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Gothic 2, I never played a mage in 1. Gameplay may not be much but the whole path of becoming one and later people recognizing you as such, and the dudebros at the monastery, were great. It certainly beats fucking Skyrim that you're considering.You are fucking joking. I played Gothic 12+ times and only two as mage, game mechanics simply make it unsufferable.Gothic 2, pretty distinctive mage path.
Yes, magic is cool and late game spells make you god, but the gameplay itself is a tragedy. I don't know how can anyone advice it.
FFS of course I meant G2 too, they are mechanically almost the same.Gothic 2, I never played a mage in 1. Gameplay may not be much but the whole path of becoming one and later people recognizing you as such, and the dudebros at the monastery, were great. It certainly beats fucking Skyrim that you're considering.
That's the thing - you can play BG2 with a single mage, because there are no enemies in the game that can't be beaten with just magic, due to how varied the spellcasting system is. It's one of the biggest strenghts of this game; even though it was designed for the standard D&D party, it's also a lot of fun soloing. If you want proper mage battles however, modding it with SCS is a must, because the default enemy spellcaster AI is just bad.My mistake to not mention I prefer single character games, not party based.
Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit. Also, how hard will be playing solo if I haven't played it before?That's the thing - you can play BG2 with a single mage, because there are no enemies in the game that can't be beaten with just magic, due to how varied the spellcasting system is. It's one of the biggest strenghts of this game; even though it was designed for the standard D&D party, it's also a lot of fun soloing. If you want proper mage battles however, modding it with SCS is a must, because the default enemy spellcaster AI is just bad.My mistake to not mention I prefer single character games, not party based.
you should play BG1 first, otherwise you'll miss lots of referances. also imo BG1 isn't worse than BG2 at all. the only reason to skip BG1 is if you're not interested in the story at all.Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit.
you should play BG1 first, otherwise you'll miss lots of referances. also imo BG1 isn't worse than BG2 at all. the only reason to skip BG1 is if you're not interested in the story at all.Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit.
Ugh, 2 is much better than 1. Skip away.
I thought about trying P:Torment or Arcanum tho, they look interesting as well.
"Interesting" considering mage playtrough, not the game itself. I know what reputation Torment has. And I played only 50h+ of skyrim beceause that's all I needed to clear everything out. But I must confess I didn't know of Torment existence when I played SkyrimPlanescape Torment looking "interesting" - holy fucking godfuck. Come on, what the fuck is going on here. This guy played 500h of Skyrim before even trying to play Torment, I bet.
Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit. Also, how hard will be playing solo if I haven't played it before?
You may also miss the Helm of Balduran, IIRC. But you don't miss much if you don't import.Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit. Also, how hard will be playing solo if I haven't played it before?
You can, you'll just be unfamiliar with some characters at first and probably miss a few references to the first game. Also, I think there is a powerful item that you can only get if you imported your character from a BG1 save file (even then, it must be a character who has the Golden Pantaloons in their inventory). It's not that important tbh, you can enjoy BG2 without having played the first game, but I think you should play BG1
The Baldur's Gate games are not meant to be played solo, that's for those who have played the game several times and already know their way around.
You can, you'll just get spoiled for the story. You can also play BG1 with the SCS mod (it works on both games), however, BG1 is a low level advetnure and therefore you won't get as many mage battles as in BG2.Can I play BG2 without playing 1? I heard it's kinda shit. Also, how hard will be playing solo if I haven't played it before?