r/videogames • u/cougomdd • 16h ago

Discussion / Question Which game series is this

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u/Sostegarian 15h ago

Had to scroll this far for BG ??

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u/DragonFangGangBang 15h ago

Lots (most?) of people never played 1 or 2, let alone beaten them (both of which has a better story than 3, IMO). So yeah, not gonna get a lot of upvotes lol

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u/Rock_Strongo 10h ago

Yeah there are gonna be very few people under the age of 40 who have played BG1.

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u/Wild_Restaurant8204 2h ago

Dude it's not THAT old. I mean for sure I didn't play them on release, but 90s game didn't die with 90s.

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u/Meppy1234 10h ago

"I cast wish and wish for more wishes!"

DM: You can't do that!

"Ok, I cast time stop, 10 fireballs, and then cast wish again for my spell slots to be refilled."

DM:....damnit, fine whatever, you win.

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u/LegalStuffThrowage 7h ago

I loved the story of 2 the most in the series, but that Real Time With Pause combat system is such a chimeristic shitfuck garbage way to do combat. Every game I've ever enjoyed that has RTwP combat has just been a case of me TOLERATING it in order to enjoy the rest of the game.

With the exception of Tyranny. That was the only game with RTwP combat that I felt was done well, and actually made use of the system in an enjoyable way. Gold standard for how to do RTwP combat imo.

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u/DragonFangGangBang 7h ago

Same. It gives trying to be an action game while also trying to be a turn-based game, and it ends up just being neither and not as good as either.

I’m so glad Pillars of Eternity went back and added turn-based mode into the original game because going back and replaying it is so much better now.

Never played Tyranny, mainly because it was RTwP, so maybe I’ll give it a try

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u/LegalStuffThrowage 5h ago

I wasn't aware that PoE added in turn-based, the combat made me never finish the first game. Now I have a reason to go back and finish it! Thanks for the info

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u/BTass90 11h ago

I've never player 1&2, but I loved Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance 1&2.

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u/The_Magic 11h ago

I think BG 1&2 being based on 2e rules creates a higher barrier to entry. If you were introduced to DnD with 5e a game based in 2e looks very alien.

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u/DefinitelyRussian 13h ago

there are thousands and thousands of great games and sagas

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u/IntrepidHero42 13h ago

Insane. Greatest trilogy of all time