Heya! It's me Imoen!

Meiz

Something is happening over here:
http://www.baldursgate.com/

Pre-order link:
http://www.beamdog.com/products/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition

The site has sprung to life again.

A single quote is found on the site along with the iconic logo:

"The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny, chaos will be sown by their passage."
So sayeth the wise Alaundo

Beamdog with Trent Oster, one of BioWare's former veterans, had little to say other than there will be an announcement soon

http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/107098-baldurs-gate-website-surfaces-announcement-coming-soon.html

Kotaku reports there is something interesting in the web's code:

\Shadowy Figure- Raise Dead : Infinity Engine
For years, I clung to the memory of it. Then the memory of the memory.
And then... it returned. Better than it was before.

http://kotaku.com/5889146/baldurs-gate-website-lurches-to-life-is-a-new-game-rising

So it seems like they may be resurrecting the Infinity Engine for further adventuring. Perhaps with a new D&D rule set?

Another thing I found out from all this is that the classic games will be coming to Steam. I'm wondering if they will offer some multiplayer.

Are you intrigued?


UPDATE: (Release date has changed)

There's a bunch of shit added on the site, check it out.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
For Windows
November 30th
$19.99 USD


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Since its initial release in 1998, Baldur's Gate has entertained millions of fans around the globe, and has received countless awards. This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer role-playing games ever since.

Running on an upgraded and improved version of the Infinity Engine, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition™ includes the entire Baldur's Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, and never before seen content including a new adventure, and three new party members: The Calishite Monk Rasaad yn Bashir, Neera the Wild Mage, and Dorn Il-Khan, the evil blackguard.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows contains the following enhancements:

•New Adventure: The Black Pits
•New Character: Dorn Il-Khan
•New Character: Neera the Wild Mage
•New Character: Rasaad yn Bashir

•A new collection of player character voice sets
•Native support for high resolution widescreen displays
•Over 400 improvements to the original game
•Improved multiplayer support, with connectivity between all platforms
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Windows will be available as a direct download from Beamdog, with no client install necessary. Pre-purchasing will allow you to preload the game, so you can access it immediately after release.

Romanian My Escutcheon

BioWare will never stop trying to take my money, will they?

DrZiplock

I regret not completing all of the Baldur's Gate games. I think I'm going to have to track down I, II and whatever else you people recommend.

Veldrin

Oh my goodnesssss

Retaba

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

I will never stop giving Bioware my money, will I?

:P

Solar

yes

yes yes yes

yesssssssss

KalTorak

...for the eyes...

The_Scarab

It's not a new Baldur's Gate.

Langly

I

LOVE

BALDUR'S GATE

Brolo

yes yes yes

the infinity engine games were the best things to come out of bioware

I'm guessing an app-store version for tablets

but I'm hoping for a HD PC remake

but I'm secretly wishing for a glorious singleplayer CRPG sequel that's as big as BG1+BG2+ToB that's just as deep and big and complex with a full six player party and designed from the ground up to use the mouse and still from an isometric perspective with loads of quests and text and oh god oh ogog oghgdfdsfhsduahuagaulaghagluaghagagau

The_Scarab

Dream scenario : BG3. Same engine. Same mechanics. New story. New environments.

Brolo

Langly wrote: »

I

LOVE

BALDUR'S GATE

YOU ARE WRONG

I

ROLO

AM THE BIG BALDUR'S GATE FAN

BEHOLD MY VAST LET'S PLAY SERIES

WITH CLASSIC SINGLE PLAYER AND CUSTOM MULTIPLAYER PARTIES FOR ALL TASTES

Langly

I am disappointed when any game is not baldur's gate.

My main complaint with DA2 was that it became less baldur's gate than the first game, and so I hated it.

Retaba

Rolo wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

I

LOVE

BALDUR'S GATE

YOU ARE WRONG

I

ROLO

AM THE BIG BALDUR'S GATE FAN

BEHOLD MY VAST LET'S PLAY SERIES

WITH CLASSIC SINGLE PLAYER AND CUSTOM MULTIPLAYER PARTIES FOR ALL TASTES

Do you... do you actually have this? I would be interested in watching.

Solar

Rolo wrote: »

yes yes yes

the infinity engine games were the best things to come out of bioware

I'm guessing an app-store version for tablets

but I'm hoping for a HD PC remake

but I'm secretly wishing for a glorious singleplayer CRPG sequel that's as big as BG1+BG2+ToB that's just as deep and big and complex with a full six player party and designed from the ground up to use the mouse and still from an isometric perspective with loads of quests and text and oh god oh ogog oghgdfdsfhsduahuagaulaghagluaghagagau

STOP ROLO YOU'RE JINXING IT

Meiz

The_Scarab wrote: »

It's not a new Baldur's Gate.

Trent said this:
"We're not related to the Steam complete edition, I can tell you that much. Other than that, we're hoping to announce something soon."

So, independant former BioWare producer, stating they're not related to the complete edition and they will be saying something about it soon.

That's all we have for now.

KalTorak

time stop
improved alacrity
dragonbreathmeteorabidhalzims

Doobh

I am

interested in this

I missed the Baldur's Gate train the first few times around

Looking forward to catching it this time, whatever it is

Brolo

The_Scarab wrote: »

Dream scenario : BG3. Same engine. Same mechanics. New story. New environments.

yes scarab yes

let's just hug each other now and dream

dream of an impossible future

lostwords

My dream scenario for this: Arcanum sequel. Just wanna rol up in that world again

Janson

Rolo wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

I

LOVE

BALDUR'S GATE

YOU ARE WRONG

I

ROLO

AM THE BIG BALDUR'S GATE FAN

BEHOLD MY VAST LET'S PLAY SERIES

WITH CLASSIC SINGLE PLAYER AND CUSTOM MULTIPLAYER PARTIES FOR ALL TASTES

NO ME

I AM THE BIGGEST BG FAN

Oh my god I it so much

Still no other game comes close

DrZiplock wrote: »

I regret not completing all of the Baldur's Gate games. I think I'm going to have to track down I, II and whatever else you people recommend.

All of it

But mainly I, II and Throne of Bhaal

Tales of the Sword Coast I never completed mainly because just by playing the first game I always maxed out my level, and it doesn't add to the story in the way ToB does

Edcrab

I don't want to wake up. You can't make me.

Edcrab

lostwords wrote: »

My dream scenario for this: Arcanum sequel. Just wanna rol up in that world again

You know what made me sad? Learning that Troika planned to do a VTM: Bloodlines-esque FPSRPG set in the Arcanum universe

And by sad I mean I actually looked skyward and screamed

KalTorak

Edcrab wrote: »

I don't want to wake up. You can't make me.

Stand.

Janson

They'd have to work reaaaaally hard to make a story as great as being a child of Bhaal and growing through being a useless teenager to almighty powerful god-like creature though

oh man they'd be so much better at party characters now though

also can I please have a planar sphere again

and my own keep of which I am lord

Solar

KalTorak wrote: »

time stop
improved alacrity
dragonbreathmeteorabidhalzims

wizard 4 lyfe

DrZiplock

Hm, are these available on Steam?

KalTorak

DrZiplock wrote: »

Hm, are these available on Steam?

They're on GOG, with no DRM, IIRC.

Doobh

I should commission a Bhaal themed beanie for your baby, Rachel

the tiniest lord of murder

Edcrab

KalTorak wrote: »

Edcrab wrote: »

I don't want to wake up. You can't make me.

Stand.

You will suffer!

You will ALL suffer!

lostwords

Edcrab wrote: »

lostwords wrote: »

My dream scenario for this: Arcanum sequel. Just wanna rol up in that world again

You know what made me sad? Learning that Troika planned to do a VTM: Bloodlines-esque FPSRPG set in the Arcanum universe

And by sad I mean I actually looked skyward and screamed

This just ruined my day. Goddamn that would have been amazing. And buggy as shit. But amazing nonetheless

Janson

Also Throne of Bhaal has Watcher's Keep

best

dungeon

ever

Brolo

Janson wrote: »

They'd have to work reaaaaally hard to make a story as great as being a child of Bhaal and growing through being a useless teenager to almighty powerful god-like creature though

oh man they'd be so much better at party characters now though

also can I please have a planar sphere again

and my own keep of which I am lord

yeah they can't possibly continue the ToB storyline given how it all goes down at the end

but damn I'd love to have my power team back

Viconia
Korgan
Edwin
Keldorn
Sarevok
My PC as a Monk/Assassin/Archer/Swashbuckler

Moriveth

This has me wanting to play BG again

My heart is still broken from my savegame that I'd imported from BG1 and was about 3/4ths of the way through BG2 being lost, though.

Doobh

I need to actually try and do a whole playthrough

the remastered BG1 is rather tempting

Abracadaniel

DrZiplock wrote: »

I regret not completing all of the Baldur's Gate games. I think I'm going to have to track down I, II and whatever else you people recommend.

For real.

Great news if they're coming to Steam, too.

Shit I didn't even make it thought Planescape and I feel bad because everybody says Planescape is so good.

Abracadaniel

Also Forgotten Realms is cool as fuck and I loved the Godswar series of novels that set up Baldur's Gate's story like whoa.

Solar

Janson wrote: »

Also Throne of Bhaal has Watcher's Keep

best

dungeon

ever

I wish they had adapted the original Tomb of Horrors for BG at some point

But Watcher's Keep was basically the closest we got, and it was soooo gooood

Beasteh

so this is an iphone port or

Janson

Smart Hero wrote: »

DrZiplock wrote: »

I regret not completing all of the Baldur's Gate games. I think I'm going to have to track down I, II and whatever else you people recommend.

For real.

Great news if they're coming to Steam, too.

Shit I didn't even make it thought Planescape and I feel bad because everybody says Planescape is so good.

I didn't make it through Planescape either, not a fan of the setting or premise

Baldur's Gate is an immensely playable series; sure, the writing may not be as great, and the dialogue seems pretty cheesy at times, but it has a fantastic learning curve (IMO) and you really get to grow with your character.

Legba

Oh man. Looking forward to whatever this is!