Where's the "Baldur's Gate" on this game?

[Hap]

Seriously, there's no Baldur's Gate at all in this game. Why name it like that if it has nothing in common with the previous 2 games.

edit: im saying that the game doesn't come close to feeling like a sequel of Baldurs Gate 1 and 2.

[chkltcow]

Baldur's Gate is a city in the Forgotten Realms. It's shown in the opening cutscene when it gets attacked. We will presumably get to go there and spend most of the game there after it's introduced later in Early Access.

[rtos]

Originally posted by Hap:

Seriously, there's no Baldur's Gate at all in this game. Why name it like that if it has nothing in common with the previous 2 games.

Devs said there yould be references to it. Also you will visit Baldur's Gate later in the game. That said, I hope they add more story links to it. Otherwise it smells like only choosing the name for brand recognition.

[Makeithappen]

It carries the title of the franchise because it does have elements from the first 2 games. Spells are the same, races, gear, the world, etc. Not every game has the city in it. BG2 didn't.

I haven't played far enough into this one to see if the city is in game yet. I'm avoiding spoilers of course. Enjoy the rest of your gaming experience if you choose to do so.

[.O.]

Originally posted by chkltcow:

Baldur's Gate is a city in the Forgotten Realms. It's shown in the opening cutscene when it gets attacked. We will presumably get to go there and spend most of the game there after it's introduced later in Early Access.

the opening city in the cutscene is not Baldur's Gate, I forgot the exact name but fairly sure Sven mentioned that it isn't

[Lord Laramee]

Originally posted by .O.:

Originally posted by chkltcow:

Baldur's Gate is a city in the Forgotten Realms. It's shown in the opening cutscene when it gets attacked. We will presumably get to go there and spend most of the game there after it's introduced later in Early Access.

the opening city in the cutscene is not Baldur's Gate, I forgot the exact name but fairly sure Sven mentioned that it isn't

The city in the opening cutscene is called Yartar. It is a city that straddles a river. It is known for its barge building industry. (I know this because I DM'd Storm King Thunder and the city was in that campaign.

Also Baldur's Gate I believe is later in the adventure, you need to get there first which I think is Act 1. (Also the City of Baldur's gate is suppose to be huge so I imagine it will take a while to actually finish the area for the developers)

[Simmeon]

I think people are misunderstand what the OP is asking. If I'm understanding correctly, he's saying that the game doesn't come close to feeling like a sequel of Baldurs Gate 1 and 2. Or, maybe I'm the one that didn't understand lol.

[=[NK]= Col. Jack O'Neil]

Guys. I think you all missed the op's point.

I think he meant this game doesn't feel at all like a baldur's gate game.

I agree with the sentiment as well. Played about 6 hours and all I keep feeling is divinity original sin :(

[Balkoth]

Guys. I think you all missed the op's point.

He can't read the title. :(

[Boink]

Here's the world map pop-up you get when you hit the edge of the map. https://i.imgur.com/DFT59eW.png

I'm presuming a lot of areas are missing, but that insert on the left hand side looks like Baldur's Gate to me.

[Anthr]

When you consider the fact that Baldurs Gate is mentioned A TON, you would most definitely be going there in later acts.

[Jurras]

Baldurs gate is in act 2 which they have stated numerous times will not be in the EA version.

[Lord Laramee]

Originally posted by =NK= Col. Jack O'Neil:

Guys. I think you all missed the op's point.

I think he meant this game doesn't feel at all like a baldur's gate game.

I agree with the sentiment as well. Played about 6 hours and all I keep feeling is divinity original sin :(

Ahh! Okay thank you I understand now. I think it can depend if you played the prior Baldur's Game games. If you are like me I tried the older ones and just could not get into it. (I tried them years after they originally came out so probably the reason why). I recently played Divinity and Pillars of Eternity so I compare this game to the gameplay from those and I relate more favourably that way.

Maybe that could be the issue here, the game is marketed as a sequel to the Baldur's Gate games of old but gameplay wise they are a sequel of Divinity Original Sin. If you never played the original games you don't have anything to compare this game to.

[󠀡]

I really don't understand the problem. The game seems like an up-to-date version of Baldur's Gate. Where you hoping for Dark Alliance?

[Aria Athena]

It even has another follower of Shar.

[Hanok]

Because Larian Studios is the only development team given permission to create a BG3