Graphics: Graphics are so detailed, if a character is equipped with a sword, you will see them holding a sword on the screen even changing armor is completely noticeable. Overall, Baldur's Gate provides a highly enjoyable experience that draws a player in with impressive character interaction and a great storyline. The game resumes if accessing an inventory screen, so you can't easily change a character's weapons once a battle begins. While exploring, battles will take place in real-time, but the game can be paused to give characters orders, giving the game a turn-based feel. Killing that bear would result in a simple thanks if your character has low charisma, but, if your character has a high enough charisma that same noble will give you a pair of boots.

For example, at one point you meet a noble in the woods who is afraid of a bear.

Interacting with characters is where your charisma and party's reputation really pays off. And while Baldur's Gate is broken into chapters which occur as certain tasks are completed, with so many sub-quests provided, you do not have to address the major problems of each chapter right away. Your party's reputation, which changes based on your actions, is another item that changes the way a NPC views you. The biggest differences between Baldur's Gate and previous AD&D computer games is that the charisma ability score and your character's alignment have an impact on the game, resulting in varied responses from NPCs.

Typical AD&D options such as race, ability scores, class, alignment, weapon proficiencies and special abilities are included. In a single-player game, you create one character in a party of six, with the remaining five spots filled by non-player characters (NPCs). BioWare uses AD&D 2nd edition rules, considered the most popular among players of the paper-and-pen games.Ĭharacter creation is the first and most important step in Baldur's Gate. Baldur's Gate is easily the best computer game translation of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe at the time of release (1998).

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