12-03-2008, 11:57 AM | #11 |
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Re: The return of Baldur's Gate?
In terms of settings I was referring more specifically to the area around Baldur's Gate and Amn itself. Not the entirety of the Forgotten Realms
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12-03-2008, 12:06 PM | #12 |
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Re: The return of Baldur's Gate?
They should do a Forgotten Realms game based off of the new Spellplague.. (This will introduce (ugh) 4th Ed too). I HATE the idea of moving 100+ years into the future of FR.. most known hero-types will be dead.
OR do the story on King Obould moving and creating his Orc City next to Mithral Hall... I say let the BG name die. And NWN too. FR has many names much cooler. Waterdeep is one. Or maybe help the 'new' Blackstaff...
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12-03-2008, 12:31 PM | #13 |
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Re: The return of Baldur's Gate?
What they should have done was made "Forgotten Realms online". If they matched the attention to detail and scope that WoW experienced during its creation, I think they it would have been very successful and possibly given WoW a run for their money, even sharing its userbase. I still think there is time, I mean, they have WoW as a drawing-board to see what works and what doesn't.
But I mean, imagine it. If they brought Waterdeep alive, had Underdark instances and Dark Elven classes, Red wizards of Thay and their minions. You could travel to the Sword Coast or to Icewind dale and then to Neverwinter all in the same game. Yeah, it would take time, but could you imagine if it was done right just how much fun it would be? Not to mention how much money it would make. Oh and let's just pretend Eberron doesn't exist in case anyone thinks to mention it.
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12-03-2008, 12:53 PM | #14 | |
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12-03-2008, 07:20 PM | #15 |
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Re: The return of Baldur's Gate?
Christmas, Easter, and BG3 rumors .... every year they come around without fail.
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12-03-2008, 08:24 PM | #16 |
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Re: The return of Baldur's Gate?
Ach. They'll just ruin it like they did with Dark Alliance. BG, ToTSC, BGII and ToB were all brilliant, 10 out of 10 games.
NWN was fairly good I suppose though.
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The main reason I don't play BGII anymore is because I am STILL so hooked on NWN. I found a great online server that allows lots of PC interaction with the gameworld. I still play every day on that server. I've never bothered to get NWN2 because this gameworld is so much fun. I realize the manufacturers want to grab new buyers and it's hard to argue with the success of WoW, especially when you have celebrities like Mr. T and Chuck Norris describing THEIR characters on WoW.
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Decent game, but with little replay value.
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Hopefully, playing through BG 1 will be easier this time. Last time, the game regularely crashed and corrupted my savegames in Beregost.
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12-04-2008, 04:47 PM | #20 |
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I didn't even get past the first try, in honesty. It lacked the freedom I felt in the earlier BG games. Kind of felt like I was just trawling through a storybook with a pre-decided character, rather than making my own choices through it.
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