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couleur
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 14:24 Post subject: |
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Where is the kickstarter?
Where is the Early Access?
Where are the preorder DLCs???
What madness is this!
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 14:32 Post subject: |
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FFS, NOT AN INTERQUEL 
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 15:27 Post subject: |
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Bioware already bridged that gap in the 30s intro to BG2. Not sure how Beamdog are going to stretch that out to a full game.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 16:00 Post subject: |
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Thing is, I doubt it'll be a full game. They seem to be very wary of the words they use. "Adventure", "addition to the Baldur's Gate line" and so on. It would seem they're not very eager to simply call it a new Baldur's Gate game. I think it's gonna be a smallish project - sort of a longer, standalone DLC or expansion.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 17:21 Post subject: |
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I'd bet it's just going to be added adventures.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 18:34 Post subject: |
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| Aquma wrote: | | I think it's gonna be a smallish project - sort of a longer, standalone DLC or expansion. |
Even as a DLC, it seems like they are pushing it to milk the idea for anything of merit. I assume it will probably focus on the player's Bhaalspawn heritage being discovered and being "encouraged" to leave Baldur's Gate.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 18:52 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 18:56 Post subject: |
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Oh yeah, I think this BG1.5 will mainly be for some of the BG1 characters that died in between the time they got imprisoned. Plus I think they might be seeding a threat here for BG3. Who knows...
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 18:59 Post subject: |
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Oh right they were in that dungeon for a while before BG2 started, Imoen and I forgot what his canon name was (The player character.) having all sorts of fun experiences with Irenicus.
(Although Boo had the worst of it by far since Minsc had to hide him "somewhere" as far as I remember.)
That and the party members (And ex-party members.) portraits do look quite different between the two games.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 19:06 Post subject: |
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| JBeckman wrote: | having all sorts of fun experiences with Irenicus.
(Although Boo had the worst of it by far since Minsc had to hide him "somewhere" as far as I remember.)
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Jonas pls 
1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Jan 2015 19:21 Post subject: |
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| DCB wrote: | | Aquma wrote: | | I think it's gonna be a smallish project - sort of a longer, standalone DLC or expansion. |
Even as a DLC, it seems like they are pushing it to milk the idea for anything of merit. I assume it will probably focus on the player's Bhaalspawn heritage being discovered and being "encouraged" to leave Baldur's Gate. |
Yea, I agree. They're definitely pushing it.
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| Posted: Fri, 6th Mar 2015 08:35 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Jun 2015 09:25 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Jun 2015 09:53 Post subject: |
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I really wish people would stop with the stupid countdown shit. Just announce it when it's ready and be fucking done with it.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Jun 2015 11:07 Post subject: |
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They are just building the hype train.
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 03:27 Post subject: |
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ixigia
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 04:12 Post subject: |
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I'm skeptical for the obvious reasons, but also very much looking forward to it...for the obvious reasons. 
Chris Avellone gave 'em some tips about the writing, though it's still unclear whether he was just a mascot or he actively spurred the Beamdogs to write some decent story contents. Hope it's the latter!
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 04:27 Post subject: |
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Some info from the presentation:
- Starts two weeks after the defeat of Sarevok, Charname hailed as hero, but suspected of a shared lineage with Sarevok.
- During this time, a holy crusade is rising in the north, besieging dragonspear castle for supplies. They're led by a woman named Caelar, whose origin is shrouded in mystery but could possibly also be a bhaalspawn. The Grand Dukes of Baldur's Gate ask you to end this crusade on their behalf, and you go north leading an army of mercenaries.
- 70 new areas, 25 voice actors with several returning from BG1/2, hundreds of new items, spells and abilities.
- Over 25 hours of new story and a bunch of side content. "Riddled with crannies" according to Phil Daigle.
- New class, shaman. Able to summon "an almost unlimited number of ghostly allies", but is rooted in place while summoning - a shaman NPC will be available.
- Meant to be more accessible than previous games without sacrificing tactical depth: new interface, journal pop-ups that deliver concise journal information (longer entries with more lore are still available); combat health bars (optional); inventory highlighting that suggests which characters to give items to.
- New difficulty modes: story mode difficulty (easy combat); "legacy of bhaal" difficulty, similar to heart of fury, for veteran players.
- Combines open-world exploration of BG1, iconic locations from BG2, art and combat from IWD.
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 10:06 Post subject: |
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nice cant wait for Baldurs Gate : The Presequel
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 11:32 Post subject: |
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I must admit it, these Beamdog guys are pretty good at making money.
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 12:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 16:32 Post subject: |
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/starts gathering party before venturing forth
More BG is never a bad thing... even with ridiculous things like inventory highlighting suggesting which party member to give an item to.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Sat, 18th Jul 2015 02:30 Post subject: |
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A pretty interesting read: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/17/baldurs-gate-3/2/
| Quote: | | Half of the team now working for Beamdog are modders themselves, people who have known the ins and outs (and imperfections) of the Infinity Engine for many years and who initially took it upon themselves to make what they did out of their love for the games. Furthermore, Beamdog are hoping that, after Siege of Dragonspear is released, some players might try modding it themselves. Their plan is to make some of the development tools they’ve been using available for everyone else to tinker with. |
| Quote: | | One of the things Oster and his team are happiest about now is being free and independent, not being compelled to hit a release date by an inflexible publisher nor, he adds, having to argue the value of a property with them. Their sales figures, he says, tell that story, and he’s clearly endured frustrations with pushy publishers in the past. While Oster hopes that Siege of Dragonspear will see release some time this year, he says there’s no need to rush and is adamant that “A game that ships on time and is not great is not remembered. A great game that ships late is still a great game.” |
I'm more than fine with that 
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