Since I deleted Starfield (maybe I’ll redownload it one day) from Steam I’m thinking of getting Baldurs Gate 3. I hear it can be fun if you ignore the gay stuff. Are 1 and 2 worth it? Also gonna look for some older RPGs on Steam or hack and slash
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You may be right about the digital versions (have no clue since I haven't checked), but for the original CD-ROM versions, the file sizes were quite different.
For BG1, discs 2 and 3 were for the middle of the map filler areas you mentioned, both took up more than 600mb. Disc 5 was solely dedicated to the various areas of Baldur's Gate at the end of the game. Not sure how they managed to squeeze the file sizes down so much for the digital versions, but I guess that's just advancements in compression these days.
You're right about that -- BG2 definitely had more story in fewer zones. I preferred the more free-form nature of BG1 where there was less hand-holding, and you could venture to more areas and explore more locations on your own time, and do some semi-grinding to level up at your own pace. But that's all preference -- some people prefer more linear, hand-holdy games.
Maybe I wasn't clear, but BG2 had more story and more actual zones. If you only played it twice there may be a lot of the game you haven't seen.
Way too linear for my tastes and I abhorred the teammates, characters, and overall story. The added romance elements also was a massive turnoff for me. And making Imeon play such a vital role in the story of the sequel made me not only hate her but hate the first couple hours of the game since they forced her on your team (along with a few other people like Minsc, who I also couldn't stand); the whole dungeon crawl in the beginning was also just too obnoxious and annoying. I prefer when games start you off with a bit of freedom before locking you in the way BG2 does.
I get why younger people like BG2 and other newer BioWare games, but the restricted style of play was just never my cup of tea. Same reason I can't stand the Firaxis XCOM games, since they're way too restrictive compared to the Microprose X-Com trilogy.
I really have no idea what you are talking about. Looking at an end game save file, 60% of the quests were right after the intro with no story progression at all. Over half the game completely optional and in the order I chose, available right after the intro. It sounds like you just followed the main quest line.
Some of the teammates are in fact annoying. Minsc, Jaheira. You don't have to take them.
If you want to give BG2 another chance, try a solo run. I did swashbuckler rogue to level 8 and then dual class to fighter. Only spoiler is you'll want to pickpocket a ring of regeneration from Ribald Barterman right off.
You're absolutely right that most are available right after the intro. They set up the side-quests in BG2 to be streamlined in conjunction with the main quest, you basically had everything right there so you didn't get lost or make it to the end of the game and find yourself too low a level. The thing is, though, I didn't like that everything was so streamlined -- the thief's guild quest, the carnival quest, and a few other quests didn't require any kind of digging or exploring, since they streamlined the maps to keep everything local and progress related.
I remember playing through BG1 and sometimes missing certain quests because you had to find them at certain points in the game on certain maps. I really enjoyed the fact that you had to work to find certain trinkets, chests, or small side-quests sprinkled throughout the game map.
I remember doing most of the side-quests in BG2 because I'm pretty sure I was either level 18 or 20 by the time I got to the final boss and breezed through him using some kind of cheese build, can't remember what it was at this point. But I remember that it was made far easier if you had the dragon scale armour and sword by defeating the black dragon. I think there were like two dragon bosses in the game? A black and a red one?
That's true, but it felt like they didn't have as many non-annoying teammates in BG2. Everyone seemed like an annoying chatter box. I think there was a silent but deadly archer, and a generic knight in the first game who didn't return in the second game? But I'm not entirely sure. I just hated how they forced Imoen in your party because I never liked her, even in the first game.
Forgot you could dual class -- didn't you get that at level 10 or 15 or something? I think the level cap was around level 20?