Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 Full Story Recap

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  • Опубліковано 25 вер 2020
  • Before the eventual release of Baldur's Gate 3, we thought it would be fun to go through the 1998 adventures of Gorion's Ward, Sarevok, Minsc, Volo and the rest of the gang from Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 as we recount the main stories of the base games, as well as the Siege of Dragonspear and Throne of Bhaal expansions.
    With the October 6th release of Baldur's Gate 3 we are taking a look at the classic that started it all. The 1998 original Baldur's Gate, following the adventures of Imoen, Minsc and the rest of the companions that follow the player through Faerun, Baldur's Gate and the Sword Coast.
    Baldur's Gate 3 will be revisiting much of the same locations and meeting the same enemies as the original game, namely the world of Avernus, The Flaming Fist and the Mind Flayers.
    While the story seems very much separate, there's still plenty of lore and world building that new players to the franchise can learn right here, and take with them in their adventures in Baldur's Gate 3.
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  • @IrregularDave
    @IrregularDave 3 роки тому +709

    Best companion in Baldur's Gate?
    (Apart from Minsc because obvs he number 1)

    • @Hitoshuratdn
      @Hitoshuratdn 3 роки тому +129

      Viconia

    • @ivellos
      @ivellos 3 роки тому +17

      BG1 - Ajantis BG2 - Viconia

    • @iamdrunk7918
      @iamdrunk7918 3 роки тому +58

      My favourite it's imoen I think the bond with you is just so good and I big partion of the game is just you saving her I can't turn a blind eye on my little sis

    • @gymnodinium9
      @gymnodinium9 3 роки тому +53

      Jan Jansen is hilarious. Edwin too but also the best mage

    • @anto8375
      @anto8375 3 роки тому +30

      Viconia has a nice backstory, Edwin is the most hilarious because he is evil, intelligent, arrogant and unlucky.
      I played with Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Viconia and Edwin (the old chars from BG1).

  • @Patri_Fides
    @Patri_Fides 3 роки тому +1926

    I used to play Baldur's Gate at a friend's house when I was a kid. My family was dirt poor so I was really grateful that he would let me come over and play Baldur's Gate, Torment and Warcraft on his old computers. I miss him. RIP friend.

    • @KnotsOfWonders
      @KnotsOfWonders 3 роки тому +98

      Sounds like he was a true bro.

    • @DrMateen36
      @DrMateen36 3 роки тому +185

      Well that escalated unexpectedly....

    • @reneviera4884
      @reneviera4884 3 роки тому +65

      @@DrMateen36 You can say that again, I was enjoying the fond memories he was sharing then he HITs me with an uppercut. KO'd...

    • @DrMateen36
      @DrMateen36 3 роки тому +3

      @@reneviera4884 lolz

    • @RecklessFables
      @RecklessFables 3 роки тому +17

      Had a similar experience except for the ending. Gaming crossed a lot of boundaries.

  • @TheRxNick
    @TheRxNick 3 роки тому +460

    All I can hear is "you must gather you party before venturing forth"

    • @anto8375
      @anto8375 3 роки тому +2

      "Speed boost abuse" for your melee? ;P

    • @Norbert_Sattler
      @Norbert_Sattler 3 роки тому +14

      Ah I stoll (sort of) fondly remember how in the German version of the game they played the wrong message and told you that you don't have enough gold instead of the gathering of the party message. ^^
      Confused the hell out of me when it happened the first time. "What the hell? Why do I need gold to travel to the next area?"

    • @hellothere4023
      @hellothere4023 3 роки тому +3

      I loved the way the narrator said forth

    • @DobromirManchev
      @DobromirManchev 3 роки тому +6

      @@hellothere4023 I mostly hear "Go for the eyes Boo, GO FOR THE EYYYEEEES!!!"

    • @arjunsuperstar
      @arjunsuperstar 3 роки тому +2

      Shoddily made. An' shoddily maintained. But good killin' grounds nevertheless.

  • @TigerGoblin
    @TigerGoblin 3 роки тому +184

    All of this. And still the main plot is like 15% of the entire games.

  • @WoodyTheArmadillo
    @WoodyTheArmadillo 9 місяців тому +14

    I was there Gandalf, 2000 years ago. I played BG2 LAN mode when i was 14 with my friends. At that time LAN cables where coaxial ones and not the current square LAN cables we all know today. We never went past the 1st act playing together as we were too busy creating our characters and doing goofy stuff in the first city. Now we have fiber internet which is literally 2000 times faster than the internet we had at that time. But playing online doesn't have the same taste as doing it ghetto style with your friends like we did before!

  • @microslavery
    @microslavery 2 роки тому +81

    Played Baldurs gate 2 so many times, different classes, different choices. It's where my love for the Sorcerer and Barbarian classes began!

  • @godlessandlovingit
    @godlessandlovingit 3 роки тому +130

    Absolutely love the Baldur's Gate series. #2 being my favorite because of all the character development. But #1 has a special kind of feel to it. As the franchise progresses it becomes more chaotic and wild in it's scenarios, which is to be expected of D&D when you get to such high levels, but BG1 was never over the top, no travelling to otherwordly dimensions, having to fight hordes of magical demons. (until Siege of Dragonspear) It's mostly just you and your followers just exploring the wilderness, and trying to solve the mystery of the iron crisis. very down to earth.

    • @marystone860
      @marystone860 3 роки тому +3

      Did you like Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance? Because I played it on my PS2 at the time, which was years ago.

    • @ryanjones_rheios
      @ryanjones_rheios 3 роки тому +1

      With respect to the original games, Siege was tacked on by Beamdog who I don't think had the chops to pull what they were trying. Which is sad because I respected the attempt.

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler Рік тому

      @@ryanjones_rheios They had a lot of great ideas, but had very little experience with game balance or understanding the sort of "tiers" of level progression required with leveling up beyond BG1's level 7. Having to rest a jillion times in one dungeon to cast a jillion Greater Restorations due to the endless mobs of level-draining enemies (including during half the rests) just got old fast.

  • @danieldosso2455
    @danieldosso2455 3 роки тому +31

    Just looked up some of these voice actors for Balder's Gate 1 and holy crap, like a third of them were in almost every cartoon TV show I watched as a Kid or played as a video game.

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler Рік тому +7

      You can basically have a party made entirely of characters from A Goofy Movie, lol

    • @overtime_ot
      @overtime_ot 5 місяців тому

      @@SomeUA-camTraveler😂

  • @RagingGoblin
    @RagingGoblin Рік тому +158

    There are very good reasons to play this game, no matter how old it gets.
    The characters are extremely well written, the story is not only compelling but truly nails the from dirt to literal godhood cliché as no other game ever has, and lastly, the atmosphere is simply splendid, especially the music which is as good as any I've ever listened to in any video game, 20 years later.

    • @Fazal12d
      @Fazal12d 11 місяців тому +3

      pathfinder wrath of the Righteous has something similar in one of its ending, is pretty good

    • @wancourb
      @wancourb 10 місяців тому

      Also, there's Minsc

    • @CountBifford
      @CountBifford 7 місяців тому

      lol the writing was good for its time but doesn't hold a candle to modern RPGs.

    • @Foxtrox7616
      @Foxtrox7616 6 місяців тому

      What are those modern rpgs that have such a good writing?​@@CountBifford

    • @NikolaiVolkovski
      @NikolaiVolkovski 6 місяців тому

      nostalgia’s crazy 😂

  • @anthonyju6392
    @anthonyju6392 3 роки тому +243

    "You should have not have come to this place!"
    Also honorable mentioning is Demigorgon. Imagine my shock when I used Time Stop and realizing that Demigorgon had the Star Platinum ability of moving in the stillness as well. It was like one shotting my own team.

    • @theninjaguy2
      @theninjaguy2 3 роки тому +13

      It's Demogorgon, not Demigorgon.

    • @picklewart5382
      @picklewart5382 Рік тому +76

      @@theninjaguy2 It's Leviosa, not Leviosah-

    • @roggonval
      @roggonval Рік тому +1

      ​@@theninjaguy2 that's from stranger things

    • @OiCroco
      @OiCroco Рік тому +20

      @@roggonval which is based off the actual Demogorgon from DnD and therefore BG2. All of the stranger things monsters were named after DnD monsters.

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler Рік тому +5

      Is... Is that a JoJo's reference??!?

  • @ivellos
    @ivellos 3 роки тому +94

    "The Lord of Murder shall perish. But in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos will be sown from their passing." So sayeth the wise Alaundo.

    • @SlayerSeraph
      @SlayerSeraph 3 роки тому +4

      I remember this a vividly as if it was yesterday. And I played the games for the 1st time back when I was a kid and they just released, brand new.
      The greatest part is that line making a comeback in BG2's opening screen.

    • @osiris1309
      @osiris1309 3 роки тому +6

      I used to walk behind my sis chanting this, she always got annoyed. Lol!

    • @Sothpawman
      @Sothpawman 3 роки тому

      @@osiris1309 legend

  • @kenfrmcape2355
    @kenfrmcape2355 3 роки тому +184

    In Baldur's Gate 3, you find out that boo is the Mastermind behind everything since BG1.

    • @kissaninja9700
      @kissaninja9700 3 роки тому +32

      No its Braccus Rex

    • @brandonpatterson634
      @brandonpatterson634 3 роки тому +9

      @@kissaninja9700 Brrrrrrrrrrrraccus Rrrrrrrrrrex

    • @cecilebousselat8192
      @cecilebousselat8192 3 роки тому +1

      @@kissaninja9700 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHA

    • @Bjorick
      @Bjorick 3 роки тому +4

      LIAR! boo miniaturized himself and came from the deepest recesses of space to warn of the impending reaper threat, but the only person who speaks hamster is minsc who isn't......normal......

    • @DanceTranced
      @DanceTranced 3 роки тому

      Good thing I managed to get rid of him in baldurs gate two. With the help of a black dragon in an elvin city ;).

  • @jasmeralia
    @jasmeralia 10 місяців тому +1

    I just found this and thank you very much! I've played a good chunk of 1, but haven't completed it, and never played 2. Just the other day finished Act 1 in BG3, really loving it, and I'm happy to see more ties to the original game than just Jaheira and Minsc.

  • @slkrsmobile
    @slkrsmobile 3 роки тому +18

    This has been a perfect recap. Wonderfully done. Thanks so much!

  • @osiris1309
    @osiris1309 3 роки тому +5

    This.... this game evokes so many memories, spent a good chunk of my teenage years on it. I miss my youth.

  • @evilminded6610
    @evilminded6610 3 роки тому +5

    Oof, hearing the soundtrack made me get shivers. I need to play bg2 again, such a fantastic story. I was in my teens when I last played it, surely a lot of the story flew right over my head back then.

  • @mango78910
    @mango78910 3 роки тому +47

    Just finished throne of Baal last night and god dam playing through both games and their expansions, and seige even though it has its problems, really feels like a grand adventure

    • @nonamesinspace1291
      @nonamesinspace1291 3 роки тому +1

      Hope you got the golden underwear and created the massive golem!

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler Рік тому +3

      My biggest worry about BG3 was that they'd take all the worst ideas from the ascended fan mod that is Siege of Dragonspear, and make them into a big budget mess. But by all accounts, this looks to be the greatest sequel we ever could've hoped for!

  • @AndusDominae
    @AndusDominae 3 роки тому +58

    *Miniature GIANT space hamster.
    Also, Jon Irenicus was neither human nor elf. He had his elfhood revoked, if memory serves.

    • @Eyes0penNoFear
      @Eyes0penNoFear 3 роки тому +3

      Came here to say exactly that about Boo.

    • @tonzatube
      @tonzatube 3 роки тому +5

      Jon Irenicus was the best villain I have ever fought against, I hate him as much as I liked him.

    • @ToveriJuri
      @ToveriJuri 3 роки тому +3

      IMO Irenicus is overrated. His motives aren't particularly interesting or unique and there are other menacing villains. People remember him because of the voice acting.
      I like Sarevok much more. He's connected to the main character has a backstory and motives that make sense. Of course Irenicus is better presented as some of the most important backstory and characterization of Sarevok comes from notes. But that's more of a problem in BG1 in general and isn't the only important story detail that is delivered via a letter or a note.

    • @lvsoad22
      @lvsoad22 3 роки тому +9

      His elfhood wasn’t revoked, just his immortality.

    • @Bjorick
      @Bjorick 3 роки тому +2

      actually, he was still immortal, the elves took his soul but left him as an immortal elf
      that's the reason he wants your soul, regardless of race

  • @debrickashaw9387
    @debrickashaw9387 Рік тому +42

    When bg3 was first announced in 2019, i picked up bg1 and eventually 2. I have clocked in over 700 hours in them jointly and they quickly became my top 5 games of all times. Larian has big shoes to fill

    • @kedolan4992
      @kedolan4992 Рік тому +7

      Just going to throw this out there, in case you missed it, but Planescape: Torment is another fantastic game in a similar style. It's still one of the only games I've played to this day that rewards non-combat options for xp. You get xp for solving fights with diplomacy, gain xp for recovering lost memories (you're an immortal amnesiac), and even get more xp for memories if you have a high wis stat, etc, so even if you're a fighter it's worth it not to dump stat your mind!

    • @debrickashaw9387
      @debrickashaw9387 Рік тому +2

      @@kedolan4992 currently playing it

    • @yatosjumpsuit6837
      @yatosjumpsuit6837 11 місяців тому

      @@kedolan4992Another rpg series that rewards out of combat xp and is currently sitting at my favorite rpg series of all time is geneforge. The story is great and it has multiple endings for each game. It’s made by a small studio who have been making rpgs for decades called spider software. Geneforge had its first game remastered recently and I also enjoy it quite a lot, although If you play the remastered first game instead of the original then it will be a bit confusing going backwards in gameplay style and artstyle for geneforge 2.

    • @arcturus4295
      @arcturus4295 11 місяців тому

      @@kedolan4992 you need high stats to trigger all memories. i fkn missed 2 in the begining when grabing a pickpocets hand and another one :( still sad about it

    • @bennettnez4711
      @bennettnez4711 10 місяців тому +40

      Looks like Larian has big feet

  • @kevinkingshott6366
    @kevinkingshott6366 3 роки тому +4

    This brought back soooo many memories, thanks Dude!

  • @Dr.Quarex
    @Dr.Quarex 3 роки тому +8

    I definitely do not need the recap after all my time playing the games, but I am glad the video exists! Haha

  • @matthewardill4297
    @matthewardill4297 11 місяців тому +4

    Watching this pending the upcoming release of BG 3 and this brings back so many memories. Played this back when it released and this just reminds me of a lot of joy of playing classic games back in the day. Really hope Minsc and Boo are back given the reveal from the comic.

  • @JB-xl2jc
    @JB-xl2jc 3 роки тому +82

    AH SURV THE FLAYMING FIYST

  • @Insomnibyte
    @Insomnibyte 3 роки тому +13

    Don Karnage voiced Minsc (Don Karnage from Tail Spin, the talented actor Jim Cummings), one of my favorite voice actors and voiced one of the best characters in Baulders Gate 1 & 2.

  • @passionateromp6557
    @passionateromp6557 Рік тому

    Boy howdy am I glad you chose to include the music in the background, brings me right back.

  • @MegaVoltis
    @MegaVoltis 3 роки тому +43

    0:32 Actually Waterdeep is the biggest city in the Sword Coast.

    • @gypruzzcaccamo6586
      @gypruzzcaccamo6586 3 роки тому +3

      IIRC, up until AD&D Waterdeep was the biggest city in Toril, full-point. Dunno about how things changed with WotC.
      Also, I think he meant region as in "area we could see in the game map".

    • @matthewacree571
      @matthewacree571 3 роки тому +5

      @@gypruzzcaccamo6586 its still the biggest on the sword coast, and idk if he meant playable region or not. He also says the world of faerun, which also set me off.

    • @gypruzzcaccamo6586
      @gypruzzcaccamo6586 3 роки тому +3

      @@matthewacree571 That's another reason I think he was just talking about the game itself. I don't think he really knows anything about the Forgotten Realms, or what even is that. Kinda like movies-only LotR fans don't really know anything about the rest of Arda, or even that there is something else in that world.

  • @sasharibeiro
    @sasharibeiro 3 роки тому +116

    GO FOR THE EYES BOO!!!

    • @VadeRetroMetallicus
      @VadeRetroMetallicus 3 роки тому +3

      Check our Boo's Revenge and you'll see'em truly unleashed

    • @kevinshort3943
      @kevinshort3943 3 роки тому +3

      Kicking butt for goodness sake!

    • @TybudX
      @TybudX 3 роки тому +1

      Given what we know about Baldur's Gate 3 I'll be very disappointed if there isn't a full-sized giant space hamster somewhere in it.

    • @Eyes0penNoFear
      @Eyes0penNoFear 3 роки тому +4

      You're as smart as Boo sometimes.

  • @happilyisolated
    @happilyisolated 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for the breakdown! I tried getting into these games but couldn't keep on through to the end. I love these games, but never seem to have the time to play them all the way. Gonna change that with BG3!!

  • @L0rd_0f_War
    @L0rd_0f_War 3 роки тому +11

    I played BG1 + BG2 + all expansions 20 years ago, and after watching this, I only remembered the beginning and end of BG1 and most of the companion Characters from BG1. I do remember enjoying these games thoroughly. Thank you for the recap. Someday I plan to play through BG3 (after I finish Divinity Original Sin 2 and Pillars of Eternity 2).

    • @Hitoshuratdn
      @Hitoshuratdn 3 роки тому +5

      I would also recommend Pathfinder Kingmaker

    • @L0rd_0f_War
      @L0rd_0f_War 3 роки тому +3

      @@Hitoshuratdn I'll check it out. Cheers.

    • @L0rd_0f_War
      @L0rd_0f_War 3 роки тому +4

      @@Hitoshuratdn I have been playing and enjoying Pathfinder for the last week. Thank you for your great recommendation. The game reminds me a lot of the old dice-roll based CRPGs like BG/BG2. All the best mate.

    • @Hitoshuratdn
      @Hitoshuratdn 3 роки тому +1

      @@L0rd_0f_War haha that's fantastic. The sequel is in the works called Pathfinder Wraith of the Righteous. I have high hopes for the studios.

    • @L0rd_0f_War
      @L0rd_0f_War 3 роки тому

      @@Hitoshuratdn Yes I read about the sequel. I'll pick that up after its had some time to mature after release. I always play games after a few months of release so all bugs have been ironed out. But thank you for introducing me to this franchise.

  • @Thorrnn
    @Thorrnn 3 роки тому +45

    for some reason the only thing I can remember from bg is: "get me out of this HELL hole" repeated over and over and over and over

    • @reneviera4884
      @reneviera4884 3 роки тому

      LOL Right!? That made me laugh so HARD, cause I remember wanting to break the speakers ROFL

    • @adamwesselinoff126
      @adamwesselinoff126 3 роки тому +4

      Lmao haunted by the Nashkel mines forever

    • @godfreemorals
      @godfreemorals 3 роки тому +1

      Absolutely!

    • @godlessandlovingit
      @godlessandlovingit 3 роки тому +4

      Everyone who read that, read it in the voice of the game. and also. THAR SERVE THE FLAMING FIST!!

    • @At0mHeart
      @At0mHeart 3 роки тому +1

      You must gather your party before venturing forth

  • @TrevorJones1
    @TrevorJones1 3 роки тому +147

    Netflix will eventually turn this into a series, starring Henry Cavill

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 роки тому +32

      I’d watch it

    • @magusmaximus670
      @magusmaximus670 3 роки тому +8

      Let's hoppe whit better writing as well ;P

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 роки тому +3

      Magus Maximus Than what?

    • @wensongliang1905
      @wensongliang1905 3 роки тому +2

      @@JB-xl2jc Gott I guess

    • @Marshal_Rock
      @Marshal_Rock 3 роки тому +1

      @@JB-xl2jc than, let's say those adaptation books that say they're canon

  • @GuiiBrazil
    @GuiiBrazil Рік тому +10

    Man... knowing it was the begginings of Bioware, it blows my mind what the studio have become. Crazy.

    • @jeanbeausuperbeau
      @jeanbeausuperbeau Рік тому +2

      kinda puts in perspective the whole debate about Larian ruining players expectations of other indie studios ; they are somewhat following Bioware's footsteps - I don't think many will compare BG3 to indie or even AA games

  • @nikolavucetic7412
    @nikolavucetic7412 Рік тому +2

    This is a very good video, recap put nicely together. Man good portion of my gaming years as a kid was spent on BG especially BG II, now as a married man with kids I dont have the time or the focus to go through it again, I might try to go through BG II before I get the chance to play the third part, the thing is its not about the free time to play its about the focused time to play cause if you skip through and dont read the dialogues that is not it, certanly one of the best if not the best RPGs that I’ve ever played…..

  • @nateblack8669
    @nateblack8669 3 роки тому +14

    Live by the sword - live a good loooong time! ⚔

    • @bostonceltics3055
      @bostonceltics3055 2 роки тому

      A den of stiiin-king evil. Cover your nose Boo! We will leave no crevice untouched! *Boo's high pitched scream*

  • @TheSensei88
    @TheSensei88 Рік тому +1

    Come on! I noticed the KOVERAS/SAREVOK thing and was like 10 years old haha
    Such good memories, thanks for the video, I needed a recap as I did not remember almost anything lol

  • @CNNBlackmailSupport
    @CNNBlackmailSupport 3 роки тому +11

    Finding Drizzt in the original game was so legendary. He had god-tier
    +2 scimitars if I remember right. Minsk was annoying and charming at the same time.
    "Da squeaky wheel gets da grease!"

  • @L0rks
    @L0rks Рік тому

    Incredible recap.
    Thank you!

  • @CoolerGuy121
    @CoolerGuy121 3 роки тому +2

    I'm 29 and I can barely remember Baldur's Gate but I'll never forget my first beholder.

  • @bioshock1998
    @bioshock1998 3 роки тому

    Was looking for a video like this since BG3 looks pretty cool. Thank you!

  • @anzarre
    @anzarre 11 місяців тому

    The effort a video like this must've taken, well done.

  • @citiesandthings3163
    @citiesandthings3163 10 місяців тому

    Oh 2 years later and way into BG3, Thank you so much!

  • @Mazamune
    @Mazamune 11 місяців тому +20

    listening to the ending conclusion from the BG2 still gives me chill nowadays. This is truely the mark of GREAT games. I ended up as a GOD of pure GOOD, that was soooo satisfying and shared a life with Aerie, this was really something special.

    • @BREAKocean
      @BREAKocean 11 місяців тому +1

      I love aerie!!

  • @xriff92
    @xriff92 3 роки тому +39

    Baldur's gate series is still the best game ever for me.

  • @sharkdentures3247
    @sharkdentures3247 3 роки тому +6

    Good video. To be fair, I didn't really need it.
    I've played BG1&2 off & on for decades now! Heck, it's even installed on my computer now & been playing it a little during lockdown.
    LOVE IT!

    • @gymnodinium9
      @gymnodinium9 3 роки тому +2

      Same. I think they are just the best games ever made. Still waiting for something at that level. I loved Pathfinder and Pillars but BG is still best. :D

  • @jamesmayes4351
    @jamesmayes4351 3 роки тому +4

    Love how a 21 minute video is like 0.2% of the content of the game(s) in super short format. Man I hope they got Jim Cummings to do some voices for the game.

  • @the_sigil4340
    @the_sigil4340 3 роки тому +21

    BG2 is still easily one of my favourite games ever :-)

  • @AeonQuasar
    @AeonQuasar Рік тому +22

    The lore in the series are very solid. But the things I liked best of the Baldurs Gate series was the feeling of semi open world freedom. So many secrets and quest with good reason for them to exist. I thing the writing in general are what made Baldurs Gate so memorable. Also great intereactions between characters was top tier. I can't rate what NPC I prefered best, but I think I have to end with: 1. Jan Jansen (For his oversharing hillarious turnips tales), 2. Minsc (for his stupidity) 3. Viconia (For the incredible difficult interesting romance/story) Or Edwin (for the narsisistic lols)

  • @salinawilliams383
    @salinawilliams383 3 роки тому +3

    I played all of the BG games multiple times and even attempted to mod it(Because Haer'Dalis is bae). It was my 1st ever RPG and got me into gaming and still my favorite. Least favorite part was the return to Candelkeep and fighting the dopplegangers. So very hyped for the new game!

  • @wheelchazeal8089
    @wheelchazeal8089 Рік тому

    “I serve the Flaming Fist.” I’d say that made me nostalgic but I still play BG1 and BG2. I’m so excited!

  • @TheMCD1989
    @TheMCD1989 3 роки тому

    I love that you have the menu music in the background 👌

  • @Sticker_Sheetz
    @Sticker_Sheetz 6 місяців тому +4

    I cant imagine how excited the original players must've been seeing familiar faces when playing BG3, sadly I was born in the early 2000s so I wasn't able to fully experience them when they came out, but there's always time to pick them up

  • @specrtre
    @specrtre 11 місяців тому

    This makes the story in BG3 even better seeing names that I know now from playing without playing thesr

  • @henrikmygren
    @henrikmygren 3 роки тому +11

    Baldur's gate 1 & 2, icewind dale 1&2 also first Neverwinter's nights and all its expansions. Plus planescape torment holds a spot in my heart. Have great hope for BG3.

    • @TrevorJones1
      @TrevorJones1 3 роки тому +2

      too bad its divinity original sin 3

    • @henrikmygren
      @henrikmygren 3 роки тому

      @Harvey Dustin I love that game still have the orginal cd version.

    • @klawykser610
      @klawykser610 3 роки тому

      @@TrevorJones1 RPG is turn based, RPG must be Divinity. Famously, the only RPG to ever use Dungeons & Dragons mechanics.

  • @thomaschinyere-ezeh6676
    @thomaschinyere-ezeh6676 3 роки тому +2

    Whole series is amazing but Throne of Bhaal with watchers keep is the perfect pinnacle to the entire game. Epic battles with equal even today

  • @user-vd5ln7du2f
    @user-vd5ln7du2f 3 роки тому +15

    Ah, the child of Bhaal has awoken!

    • @aaronturkey
      @aaronturkey 3 роки тому +2

      It is time for more... experiments...

    • @ukidm3
      @ukidm3 3 роки тому +3

      The pain will only be passing, you should survive the process...

    • @cecilebousselat8192
      @cecilebousselat8192 3 роки тому

      this sentence 💕 nostalgia

    • @nang9484
      @nang9484 3 роки тому

      @@cecilebousselat8192 i don’t remember that line from irenicus...

    • @cecilebousselat8192
      @cecilebousselat8192 3 роки тому

      @@nang9484 its from the cut scenes haha

  • @LightStreak567
    @LightStreak567 3 роки тому +42

    I can't believe you forgot about Coran in the Cloak Wood forest. He is another character besides Minsc and Boo who is likely to return in Baldur's Gate 3, not just because he is an elf, but because it has been confirmed in D&D lore that Coran becomes a nobleman in the city 100 years after Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.

    • @Dr.Quarex
      @Dr.Quarex 3 роки тому +1

      Fun, just used him on my last playthrough finally. They would probably change the voice actor though since Beamdog could not get him back to include him in Siege of Dragonspear

    • @Asghaad
      @Asghaad 3 роки тому +2

      any characters returning from the BG2 and TOB is dumb idea, these guys would be basically demigods ... with one of the actual gods as a close friend xD

    • @LightStreak567
      @LightStreak567 3 роки тому +4

      @@Asghaad That last part wouldn't be true because canonically Gorion's Ward decided to remain mortal. If he/she decided to become a god, the pantheon of gods known in the Forgotten Realms would be forever changed. Plus, after the Murder in Baldur's Gate tabletop adventure game which takes place a decade before Descent Into Avernus and Baldur's Gate 3, Bhaal is not dead anymore, he's back thanks to two Bhaalspawn that still had Bhaal's essence in their bodies lived 100 years after ToB and killed each other.

    • @Asghaad
      @Asghaad 3 роки тому +5

      @@LightStreak567 well thats a load of BS called retconning and is a sign of ATROCIOUS writing contradicting already established lore for nothing but convenience ...
      next you will tell me that Myrkul is back too despite being devoured/layd to rest in NwN2: MotB ...

    • @LightStreak567
      @LightStreak567 3 роки тому +3

      @@Asghaad Yeah, about that... Myrkul does get resurrected 100 years after Mask of The Betrayer after a cataclysmic event called The Sundering. So in the 5th Edition era of the Forgotten Realms, ALL of the Dead Three, Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul come back from the dead.
      You remember Viekang, the cowardly Bhaalspawn who randomly teleports every time he gets terrified, right? He is one of the two Bhaalspawn that survived the events of ToB, living 100 years and caused the revival of Bhaal, so I wouldn't call that retconning, no one thought the survival of a minor character like him would become so significant.

  • @Lazarus1095
    @Lazarus1095 3 роки тому +4

    Hey! I just realized they got the same exact voice actor who narrated the Baldur's Gate 2 to do the narration for Siege of Dragonspear, 15 years later. That is pretty amazing!

    • @nang9484
      @nang9484 3 роки тому

      His voice acting wasn’t as good as it was when he was younger in bg2 but still amazing

  • @ImaCocoNgati
    @ImaCocoNgati 3 роки тому +2

    "I serve the flaming fist" you knew you were getting up to no good when hearing this hahaha

  • @briankelly1240
    @briankelly1240 3 роки тому

    Been looking for this!

  • @simmonslucas
    @simmonslucas 3 роки тому +4

    I just don't have time to play through BG I and II, thanks for this!

    • @Sothpawman
      @Sothpawman 3 роки тому +1

      Miss out on the greatest RPG games ever made then

  • @jamesmoriarty2001
    @jamesmoriarty2001 3 роки тому +2

    Easily one of the best epics I've ever played.

  • @robert5762
    @robert5762 11 місяців тому +1

    Where's my boy Korgan? Not even a passing mention? The crit with his axe was so satisfying. Plus, he and the gnome are hilarious

  • @HaningNugrahadi
    @HaningNugrahadi 3 роки тому +15

    Big fan of baldur's gate 2, i play coop with my schoolmate back in elementary school.

  • @MrJustinArt
    @MrJustinArt Рік тому +8

    Weird to think that while all this was happening, Astarion was eating rats in a dingy tomb somewhere.

  • @christopherhayes1369
    @christopherhayes1369 Рік тому

    Great video! Sadly I'm old enough to have played BG1 and 2 very well

  • @everx7
    @everx7 3 роки тому +2

    This brings back memories :). First played BG (when it was originally released) and hadnt have a clue how to play RPGs, except Diablo. I was going in like that, experiencing only Diablo.
    So without the help of internet or anything and not understanding properly english, i started to play as a Thief.
    No rolling stats, although the option was there, but i wasnt aware of any of that, i thought as in Diablo, u just go with what u have, so i went, luckily except strength i was actaully not that bad, oh and constitution was like 9 and strength too :), so yeah, was a weak thief and not really durable either.
    But ididint know, so i went on, battles later easy, first for me hard, like very, but as i went on, with quests, the main story etc. i was hooked. Btw. HP rolls on lvl up, i just let them be whatever, so i ended up having like 40hp lvl 9 thief (if u max. it, u can have like 72 hp, if i did do the math right, with items, a bit more, but strictly constitution wise and max hp every lvl up, u end up with 72).
    So yeah, not the best thief, anyway, to cut it short, i finished off Sarevok even with this weak as party, cause with other characters i did the same, no max hp when lvl ing up, so the strongest was like khalid with 80hp or so, yeah, max shoudve been like 90+ so it wasnt that bad, but the others were, like Dynaheir with 30 hp or something, i mean seriously underpowered party and still did get that Sarevok sob, i admit with some wands and all, but it worked :). After that when i told my friend who introduced me into this world of RPGs, he was like WTF, showed me that i can roll, showed me that i can max lvl up, with reloading. I was eager to go and make another character and another and so on. I was hooked like never ever.
    When i learned that u can take over u characters to the second game, i was hooked even more. Experimenting and making a Cleric taht will have 25 strength and with a +5 Hammer (u need to assembly it first, but even the basic hammer is +3 so all in all not bad, but after making it whole, it is one of the best weapons of BG2, in my opinion)

  • @gdubsterz1238
    @gdubsterz1238 11 місяців тому

    Can't believe its been 25 years...wow...EQ came out a year later and changed gaming for me forever.

  • @Nerfherder117
    @Nerfherder117 6 місяців тому +1

    Well this cleared up some things, just finished 3 but haven’t played any others. Some optional boss fights make more sense if you know these plot lines

  • @saulfubar1236
    @saulfubar1236 Рік тому +3

    original was on 6 disks you had to change out every other time you changed zones, still have originals disks in a box somewhere, crazy how much i remember form a game i played 20+ years ago, true classics

    • @AbelMcTalisker
      @AbelMcTalisker 11 місяців тому

      One thing about the original discs. If they are in good condition they still work in modern machines. You can`t say that about most games of that era.

  • @tonzatube
    @tonzatube 3 роки тому +9

    I don't know how many will share my opinion but, I liked to watch old animation much more where we can see Sarevoc kills the Bhaalspawn at the top of Iron Throne Headquarters, it's dated, it's stiff, it's too old, yet I somewhow prefer to watch that old animation more than these ...still images. Maybe I'm just too nostalgic, I do like the updated game though, playing Baldur's Gate 1-2 again just before 3 was about to hit the store was so much fun.

  • @MichaelB-Gaming
    @MichaelB-Gaming 3 роки тому +73

    It's "Koveras". Not Korevas, That would not be Sarevok backwards.

    • @lukewithann7256
      @lukewithann7256 3 роки тому +20

      interestingly when they displayed the 2 names on screen they were both spelled wrong lol

  • @markdowse3572
    @markdowse3572 3 роки тому +4

    "Cespenar is GOOD servant. Oh, YES !"
    And I loved the soundtrack to Siege of Dragonspear. (And it's Hephernaan - not @ 8:25 HERphernaan.)

  • @bojanmilojkovic3770
    @bojanmilojkovic3770 Рік тому +8

    13:50 - actually, Irenicuss did not drain the power of Bhaal, but the demigod-soul, leaving Bhaal's power/taint behind. After that point, the taint was rising, spasaming and gushing out of the protagonist in the form of the Slayer.

    • @rohenthar8449
      @rohenthar8449 Рік тому

      Indeed, also author forgot to mention, that WotC rewritten BG, and changed the story and its ending.

  • @moogleking
    @moogleking 3 роки тому

    I played through baldurs gate 2 multiple times as a young teenager really liked that game

  • @haylenchan139
    @haylenchan139 3 роки тому +4

    Dude, you now make me want to buy Baldur’s Gate 2. Never really cared about it, but hearing the plot like this makes me want to play through it

    • @Agendaen
      @Agendaen Рік тому +4

      In my humble opinion as a game writer it is the best game you can play.

  • @zotaninoron3548
    @zotaninoron3548 3 роки тому +2

    Fun Fact: Kids Next Door Episode 9 of season 4 (Operation: K.N.O.T.) uses the voice actor of Minsc, Jim Cummings, to play Vin Moosk an overt and hilarious parody of Minsc. Aside from Minsc, my favorite companion was the Sentient Sword.

  • @spacejamjones7302
    @spacejamjones7302 11 місяців тому

    I played baldur’s gate: dark alliance 1&2…never got to play the originals but I’ll be getting into them soon and im hype

  • @kevintrant1357
    @kevintrant1357 Рік тому +1

    I love that putting a name backwards is so simple, but almost always overlooked.

  • @jamesreed2475
    @jamesreed2475 3 роки тому +4

    I beat it with only a 2 player party. A Druid shape-shifting Werewolf and a multi-class companion who was mage-thief-cleric. The hardest battle by far for me was the Lich. Final battle with Sarevok only took 2 tries. I LOVED the Werewolf. So much fun and good memories. I tried the Lich battle about 40 times before learning i needed a +4/+5 weapon.

    • @Eyes0penNoFear
      @Eyes0penNoFear 3 роки тому

      I don't think I ever beat the Lich battle..

    • @jamesreed2475
      @jamesreed2475 3 роки тому

      @@Eyes0penNoFear there are only a few weapons in the entire game that can even damage him.

    • @Empiro3
      @Empiro3 3 роки тому +3

      Against the Lich, you needed a +5 weapon of sorts (though some spells summoned weapons that would work too), and also Spell Immunity against Imprisonment. Once you have that, it's pretty easy.
      I think Demogorgan in Watcher's Keep is the toughest fight overall. If that's still not hard enough for you, there's even an unofficial patch by a developer of Throne of Bhaal that makes it (and a number of other boss fights) even harder.

    • @testubepigeon6442
      @testubepigeon6442 Рік тому +1

      i did exactly same thing. Shifter druid with draw upon holy might and rings of gaax regen, boots of haste... etc and Imoen. Imoen took care of the lich.

  • @kujotrujillo
    @kujotrujillo 8 місяців тому +1

    I grew up and largely learned to read through this game.

  • @whitedragon1204
    @whitedragon1204 2 роки тому +1

    2:28 Hondo Ohnaka IS THAT you??? MY fav pirate buddy from starwars!

  • @Brisq
    @Brisq 11 місяців тому +2

    There should be just around 20 minutes until Baldur's Gate 3 comes out on PC. This seems like the most fitting way to wait it out.

  • @exist2758
    @exist2758 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the memories

  • @ShaZei
    @ShaZei 11 місяців тому

    This made me realize that even though I must have played hundreds of hours for both game. I don't thinks I have ever went further than 3/4 of the game or even cared about the main story. I would just wander around, do side stories & explore which would often make me progress as a result.

  • @rhasce
    @rhasce 3 роки тому +2

    I played back then, and Im playing it now before release

  • @Sonics1DiscordKitten
    @Sonics1DiscordKitten 3 роки тому

    I'm hyped for anything D&D that looks cool. I'm a sucker like that

  • @mpbMKE
    @mpbMKE 3 роки тому +4

    I don't know how many hundreds of hours I put into Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast. Still have those discs.

  • @thadofalltrades
    @thadofalltrades 3 роки тому +3

    BG2 still might be the greatest RPG I've ever played.

  • @LordofWar609
    @LordofWar609 2 роки тому

    damn what a way to feel old the baldur's gate game where the first rpgs I played on pc

  • @TheRedneckGamer1979
    @TheRedneckGamer1979 11 місяців тому +3

    "Baldur's gate is the largest and most populated city on the sword coast"
    *looks at waterdeep....*

  • @KyleDevy
    @KyleDevy 11 місяців тому

    Bro, I watch 5 hour long retrospectives, 20 minutes is definitely quick haha

  • @omniipotence
    @omniipotence 7 місяців тому +1

    I love that they've added Sarevok to bg3

  • @NoEditNarrator
    @NoEditNarrator Рік тому

    Doing the Lord’s work homie!!!

  • @chloewebb5526
    @chloewebb5526 6 місяців тому

    Playing Dragon Age Origins so many times, and I never once thought about how getting to the city at the end of the game and being framed was almost exactly what happened in BG1 lol

  • @bigwig8657
    @bigwig8657 3 роки тому +6

    You forgot the Dark Souls part after you get Imoen and wolves murder your party 10 times.

  • @LostofConsciousness
    @LostofConsciousness 3 роки тому +5

    Edwin as a companion made me laugh countless of time.

    • @tonzatube
      @tonzatube 3 роки тому +1

      Don't you mean Edwina? >;)

  • @karimk8551
    @karimk8551 2 роки тому

    Excellent stuff

  • @DTSoR
    @DTSoR Рік тому

    Just what i needed

  • @wancourb
    @wancourb 10 місяців тому +3

    Good recap, but you skipped over Irenicus's motivation. He and Bohdi were elves experimenting on the Tree of Life and were exiled from the elven city and stripped of their elven immortality. So they sought to regain that immortality. That's actually why Bohdi is a vampire, it was her first attempt. Irenicus's plan was to steal your Bhaal essence and become immortal that way. Once he succeeded and gained power, he returned to the tree and kept up his experiments,

  • @Auxik
    @Auxik 2 роки тому +1

    It's been 20 years since I've played these games but I didn't remember builders gate 2 being and immediate sequel to the first one for some reason