But why? Arguably, the only thing missing from bg1/2 enhanced editions are controller support, other then that they’re perfectly playable.
I mean, if you can handle 2e, which many people can’t.
A Baldur's Gate 2 remake is apparently in development, with the original co-lead designer returning
Submitted 2 weeks ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You could definitely make 2e a little more user friendly by skipping THAC0 and just having big numbers be better like everything else.
Allero@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Well, for one, they’re OLD. Some people like that vintage fleur, some others were literally born after BG2 was released.
As a person born a few months after that event (and who is planning a family, oh time), I can’t imagine playing this in its current state. I’ll need a serious remaster before I can approach it. For the time being, only BG3 is playable to me.
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There are people born from people born after bg2 released.
Airfried@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I find this trend of remaking a popular game in the middle of the franchise, then expanding from there in both directions to be a little annoying. Baldur’s Gate and BG2 make a lot more sense when played in chronological order.
Cossty@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If the remake has quality voice acting and they don’t replace real time with pause combat with turn based, I might actually buy it.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m just playing baldur’s gate 3 for the first time, never played this type of game before but I’m loving it. Thought I’d be put off by the turn based combat but I’m getting the feel of it and it’s good. If they can do a remake that meets this standard I’ll definitely be buying it.
Dunno why I like the combat in BG3 when I hated it in fallout. Not quite the same, but still.
Allero@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Same. Never played turn-based combat before, but it feels like the only sane way to control several characters at once. Can’t fathom any other way.
hazelnot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
lol for me it’s the other way around, if it actually adds at least the option for turn-based I’ll be very interested cause I really dislike real time with pause
Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It would be a challenge to pull off without lower level caps under 5e.
BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And even lower level caps under 5.5e, and even lower lower caps with the subscribers only content on dndbeyond
IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Hhmm, hopefully this will be good.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hard pass. Beamdog’s EEs are all the update the games really needed.
Modern audiences absolutely will not try to understand what THAC0 is, and that means leaving 2E rules behind. You do that and you don’t have BG anymore.
And, yes, I’m saying BG3 “isn’t BG.”
pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why is 2e so important for you for the game to be BG?
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because it’s what everything was built for. Translating it to 5E would completely change the feel of the game.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
They can dangle the original co-lead designer in front of me all they want, my faith in Hasbro doing something good with this is almost zero. Also David Warner has unfortunately passed, and nobody else could ever deliver a better Irenicus, so I don’t know how they’ll deal with that problem (assuming they want the game fully voiced now). Please don’t let it be AI David Warner acting from the grave. Also please get Jim Cummings back, I believe he’s still working and I don’t want another Matt Mercer Minsc.
Baldur’s Gate 2 is an amazing game, and in one sense I would want it to reach more players. But I also kind of… don’t want it fucked with. Maybe I’m just grumpy and stuck in the past. A more elegant ruleset than 2E and a more intuitive gameplay style than real-time-with-pause would be great. I just fear that everything else (ie: the parts that actually matter) will suffer.
But line must go up, I guess. After the success of BG3 it was only a matter of time.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The delivery of Irenicus was so good that every time Irenicus wasn’t on screen, I was asking, “Where’s Irenicus?”
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
I could pick almost anything he ever said in the game honestly, but this line always stuck with me. I’ll spoiler tag it just in case since it’s a pivotal moment.
spoiler for a 25-year old classic
> I cannot be caged. > I cannot be controlled. > Understand this as you die, ever pathetic, ever fools.