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I miss Black Isle

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Narr:
I started replaying Baldur's Gate not too long ago with a mod I downloaded called BGtutu that basically makes the game run through the BG2 engine, meaning I get to do all sorts of fun overpowered things like kits for the original saga.

I've fallen in love with the game all over again.  It made me realize that computer gaming only died off to consoles because companies started to try too hard to make their games all showcase titles rather than giving it any substance.  There is SO MUCH completely useless, random shit in Baldur's Gate, it's astronomically delicious.  The genuine difficulty of the game is also lacking in a lot of modern games.  I like my D&D worlds to be harsh and unforgiving, forcing you to retreat the majority of the time at a game's outset instead of making everything a walk in the park until you get to the final encounter and even then the difficulty coming from something other than simply a difficult monster.

KvP:
Minor quibble, BG is Bioware's baby. Black Isle published it. The Fallouts and Icewind Dales as well as Planescape:Torment were the bulk of Black Isle's product.

Storm Rider:
Yeah, Black Isle didn't make Baldur's Gate.

KvP:
Also, there are a number of mods for BG1tutu that make it a mite more palatable.


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Some of these will work with both BG2 and BG1Tutu, you have to install them in their respective locations. Some of the modifications are essential, such as the fixing of the shapeshifter class, and some are just really convenient, such as changing Khalid from a straight fighter into a fighter / mage (that some CNPCs require other CNPCs to be in the party makes party balancing somewhat difficult at times) and the increasing of maximum nonmagic ranged ammo stacks from 40 (or 20, in Tutu) to 120. There's also a modification that adds containers (gem bags, scroll cases, etc.) to some of the merchants in Tutu. Makes the game almost as smooth to manage as BG2.

Spluff:
Damn it, stop making me nostalgic. I've got the games right here, but they won't run properly because I have an 8800. That means no BG, BG2, PS:T, and many other conveniently abbreviated masterpieces.

BG1 just had SO MUCH stuff to do. If you played it through just doing the storyline, it could play relatively quick. If you're like me and like to explore every single thing the game can last for a ridiculously long time. That was my only beef with BG2 - there wasn't nearly as many places to explore, and stuff to loot.

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