Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Can you resist the evil in your blood and forsake the dark destiny that awaits you? Or will you embrace your monstrous nature and ascend to godhood as the new Lord of Murder?
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Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

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Rated 26 Jan 2018
87
95th
An RPG should be measured by certain elements. The cast of characters, for example. Check. Those are pretty amazing. Customization of your character. Yeah, done well here, too. An interesting world full of mysteries and lore. Nothing beats the Forgotten Realms (except maybe Golarion). The only drags on this game are a confusing plot that didn't seem coherent and the fact it's based on 2nd edition, which is a shitty DnD incarnation.
Rated 18 Jan 2018
86
90th
An absolute favorite of mine when it comes to CRPG's. While admittedly it still falls to the trappings of many Bioware RPG's, here the company has made a cast of characters and a plot that's much more endearing and complex than most of their outings. The roleplaying elements don't feel as refined as, say, a TES game or even others in its genre like Neverwinter Nights or Icewind Dale, but your dialog choices feel beefy and allow you to define your PC in unique ways.
Rated 27 Jul 2021
60
50th
Objectively, this is a very well-made game. Subjectively, it's not my kind of thing. I finished it out of respect for the work put in, but certain points were a slog.
Rated 12 Jun 2018
81
71st
A game I often return to, but rarely finish. BG2 has a huge game world with tons of side content, but sadly loses a lot of its fun once you start doing the main quest. My favourite aspect of the BG games is the ability to explore the game world with some freedom, and the long, linear main quest sections of BG2 go directly contrary to that. On the upside, the game has a huge selection of character builds and equipment options, and the SCS mod gives BG2 one of the best enemy AIs in video gaming.
Rated 23 Sep 2019
7
77th
Better than the first, but doesn't have much replay value I feel.
Rated 17 Oct 2020
87
86th
In keeping with DnD tradition, going on into the upper character levels brings on a whole mess of more exotic threats and more complicated encounters in a grander campaign that stands out more than the last one, with plenty of side business. (Though, if we're to be honest, a "tough" fight in this engine often boils down to: "Did you disable the spellcaster(s) right away? No? Then reload until you're lucky.") Also, the humble all-text beginnings of the "Bioware Romance" tradition.

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