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It's everything: the companions and their enduring charm, the depth that even a side-quest offers, and the different ways that players can define their characters through interaction. And sure, the overarching story of the Bhaalspawn-the player character-is a narrative journey to treasure, surprisingly personal for having a plot with such a gargantuan scope, but it's not just that. Graphics become outdated, but good writing never does. Even now in the time of near-lifelike graphics and gigantic interactive open worlds, Baldur's Gate (particularly Shadows of Amn) should be remembered and replayed as the best of the best-and here's why.īaldur's Gate's stellar writing is perhaps the biggest reason that, for all its age, it still holds up beautifully today.

When it debuted, nobody had seen anything quite like Baldur's Gate, even with games like Fallout and Diablo releasing around the same time. Love those more recent games? Well, they were made possible by Baldur's Gate and the precedent it set as the first of its kind: a semi-open world RPG that put player choice at the heart of its narrative. RELATED: Every BioWare Game Ranked by Review Scoreīaldur's Gate is the old passion project of BioWare, the studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. Set in popular Dungeons & Dragons setting the Forgotten Realms, the Baldur's Gate trilogy functions like a one-on-one D&D campaign of epic proportions, with the game acting as Dungeon Master. The first Baldur's Gate released in 1998, with Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn following in 2000 and the final chapter Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal concluding the trilogy's arc. With enhanced editions hitting consoles later this week for the first time ever and a Baldur's Gate 3 finally incoming, it's time to talk about one critically important staple of the western RPG genre. Over 20 years after its creation and despite countless competitors cropping up over the decades, the Baldur’s Gate trilogy is still among the greatest RPGs ever made.