Which game is better in your opinion? Baldures gate 1 or Ice
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I'll have to go with IwD on this one.
Bg1's character interactions are fairly decent, and the story isn't terrible. But IwD is (more-or-less) a book. It's so linear; almost like living through Lord of the Rings rather than playing a game. I hacked through Bg1 one time, and I have no doubt that in it's day it ruled all. But IwD was the little b*stard son that overthrew the king, had the body dumped in the lagoon for the alligators to snack on, then married the queen and was later accused of incest.
Bg1's character interactions are fairly decent, and the story isn't terrible. But IwD is (more-or-less) a book. It's so linear; almost like living through Lord of the Rings rather than playing a game. I hacked through Bg1 one time, and I have no doubt that in it's day it ruled all. But IwD was the little b*stard son that overthrew the king, had the body dumped in the lagoon for the alligators to snack on, then married the queen and was later accused of incest.
..and that is the reason I would never vote for IWD over Baldurs Gate.
Baldurs Gate is an adventure in that there is very little linear activity, sure there are chapters but you are very much left to your own devices.
You can go where you like, complete sub-quests or leave them be.
I have some quests started in Chapter 2 and not complete until Chapter 4.
You are simply placed into the world, told you have an overal objective and off you go.
IWD is just so linear, lots and lots of combat involved and not so much interaction with NPC's and the like.
Of course both of these pale to Baldurs Gate II, but if I was going to play one of the games initially mentioned I'd go for Baldurs Gate.
Baldurs Gate is an adventure in that there is very little linear activity, sure there are chapters but you are very much left to your own devices.
You can go where you like, complete sub-quests or leave them be.
I have some quests started in Chapter 2 and not complete until Chapter 4.
You are simply placed into the world, told you have an overal objective and off you go.
IWD is just so linear, lots and lots of combat involved and not so much interaction with NPC's and the like.
Of course both of these pale to Baldurs Gate II, but if I was going to play one of the games initially mentioned I'd go for Baldurs Gate.
Now Planescape Torment is a good game!
Really enjoyed that from start to finish and I was so disapointed when it was over, shame there will never be a sequel.
Dungeon Siege is closer to IWD in my opinion, very much geared towards combat, actually Dungeon Siege is very close to Diablo 2 in it's style.
Baldurs Gate is a lot deeper than those "hack & slash" games, don't get me wrong, DS is excellent, love it to bits, but nowehere near as deep as the BG line.
Really enjoyed that from start to finish and I was so disapointed when it was over, shame there will never be a sequel.
Dungeon Siege is closer to IWD in my opinion, very much geared towards combat, actually Dungeon Siege is very close to Diablo 2 in it's style.
Baldurs Gate is a lot deeper than those "hack & slash" games, don't get me wrong, DS is excellent, love it to bits, but nowehere near as deep as the BG line.
I really enjoyed the original BG from the loading screen to the final slash my main swordsman did on the final boss
It's certainly a strange way of doing things, playing BG after BG2 & TOB but I'd say it's worth it.
There is nothing out there currently that has the depth of the BG line, although I can recommend Dungeon Siege if you don't want a deep story but want to play a game with some beautiful scenery.
It's certainly a strange way of doing things, playing BG after BG2 & TOB but I'd say it's worth it.
There is nothing out there currently that has the depth of the BG line, although I can recommend Dungeon Siege if you don't want a deep story but want to play a game with some beautiful scenery.
