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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition first "screens" [Up: X-Platform Multi] PC/iPad/Mac
- Thread starter Wario64
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iPad isn't just a game console
Where did I say it was?
Hell, game consoles aren't just game consoles anymore. But that's not important. I said "device."
toddhunter
Member
Or like millions of others, already have an ipad and am interested to play an enhanced version of perhaps the greatest game ever on a mobile device.
How is that an issue?
Who is taking issue with anything? I said it was interesting. Also, I didn't refer to those who own it. I referred to those in this very same thread who stated they would buy an ipad in order to play this game.
I guess you mean iPhone. iPad isn't overpriced.
toddhunter
Member
You had a go at the age of the game, the cost of the ipad and it's status as 'enhanced'.
From my point of view it is a game that has stood up well, on a great gaming platform that will hopefully have some needed tweaks and a bit of extra content.
Wanting to pay money for that is not something to be mocked especially on a gaming forum like this.
The game IS old, the iPad IS $500, and it IS "enhanced." I just found it interesting that it isn't the myriad of other games on the platform that gets some people to jump to buy an iPad, it is THIS one. It struck me as interesting fter the many years it has been available.
If that insulted you, I suggest getting over it. I would say the same thing if someone bought a PlayStation 3 because Simpsons: The Arcade Game was released on PSN.
aka "Huh....interesting."
Franklinator
Member
Hahaha
Anyhoo, this looks really cool. If only I had an iPad to play it on though. I guess I'll go with the PC version, since I doubt there's an iPod version.
toddhunter
Member
The simpsons arcade is a poor comparison unless you consider it one of the greatest games of all time. You got called out making an anti-ipad post and you know it. Need to get with the times rather then getting angry and taking frustrated shots from the side-line.
ummm yes, yes it is. All Apple products are grossly overpriced, you have to be riding Apple hard to think they aren't.
Look at the tablet market. Every comparable tablet is that price.
Probably says as much about the quality of the myriad of other games on the platform as about the quality of Baldur's Gate.
Haunted
Member
To be fair, I've mostly seen existing iPad owners getting excited (and that's totally fair).
People wanting to get an iPad specifically for this game must be desperately looking for reasons to justify that big a purchase to themselves, imo.
Yeah, also this happens in almost every thread about some "big" game announcement: "I'll by platform X just for that!" Probably have written it myself once.
Like Billychu said, you have to be pretty ignorant about the tablet market to think they are. iPad is probably the only reasonably priced Apple product, but that doesn't mean it should get lumped in with the rest.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
WonderCon 2010. First day of con coincided with the release of the iPad. Some dude asked one of us to take a picture of him with his iPad on his iPhone.
Minsc
Gold Member
How's GemRB handle multiplayer on the iPad? How's it run without jailbreaking? How does it run on 1st generation devices? Does it setup with a single tap on the screen? These are not minor details for people.
Does GemRB support a pinch to zoom control scheme? That's a pretty big deal for a tablet.
It's 2 games (BG2:EE), and the possible of more (IWD, Torment, who knows), along with the possibility of Baldur's Gate 3 (said to be on iPad as well). And they're all staples of PC gaming RPGs. It's not surprising at all. You act like you've never seen people say they would buy a system for a game! Well maybe not as likely to be a port, but I don't think it's that strange. I mainly bought a PSP for the port of Tactics Ogre... and an iPad would offer much more use to a lot of people outside of gaming than a PSP/handheld.
DukeTogo1300
Member
OMG!! Didn't realize this was coming to iPad, and it looks like og graphics confirmed. If they're worried about a control scheme, they should check out Avadon.
Now I'm worried about my eyes. I wouldn't be able to read the text if it were resting on my knee like that. Please someone tell me this is just a "lol check out how relaxed i can get while playing" mock up :/
Was considering an ipad, this won't be what convinces me but its certainly enticing. With a pretty recent pc upgrade its hard to justify the expenditure but its great this game is going to reach new players.
Minsc
Gold Member
The chapter introductions are narrated
but the text size may still be too small to play at that distance
It's often a case of the straw breaking the camel's back. Like you kind of want a device but it's lacking that certain something. Baldur's Gate series is a big deal for a lot of gamers, big enough to be that certain something that can tip someone over from a maybe to a yes.
I bought my PSP for ports of Street Fighter Alpha 3, PowerStone and OutRun 2006 so I'm not one to judge people harshly for buying something to play ports.
The chapter introductions are narratedbut the text size may still be too small to play at that distance
Ah, cool. I couldn't remember if that was a feature of the original game.
Related, the irony of discussing the topic of "eyes" with you Minsc is not lost on me
thelurkinghorror
Member
If I remember well in the IGN article they said are currently working on tablet UI, so maybe those pic is just to show Baldur's Gate working on iPad, mayber is only a bunch of mockups of the pc version.
Totally agree with this. The only mods that I find necessary are the fixes and widescreen support. For Baldur's Gate, I don't even find TuTu a necessity to really enjoy the game (having a log for quests and seperation between finished/unfinished quests sure is nice though). There's also lots of mods that I consider cheating, like the previously mentioned "infinite stacking" and all the mods that ease the D&D rules, add overpowered items, remove the level cap and so on. I've only started playing these games recently so I'm not a purist by all means but I just dislike unofficial content.
Came here to post this.
There's no way I'd ever buy an ipad, especially nor for the price it's at. Bring an ipad down to kindle price levels and I might consider it.
Every other similiar high-end tablet is priced the same if not more than the iPad.
Posts like this make no sense, iPad does literally thousands of things more than a Kindle Fire ever could with far far far better specs. It's literally a handheld computer. Why in the world should it be priced on the same level as a low-end media player.
because it's a great game - keyword: great.
But it's already cheap for the tablet market..
The tablet market in general is for people with too much money or with poor spending habits.
it's not really affordable. Why the fuck would I pay 500+ for a tablet when I can get a laptop for a hundred dollars more that can do more than the ipad can?
A lot of people who arent tech savvy would easily be better off with a tablet than a laptop for most of the functions they use a computer for (social networking, internet browsing, & e-mail). Which is the case, I see older like 65+ aged people go with iPad's over computers since they are way easier to use for the functions they need a computer for.
I mean it already outsells the entire desktop market and is on pace to top the laptop market in just a few years, if tablets were only for people with too much money that wouldn't be the case.
For younger people (s)he's right though, tablets are nothing more than a luxury product. While I love my iPad, I probably wouldn't have bought one if I didn't have some money lying around.
Of All Trades
Member
It's more strange than a console port because in those cases the ability to get and play a game like Tactics Ogre required buying a piece of hardware no matter what you wanted to play it on, even if it was an old used PSX, whereas anyone posting in this thread can go to GoG right this moment and buy and play the games sans "enhanced" (but with the mods that will likely be the same in function).
Pretty much everyone I've talked to who was around my age who has a desktop has built it themselves, so that probably also skews the results.
Simpsons arcade is considered by a lot of people as one of the greatest arcade beat em ups. Not a poor comparison.
I didn't get "called out" for shit except those who are a bit too hypersensitive over a device.
Also, I have an iPad. Had one for years. I "got with the times." I was with the times 14 years ago when I originally played BG. =)
Felix Lighter
Member
You buy a tablet over a laptop because you value the smaller form factor and convenience over the added capabilities of a laptop. It depends on your preferences, needs and wants. For me personally, I used to have a laptop and a desktop that I built for gaming. Now I have my tablet and the desktop and I no longer have a desire for a laptop. I use the desktop for heavy computing and gaming and the tablet for just about everything else. It is a luxury item, for sure, just like game consoles and gaming PCs are luxury items but there are reason to pick one over a laptop. It just depends on what your looking for.
Omegasquash
Member
Didn't expect this to turn into an iPad hate thread, which is sad. Still bummed that it won't be on my Fire (at least I don't think it will).
Not complaining though. It's not as though I haven't played/finished the game before.
Not complaining though. It's not as though I haven't played/finished the game before.
*I* didn't say it. lol My pick goes to other beat em ups (where is my fucking Aliens vs. Predator and D&D games?!). Some people do think so though.
Just like BG isn't close to as good as BG2 or Torment. =)
Interfectum
Member
Form factor.
Interfectum
Member
Get used to it. As more and more games come to iOS you'll see a lot more misguided rage on here. :/
Hari Seldon
Member
What is enhanced in the PC version? Looks like the gog version with the mods.
Also where are the PC screen shots?
Also where are the PC screen shots?
Minsc
Gold Member
I'm not even sure what this post means at all. Are you upset that other people who don't game on PCs can play this game?
Yes, importing from BG1:EE to BG2:EE is going to be allowed, and they also said they are hoping to keep imports from the original, non-EE, games possible too.
So far we have been told there is new content (optional), new NPC w/ VA, it comes already updated to Throne of Bhall codebase, fixed multiplayer, better widescreen support (than the widescreen mod). Not a whole lot different, but in some ways, that's for the best.
"@TrentOster: We won't be doing a trailer for a while. Screenshots aren't coming for a while either"
That's not worth $500 to me, ever.