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Baldur's Gate Original Saga with Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion Pack

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this game because of it's complex trategies and the fact that you have to use your head at what you do plus you can choose who you have in your party and you can build up your characters as you go but you should build them up early so its not so hard to do later on in the game when you get stuck.

It defines Linear games.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing RPG's since Final Fantasy. This game was a way to linear for me. Not enough freedom of choice. The Dungeon and Dragons; Might and Magic were my favorite type of game. You could walk anywhere as long as you had enough food.

~R~

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I received this on time. No scratches, works great. Really fun game, you can do a lot more than just play it, you can play with it.

A classic RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a must-have for any RPG fan, and this is especially true for those of you that enjoy the lore behind Dungeons and Dragons. The original Baldur's Gate alone will take hours and hours to complete. Add to this the expansion Tales of the Sword Coast, and you have a game that will take you months to complete (unless you do nothing but play video games, then it may only take you a few weeks to complete). The storyline is really good, and the graphics, although now dated, are still very good. I enjoy the over-the-top view that this game offers, rather than the first person view of some other games. The only game I have ever played that offers the first person/over the shoulder view that works well is Morrowind.

Needless to say, pick this game up and enjoy the old school RPG at its best.

Overall = Excellent

Blast From the Past

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This Game Is even Better than I remember and Tales of the Sword Coast Add on makes it an totally incredable game the graphics the voice overs the background music I love every aspect of this game I have the entire Collection and several other BioWare made titles If you are at all a D&D fan then this game will not let you down it is the closest to the pen and paper as you can get and the multiplayer is just awsome hands down the only complaint I have with the Game isnt even a complaint really and that is that it is much harder than I remember but I have been playing BG2SOA for so long I forgot what its like to be so low of a level other than that the game is overall my all time forever most Faverite game only followed by its sequel if you are a RPG fan get this game you will not be dissapointed it has almost nearly unlimeted replay value and each time you play you will get a different play each time......enuff said

Generic BG1 review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Theres a steep learning curve, which is hard to get over at first but once you get a hang of the navigation and hotkeys the game is godly. Theres a loose storyline which you are destined to follow (although you dont really have to). The game is very open ended and you can pretty much go where ever you want straight from the beginning which is a nice thing to be able to do. Recommend playing on easy the first time around. Character creation determines how you will interact with your surroundings and how you will play the game giving it excellent replay value.
a good buy.

game does not work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: July 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game would not run on my Windows XP based computer. Although the game loaded, it was not able to run. The seller was helpfull in giving me ideas; however, he ultimately agreed to just take it back.

worth it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had played a demo of the game, it was great so I thought that I would get the actual game. It was better then I thought. On my first try I got massacred when I tried to leave the first region by mid-leveled bandits. Still love the game, but that had me suprised at how different it is. I like playing these games, that's why I thought on getting it, it was fun to play.

A Classic RPG Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Let me repeat that this game is a classic. A word of caution here: not everyone likes classic, whether is a book (eg. Lord Jim), a movie (The 7 Samurai), a thing (The Chrysler Buiding), or in this case, an RPG game. I'm sure one can name endless example of a classic. To me, a classic is something that has stood against the test of time; it may be outdated and rusty, but something about it is still refreshing and appealing -- and that's where Baldur's Gate shines, hence the hefty price tag for an old game (the price at Amazon actually went UP since I bought it almost 2 years ago).

Yes, the graphic is outdated. Yes, the ending is a downer; yes, there's too much of just walking around in the wilderness (think of it as exploration instead); yes, the game is hard (but only in the beginning - I know - patience is no longer a virtue - this game will certainly give you some practice, but not to the point where you'll go bonker. However, it may be tedious for beginner - the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 for fun factor); and yes, the sequel, Baldur's Gate 2, is better. But Baldur's Gate was the foundation of D&D RPG. To this day, the story still seems refreshing and the characters are still memorable, not to mention the game has more depth than a whole year's worth of Holywood screen writings nowaday.

I won't go over too much detail because you probably already know it from the other reviews. I'll only add that if you are planning to get this game or are already playing it, you'll want to download to TUTU conversion (do a google search for more info), which make use of Baldur's Gate 2's graphic to play Baldur's Gate 1. It is a significant improvement (but certainly not enough for MTV eye candy junkies).

Get this game if you are old school (remember Dagger Fall, Fallout 1 & 2, Arcanum, Planescape Torment, etc ?) Actually, if you are old school then you'd already have it no matter how much it cost. If you prefer eye candies instead, you may want to reconsider or look elsewhere because $39 is a hefty price.

lots of fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Even though this is an older title it is still lots of fun.

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