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by Sally Jacka:
"Ready for even more awesome news this week?! Of course you are! Today we’re proud to announce that Skybound Games is teaming up with Beamdog to bring some of their classic roleplaying videogames to console platforms. We’ll be bringing Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate ll, Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights to an entertainment console near you very soon. In the meantime, check out the press release below and make sure you’re following Skybound Games for all the latest news!!"
I love the Baldur's Gate games and I bought the remasters (and the originals back in the day!) which I have played on Mac & PC so it's great to hear that more people will be able to play them. I might even buy them again for my PS4! My only question is does this isometric top down view translate well to a large screen TV? I know Obsidian's Pillar's of Eternity was released on console, does anybody have anybody have any feedback on how it worked for them?
NWN will be fine. The others will likely be either pointer based or evolved to be more like Pillars of Eternity for movement. Which works great as you move normally with joystick and can pause for specific targeting or action firing. No point and clicking except when paused.
@Razmiran: Yeah, I jumped ahead with that comment before I read the article. I was thinking of Dark Alliance, not the originals. I've never owned the originals but I did play them at a friends house many years ago and I did enjoy them too, so it's great that this style of game is coming to PS4.
I guess using "Dumbed down" was a bit harsh, it reads as if didnt like them
Just wanted to point out that it was a very very different game, although still very enjoyable for different reasons
At least a few times a year Baldurs Gate comes to mind. Same as Realms of Everquest games like Champions of Norrath. PS2 was a Golden Era for these games; at least imo... Anyway, I just hope these "enhanced" versions of the games have the proper visual upgrades to go along with that stellar game play. Great News tho!! We are in desperate need of games like these.
But in the article they say it will come to consoleplatforms, it is mentioning nowhere that is only comming to PS4, so 😉
There's so much good news surrounding xbox, they're definitely going to come 3rd next gen.
FLT said he will defy check it out on (his) PS4, he never sayd that the games will be only on PS4, so why are you saying that?
Yes, I think they're exactly like that. I've played them all in the past on PC, but I don't remember too much about them, I just remember they were all very similar and were very awesome back in the day.
I think this will be the turned based baulders gate from pc. BG on ps2 was dark alliance 1&2. Action rpgs. Maybe wrong but since article didn’t say dark alliance I feel it will be the pc baulders gate.
Oh ok lol. I barely remember much about them at all. But I played ALL and everything I could get my hands on that was similar on PC. I may just have to pick all these up on PS4 for sure though
Wasn’t baulders gate 1&2 called dark alliance?i think this baulders gate will be turn based like the pc baulders gates. Those on ps2 and of Xbox were like diablo.
You mean Dark Alliance? nah these are the original ones, they are waaaay different.
Dark Alliance was realtime action, BG wasnt. Dunno how they are going to make it though.
No, the Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance games on the PS2 were little RPG action games, the Baldur's Gate from PC is pretty different.
ah right. i had picked the pc ones up yeats ago but never got round to trying them as i mainly play console's. will give them a go.
No. That was Dark Alliance, which was more action focused. These are straight up CRPGs. Great though.
This is going to be a 3 year game for me. I'm getting hyped by the day.
Is Baldur’s Gate 3 better than Divinity: Original Sin 2? I bought D:OS2 because it was so praised, but there were battles right in the beginning of the game you had to avoid (or enter with very specific strategies to have a small chance of winning), do things/meet people in a correct order to be able to progress, so it felt more like a “if you don’t follow a guide, you’ll have a bad time” than “go explore and have fun!”.