Sportbilly
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People don't want their heart ripped out and stomped on.
Why? The original's not on Steam either. Unless Beamdog are GFWL-horrible, then it shouldn't be a problem.
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition announced - Summer 2012 [Up: BG2:EE also announced]
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People don't want their heart ripped out and stomped on.
Why? The original's not on Steam either. Unless Beamdog are GFWL-horrible, then it shouldn't be a problem.
The original is slated to appear on Steam at some point in the near future.
1) It will be.
2) That was then, this is now -- it's not acceptable to not release on Steam these days.
GreenMonkey
Member
I'm waiting for the announcement of some sort of douchebagy DRM that prevents me from buying the new version of one of my top 10 favorite games ever.
I know it's coming.
I'm waiting to have my soul crushed.
I have no trust in PC gaming any more if it doesn't come from GOG.
I know it's coming.
I'm waiting to have my soul crushed.
I have no trust in PC gaming any more if it doesn't come from GOG.
I hate Steam zealots.
I hate people who want to deny people the option of getting a game on the platform of their choice.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Not preferable I can see. But why is it not acceptable? I could see if Steam was being conspicuously left out, but I don't know if I understand what's wrong with making it exclusive to their service.
You can get it on the platform of your choice - it's PC. You may not be able to get it on your favourite distribution service, but this is like complaining that you can't buy the game at Walmart.
AndyMoogle
Member
I don't see why anyone would want to buy the original on Steam instead of getting it on GoG.
Forsaken82
Member
your logic is completely flawed. Steam isn't a platform, it is a service available on your platform of choice, which happens to be PC. PC has MANY methods of obtaining games.
Sportbilly
Member
1) OK
2) Why on earth not? I can fully get behind the GFWL and Origin-hate, given the former's complete shite and the latter's 'anything but Steam' policy is ridiculously transparent. But to deliberately ignore something just because it's not on Steam is silly.
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You're arguing over semantics. "Digital download platform/service" if you prefer. If you don't understand why some of us want it all on one service we can access from anywhere, then I don't begrudge you the option of buying it DRM free. Fair enough?
RPGCrazied
Member
As long as it runs in widescreen resolutions, day 1. I don't think the resolution was very high when it came out. 800x600?
Conciliator
Banned
I don't see where you guys are getting some of your claims...this sounds something more like a reissue to me(which is cool, games should have more reissues like albums). As in, closer to what GOG does than an actual remake. Says it's 'based on the Throne of Bhaal codebase'. High resolution and improved interface would be enough to get me on board.
The twitter account says they are adding new content (he talked about how much voice acting they will have for said content, for example).
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Play it with mods. It's all still fantastic.
I have an account on Steam with 200+ games.
I don't have a GoG account.
That's why.
Well, the best game in that collection isn't getting an Enhanced Edition.
AndyMoogle
Member
It takes 2 mins to create an account. They have plenty of exclusive games, and you get extra stuff with almost every game. Not to mention DRM free.
It's really silly to lock yourself in to one service.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
GOG has zero DRM, you don't need to sign in to anything to play your downloaded games.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I understand why people would prefer to keep their games contained in one service. I don't understand why you would make claims like "it's not acceptable to not release on Steam these days." It may be imprudent for those who favor maximizing potential revenue, but it's not unacceptable just because some gamers are adamant about sticking with one distributor.
StoppedInTracks
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why
Why Beamdog? Why Baldur's Gate?
It doesn't make any sense.
Why Beamdog? Why Baldur's Gate?
It doesn't make any sense.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i doubt this will be decent in any way.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Play all the other wonderful games that came with it?
How so?
Forsaken82
Member
I get why you want it on a single service, but your argument was completely asinine. You assume everyone loves steam as much as you do.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I can see why it would fail to live up to becoming the new definitive version -- especially if it doesn't incorporate natively or allow for compatibility with popular mods. However, it doesn't sound like they're rocking the boat too much on this one. It seems like they'd almost have to try to make something terrible given what they're working with. Given that, releasing something "decent" hardly seems unattainable.
Oster actually said that they are going to try to find a way to allow old mods to work with this.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
im not entirely certain. Just a feeling i have. i mean, some of the stuff said so far is what i want to hear but i dunno.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Neat. Somehow I missed that.
Fine next time they won't mention a thing.
Why they would want to announce anything is beyond me.
Is it because there was no ambiguous countdown clock to a teaser of an announcement?
I fucking hate this gen of "gamers".
"How dare you tell us in a way that I do not approve of that you are bringing back some of the greatest games ever !"
One of the co-founders of Bioware owns Beamdog. Bioware developed BG.
Make sense?
Information keeps rolling in
I'll hold out for the Laserbunny edition.
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Deleted member 17706
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I'd definitely be interested in this if it's well done. The BG games have some pretty unwieldy interfaces, after all.
I'm not sure what to think about this Beamdog thing, though. I hope the games come out on Steam and what not, too.
I'm not sure what to think about this Beamdog thing, though. I hope the games come out on Steam and what not, too.
Minsc
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Port begging is not allowed... let's not wander too far off over where it's being released.
Cosmic Schwung
Member
It's Baldur's Gate. After starting from such a strong base, they'd have to fuck up so much for nothing to be decent. I'd be really surprised if they messed with the gameplay in any significant way. It'll be good for a new generation of gamers to be introduced to what is, in my opinion, one of the best game series of all time.
It's a blast until somebody decides to pick a fight with Elminster.
Oh, this is exciting. I haven't played the first BG for more than maybe 5 or 6 hours, but updated graphics & UI, minor tweaks to the gameplay and new content (such as new characters) will sway me to give it another try
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