Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series, as well…
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Loved
- Big, open Sword Coast to explore
- Memorable companions like Minsc and Imoen
- Faithful D&D rules
Not so much
- Low-level characters die very easily
- Lots of empty wilderness maps
Play it if fans of classic D&D and slow-burn fantasy adventures.
Skip it if players who want fast combat or modern convenience.
Every Baldur's Gate cheat we know
Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.
Play it better
- Keep fragile mages and thieves at the back and let fighters take the hits.
- Ranged attacks are deadly at low levels. Give everyone a sling or bow.
- Save before every fight. One bad roll can wipe out a level-one party.
- Buy healing potions and antidotes in bulk. Spiders and poison are everywhere.
- Keep companions with matching morals together, or evil and good ones will start fighting or leave.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- It was BioWare's second game and the first to use the Infinity Engine.
- It shipped on five CDs.
- Beamdog released an Enhanced Edition in 2012.
