![]() ![]() The game would not have been connected to the Bhaalspawn Saga series. The Dark Alliance series was originally set to be developed by Snowblind Studios, but ports were handled by Black Isle Studios, High Voltage Software, and Magic Pockets, with the second game developed by Black Isle.īlack Isle Studios had planned a third series to be set in the Dalelands and be a PC-exclusive hack and slash game with pausable real-time gameplay. Beamdog and its division Overhaul Games developed remakes of the original games in HD. The Bhaalspawn Saga was originally developed by BioWare for personal computers. The Bhaalspawn Saga was critically acclaimed for using pausable realtime gameplay, which is credited with revitalizing the computer role-playing game (CRPG) genre. The Dark Alliance series was released for consoles and was critically and commercially successful. The series has been divided into two sub-series, known as the Bhaalspawn Saga and the Dark Alliance, both taking place mostly within the Western Heartlands, but the Bhaalspawn Saga extends to Amn and Tethyr. For the price, this version just doesn’t go far enough, even for players hoping for a hit of spit-shined nostalgia.Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance has enough engaging story and characters to deserve a genuine remake or remaster. Anyone comfortable with the mechanics and visuals of recent fantasy ARPGs will probably grimace a bit. Players into the historical origins of the genres they love will find Dark Alliance 2 worth playing. At $30 US, it’s a mid-price, 18-year-old game that might still have some evergreen content, but is definitely a product of its time. Cleaned up is a more accurate description, with upscaled resolution and a few less jaggies. ![]() Like the recent re-release of Baldur’s Gate, calling this new version of Baldur’s Gate 2 a “remaster” would be hyperbolic. For sure, this doesn’t seem like a major bullet point for the marketing team to latch on to. Although options for adjusting the visuals or sound are bare-bones at best, controller support is good and button assignments can be remapped. ![]()
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