Baldur's Gate
by Black Isle Studios

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Product Summary

• The plot line of the game involves the regions around the cities of Baldur's Gate and Amn
• These cities are involved in a plot to destabilize the entire Sword Coast and precipitate a war
• Chaos threatens to overwhelm the Sword Coast
• The state of Amn is under siege to the south, the High Moor is being overrun in the north, and the region around Baldur's Gate is in turmoil
• 5 CDs filled with prerendered backgrounds, compelling music, and gameplay

• PC Gamer (1-year)
• Baldur's Gate Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)

Video Game Reviews of Baldur's Gate

Customer Review: Favorite Computer Game
Summary: 5 Stars

Description of Baldur's Gate

You begin the game as a young orphan living with your stepfather within the safe confines of a scholarly community. It is a happy and idyllic life until your stepfather is killed and it becomes clear that you are intended to be next. You, as the young protagonist, then set out to discover just what kind of a mess you're in. During the adventure, you recruit a number of personable allies, battle foes, delve into dungeons, trek across wilderness, solve puzzles, and complete a plethora of epic quests that are seamlessly sown into the fabric of the overall plot. The story line unfolds in response to your choices to reveal your character's true identity as well as the nature and motive of your enemies.

If the Lord himself were to ask me what games he should have in his home game collection, the first two words out of my mouth would be Baldur's Gate. This 1998 Role-Playing Game of the Year is a masterpiece and the standard by which all such games will be judged for the foreseeable future. Groundbreaking 32-bit graphics, 3-D sound, multiplayer options, and a friendly real-time game engine are blended with a depth of plot in a way that redefines the genre. --Joshua B. Coombs

Pros:

• Versatile and responsive plot
• Entertaining character interaction
• Huge game world
• Friendly game engine

• Nonplayer characters exhibit little free will

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