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[pshaw_raven]

Nothing much happening right now, I'm finding it hard to stay awake. And since the worst of the storm is supposed to be passing over us tonight, I may not sleep well.

IDK man, I think I'll make myself a mocha and go play Baldur's Gate while the power is still on.

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[theradicalchild]

I remember playing the original Baldur's Gate ages ago, and while I know it gets head from mainstream video game journalists as a "masterpiece" (though they seem to use that definition very loosely), I found it unplayable given arcane mechanics and couldn't finish it at all, even with the assistance of the internet. I think I have the remaster on Steam, but I'm definitely not prioritizing playing it.

[pshaw_raven]

Games journalism and reviews never did much for me outside of bringing my attention to something new coming out. I tend to like what I like, and despite whether it's praised or panned, it won't make much difference to me. They can be panning a game and trying to describe it as the worst thing ever and I just read it thinking, "this sounds awesome, I gotta play that." I probably wouldn't be bothering with BG if Fox hadn't already played through it and enjoyed it.

[expandranon]

Baldur's Gate looked interesting, but I somehow couldn't stay committed beyond the first few minutes.

I hope you'll be safe out there! I'm rooting for you. <3

[pshaw_raven]

I'm finding that it takes a while to get into - especially as I'm having to play with a keyboard and mouse, and I'm typically a controller player. So the game's moving pretty slowly for me. It might have helped if I'd played the previous two, or done anything with Forgotten Realms :D