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Baldur's Gate

1998
GenresFantasy, Adventure, Action, RPG, Top-Down Perspective, Single Player, Multiplayer
AvailableDec 21, 1998
PlatformPC
DeveloperBioWare
Overview

Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds such as Planescape: Torment. The game's story focuses on players controlling a protagonist of their own creation who finds themselves travelling across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions, to unravel the mystery surrounding a sudden iron crisis affecting the region and attempting to discover the culprits behind it, all while uncovering dark secrets about their origins and dealing with attempts on their life.

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16 reviews found

100

Computer Games Magazine

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


100

Quandary

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


100

Game Revolution

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


100

Adrenaline Vault

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


94

PC Gamer

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


94

IGN

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Not only has the game shown that you can build a statistics heavy game without making it boring or confusing, but it has shown that it's possible to build them with style and beauty. I recommend this game for anyone who enjoys fantasy, role-playing or adventure games.


93

Game Over Online

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


92

TotalGames.net

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


92

GameSpot

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.


92

PC Gameworld

PC

Jan 1, 1970

Summary and quote unavailable.

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