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Why Diablo II doesn't compare

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 28
Date: August 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought D II first. I played it and I liked it. The improvements from Diablo were good and I was pleased. Then a few days later Baldur's Gate came in the mail. Holy geez! As a computer gamer, I was impressed. But as a long-time RPG fanatic, I was blown away. A game like this could replace the traditional RPG. Listen to this, you generate your Player Character just like you would in an RPG, no having to chose from a standard 5 PCs as you must in D II. And you can customize the actual appearance of your PC. Not only that, but you must think. It's not your typical hack-and-slash game. Those of you who are bitter about the late arrival, well, GET OVER IT.

Computer role-playing grows up again.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 45 / 55
Date: November 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, when most AD&D games were still published by SSI in varying Gold Box series, you were pretty much limited to a specific set of interpretations to the AD&D rules. While Baldur's Gate still follows AD&D basic rules (though the second edition, I believe), it has done so in a much more free-flowing, indepedent way. Combat has solidified and become less innately hack-and-slash. If you're a role-playing fan, or you have a soft spot in your heart for the classic Gold Box series that fueled computer role-playing for so long, don't miss this modern descendent.

A very, very good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 30
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Take notice - this is an excellent game, thoughtful and non-linear, and as true to the AD&D spirit without losing the fun as I've ever seen. Worth its money, and head and shoulders above anything else that I've seen in its genre for a long, long time.

Baldurs Gate Arrives

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: July 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The long awaited Macintosh version of BG has arrived and it is fantastic. I am running the game on a Graphite IMac with 128MB of RAM. The graphics and sound are excellent, 24bit runs faster than 32bit. The game ships on 5 CD-ROMs and is only available (at this time) as a single-user game. The multi-user game should be out in 4 to 6 weeks. The game loaded in about 2 minutes under easy install. If you like following the AD&D print rules (2nd edition) you are really going to love this game.

Balders Gate

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 33
Date: November 21, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I find Balders Gate one of the best games we have today.it is a good rpg and it has a good kind of D&D theme . I think any rpg lover will love this game. It is worth the money!

Blown away

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Bang for the buck! This game has kept me rapt for hours.I haven't finished but am going to play it again with a new character once it's over. There is SO MUCH to explore. I can't wait for another version to come to MACs. Much better than Hack & Slash and I enjoyed it more than Myth II. Although a combination of them both would be even better. One problem is limited items that the player can carry. They should allow more items. I like that you need to think about it and figure out options to violence to solve the problems in certain places.

There Will be no Installer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

There is no installer included!!! If you buy this you will be forced to buy Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, just to be able to install it. If you are looking to buy this game, then buy the BG/Tales combo pack. Please listen to my words and do not be as dissapointed as i was.

Fantastic Role-Playing Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 34
Date: December 31, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought this excellent game because a friend recommend this superior game to me. I have played this game for over 1,000 hours and I am still not the least bit tired of it. I hope you find my review on this extraordinary product helpful.

This game rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When Baldur's Gate was (finally) ported to the mac, I bought it and haven't stopped playing it. Anyone who was/is/will be into D&D will love this game. It runs great on my G3 upgraded mac, and a factory G3 or G4 ought to make it fly. Very good job on graphics and adaptation of 2nd edition D&D Advanced rules.

No installer included

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 15
Date: January 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a complete rip-off! If you buy this game you will not be able to install it unless you buy "Tales of the Sword Coast." But they don't tell you this on the box or on this web-site. Don't buy this game!

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