One of my brothers bought me the enhanced re-release of Baldurs Gate for xmas and I've been taking some time out to play it for an hour or two for the last couple of weeks. For a game that is coming up to 15 years old, it is still brilliant! The enhanced-ness seems to relate to an updating of graphics and the inclusion of the more extensive character creation options that became available in Baldurs Gate II, so you can now properly play 1 character all the way through the story, without having to compromise on your original character selection. There are some other changes, but the game feels as wonderous and full of adventure as the original.
I'm hoping to now peer pressure some friends into buying it, for the modest price of just over £12 ($20), as the game has improved multiplayer facilities, which should run better than the original game did.
It's classic AD&D 2nd edition, which, despite being level based, feels gritty and more like a dark, low fantasy setting, than the newer D&Ds. I had forgotten how hard it is to get started! You only have a handful of hit points and one hit and you're dead, or very near it! I've just got my character to level 2 and a full party around him.
The character I have gone for is a classic cleric, which became my staple character in D&D games, as I enjoy the heavy armour, hammer wielding, healer/buffer role when playing in a party. I think it's interesting to consider which characters friends and family would be/choose. I hope some of them get the game and we can enjoy adventuring around Faerun together.
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