Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series released on PC

[Infinitron]

I don't understand. How (and why) is Black Isle still a thing? Did they bring it back from the dead for THIS?

It's just some dude on Twitter. No actual studio exists. It's a licensing operation, contracting out rereleases and remakes to various no-name developers under the Interplay/Black Isle brand.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Any change that this re-release is mainly attempt to copyright-troll that upcoming Dark Alliance thingy?

 

[NJClaw]

I don't understand. How (and why) is Black Isle still a thing? Did they bring it back from the dead for THIS?

It's just some dude on Twitter. No actual studio exists. It's a licensing operation, contracting out rereleases and remakes to various no-name developers under the Interplay/Black Isle brand.

It's still sad that they're allowed to use Black Isle's name and logo through their "official" social media pages. Icewind Dale, Torment, and Fallout are sacred games, and nobody should be allowed to impersonate the studio behind them like that.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Can we FUCK the elf barmaid yet?

 

[Siveon]

Steam's remote play is just streaming, so that's not an impressive online solution at all. It's literally the cheapest solution offered.

 

[Sacibengala]

Can we say now that Sword Coast legends is better than this? At least it HAD proper online coop.

 

[NJClaw]

Can we say now that Sword Coast legends is better than this? At least it HAD proper online coop.

It's hard for a game to be better than some other game when it can't even be bought.

 

[Max Heap]

I'd say this is mildly exciting news.

Dark Alliance isn't a fantastic game, but it's solid enough that I'd take another look at it on PC.

I would be more interested in the other games made with that engine though (Dark Alliance 2, Champions of Norrath and Champions: Return to Arms).

I have no high hopes for Champions though, since it is linked to the Everquest IP. Those games came out at a very weird time where Sony tried to expand the IP into all kinds of different directions. You had action figures, novels, there was Everquest Online Adventures on the PS2 and Lords of Everquest, which was basically a Warcraft III clone. Everything around 2003, including Champions.

Never really worked out so well - still an interesting little package to accompany the mainline games.

 

[flyingjohn]

You could buy this over expensive remaster.
Or you could play in dolphin with actual online coop and hd for free.

 

[prengle]

oh this happened? ok cool, nothing bad has ever happened after a bunch of randos decided to use an old company's brand to hawk shiny new crap

 

[A horse of course]

Very quick review from someone here. Sounds like it's an ok port aside from a sound bug that forces you to restart the game (I assume this was console) and the fact they haven't added online co-op (so you'll need to hire an escort to play with you). The reviewer spends a lot of time complaining about the price/release strategy and doesn't seem to understand it's not directly related to the new game.

 

[Fedora Master]

I'd argue someone should make new fucking games with the DnD license instead of regurgitating old mediocre shit... But that just leads to even worse games like BG3. Truly these are the end times of gaming.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I'd like for the D&D license to be kept in a vault somewhere very dangerous and subterranean where there will be many boulder traps and snake pit rooms. Maybe a falling ceiling if the budget allows for it. Oh and a bunch of stone masks that spit out poisonous darts if you do something wrong.

If a developer can get to it, they deserve it. Swen will be the first test subject brave adventurer.

 

[Yosharian]

Swen would just attempt to solve every problem with cheese

 

[NJClaw]

Swen would just attempt to solve every problem with cheese

Fun fact: a pack of cheeses is called a "barrel" of cheese.

 

[Fedora Master]

I'd like for the D&D license to be kept in a vault somewhere very dangerous and subterranean where there will be many boulder traps and snake pit rooms. Maybe a falling ceiling if the budget allows for it. Oh and a bunch of stone masks that spit out poisonous darts if you do something wrong.

If a developer can get to it, they deserve it. Swen will be the first test subject brave adventurer.

If they can't play through Tomb of Horror blind they don't deserve the IP.
(None of that 5E shit Tomb of Horror either!)

 

[Zlaja]

Champions of Norrath was better.

Yeah, I wish they re-released that instead, because that game has some serious slowdown issues in certain places on PS2. That fucking frost spell enemies cast in dungeons sent the fps into single digits. Also, that game and it's sequel (Champions: Return to Arms) have more classes to choose and random loot.

Does this game have any redeeming qualities?

It has a quality villain you really feel sorry for in the end.

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Eldrith

 

[Mud']

I'd argue someone should make new fucking games with the DnD license instead of regurgitating old mediocre shit... But that just leads to even worse games like BG3. Truly these are the end times of gaming.

What about Solasta tho?

I'd like for the D&D license to be kept in a vault somewhere very dangerous and subterranean where there will be many boulder traps and snake pit rooms. Maybe a falling ceiling if the budget allows for it. Oh and a bunch of stone masks that spit out poisonous darts if you do something wrong.

If a developer can get to it, they deserve it. Swen will be the first test subject brave adventurer.

I have no doubt that Swen would pass any trail, you can hate on Larian overall all you want, but Swen really has a passion for RPGs and his autism will know no boundaries.

 

[RPK]

Solasta doesn't have a D&D license. they are using open game content rules.

 

[Jrpgfan]

What the fuck is going on. Black Isle releasing Dark Alliance port to PC.

Like, really, what the fuck?

 

[Drowed]

Why is this game a thing?

 

[A horse of course]

Why is this game a thing?

Why are YOU a thing?

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Why is this game a thing?

Herve Caen is a shrewd and farsighted businessman. He grows his company.

 

[Don Peste]

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