Hello and welcome from Eastern Europe, my name is ColdBeerHD and this is PART 1 of the
ultimate Top 20 list of a games like Baldur’s Gate.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Made with the same Infinity engine as Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale is more battle-oriented
game.
Here you will find less side quests and less story than in Baldur’s Gate, but you will
enjoy an amazing atmosphere, because game is really detailed: every animation and sound
effect is really nailing it.
Game is well known for it’s beautiful landscapes and eye catching colors.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition has very positive reviews on Steam, and even bad ones are somehow...
not legit.
In example there is one man complaining about multiplayer not working properly.
Do any of you play Icewind Dale for multiplayer?
Ok, maybe you do.
I’m not judging.
And even that problem is resolved, you can see that developers react to the comments
and they take action.
Second part, Icewind Dale 2 is also fairly similar, but it uses third edition D&D rules,
so it’s a bit of a change and there is no Enhanced edition.
At least so far.
But I made my research and it seems it may never happen, because developers have lost
the original source code and to make Enhanced Edition would mean that they have to create
almost whole game from scratch, and this is not a thing they would do.
But anyways, Icewind Dale 2 is a great game and if you’re a fan of Baldur’s Gate it’s
a must try for you.
You never played the second part of Icewind Dale because it has no Enhanced edition?
It’s a crime punishable by 7 years of Gulag.
So, stay away from gulag my friend, play both parts.
Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition
Game has been updated with a 4k interface and a remastered soundtrack.
So it was reborn again with a new beautiful face.
A thing most of us will never have.
But don’t let the pretty paint job fool you: this is still a story-rich tactical RPG
with a massive world that will rock your socks off!
World of Planescape: Torment is filled with interesting creatures, devils and strange
beings.
Game features 5000 pages of dialogs, so there is way less combat and a lot moe of exploring
and reading.
Listen to that again: 5000 thousand pages.
Of dialogs.
How many pages had the last book you have read?
You know what the wors part is?
I never learned to read.
See?
This is massive.
I know several guys who prefer Planescape: Torment over Baldur’s Gate and I can see
why.
But I also know a guy who likes to paint flowers on his naked body while drinking vodka mixed
with coca cola.
Who does that?
Who drinks vodka with coca cola?
In a well known website gamesradar.com, in a best games of all time section Planescape
holds 8th place.
This is huge.
Torment: Tides of Numenera Game is a modern isometric RPG released in
2016 and it takes a lot of elements from Planescape Torment.
I have to say, that the game is inspired by this classic game, but Tides of Numenera doesn’t
share the lore of the Planescape: Torment.
Game has 50 different music tracks created by Mark Morgan, the same guy who created music
for Planescape Torment, Fallout 1 and 2 and bunch of other games.
In this game most encounters can be settled with a bit of conversation instead of fighting.
Game consists of 90 percent reading and 10 percent of… everything else.
And that is great, because it is really fun to create and live your own book of adventures.
Drakensang
A wonderful RPG with lots of quests, well aged graphics, interesting crafting system
and great story.
What else could anyone want?
Well, stability would be great.
As I can see from comments left on Steam, game sometimes doesn’t even start.
So if, after this review, you decide that you wanna try this game, read comments carefully,
don’t throw your money away.
Remember that for 10 euros you can probably buy bottle of vodka in your country.
And vodka is not something you should trade for a game that doesn’t work.
Vodka, that’s what they drink.
never water.
Drakensang’s battle system is real-time, but allows players to pause and execute party
orders easily.
Drakensang has been somewhat criticized for its fairly predictable story.
However, many have also complimented the game for its combat mechanics, strong voice acting,
and overall good production values.
Most of the reviews on Steam are also positive, so if you succeed to run this game without
problems, you gonna have a great adventure.
Dungeon Siege franchise: Dungeon Siege tells the tale of a once humble
farmer destined to become a powerful hero.
Oh my, such an original story.
Nevertheless, Dungeon Siege combines immersive elements of a role-playing game with non-stop
action.
So it’s more hack’n’slash kind of a game, but it offers good depth of character
control and developement, so it definitely belongs to this list.
There are three Dungeon Siege games, and while people love first two editions, third had
some technical problems with the saves and co-op mode, and other stuff.
By the time I created this video only 58% of the reviews on Steam were positive, so
for better experience try older editions.
We have a saying in Eastern Europe: better do your shmekls with an old lady and not with
a neighbors sheep.
The same is with Dungeon Siege - the older the better.
Just like the whiskey, right?
Shadowrun: Dragonfall This time it’s a cyberpunk!
Theme is quite rare, so this game is a real treat if you are looking for diversity.
And it’s not very old - released in 2014 it still has that new game feeling.
Game’s story begins in 2012 when magic returned to our world, awakening powerful creatures
of myth and legend.
Among them was the Great Dragon Feuer…
Fiurer…
Fiurer shit…
Feuerschwinge Feuerschwinge, who emerged without warning from the mountains of, yes you guessed
it right, Germany.
So people fought the dragon, they won and now it’s the year 2054 and as most cyberpunk
games go, we’re dealing with a dystopian situation.
The line between man and machine is blurred thanks to rampant and unchecked advances in
technology and yeah... elves, trolls and other stuff live among humans.
Game has very positive reviews and PC gamer even said that this is “One of the most
memorable and complex RPG stories of the decade”
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura This one is quite old and probably will remind
you a bit of first two Fallout games.
In Arcanum, magic and technology coexist, creating a magical world shimmering with adventuring
possibilities.
As with most games like Baldur’s Gate, this game adapts to every choice the player makes,
including fighting style, dialogue options, and alignment.
In game you will meet more than 300 unique characters and monsters, you can play in real
time or invoke turn-based combat and also you can enjoy day and night cycles that affect
gameplay.
“Comrade, why don’t you tell them what’s wrong with this game”.
Oh right.
With windows 10 you can experience huge framerate drops, sometimes it goes down to 5.
I never heard of anything so low.
but you can find every fix on the internet.
So, before you can enjoy this amazing story without any problems you might need to work
a little bit for that.
I worked hard for this.
Tyranny From the narrative masterminds at Obsidian
Entertainment, Tyranny is a classic-styled RPG with a new and original story, shaped
and molded by your actions.
The very layout of the world will be altered by your decisions as you choose sides, make
allies and enemies, and fight for your own vision of law and order in an immersive and
reactive story.
Game is beautiful, but that’s understandable because it’s new.
And reviews on Steam are very positive: you have to scroll hard to find any bad ones.
As people say, this game is spiritual successor of Baldur’s Gate, so you won’t be disappointed
if you buy it.
And one more thing: the player here is not a random villager who rises to power, but
an instrumental officer with considerable resources and authority.
Use that power to enforce the new status quo or try to make change from the inside!
Pathfinder: Kingmaker This game was born with a help of 18 000 Kickstarter
backers.
So it conquered minds and hearts of a players way before its release.
Here you will explore the Stolen Lands, a region that has been contested territory for
centuries.
Hundreds of kingdoms have risen and fallen in these lands, and now it is time for you
to make your mark – by building your own kingdom!
Though, I should mention that players are complaining about loading screens.
There are a lot of them, so if you are not a patient one, you should consider reading
the comments before buying.
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