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11-27-2004, 10:33 PM
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Baldur Gate 4?
BG3 had been cancelled. BG4 will be a forever fantasy. |
12-02-2004, 11:54 AM
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| | | The BG name could be argued that it is already a franchise. We have already got:
Baldur’s Gate
Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur’s Gate 2
Throne of Bhaal
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2
Baldurs Gate Cell Phone Game
Baldur’s Gate 3 (in production)
To me it looks like Baldur’s Gate is already a franchise. Lots of people refuse to believe some of these products are Baldur’s Gate material, but the fact remains the Baldur’s Gate name is on these products.
Baldur’s Gate will continue to be a franchise as long as the products sell. BG4, 5, etc… another console game, *gasp* even a rts could all happen if the name continues to sell products. |
12-02-2004, 03:53 PM
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| | | There's a Baldur's Gate cell phone game???!!! Why didn't I know about this???!!! Can someone please tell me if I can use it (I've got a motorola v400), and if I can, where can I get it?
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12-02-2004, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rebel3_6_1 There's a Baldur's Gate cell phone game???!!! | Stop and think for a second. How do you think they'd get all the controls into a cell phone, much less all the screen detail?
Answer: They don't. It's simply a cheap knockoff use of the franchise name on a game that exists in a D&D universe, with one character, on a dungeon crawl.
Come on, folks! Stop living down to the expectations of marketing personnel!  
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12-02-2004, 04:27 PM
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| | aww.....  . I was so excited that I might finally have something fun to do during school......
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12-04-2004, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rebel3_6_1 aww..... . I was so excited that I might finally have something fun to do during school...... | Hey Rebel don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll find something else to do, besides, a Baldur's Gate Cellphone game? Don't make me laugh, it'd probably be crap like Fable sais. With cheap 8-bit graphics. |
12-04-2004, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Adahn Hey Rebel don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll find something else to do, besides, a Baldur's Gate Cellphone game? Don't make me laugh, it'd probably be crap like Fable sais. With cheap 8-bit graphics. | Whats wrong with 8 bit graphics????  
but I have to tell you guys that the way things are going a BG cellphone game is something that may happen soon enough. Of course, with bad graphics and only combat, I guess, but yes, it is possible. |
12-04-2004, 02:48 PM
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| | Well, I could deal with 8-bit graphics. Just make it kinda like the original zelda or something. I would be happy as long as I got to walk around and kill things  .
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12-04-2004, 03:17 PM
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| | | Hey... there are some really good games with no graphics at all... like NetHack i.e.
Nways what is it with this BG3??!!! The story is finished... there's nothing more to kill things about.
The only way that BG3 could possibly come out is if Obsidian made it. Atm Obsidian is busy making KOTR2 and NWN2.
Yes they could make a BG3 years from now (Not made by the same company as BG1-2 but maybe with some of the same people) but there's so little to do that the game would have as much to do with BG as FF3 has to do with FF7. It's already been mentioned that BG fans would go into epilepsy if there was storline deviation... so chances are its not gonna happen. Which company would be willing to take the risk?
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12-04-2004, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ekental Hey... there are some really good games with no graphics at all... like NetHack i.e. | And quite a few that are simply classified as "retro-RPGs." Probably the best known company nowadays producing these is Spiderweb Software. Though there are many, many more.
I'm also not quite sure why some intelligent people sallivate over the idea of a BG3. It's simply a game title; it's no guide to content. If you want to continue playing BG adventures, there are tons of mods available, especially for BG2, and many of them are very good. If you want other games, there are many fine ones to play.
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12-04-2004, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fable <snip>
I'm also not quite sure why some intelligent people sallivate over the idea of a BG3. It's simply a game title; it's no guide to content. <snip> | It is quite simple, in my view - it is "Pavlov's Dog".
The name (for many) is associated to some great CRPGs, and thus interests and expectations towards such a game rises when people see the name used again.
It is no different then for Fallout "people" and I would think Elder Scroll "people" feel somewhat the same about ES:IV and so on.
However, it only takes one bad/mediocra game to destroy such an association for most, but currently - I think many CRPG players have a "good feeling" association with Baldurs Gate RPGs. |
12-05-2004, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fable I'm also not quite sure why some intelligent people sallivate over the idea of a BG3. It's simply a game title; it's no guide to content. | Well, I keep drooling on bg3 because I'm fully addicted to bg 1 and 2... I guess this open space for an amazing game - or a stupid defeat of the gaming team.
I think you do it as well sometimes, Fable, but not thinking that the game will be cool, but with the potential. "All about your potential"... Anyway, I still really agree with you, it may come as one daikatana or nwn single player missions (both great promisess, great engines, great deceptions). Quote: |
Well, I could deal with 8-bit graphics. Just make it kinda like the original zelda or something. I would be happy as long as I got to walk around and kill things
| I'm currently playing Tibia, an online RPG, and it is both bad graphics and not much interaction between characters but, hell, I can kill, gain levels and buy expensive stuff!!! There are even some dragons around...  |
12-05-2004, 05:39 PM
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| | I think you do it as well sometimes, Fable, but not thinking that the game will be cool, but with the potential. "All about your potential"...
I never expect anything out of a title that lacks a development team, much less a release date. And I never read publicity hype before a game appears. I also discount 75% of what any developers say in interviews, before games are released. I don't know that any of that means I anticipate game releases. I suspect it doesn't.
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12-05-2004, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by fable I never expect anything out of a title that lacks a development team, much less a release date. And I never read publicity hype before a game appears. I also discount 75% of what any developers say in interviews, before games are released. I don't know that any of that means I anticipate game releases. I suspect it doesn't. | I guess you're the voice of precaution...
I like to hear to the hype, so I can remember where to check if things were real or not. For example, Daikatana was expected to be a first person shooter + npc +rpg game. In my opinion, they gave up making a good first person shooter and screwed NPC and RPG. But the developers used to say it was awesome, that the graphics, the engine (they had problem with translation)...
On the other hand, SoA was hyped as well, but it was inside what has been told - same game, more spells, harder enemies, many possibilities... and extra history on the Child of Bhaal's saga with romances and humour.
So, IMO, hearing to hype is important to develop a sense of care from the gaming industry about what are they gonna promess, what are they promoting and allow the gamer to choose between gaming companys.
But, as they say this is off topic... lol |
12-07-2004, 08:20 AM
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| | | I wonder if all the hype isn't just a bunch of baloon-floating. That is, they are floating this idea out there, and will decide to proceed with the project if the idea generates enough favorable response.
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