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CardJoe · 3rd Dec 2008, 10:04

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...ghts-planned/1

Atari have announced plans to develop Baldurs Gate 3 and Neverwinter Nights 3, though no release date has yet been set.

Yemerich · 3rd Dec 2008, 11:40

Now THATS great news! Finally some good RPG! Hope they don't rape it as Beth done with FO3

I am one of the people arround the world wishing for a PS: torment 2. The best story ever!

Claave · 3rd Dec 2008, 13:38

BG has to be isometric - all of this new-fangled 3D rubbish and first-person perspective nonsense would ruin it!

TTmodder · 3rd Dec 2008, 13:51

can you still play multiplayer over the internet in baldurs gate 2?

Skiddywinks · 3rd Dec 2008, 14:14

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Originally Posted by Claave

BG has to be isometric - all of this new-fangled 3D rubbish and first-person perspective nonsense would ruin it!

Agreed. NVN never felt as good as Baldur's Gate, and I feel it has to do with the camera. It just didn't "feel" as smooth and fun.

Regardless, I was literally so happy I could poo when I read the title. But knowing that Bioware are not making it has made me very worried indeed. Not that I don't think the developers are up to the challenge, but the problem they face is keeping the old fans impressed, but also opening up the game to more people; obviously to make more money which is more than ever what game developers seem to strive for nowadays.

One to watch for sure.

StephenK · 3rd Dec 2008, 14:20

Hope NWN is more like the first game (with expansions). Never took too NWN2. Even the collectors box and miniture and goodies didnt cheer me up

Veles · 3rd Dec 2008, 14:23

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Originally Posted by StephenK

Hope NWN is more like the first game (with expansions). Never took too NWN2. Even the collectors box and miniture and goodies didnt cheer me up

I must say I didn't like the first game too much, at the start yeah, I loved it, but doing the same basic quest of getting a different object from 4 different areas got old the second time.

Zurechial · 3rd Dec 2008, 15:13

The Baldur's Gate series is one I would prefer left with its dignity intact (Dark Alliance aside..), not molested by a new developer for a new era of ADD-ridden twitchy gamers.

If they even mention the term 'multi-platform' then that'll be the finisher.

Being a 'hardcore' fan of the BG series (and Infinity Engine games in general) I'll eagerly follow its progress and await its release, but my hopes are firmly embedded in the ground here.
Too many previously-excellent series and franchises have been ruined by the modern trends in games development - i.e.: profit and mass-appeal over quality.

dr-strangelove · 3rd Dec 2008, 15:22

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Originally Posted by Claave

BG has to be isometric - all of this new-fangled 3D rubbish and first-person perspective nonsense would ruin it!

I really hope that they will make the new BG from an isometric perspective but I honestly don't think it's going to happen.

The thing that really kept me playing Baldur's Gate: Shadows of Amn (for several years) were the great characters you could get to join your party. If they can produce another Minsc quality character in another BG game then I would certainly buy it.

NWN always seemed too hack-n-slash for me, got bored after about 8 hours of playing it so not as thrilled about that.

Aterius Gmork · 3rd Dec 2008, 17:13

Hopefully they won't make the game isometric. Sorry, but this style was great with bitmaps, but I did enjoy the new graphics of NWN.

Let's be realistic: We are talking about EA here. It will be multi platform, have a console menu, bad controls, a lot of hack&slash and might be released later due to piracy etc. And it WILL have mass appeal.

Just like Bethesda did with Oblivion: Oblivion was good, but nowhere as good as Morrowind back in the days.

supaste · 3rd Dec 2008, 17:38

Making something 3D isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as it has the same feel as bmp isometric graphics. Take a quick look at some of the videos of van buren, they had the right feel to them. It's the fixed camera angle that does it.

StephenK · 3rd Dec 2008, 17:57

What made NWN work for me was the user created worlds, NWN2 never had a strong community like NWN 1.

Tulatin · 4th Dec 2008, 05:58

What really, truly worries me here is that NWN2 was ****, compared to the first; and I'm really hoping they don't trainwreck Baldur's Gate 3 / NWN 3.

Horizon · 9th Jan 2009, 07:37

I really enjoyed the Balder's Gate

A series, and they were actually fun for what they were. I don't see the problem that everyone had with them or is it just fanatics thumbing their nose it

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3rd Dec 2008, 13:38	#3
Claave You Rebel scum Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 209	BG has to be isometric - all of this new-fangled 3D rubbish and first-person perspective nonsense would ruin it!

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Aterius Gmork Look Mr. Bubbles, it's an angel! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 698	Hopefully they won't make the game isometric. Sorry, but this style was great with bitmaps, but I did enjoy the new graphics of NWN. Let's be realistic: We are talking about EA here. It will be multi platform, have a console menu, bad controls, a lot of hack&slash and might be released later due to piracy etc. And it WILL have mass appeal. Just like Bethesda did with Oblivion: Oblivion was good, but nowhere as good as Morrowind back in the days.

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supaste Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Teesside, UK Posts: 48	Making something 3D isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as it has the same feel as bmp isometric graphics. Take a quick look at some of the videos of van buren, they had the right feel to them. It's the fixed camera angle that does it.

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