u/BaldursGate2Best

Hi everyone. This is my first playthrough. I am in Act 3 and have killed Xanthir.

I was curious. Do you think this game has good choice and consequence?

Cause it feels to me like it does but this is only my first playthrough and I can't really determine?

It certainly does have at least elementary choice and consequence. For example, I killed the dragon Devarra alongside Grebor. I am not quite sure, but it feels like it's implied that I might have had to fight with her otherwise in the Ivory Sanctum... Not sure though, maybe she is not present either way. Or, in my dialogue after finding the heavenly sword, I chose (as the dying Angel) to save a comrade. That is reflected in a dialogue with the Hand of the Inheritor two acts later.

But does this game have ACTUAL choice and consequence. For example, doing something affects your relationship with a character many hours later? You know, something with a bit of meat to it, not just a slightly easier fight or a minor dialogue alteration?

Pls no spoilers beyond the point I have reached! As I've said it feels like this game has good c&c but it's hard to determine as a first time player?

I love Baldur's Gate 2 as it's my fav game of all time but if this game has actual c&c then that particular aspect would be a huge upgrade.

I realize most subs have strict rules against this, but this subreddit does not seem to have any rules listed whatsoever. I doubt the Reddit admins are going to even notice this subreddit. But if this post is not welcome, just remove it and leave a warning.

I have tried downloading this game before, but the version I downloaded honestly did not work for me. I was curious if any of you has successfully downloaded it and gotten it to run.

I am on Linux, but I will be curious to hear from any people who got it running on Windows 10 or 11. I am not very interested in Mac since I don't use it, but if you feel like mentioning it, go ahead. Just mention which system you used to get it running.

So, where did you download it from and did you get it to run? If so, how?

I will say that I own an original physical copy that does not work anymore due to the outdated DRM. I was 100% willing to buy the game from Origin but it got delisted several days before I decided to do it. So I feel justified in downloading it. Unfortunately, I have lost my manual – otherwise, I might have used it to redeem in on Origin, at least I think that it was possible.

Hello everyone. I am not an American and certainly not a natural born American citizen. I have never been to the United States. My views, however, are closer to the Democratic Party rather than the Republicans. So many people of liberal views say than Trump is doing a suboptimal job. This has prompted me to wonder whether a random person like myself would still do a better job than him.

So let's say we took a random college graduate who respects other people, has some knowledge about history and politics and is willing to place highly qualified professionals in top cabinet positions. Would they still do a better job than Trump, even without political experience?

I am curious as to what you think is a performance in a cRPG game that is not fully voice acted that was genuinely good.

Because with a game like Baldur's Gate 3 obviously the actors probably sat there for weeks or months and just worked. Now, it's curious to see actors who probably finished recording in 2 days but still ended up leaving behind something memorable.

I would use the Master in Fallout 1 as an example, although his voice is heavily processed.

Thoughts?

Hello everyone, I was curious, do you think this game is abandonware? Or not?

Hello everyone, I have just left Pulura's Fall in Act 3, this is my first playthrough, so no spoilers beyond this point! Although I have spoiled it for myself that you return to Pulura's Fall in Act 5, but that does not tell me much, does it?

I tried to do the quest that requires you to gather 21 daggers. I have read online that it's impossible to complete because one of them... well, according to different sources, one of them either appears after the quest has failed, and others claim that it requires you to pass an extremely challenging Perception check. Either way I did not find it and the quest has failed. I was at precisely 20 daggers after having explored all of Pulura's Fall.

First of all, all of the posts I read about this were made many years ago. Is the problem with this quest still around or is it me who screwed up?

Secondly, do I lose a lot by failing it? I have read somewhere that it gives you 23K XP which I would really like to get. This is kind of sad.

Hello everyone. My character is a follower of Iomedae named after myself. He is a Tower Shield Specialist who specializes in Heavy Maces. So far, I would rate my experience as average. I do think he could be dealing more damage, but thanks to his shield he is successfully tanking a lot of shots and indeed causing a lot of misses. Which I think is fine because a mounted Seelah, Lann and Arushulae/Greybor/Regill (changing between them at various points) do a lot of damage to enemies in my party. Unfortunately I did stupidly give him Point Blank Shot despite him being a melee character but I think it's not the end of the world.

So people have told me this is a "bad character". But I am attached to him and couldn't bring myself to get rid of this massive tower shield that he always carries.

Is this character unplayable? Can one finish the game with him?

This is my first playthrough, difficulty's set as Custom but all the important things are the same as on Daring. I simply turned off autolevelling and stuff. I have previously played through BG1 and 2 and Torment and Icewind Dale. My character is one of the premade guys the game offers you at the beginning (the bearded knight in full plate). I am in Pulura's Fall, Act 3.

Thoughts?

Hello everyone. I have been playing Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, I am currently inside of Act 3. I normally wouldn't like to make a post like this until I have finished the game, but this is a very long game and it might be some months before I am done with it.

I am a huge fan of the Infinity Engine era games, and I have been looking for a proper successor to them for a very long time. I am excluding Disco Elysium, which is a masterpiece, but it's a very specific type of game.

1. Neverwinter Nights is itself a very old game, and I unfortunately never got out of the starting area. I last played it in 2021. I am definitely going to try playing through it again somewhere within the next 5 years, but I did not get far.
2. Dragon Age Origins is a good game that I have not finished, though I intend to. The combat is veery chaotic and can be pretty difficult and frustrating. The sound design is pretty bad from what I recall. I don't like the 4-character party limit at all, it's so limiting. Especially since I would prefer to keep Morrigan and Allistair in my party at all times due to their banter.
3. Pillars of Eternity is a good game, but unfortunately rough around the edges. I lost a lot of save progress some time ago and I am trying to get back to where I was. I do think I am eventually going to finish this game, and I do think it's solid, but I do think it's lacking in many areas.
4. Baldur's Gate 3 is just so meh and falls flat.

Now, I bought Pathfinder WotR several months ago. Many people on this subreddit criticize this game, saying it's "bloated" or that the crusade management is bad. Well, I find it so far to be one of the best games I have ever played. I do not "mind" any of the things people criticize. Indeed, I love crusade management. This game has excellent, interesting and well written companions that have a lot of unique content. A great progression system. A lot of very interesting items. The theme of going on a crusade against demons is one I very much enjoy, and I like the story a lot.

I am still early into the game so I can't give my final verdict, but so far Pathfinder WOTR seems like by far the best game of this bunch? Like, I am enjoying it a lot and am 100% convince I want to finish it.

I say this because many people here, for example, say Pillars of Eternity is better or that WOTR's crusade management is bad, but I am liking WOTR a lot!

I am curious about your thoughts on the topic.

Hello, I am not an American, but I am interested in what is happening in that country.

I am curious. We are seeing some "warning signs". But could the situation ever reach an actual "critical point"? One where there would be a massive red exclamation mark over all of the USA?

Say, the prices are rising, the country's finances are barely keeping up, the society becomes extremely polarised, far right views are not only present, but tolerated and accepted, and every week seems to bring more bad news.

Could a "critical point" like this ever be reached? Is that even a realistic possibility?

Hello everyone. I am a huge fan of the old-school isometric RPG titles - Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Torment, Icewind Dale, Fallout 1 and 2. I am not too big on Baldur's Gate 3, because it does not scratch that itch in any way. I picked this game up because I heard it was similar to BG 1 and 2. I have not had any experience with Pathfinder. I chose Daring difficulty, but it counts as Custom because I changed some minor things, that is autolevelling or whatever.

To be honest, this game has so far been one of the best games I have played. Like, it's insanely good. People on other subreddit shit on it and say it has more quantity than quality or whatever. I am meanwhile digging it so hard. I love the theme of going on a crusade to fight against an evil horde. I love the power fantasy of gaining mythic powers and terrifying my opponents. I love the progression system, even though I don't understand Pathfinder very much yet.

One of the things that were sort of underwhelming in BG2 is that although the companions are AMAZING and very well written, they have a limited amount of content. In WOTR, not only are the companions well written and funny, they have a lot of unique content. I am genuinely curious to see why Nenio decided to forget who she is, or what happens to Daeran.

And, I know that BG3 has the best cRPG graphics from a technical standpoint, but WOTR does have an amazing artstyle. And even though they are not as detailed as in BG3, the fact this game has fully 3D models and a rotating camera makes a ton of difference to me. Honestly, this game feels like the real BG3 to me.

I am 24 and been gaming since 2009. This is absolutely a top 5 game for me. The last time I felt this excited was 2 years ago, when I finished Disco Elysium. Like, I don't know if it's better than BG2, but that's like debating between some of the best players ever in a sports discipline.

I don't know if I will read your comments, because I am scared of spoilers, but this game is amazing, I think! I hope this level is maintained for the rest of the game!

Hello everyone. I am playing this game for the first time. I am on Daring difficulty. I have a lot of experience with old-school 2E DND games (Baldur's Gate, Torment, Icewind Dale) which do seem similar... But I have no experience with Pathfinder.

I am currently level 7 or 8 and just gained my second mythic rank after defeating the boss in the Gargoyle nest. You know, the one where you have to rescue your companions and Irabeth?

My PC is a Tower Shield Specialist. He is one of the premade characters at the beginning of the game, though I have changed his name. Honestly, IDK why, but I sort of just went with heavy maces. I have given him a Weapon Focus, a Weapon Specializaiton and a Weapon Focus Mythic for Heavy Maces.

I sort of feel like this is a decision that would make people laugh at how much of a noob I am. Surely I am meant to be investing into something like warhammers or longswords?

Please tell me if that is a hopeless path!

Hello everyone. I first played through BG1 and 2 some 4 to 6 years ago, and I liked them a lot and started considering them as some of my favourites. Indeed, BG2 is a strong candidate for my favourite game.

I have recently finished Shadows of Amn for the second time ever. I will probably take a couple of weeks of break before I finish Throne of Bhaal. However, I do think that, having finished Shadows of Amn, I have re-experienced enough of the game to make this post.

I think this game is absolutely amazing and does hold up. If we got a game like BG2 every year, but with modern graphics, QoL features and maybe a higher amount of voice acting, I would be overjoyed. BUT, I would like to offer some constructive criticism on what I think might be slight shortcomings. I am doing this knowing it's likely I get downvoted.

First of all, there are some systems in the game that are... relatively shallow? A good example is Alignment. There are barely any consequences for acting either against or in line with your alignment. My character is a True Neutral Elven F/M, but I sort of ended up playing him as a Good character because that's the most agreeable way to approach the game and fits my nature. There were no consequences for that. I am playing a game called Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and I think it does it much better. Certain dialogue choices move your alignment one way or the other, meaning it can shift over time.

Second of all, it feels like the game may have been rushed. There is a lot of content that seems to have been cut. For example, Jan Jansen has a quest regarding the saving of his ex-girlfriend's daughter. That is a pretty cool quest because it also reveals that there are mindflayer hiding amongst ordinary people. The quest ends on a depressing note, with his ex girlfriend leaving to rejoin her abusive husband. Jan asks you to help him if the need ever arises. But... there is literally no follow-up? Like, you might assume there is going to be something happening in the future, but there is not.

Certain characters are extremely well done and full of content, Jaheira I think being the standout. She has a very good plotline that ends with her getting an incredibly good item called the Harper Pin as a reward. Although I do wish the last part of the plotline held more of a climax than just a random fight in the wilderness. On the other hand, some characters have comparatively less content, like Minsc.

Thirdly, and I realize this is controversial, but I kinda feel like the game is light on choice and consequence compared to more modern titles. For example, I have never taken the side of Bodhi, but I don't believe doing that changes too much. Taking the ship gives you access to slightly more content, but taking the portal has no equivalent content added; so the ship is objectively better unless you want to finish the game quickly. Most quest resolutions are also contained within the quest itself and do not really affect anything else. That kinda feels sad to me, since it would have been so awesome to see choice and consequence in this game.

So to summarise, I really, really like this game, but I do think it has these slight shortcomings and I wanted to talk about it. I hope I have not said anything stupid and that my post lays out my points sufficiently.

What do you think about this? Do you disagree?

I am curious, these two games are amongst the "biggest" cRPG's of the last decade that are not Baldur's Gate 3, but it seems like DOS2 is much more popular. It sold like 7 million copies, and WotR only sold a million. Neither had a massive brand recognition, both had predecessors that were crowdfunded.

Why do you think that's the case? Why is DOS2 more popular?

cRPG's are my favourite genre. I also like playing games with a controller on my TV. However, surprisingly few games have historically supported it, so these two things I like don't often come together. I am a PC gamer.

In the past, many games that WERE ported over to console DID NOT have controller support on PC. For example, Dragon Age Origins or Pillars of Eternity don't have controller support on PC even though they were released on console. Baldur's Gate 3 has good support but I don't like that game.

I am playing WotR right now on Daring difficulty, which admittedly is considered to be easy mode by most players, so maybe this is not saying much. I am level 6 or 7 and in Act 2. I legitimately think this game has very good controller support. I have played through the whole game so far using only my PS5 controller and I have been having a blast. Like, you would think that such a game would not work well with a controller, and you would be wrong! This is amazing!

Just wanted to share my thoughts. Anyone else using a controller?