BioWare writer David Gaider, who provided much of the game's dialogue, also created his own unofficial version of Throne of Bhaal with plenty of added difficulty for hardcore gamers. The fandom has an active modding community, and many elaborate fan-made characters and quests exist. A comic spin-off called "Legends of Baldur's Gate" was announced in July 2014, prominently featuring Minsc and his pet hamster, Boo. Josh Sawyer planned adapting the plot as a module for Neverwinter Nights 2, but the project was ultimately canned due to lack of time.Ī novelization was written by Phillip Athans, but the fans don't like to talk about it. Allegedly, the game was about 80% done according to a developer on the project before being canceled.
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Since Interplay Entertainment's license from WotC for AD&D ran out except for the Baldur's Gate franchise, Interplay made two unrelated AD&D-based games with the "Baldur's Gate" moniker: The console exclusive Gauntlet-alike Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance series, and The Black Hound (codenamed "Project Jefferson"), a canceled game that was actually going to be sold as Baldur's Gate III.
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Baldur's Gate was the first game to use the Infinity Engine, which was later used for the Icewind Dale series and Planescape: Torment. Prior to creating Baldur's Gate, Bioware had only developed the Humongous Mecha Simulation Game, Shattered Steel, and ended up switching its company focus from action games entirely and solidified their position as perhaps the most popular modern developer of the Western RPG.
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Especially in the sequel, they become fully fleshed-out characters and have a tendency to make comments or suggestions about the current situation, and interact with each other extensively. All have distinct, if sometimes simple, personalities and backstories, and most will drag you into at least one side quest unique to them if they stay on your team long enough. The series is best known for its memorable selection of sidekicks, which your hero can have up to five of at any time. The first game centers around the hero learning about the powers and their source the second deals with the consequences and choices that come with that power and knowledge.
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The plot of the main games center around a hero (you) who is regularly pursued due to power granted by a Mysterious Parent: Some want those abilities for themselves, others are simply fearful of what the hero may become because they know that With Great Power Comes Great Insanity. Legends of Baldur's Gate (2014 onward note The stories following the original mini-series don't all have Baldur's Gate in their titles, but follow the same characters and are by the same writer.).Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001).Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (2016).Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999).