Simple question that I'm sure has been asked before, but now that the Enhanced Edition has a few patches under its belt, (As well as the Monster Fix, which before it was patched, it was pretty much game breaking for me and what made me tell people to get the originals instead) I am curious to know what you guys think is the best version of Baldur's Gate 1. Whilst each one likely has its own charm to it, if you had all three on your desktop (In the case of Tutu, it was already modded to your liking), which would you prefer to click on and play over the others?
We have Baldur's Gate 1, the original, untouched, vanilla game that we know since 1998. Throw in Tales of the Sword Coast in for good measure. It's likely the one which first captured many of our hearts, and despite the resolution, has a great aesthetic that I feel has been lost in the transition to Baldur's Gate II's Infinity Engine (In the case of sprites and GUI)
Then we have the modded Baldur's Gate Tutu. Thanks to a great modding community, they've made it possible to have the first Baldur's Gate run in the sequel's engine along with the same GUI and all. It's essentially playing Baldur's Gate I in Baldur's Gate II. There's even a widescreen mod. While the original BG has a few mods of its own, most effort has been towards providing them for the Tutu version.
And, as we undoubtedly know, we have the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition. While it also runs under the Baldur's Gate II engine, it's without the process of modding your game and already fits your resolution in a snug fashion without a mess of tinkering with a command prompt. Additionally, the Enhanced Edition has an active support and is provided with patches.
So, what will it be? The Classic, the Modified, or the Revisited?
We have Baldur's Gate 1, the original, untouched, vanilla game that we know since 1998. Throw in Tales of the Sword Coast in for good measure. It's likely the one which first captured many of our hearts, and despite the resolution, has a great aesthetic that I feel has been lost in the transition to Baldur's Gate II's Infinity Engine (In the case of sprites and GUI)
Then we have the modded Baldur's Gate Tutu. Thanks to a great modding community, they've made it possible to have the first Baldur's Gate run in the sequel's engine along with the same GUI and all. It's essentially playing Baldur's Gate I in Baldur's Gate II. There's even a widescreen mod. While the original BG has a few mods of its own, most effort has been towards providing them for the Tutu version.
And, as we undoubtedly know, we have the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition. While it also runs under the Baldur's Gate II engine, it's without the process of modding your game and already fits your resolution in a snug fashion without a mess of tinkering with a command prompt. Additionally, the Enhanced Edition has an active support and is provided with patches.
So, what will it be? The Classic, the Modified, or the Revisited?
