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Tom:
Didn't GOG use to stock mac versions? If not, then who/where did I buy Fallout from?

Scandanavian War Machine:

--- Quote from: imagist42 on 16 Dec 2010, 12:03 ---Do you like RPGs? More specifically, action RPGs? If so, you will want Planescape and Baldur's Gate (I recommend both 1 & 2, but some people will argue only one or the other, in which case I kind of prefer the latter as a game but the former as a story). Also, I like you played "a little Myst" when I was a kid, and only recently played both Myst and Riven and loved them, so take that as you will.

With GOG you can download and redownload whenever you want. It's kind of like Steam, but without any sort of program to frame it all, just an account on their website. Also, you download the installation files, so if you wanted to, say, temporarily store them or back them up on some kind of portable memory/hard drive, that's an option.

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This was all very helpful, thank you!

Now I just have to wait to see how much my paycheck is gonna be.  :|

Alex C:
The PC Baldur's Gate games aren't really action rpgs though, fyi. They're really more like playing Dragon Age exclusively from the top down view. It's pseudo-real time with pausing for orders and damage/spell durations are sorted out in discrete intervals based on 2nd Edition D&D rules. Knowing how to use magic effectively can be the difference between the games being pretty damn easy and really frustrating for newbies.

Pro tips:
1. Bows are crazy good in BG1 and in early BG2 since mages don't have full access to their ridiculous immunity tricks yet and warriors aren't running around with a hojillion hitpoints and belts of giant strength.
2. (BG2 only) Breach: Never leave home without it.
3. Save or Screwed spells & support/counter magic>>>Damage spells unless you're running multiple magicians or abusing LoS to bombard people with AoE spells without letting them know where it's coming from.

ackblom12:
Also, I'd suggest a few fan fixes for BG as well. Personally I am quite the fan of BG Trilogy as well, which lets you put BG1 into the BG2 engine so it is a more seamless experience and much prettier for the first game.

As for Planescape, I have all the preferred fan fixes for it as well. I'll go ahead and upload both sets of files to mediafire and link them later tonight.

snalin:
Both BG games are great, make sure you get them with expansions and that BG Triology set. The first one needs sorely to be upgraded to the second engine, simply because pathing was improved so much.

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