Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition [delayed until fall]

[Great Rumbler]

Enhanced Interface
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition features an updated and improved interface that has native support for high resolution and widescreen displays. The iPad and Android Tablet versions both contain platform specific interface enhancements.

Improved Multiplayer
Online multiplayer has been upgraded to include matchmaking functionality, and games can be played across multiple platforms. Adventurers on iPad, Mac, PC and Android Tablets can all play Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition together.

Core Game Improvements
The Enhanced Edition of Baldur's Gate has been given an extensive overhaul. The original source code has been cleaned up and improved, sped up, and now has support for modern platforms. Over 400 issues from the original game have been found and fixed.

Baldur's Gate 2 Features
All of the additions and improvements from Baldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of Amn have been brought to Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. Now you can use class kits, new subraces and classes that were previously unavailable.

New Cinematics
All of the Baldur's Gate cinematics have been replaced with beautifully hand painted animated cinematics, directed by Nat Jones.

Ongoing Support
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition will continue to receive improvements after release, along with continued support for the vibrant mod community that has helped it remain so popular for so long.

The Black Pits is one of the enhancements that make up Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition that allows you to create a full party and battle through fifteen hellish battles in a desperate bid to escape. Difficult challenges, unique battles, and a bizarre cast of characters await you within the Underdark!

• A stand-alone adventure set deep within the Underdark
• Fifteen levels of arena-style combat challenges
• Full control and customization of up to six party members
• Over 6 hours of additional gameplay

The Black Pits are your new home... enjoy your stay while you can!

Rasaad is a Calishite Monk demonstrating his monastic arts to the people of Nashkel. His quest ultimately leads into the highest reaches of the Cloud Peaks, where he must face an unexpected nemesis. Add him to your Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition experience to unleash the Monk's extraordinary power.

Rasaad adds the following Enhancements to Baldur's Gate:

• The Monk Rasaad yn Bashir, a new NPC to join your party
• A new playable adventure
• New area: the Cloud Peaks

Rasaad's adventure through the never seen before Cloud Peaks adds up to four hours of additional gameplay.

Neera is a half-elf wild mage slowly coming to terms with her enormous magical potential. Add her to your Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition experience and ignite your wild side.

Neera adds the following Enhancements to Baldur's Gate:

• The Wild Mage Neera, a new NPC to join your party
• An engaging romantic adventure
• Up to four hours of additional gameplay
• New area: a secluded hideaway northeast of Durlag's Tower

This half-elf wild mage finds both delight and terror in her capricious magic while fleeing both her past mistakes and the merciless Red Wizards of Thay.

Dorn is a half-orc Blackguard whose otherworldly patron grants him terrible powers in the form of his black sword and unholy spells. Add him to your Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and inflict evil to the last corpse.

Dorn adds the following Enhancments to Baldur's Gate:

• The Blackguard Dorn II-Khan, a new NPC to join your party
• Up to four hours of additional gameplay
• The Blackguard kit to create your own champion of evil

Betrayed by his former companions, the half-orc Dorn Il-Khan lusts for revenge and glory in equal measure.

http://baldursgate.com/windows.en.html

[Joe Molotov]

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows will be available as a direct download from Beamdog

 

[Great Rumbler]

Beamdog's the developer. Still, it's lame that they're not getting that out on Steam.

[Human Snorenado]

Wake me up when it's out on iOS.

[Great Rumbler]

Wake me up when it's out on iOS.

Later this month, supposedly.

[Himu]

this isn't coming to steam?

[Great Rumbler]

this isn't coming to steam?

No.

[Momo]

I didnt even know what a beamdog was until this very second

[Great Rumbler]

I didnt even know what a beamdog was until this very second

Online store founded by ex-Bioware dudes, owns the developer doing the Baldur's Gate updates.

[Robo]

Looks like a shitty game, but I might try it if it was on XBLA.

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah cause I want to keep track of another point of sale for a digital download- fuck you beamdog

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah cause I want to keep track of another point of sale for a digital download- fuck you beamdog

Doesn't really make sense, but that's what it is.

[archie4208]

MDK 2 was Beamdog exclusive for about 6 months.

I'll grab this for 99c during the next summer sale.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Hahahhaha no Steam.

Fail.

[Joe Molotov]

Hahahhaha no Steam.

Fail.

Remember when Final Fantasy VII came out and it wasn't on Steam? Me neither.

[Great Rumbler]

Baldur's Gate is at least an updated version with new content.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

But it's still not on Steam, so LOL.

[close]

[pilonv1]

Why do I want new characters? The old ones were great.

[Stoney Mason]

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition release delayed into fall

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will miss it’s scheduled launch date next week on September 18, Beamdog has announced.

According studio boss Trent Oster: “After recently reviewing the game and then consulting with our partners, we’ve decided to ensure that Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is the best possible product on launch. Thus, we have pushed back the release date of the game.”

Oster “something special” is being worked on for those who already pre-ordered the game as an apology for the delay.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will now release on November 30.

[Verdigris Murder]

Well that's just fucking great news.

[pilonv1]

...

[Human Snorenado]

ios version: never  :'(

[Howard Alan Treesong]

these seem competent

but then, the name "beamdog" just exudes professionalism

[Great Rumbler]

these seem competent

Beamdog was founded by Trent Oster [one of the top guys at Bioware from their founding until he left in 2009] and Cameron Tofer [lead programmer on MDK2].

[Howard Alan Treesong]

well, let's see who's playing Baldur's Gate on Sept. 18 and revisit the question shall we

[Great Rumbler]

well, let's see who's playing Baldur's Gate on Sept. 18 and revisit the question shall we

No one, since it was just delayed.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

oh! what a surprise!

[Great Rumbler]

Also, it's not on Steam, so...still no one.

[Great Rumbler]

Screw Beamdog, here's a DIY Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition:

http://www.gog.com/news/enhance_the_gameplay_in_your_edition_of_baldurs_gate_from_gogcom

[tiesto]

these seem competent

but then, the name "beamdog" just exudes professionalism

Reminds me of "Budcat" a short-lived game company with a weird logo:

[brob]

I only remember budcat from their guitar hero and tony hawk work. sad stuff.

[tiesto]

I only remember budcat from their guitar hero and tony hawk work. sad stuff.

I just know them from New York Times Crosswords for DS.