DOS Days

Windows | Beamdog (Overhaul Games) / Atari (2012) | Rating: 8.1

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is a remastered version of the original Baldur's Gate combined with its expansion Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (an expansion released in 1999). It uses an enhanced version of the Infinity engine. Enhancements to the original games include cross-platform multiplayer, matchmaking functionality, support for higher resolutions and different viewing modes such as widescreen. It also incorporates improvements introduced in the sequel Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansion packs, adding classes, class kits and subraces that were previously not available in the original game. The developer lists over 400 improvements over the original game, including cleaned up code.

This edition adds a new adventure called The Black Pits. It is completely separated from the main game and is played with a new party. The player may use the provided six characters (including pre-defined behaviour scripts) or create them from scratch. The party was captured by the Drow Baeloth who opened up a fighting area, the Black Pits, in the Underdark. Baeloth tries to use them as cannon fodder and so the heroes have to survive several arena fights. Between fights, the player can use reward money to buy additional equipment from merchants.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition - Siege of Dragonspear is an add-on for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (and not compatible with the original version). The story acts as a bridge between the end of Baldur's Gate and the beginning of Baldur's Gate II. The hero of Baldur's Gate has to face a new threat: The Shining Lady, who wreaks havoc in the Northern Lands and forms a huge army for her Holy Crusade.

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	Baldur's Gate 1998, Role-Playing - Realtime - Fantasy
	Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn 2000, Role-Playing - Realtime - Fantasy
	Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2013, Role-Playing - Realtime - Fantasy