Baldur's Gate

Pros: Began the rebirth of CRPGs
Cons: Showing age

Baldur's Gate is the beginning of the wonderful RPG series from Bioware. The combat system is well designed, but it takes some practice to get used to. Personally I would prefer a true turn based system like the old SSI gold box games, but I realize...

Pros: Innovative approach for CRPGs
Cons: Mediocre story, poor pacing, clumsy engine

Baldur's Gate (BG) marks BioWare's first foray into the world of CRPGs. Now that the sequel is out, it is a lot more enticing to check out the game that started it all for $19.99.

The single player game allows you to make up one character to...

Pros: It's fun and you will like the battle sequences
Cons: It can seem to run a little too long.

If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to play Dungeons and Dragons in a PC format, you need to look no further. In fact, Forgotten Realms has taken the D&D game rules and applied them to their own story. This is a pretty big endeavor since a...

Pros: Excellent role playing all around
Cons: Takes a lot of space, a lot of learning, and is extremely addictive.

So, let me ask you a question: Do you love D&D?
If you don't know that this stands for Dungeons and Dragons (Advanced, 2nd edition rules) then that's fine, but uncool. No, really, you should want to spend your whole weekends embroiled in the...

Pros: The detail really brings Dungeons & Dragons alive.
Cons: Not for impatient players.

If you are a role-playing fan, a dungeons and dragons fan, or a fan of real time strategy games, Baldur's Gate is definitely a must try! The game takes place in a land of wizards and warriors, paladins and giants. You play as you, because you have the...

Pros: True-to-genre AD&D world
Cons: Combat system is difficult to master

Overview: A clear, well-developed character creation system, just like in the good old days of AD&D, starts you off on your quest. Choose your gender, your race, your class, and your abilities, and you are ready to begin. Some knowledge of...

Pros: Integral storyline, Good graphics, Realistic RPG
Cons: Challenging to advance levels

It is rare that I find time to play computer games these days, but when I do there is nothing I enjoy more than immersing myself in a good RPG. When I purchased Baldour's Gate I was hoping just to have interest in the game for a week or so. I...

Pros: A wealth of medieval role playing fantasy true to AD&D tradition
Cons: The linear story line makes it too time consuming

At first glance, Baldur's Gate is a must game for all fans of Advanced Dungeons And Dragons, that mother of all role playing games from the 80s which inspired vivid imagination in fantasy game play like no other, having been originally suited for pen and...

Pros: Overall game play is very good
Cons: Few bits of the interfase should be improved

I am one of those people that played Fantasy Role Playing games as a youngster, and now at the age of 32 should really know better!

Imagine my delight, when Baldur's Gate, came along, using the AD&D system I had grown up with. Having...

Pros: Almost faithful adaptation of the AD&D 2nd Ed game rules on computer for those that like that concept.
Cons: Annoying disk-swapping to often (but I understand that this is lessened by a full install if you have the HDD space?)

I just had to write a review of this game. Why? Well, in Oz, the price has recently dropped by something like 70% from when I purchased it at full price (Hang-on... I got it free when my wife won a raffle ran by my daughter’s basketball team! Okay, so...

Pros: rpg good characters, plot twists
Cons: in between city traveling was a pain

I bought this game after hearing RAVE reviews from my friends and seeing good feedback in comp game magazines. I was surprised to see it came with so many Cd's nonetheless I was excited. I put it in and began to play.

I mustve died four...

Pros: Lots of fun, very realistic
Cons: Multiplayer is weak, ... game is slightly linear

This is by far the best Forgotten Realms emulation to date!! I received Baldur's Gate for Christmas along with the Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion.

Graphics: 8.5
Sound: 10
Control: 8 (-2 for when your characters get lost/trapped...

Pros: marvelous artwork, good special effects, creating your character is pretty fun, seamless uninstallation procedure
Cons: 'real-time' game using turn-based rules, too closely resembles Diablo, except that Diablo was fun and BG is not

Baldur's Gate is perfectly average and emminently forgettable at it's best. BG is officially the second-most-overly-hyped up piece of junk I've ever played, just behind Trespasser. (Yes, I anticipate Daikatana being good enough to beat out Baldur's...

Pros: Very easy to use, but fantastically complex! Excellent adaptation of AD&D rules!
Cons: Experience cap is usually hit before the end of the game.

I have been playing computer games for years - especially fantasy RPG's. Simply put, Baldur's Gate is one of the best I've ever seen. It provides an open, realistic world in which you decide where to go and what to do next, but still allows you to...

Pros: The whole game
Cons: Once in a while, the controls

I may not have the, "expert opinion," by my name, but I know that this is a great in depth role-playing game. I will also tell anyone who reads this, that this is not a beginners role-playing game.

There is also something else I...