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| From: Black Isle Studios
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $44.98
New (2) Used (3) from $34.44
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 22909
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 040421005192
EAN: 0040421005192
ASIN: B00002SX0L
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review
Baldur's Gate is a near-perfect adaptation of the classic tabletop, role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Six separate races and eight core character classes, from which the player can create a completely original character, are available. The game world is well painted, and players are free to explore this wonderfully textured game environment in any way they see fit, all against the backdrop of a thoughtfully conceived and versatile plot. You begin the game as a young orphan living with your stepfather within the safe confines of a scholarly community. It is a happy and idyllic life until your stepfather is killed and it becomes clear that you are intended to be next. You, as the young protagonist, then set out to discover just what kind of a mess you're in. During the adventure, you recruit a number of personable allies, battle foes, delve into dungeons, trek across wilderness, solve puzzles, and complete a plethora of epic quests that are seamlessly sown into the fabric of the overall plot. The story line unfolds in response to your choices to reveal your character's true identity as well as the nature and motive of your enemies. If the Lord himself were to ask me what games he should have in his home game collection, the first two words out of my mouth would be Baldur's Gate. This 1998 Role-Playing Game of the Year is a masterpiece and the standard by which all such games will be judged for the foreseeable future. Groundbreaking 32-bit graphics, 3-D sound, multiplayer options, and a friendly real-time game engine are blended with a depth of plot in a way that redefines the genre. --Joshua B. Coombs Pros: - Versatile and responsive plot
- Entertaining character interaction
- Huge game world
- Friendly game engine
Cons: - Nonplayer characters exhibit little free will
Amazon.com Product Description
Chaos threatens to overwhelm the Sword Coast. The state of Amn is under siege to the south, the High Moor is being overrun in the north, and the region around Baldur's Gate is in turmoil. Though this area is known for its ample resources, a crippling shortage of iron--used throughout the Realms for everything from swords to forks--is slowly developing. Once the iron ore reaching the region is smelted, it becomes brittle, cracking and breaking with little more than normal use. What's worse, trading caravans coming from all directions into Baldur's Gate are under constant attack from bandits and cutthroats who loot not for gold and gems (although they often take those, too), but for iron. The armed factions in Baldur's Gate can scarcely keep themselves equipped, and the commoners are suffering as well. Without iron, they cannot mend their tools or purchase plows, which means they cannot farm or make crafts. When winter arrives, they will surely starve. Some blame Amn for the chaos, others the trading cartels, and still others suspect the Dukes of Baldur's Gate. Yet, this contagion may be an early omen of some greater evil.... The player begins the game with one character. This character can be generated using any of the races, classes, and alignments allowed by Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Up to five other adventurers may join the central character as the epic quest to save the world continues.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Great game! Even better merchant!! September 8, 2008
Game is as promised and it came sooner than anticipated. Would do business with again if the need arises.
Regarding Disc Swapping June 22, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just had to comment regarding disc swapping, you can do a custom install with any version available, and simply select all the checkboxes. You have to do this, a "full" install will still have disc-swapping.
So what benefit does the DVD version get you? Faster install, thanks to lack of disc swapping during installation and you can save space on your hard drive by leaving some data on the dvd, vs doing so on cd again has you disc swapping.
Chances are these benefits don't mean much to you, since installation is a one time thing and hard drive space just isn't at a premium anymore. It's 2.5 gigs for a "true" full install of BG1.
Anyway, absolutely wonderful games, but I can't really recommend the dvd edition unless you can get it for about the same price as the cd version.
DVD is FAR superior to CD versions. Period. March 25, 2002
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Why in the world would ANYONE prefer a CD version over a DVD version? There is actually a review that says DVD is "slower". Is that person from another planet? Are we talking the same technology here? DVD blows CD versions away with FAR more data space and NO DISC SWAPPING! Baldur's Gate is a game with a LOT of disc swapping...unless you have a DVD-Rom. With the DVD version there is NO disc swapping. NONE. Ask yourself how that could possibly be slower. DVD games, including this one, are the BEST format for games. Get them while you can, they can be hard to find.
 Great AD&D RPG!! January 2, 2002
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the first RPG that I've ever played on computer, and I'm enjoying every aspect of Baldur's Gate. The game manual and Adobe Acrobat Reader is on the disc so the user can switch between playing the game and reading the manual if you ever have to refer to the manual for help with game play. You'll have to open 2 windows and use the ALT + TAB keys to quickly switch between the screens. My version of Baldur's Gate - DVD came as one disc in a bundled software package when I bought my computer; therefore, I don't know if a printed game manual is available when Baldur's Gate is purchased by itself. Although I have created 5 different types of characters you can only use 1 for each game, and I don't know how many characters can be created. I don't know how many games can actually be saved either, but I have saved 10 so far. The game has a feature that automatically saves your game periodically, but I haven't paid attention as to how often the game auto-saves. I find the auto-save function most helpful when I make a bad decision that kills my character or if I get into a melee that I shouldn't have gotten into. Keep in mind that if you load your game from the last time Baldur's Gate auto-saved then you may be starting the game in a place up to a few hours before your character died. Baldur's Gate is easy to learn and all game actions can be carried out using only the mouse, including pausing the game. Without knowing what it's like to play other fantasy role-playing games I cannot say that this is THE best RPG on the market, but I would recommend Baldur's Gate to anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs, especially those of the AD&D background who haven't tried an AD&D PC game yet.
DVD vs CD January 11, 2000
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
I bought this game and love it! While I'm not sure how fast it would have played in its CD version, my DVD player worked very quickly (plus you never have to change CDs, which can be very annoying when you change game areas). Highly recommended!
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