Finished BG2 for the first time in a VERY long while! Evil Cleric/Ranger Sunrider continues her journey! Fresh off defeating the Shining Crusader and her evil Half-Brother Sarevok, incidentally saving Baldur's Gate twice, she has been captured by the evil mage Irenicus - tortured and experimented on, the mad mage keeps talking about her "heritage" and "power", trying to unlock it. But what use does he really have for the Bhaalspawn? You find yourself in a strange land and in short order both this mage and your best friend/sister Imoen is carted off by the local mages guild. Do you follow for revenge, curiosity, or to rescue someone you care for?
Baldur's Gate 2 is generally considered one of the best RPGs of all time and is one of my favorite games that I've beaten several times. It has however been several years since I managed to get all of the way through so I am delighted to report I still love it dearly. The game now has a much greater focus on your companions and each has a solid questline for you to follow and they're mostly very good? A Paladin who has trouble balancing his family life with his (very important) work, Jaheira's harper days catching up with her, Jan having a Very Serious moment actually with a former fling... characters had bits of personality in 1 (helped out by mods of course) but they really shine in BG2. The quests in general are all quite good - this is a proto Bioware "4 side/main plot points then follow the story to the end" though it is much more freeform here. You only need 20k gold to go after Irenicus/Imoen which is what gets the main plot back on track... taking hardly any time at all, really. This gives the game a great sense of freedom - you know you what your goal is, can get to it fairly quickly if you want but.. will you be ready for what awaits you if you move too quickly? It also helps a lot with replays because you can do things in whatever order strikes your fancy, or makes most sense for your character.
Baldur's Gate 2 is generally considered one of the best RPGs of all time and is one of my favorite games that I've beaten several times. It has however been several years since I managed to get all of the way through so I am delighted to report I still love it dearly. The game now has a much greater focus on your companions and each has a solid questline for you to follow and they're mostly very good? A Paladin who has trouble balancing his family life with his (very important) work, Jaheira's harper days catching up with her, Jan having a Very Serious moment actually with a former fling... characters had bits of personality in 1 (helped out by mods of course) but they really shine in BG2. The quests in general are all quite good - this is a proto Bioware "4 side/main plot points then follow the story to the end" though it is much more freeform here. You only need 20k gold to go after Irenicus/Imoen which is what gets the main plot back on track... taking hardly any time at all, really. This gives the game a great sense of freedom - you know you what your goal is, can get to it fairly quickly if you want but.. will you be ready for what awaits you if you move too quickly? It also helps a lot with replays because you can do things in whatever order strikes your fancy, or makes most sense for your character.