Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (classic) coming to Pc

[bullfighter]

Good news for Pc players, but...When? What price?

[Bullwark]

Is it really good news?
I saw twitch players already playing it. The re-release is not a remaster. In any way...
You can play it online only via steam remote and parsec. It has nothing new to it, other than being released 20 years later on PC.

I own both of the console games from back then and fired up an emulator to play it on the PC. WITHOUT EXTRA COST.
Don't know if my emulator would make this possible over parsec, but since you can connect someone to your PC, I won't be surprised if it works.

There: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 AND 2 playable for free (for those who own it..and for those who don't...well...you know..)

So for those who already have it: spit into your hands and make it work. Don't pay for games you already own..

[bullfighter]

Originally posted by Bullwark:

Is it really good news?
I saw twitch players already playing it. The re-release is not a remaster. In any way...
You can play it online only via steam remote and parsec. It has nothing new to it, other than being released 20 years later on PC.

I own both of the console games from back then and fired up an emulator to play it on the PC. WITHOUT EXTRA COST.
Don't know if my emulator would make this possible over parsec, but since you can connect someone to your PC, I won't be surprised if it works.

There: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 AND 2 playable for free (for those who own it..and for those who don't...well...you know..)

So for those who already have it: spit into your hands and make it work. Don't pay for games you already own..

The price will be 30€. Mad price

[Bullwark]

Wow...I assumed about 10€ which would've been much for a title this old...
Mad indeed...

[Thorba]

Indeed good news, i hope that both games will be released and that they are good ported (60fps sounds nice). Maybe we even get a real third game someday if they have enough success.

[DM Leon]

I'd buy it when it goes on sale for $10, maybe 15...

[Thorba]

I only hope that it will have mouse/keyboard support, i dont play with gamepads on pc. If they add this i would not care paying 30 euros for it.

[Bullwark]

Some ppl would pay for their own makings, if you sell it to them in a different colour...
Best wishes!

[Danjonkovich]

Originally posted by Thorba:

I only hope that it will have mouse/keyboard support, i dont play with gamepads on pc. If they add this i would not care paying 30 euros for it.

I’m sure they’ll offer some rudimentary form of m&k support which I’m sure is why it didn’t launch at the same time as the console versions, along with working on resolution options and online multiplayer, but bear in mind this was developed for consoles all the way back in 2001 and will naturally play and feel better using a controller. Grab yourself a cheap pad, sit back and chill.

[Danjonkovich]

Originally posted by Bullwark:

Is it really good news?
I saw twitch players already playing it. The re-release is not a remaster. In any way...
You can play it online only via steam remote and parsec. It has nothing new to it, other than being released 20 years later on PC.

I own both of the console games from back then and fired up an emulator to play it on the PC. WITHOUT EXTRA COST.
Don't know if my emulator would make this possible over parsec, but since you can connect someone to your PC, I won't be surprised if it works.

There: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 AND 2 playable for free (for those who own it..and for those who don't...well...you know..)

So for those who already have it: spit into your hands and make it work. Don't pay for games you already own..

Not a remaster, no, but 4k widescreen with instant load times makes it the definitive version. And the PC version coming later this year will have online play, what more could any fan ask for? Well, maybe a discount lol

[Danjonkovich]

Originally posted by Thorba:

Indeed good news, i hope that both games will be released and that they are good ported (60fps sounds nice). Maybe we even get a real third game someday if they have enough success.

They were always 60fps.

[Crafty]

30 bucks is too much.

If it was an actual remaster with QOL changes, maybe. But to have basically a director port of an almost two decade old game cost 30 bucks is insane to me.

[Thorba]

Originally posted by Danjonkovich:

Originally posted by Thorba:

I only hope that it will have mouse/keyboard support, i dont play with gamepads on pc. If they add this i would not care paying 30 euros for it.

I’m sure they’ll offer some rudimentary form of m&k support which I’m sure is why it didn’t launch at the same time as the console versions, along with working on resolution options and online multiplayer, but bear in mind this was developed for consoles all the way back in 2001 and will naturally play and feel better using a controller. Grab yourself a cheap pad, sit back and chill.

Somehow i am allergic to gamepads on pc:)
Really hope that they add m&k support for the game but you are right, it could explain the later release. Just seen a few videos of the new version on youtube, with 60fps and 1080p it really looks not bad for such an old game.

[Zhorge]

Originally posted by Bullwark:

Is it really good news?
I saw twitch players already playing it. The re-release is not a remaster. In any way...
You can play it online only via steam remote and parsec. It has nothing new to it, other than being released 20 years later on PC.

I own both of the console games from back then and fired up an emulator to play it on the PC. WITHOUT EXTRA COST.
Don't know if my emulator would make this possible over parsec, but since you can connect someone to your PC, I won't be surprised if it works.

There: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 AND 2 playable for free (for those who own it..and for those who don't...well...you know..)

So for those who already have it: spit into your hands and make it work. Don't pay for games you already own..

It's THAT Dark Alliance? It wasn't even good! What really drug it down is the fact that it used, reused, and re-reused the maps. Just like Dragon Age II, the money-grab from BioWare did. Tedious, repetitive game-play that sent you back through the same dungeons over and over and over again to collect this key or open that new passage.

Whew. Thank God you let me know it was just re-release and not a complete re-work. Saved $30!

Add in you have to game-pad it make it work right... Man, I dodged a bullet.

[Thorba]

Originally posted by Zhorge:

Originally posted by Bullwark:

Is it really good news?
I saw twitch players already playing it. The re-release is not a remaster. In any way...
You can play it online only via steam remote and parsec. It has nothing new to it, other than being released 20 years later on PC.

I own both of the console games from back then and fired up an emulator to play it on the PC. WITHOUT EXTRA COST.
Don't know if my emulator would make this possible over parsec, but since you can connect someone to your PC, I won't be surprised if it works.

There: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 AND 2 playable for free (for those who own it..and for those who don't...well...you know..)

So for those who already have it: spit into your hands and make it work. Don't pay for games you already own..

It's THAT Dark Alliance? It wasn't even good! What really drug it down is the fact that it used, reused, and re-reused the maps. Just like Dragon Age II, the money-grab from BioWare did. Tedious, repetitive game-play that sent you back through the same dungeons over and over and over again to collect this key or open that new passage.

Whew. Thank God you let me know it was just re-release and not a complete re-work. Saved $30!

Add in you have to game-pad it make it work right... Man, I dodged a bullet.

Dragon age 2 was a fantastic game and far away from beeing a money grab. It is right that origins was better and that they used maps and assets to often, but it was for me the last really good bioware game before the dragon age 3 desaster.

[Danjonkovich]

Originally posted by Thorba:

Originally posted by Danjonkovich:

I’m sure they’ll offer some rudimentary form of m&k support which I’m sure is why it didn’t launch at the same time as the console versions, along with working on resolution options and online multiplayer, but bear in mind this was developed for consoles all the way back in 2001 and will naturally play and feel better using a controller. Grab yourself a cheap pad, sit back and chill.

Somehow i am allergic to gamepads on pc:)
Really hope that they add m&k support for the game but you are right, it could explain the later release. Just seen a few videos of the new version on youtube, with 60fps and 1080p it really looks not bad for such an old game.

I know what you mean, I'm allergic to m&k unless I'm playing SimCity or AoE lol. Probably due to my setup, I like to sit back in my lazy armchair and play games.
Yea the graphics were ahead of their time for 2001 and still hold up well today which is probably due to the pre-rendered backgrounds. Same with the Resident Evil Remake on GameCube (since re-released), that has and will continue to age damn well in terms of visuals at least.