Some nostalgia wrapped up in this one. Baldur's Gate is a real classic - sure, it's dated now; even the venerable infinity engine is looking old next to the later incarnations in Icewind Dale and BG2. But this really established Black Isle and Bioware as amazing RPG developers. It has a brilliant storyline, great NPCs, and engaging gameplay - lots of engaging gameplay. The amount of play and replayability you can get out of this game is insane, far beyond most modern games. Definitely worth checking out for an introduction to Infinity Engine games, and the kick off for the wonderful Baldur's Gate series.
Role-playing owes it's origins to the classic board game "Dungeons & Dragons" in more than one way. The genre as we know today, has not only inherited many of it's finer tactical and strategic elements from the board gam... Read Full Review
Ahh, the first game in the Baldur's gate series. Don't mind that I am 11 years late on the review. I just dug this game out again after thinking a lot about playing BG2. They have a lot of similarities, and neither of... Read Full Review
