PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Expansion Pack)
Yep, they have THAC0. But it's not gay at all. The only thing bad about BG is that you really need to have an understanding of the rules to be able to enjoy it. FIrst time i played it I have no idea how it worked (since the ony pen&paper I've played is the Swedish version, which indeed is BAD). Once you learn that though, the game becomes so much more enjoyable.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Looking at those screenshots made me realise that I only recognize half of them. The first one is obviously in the elven city chapter 7, and towards the end there are a lot from Irenicus dungeon, and one pic is from the fire giants in the expansion. But I can't even remember the leader of those giants name, and some of the other pictures ring no bells at all. Seems as if a replay is in need.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Personally, I don't think Oblivion is that great. It's fairly repetitive, all dungeons look the same, all Oblivion planes look the same, just run backwards and blast the enemy with spells. The good thing is the guilds, those quests are pretty diversive whenever it does not involve running to the nearest dungeon. In particular I like the Dark Brotherhood quests, those are excellent.
Minsc. If you do not know who he is, you have missed a great deal of worthwile roleplaying. I always have him in my party, even if I don't need him. It just doesn't feel right otherwise.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Yea, but it it becomes pretty hard to do anything when your reputation drops too low, so I wouldn't recommend new players to go around and kill the normal people, lest you want everybody to attack you on sight.
But I still remember those dragon fights. In diablo, you get stunned for a few seconds and hope you don't die, while the first time I fough The Shadow Dragon (Thaxss'syllia or whatever it's name is :P) all my characters just ran around being charmed, paralyzed, terrified, confused and everything else, but I still managed to win. Ah memories
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Baldur's Gate may have the same theme and elements as Diablo, but it is a truly different game. Where Diablo is hack'n'slash, with hoardes of monsters, tons of magical items and fast paced action, BG is a much more tactical. It also focuses way more heavily on actual RP'ing.
In Baldur's Gate, you make your own character from scratch, selecting race, appearance, class and so forth. During your journey you will meet other NPC's that can join you. And you better take some with you, for beating the game with only a single character is very hard, if accomplishable.
The focus of Baldur's Gate lies in the story, as it is an almost complete reproduction of the pen and paper roleplaying games. Conversations take up a major part of the game, and depending on your answers and attitudes, different results occur. Both love and animosity can happen between the NPC's with you, as some can become your partner, and some dislike each other so much, and may sometimes try kill each other.
The fights are tactical. Anytime during the game you can pause (by hitting Space), and during that time you can order your characters to cast spells, attak, drink potions or whatever. But the game is still hectic, and often more challenging than Diablo. Trying to kill one lich without knowing what you're doing, or sufficently powerful characters, results in certain obliteration.
It is a bit old, but still, in my opinion, the best RPG ever made. No modern title even comes close to rivaling it, except maybe for Knights of the Old Republic, I never played that though, so I wouldn't know, and it was made by the same company anyway. Oblivion pales in comparison. Even though it has fantastic graphics and voice-acting, it has nothing of the intricate and extremely well-made story of Baldur's Gate.
To make a long story short, if you like hack'n'slash, lots of blood and reaction tests, this game isn't for you. However if you appreciate an excellent story, tactics and a free gameplay (the game has tons of sidequests) this you must try. The biggest obstacle to overcome are the graphics, and grasping the system. You really have to have an understanding for how the rules fo the game work to get the maximum out of it.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Expansion Pack)
Yep, they have THAC0. But it's not gay at all. The only thing bad about BG is that you really need to have an understanding of the rules to be able to enjoy it. FIrst time i played it I have no idea how it worked (since the ony pen&paper I've played is the Swedish version, which indeed is BAD). Once you learn that though, the game becomes so much more enjoyable.
Minsc. If you do not know who he is, you have missed a great deal of worthwile roleplaying. I always have him in my party, even if I don't need him. It just doesn't feel right otherwise.
But I still remember those dragon fights. In diablo, you get stunned for a few seconds and hope you don't die, while the first time I fough The Shadow Dragon (Thaxss'syllia or whatever it's name is :P) all my characters just ran around being charmed, paralyzed, terrified, confused and everything else, but I still managed to win. Ah memories
In Baldur's Gate, you make your own character from scratch, selecting race, appearance, class and so forth. During your journey you will meet other NPC's that can join you. And you better take some with you, for beating the game with only a single character is very hard, if accomplishable.
The focus of Baldur's Gate lies in the story, as it is an almost complete reproduction of the pen and paper roleplaying games. Conversations take up a major part of the game, and depending on your answers and attitudes, different results occur. Both love and animosity can happen between the NPC's with you, as some can become your partner, and some dislike each other so much, and may sometimes try kill each other.
The fights are tactical. Anytime during the game you can pause (by hitting Space), and during that time you can order your characters to cast spells, attak, drink potions or whatever. But the game is still hectic, and often more challenging than Diablo. Trying to kill one lich without knowing what you're doing, or sufficently powerful characters, results in certain obliteration.
It is a bit old, but still, in my opinion, the best RPG ever made. No modern title even comes close to rivaling it, except maybe for Knights of the Old Republic, I never played that though, so I wouldn't know, and it was made by the same company anyway. Oblivion pales in comparison. Even though it has fantastic graphics and voice-acting, it has nothing of the intricate and extremely well-made story of Baldur's Gate.
To make a long story short, if you like hack'n'slash, lots of blood and reaction tests, this game isn't for you. However if you appreciate an excellent story, tactics and a free gameplay (the game has tons of sidequests) this you must try. The biggest obstacle to overcome are the graphics, and grasping the system. You really have to have an understanding for how the rules fo the game work to get the maximum out of it.