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Incantus Pulchur Imperium!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is easily the best game i have ever played. You can rank a game in many ways, i give this game maximum points in every single category...

Voice Acting

Probably the games strongest area was it's character development giving the game an extra dimension of realism and gravity, integral to this was the awesome voice acting which was/is the best i have ever known, this game showed that voice acting in computer games can be incredibly powerful, the actors who played the characters are real pro's. My favourite was Irenicus, he breathed a realism and a menace into the character which truly brought that villainous character to life. Also in this category is dialogue, which is equally incredible, occasionally i can still here a reedy voice in my head saying...."you should not have come to this place", unforgettable.

Graphics

For their time, these graphics were top of the range, the outdoors are particularly impressive, wether it's the temple district or the wilderness, no two trees look anything alike.

Sound/Music

The sound effects in the game were amazing, when you are in a city you here murmurings (of street traders/hawkers) which blend wonderfully into the background complementing everything. When you enter Suldanesselar you hear the frantic almost deranged chirpings of the birds which convey a sense of order-disrupted. The games musical score is absolutely gorgeous! The main theme (which kicks up when a fight starts) is rousing and exciting and a pleasure to listen to, it adds even more grandeur and scale to the game.

Gameplay

Top marks here too, there are so many ways you can play the game, so many paths you can take, the challenge level varies but overall is suitably balanced. The games replayability was awesome (i won it at least 10 times and each time i was amazed at how new the experience was). When you add to this the extraordinary value for money you get because the game is extremely long, yet it never becomes repetitive.

Overall this game showed me for the first time what the computer role playing genre was capable of, playing this game was like starring in a movie combined with reading a wonderfully gripping novel. You really feel for the characters. I had thought Planetscape Torment was good, this game introduced an entirely new experience. Easily the best game i have ever played (and i have played a lot).

How did they pack it all into five cd's?

Simply Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: October 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Baldur's Gate II is by far the most involved RPG I have ever played. It's also one of the best. I have been partial to Planescape as my favorite RPG of all time since I played it earlier this year. After completing this game, I have to admit that it does more than give Planescape a run for its money. It's a much longer game, it has just as good a storyline, and it offers more action and multiplayer to boot.

The guys at Bioware really know how to craft an RPG, and this one is going to be an instant classic. It will be one of those games you will remember for years to come. If you enjoy RPGs, this is an absolute must have for your collection.

Bravo! They got this one right

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Baldurs Gate 2 is an improvement over Icewind Dale, and a big improvement over Baldurs Gate. I rated both of those game 3 stars. I was very borderline on this series after playing the other games (although I loved Planescape: Torment, which doesn't really fit in), so I almost never bought BG2. I am very happy that I did. This game is great.

This game is drastically improved over BG1. Path-finding is better. It is rare that your characters wander off aimlessly now (it still happens every once in a while though). Tons of weapons, spells, and other goodies have been added. Some of them are redundant, but many of them add new functions, like spell absorption and reflection. The inventory system isn't tedious anymore - this is due to automatic stacking of items, and the addition of gem bags and scroll cases. The in-game maps have flags on them now with the important areas, so that you won't have to remember where they are. The shops are stocked with much better stuff, but their markup is higher - basically, it is harder to make money, but there is more to spend it on. Best of all, the frustration level of this game is much lower! A lot less of the "reload after getting bushwhacked and ripped to pieces" routine. This is not to say that Shadows of Amn is an easy game. It is still very, very tough. Your party will get killed here and there, but not as often. There are many other small additions that have improved the quality of this game.

Don't worry, Baldurs Gate 2 has everything that was good about the previous installments in this series. The graphics and animation, especially the spell effects, are excellent. The music is superb once again.

The game throws a multitude of quests at you - large and small. The "Shadows of Amn" world is huge. There are so many areas, each one rich and unique. Incredible attention to detail breathes life into every map. I am trying to imagine how many man-hours went into this game.

But here's my major beef with the game. You only get to generate one character yourself. All of the character and class variety built into this game is squandered - you only get to pick one out of many. What makes this worse is that the selection of NPC's that offer to join you is way too small. Most of them don't match what you're looking for. What's the point of having all of these funky character classes if you don't get to experiment with them?

To me, the other cons for this game come largely from the D&D system itself. It was made for the tabletop to be played in turns, and it doesn't translate well into a computer game. The system of having to pick a few spells and rest so that you can memorize them takes a lot away from this (or any other D&D) game. So does the lack of importance placed upon intellectual traits. Memorizing the right spells for a specific encounter sometimes makes the difference of whether you will survive it - the problem is, you don't know when these encounters will come until you have already died and reloaded your saved game once.

Fallout and Arcanum are a couple of games that I can think of which have a better overall role-playing and combat system. If you are looking for an excellent role-playing experience (which doesn't necessarily have great graphics or sound effects) then pick up one of those games too.

Regardless, this game is excellent (and, yes, addictive!) If you haven't played any game in this series yet, then you should seriously consider picking this one up. Baldurs Gate 2 is a great, long-lasting game.

Never Consoles Again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Best game I've played in a long long time. Great for someone that doesn't have much time and wishes to chip away at a game. Don't hesitate buy it. Worth every penny you will not regret this. Gameplay is fast or slow depending on user and skills. I've played this game twice now and am seriously thinking of playing again. I never play a game more than once.

Baldur's Gate II, hours of puzzling, battling, majic fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I baught this game, I was yurning for a good rpg that was quest driven with an in-depth storyline. For months I dreamed of the perfect experience gaining, battling, majic casting rpg. When I baught Baludr's Gate II, it fulfilled this dream to the max. Having played baldur's Gate I, I knew I had the right idea. This game has a lot of replay value. You don't have to make the same choices twice. You can interact with most of the npc's, and you can complete each quest in so many different ways, you'l never get board. Be good, be neutral, or be evil! I highly recommend it.

What's the big deal?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 19
Date: February 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What's all the hype about? I got this game on the basis of myriad good reviews and recommendations, and was impressed by the many classes, races, weapons, and monsters flaunted by every site devoted to this RPG. However, I must say that I was unimpressed by the game itself. Despite their sheer number, I found that there was very little difference between the classes; it seemed that some could use spells and some could not, which naturally made me prefer the former. However, as it seems that half of the spells counteract the other half, I didn't have a huge variety to cast. Going into towns to buy things was utterly pointless, as you find many of Baldur's Gate II's best standard items in the first five minutes of gameplay. Which brings me to the most pointlessly tedious part of this overrated RPG: combat. I would think that my mighty Kensai (or Paladin, Barbarian, Ranger, or Monk; it really didn't matter) would chop Mephits (hairy things that look like bats with the ability to hover) in two pieces on the first blow, especially when wielding a Katana, that mighty Japanese blade forged by meticulously folding thousands of layers of iron and steel to create an edge capable of bisecting a thick rod of steel in a single strike. Instead, I learn that he missed. With a sword. In melee combat. How is this possible? It takes me a further fifteen slices (and five misses) before the thing finally releases a ... squirt of blood and dies. If battle in fantasy worlds is that boring, I'm glad I live here and now. In disgust, I let my brother try the game, and his verdict was even worse than mine. I may be one of the only people in the world who thinks so, but in my opinion, there are much better ways to spend one's time than trying to futilely slay goblins with poleaxes.

Another title in a great RPG saga

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Its easy to say that Baldur's Gate II is a good game, but its more than that. If you take it for what it was designed to be, an actual D&D campaign/adventure that you control, simply with a graphical interface, its a great game. Expanding on its original award winning title Baldur's Gate, BG2 finds your original character from BG hanging in a cage in an unknown dungeon. The action is non-stop from there, following the character along (possibly) hundreds of hours of gameplay. As the player, you control almost every decision made in the game. You can explore dozens of sub-quests, or keep to the campaign itself, varying the time it takes to complete the game from around 20 hours to hundreds. There are a wealth of new NPCs to have in your group, and some can reach up to 20th level in the game. The map-style adventuring (as I liked to call it) from the original BG is somewhat different. Where before you had to explore each section of, for example, forest before you could reach a new town, you now travel directly to that town, hence the games 4 discs versus BG's 5. But each town is so detailed and contains so many subquests that you'll quickly forget forest exploration. A lot of people I've talked with couldn't "get into" the Baldur's Gate games because of the interface, the click and go real-time control seemed to turn them off. I, however, really love it, being able to quickly pause the action, delegate actions to your party, then unpause and return to the action, which is almost exactly how it works in a real D&D game, where players would decide what they want to do, and then the combat ensues. This game is quite possibly one of the greatest RPG games ever made, and is so detailed in its scope (exploring legends in the Forgotten Realms game setting) that you'll appreciate the time Bioware and Black Isle spent on it. Until Neverwinter Nights is released in the future, the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale lines use the perfect engine for an RPG; their Infinity engine is nearly flawless in how it plays the game out. If you buy one RPG before Neverwinter Nights, let it be this one.

Simply put.....it does not get ANY better than this.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Can I give this six stars? This is what we all dreamed of back in the 1980's when we were playing Might & Magic and the Ultima series. And before that when we were "rolling d20 to hit."

The D&D system combined with great game-play and a rich, compelling story make this the best of breed.

If you have never played a RPG you are in for a treat. If you have, you will not believe the quality here.

GET THIS TITLE!!!

THE Epitome of Video Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply said, the best. While every game has it's pros and cons, one is hard pressed to find some holes in this one. With an epic story line and side quest after side quest after side quest, you will never be short of adventure. With Stronghold quests, character kits and love to find you will have no problem finding originality in each character. Sucking you in from hour one and keeping you stuck six months later, you will keep coming back for more. I am currently on my sixth different party, and I still can't wait to play again.

The graphics in this game are the only thing that annoyed me. They are outdated. That being said, they are good enough to keep you from getting bored. The interface is the same as Baldur's gate, which is a great system for AD&D games, so I have no problems there. There are a seemingly endless roster of monsters, keep you from getting tired of fighting the same thing time in time out, which has been the downfall of many games including Pool of Radiance IMHO.

This game really sucks you in, with twists and turns in the storyline it is perfect for the intellectual gamer and enough action to keep that savage side appeased. There are soooo many character interactions and options its no wonder this game is HUGE. The Baldur's Gate Series has to go down as not only the greatest PC RPGs ever but one of the Greatest PC games of all time. If you like PC games, if you like Fantasy or if you like D&D/RPG. PICK THIS UP!!! Not only will you not be dissappointed you will be thrilled out of you mind. Oh and I'd pick up the Throne of Bhaal expansion as well, you just cannot find another game out there that comes close to this.

Citizen Kane of Gaming World. A classic -- & you're the star

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Here's what I have to say: Best RPG hands down, ever. Nothing has come close since. This is the Citizen Kane of the Gaming World, People. Romance. Tragedy. Comedy. Shakespeare would be jealous. If you love to read fantasy and are getting started in the gaming world -- check this out. You will not be dissapointed. The playing is fast and furious, you can plot and calculate, you can philosophize on good and evil, you can unleash the good or evil in your soul, learn what side of the forc you're on, or if you're your own force. As the child of a god of murder, you embark on an odyssey to be either the god's next incarnation or hack out your own path while saving your childhood companion from a man named Irenicus who seeks to steal your very essence, unless you are stronger than anyone imagined. You'll have stouthearted and valiant companions to aid you as you need, from the wise Keldorn and Jaheira to the laugh out loud funny Minsc and Jan Jansen, to the arogant and those in need of your guidance. It's all here. Boot her up. On a side note: There are romances. They are entertaining, and optional. If you drop of the romance characters from your party at any time you will never have a romance. Rated teen, Viconia, the drow elf, can be more explicit in the romance, so you may want to think about this if you are a parent.

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