I got a new gaming laptop and I feel like a kid in a candy store. Has over 1 TB and I downloaded a few games from Steam like Skyrim, Starfield, Oblivion, and a police simulator. Any recommendations whether it is old or newer? I like games like the Sims and Civilization so anything like that would work. Or Dynasty warriors. Are any Baldur’s Gates worth it? I played those old Sierra games as a kid. I may download Leisure Suit Larry since that was one I always wanted to play but knew my parents would’ve thrown a fit. Thanks in advance
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I'd say stay the fuck away from the sacrilege that is 3 until you've played through the original saga. The original games are a long arduous journey but I am hard pressed to think of another game that's as worthwhile a time investment. Get them on GoG and get the original versions working, skip all of the blasphemy that Beamdog introduced and experience the masterpiece that earned Bioware its reputation as a company that made good RPGs.
I cannot recommend Baldur's Gate strongly enough. It's a game I've been able to replay regularly since it released over twenty years ago.
It holds up.
Thanks!
I prefer turn-based combat and found it very difficult to set up BG1&2 to work in a way similar to Larian's games (Divinity 1&2, BG3 uses the same system it looks like).
The original games had options to pause combat at certain points, but it's not the same from a gameplay perspective.
Yeah, as it turns out...Baldur's Gate and Divinity are different games, running on different engines, providing different experiences. That's like saying you find it very difficult to play Guilty Gear the way you play Street Fighter.
Then perhaps some people are going to enjoy Street Fighter, no matter how much better you think the story of Guilty Gear is.