you have it, you may find that you'd rather play BG1 through using BGT (A mod which converts the BG1 content to the BG2 engine) especially as the default walking speed in BG1 is so slow compared to BG2. It is a massive download, however, and there are aparrently still some bugs in it. Your choice.

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