@yora@mastodon.gamedev.place @VileLasagna@mastodon.gamedev.place Throne of Bhaal is 100% rushed compared to SoA. I replay BG1 often (though, I enjoy it less than SoA), and I tend to tap out at the third main area of ToB.
Aug 24, 2026, 7:40 PM@addison @VileLasagna I want to complete BG2 just one more time. But I'm already playing so rarely and the game is so long.
I think I still have a five year old save file in the Spellhold Dungeon (I think 80% of my attempts ended there), and having completed everything that can be done before that, I think I might be able to continue from there ever after so much time.
The controls and combat mechanics are something I doubt I ever get rusty on. 😅
@yora @addison To me the thing that REALLY stuck from BG2 were all the NPCs interactions. Not only with the player but also among each other. It really brought the party to life in a way I've rarely seen matched (shoutouts to Yakuza 7 which goes even harder here).
It did a lot of the immersion heavy lifting because having all those clashing perspectives made the world feel very lived in. Agreed that ToB is a bit less interesting but I still rank SoA over BG1. I dunno, my experience with 1 [+1]
@yora @addison Was a bit all over the place. Sarevok is not as charismatic as Irenicus so there isn't as much build up and the game felt too aimless at too many points. In BG2 I felt it a bit easier to follow the main quest and, also, Athkatla just SUCKS YOU IN like nothing else.
Great games to have 769 mods installed too. The BG2 modding community is up there with Doom's
@VileLasagna@mastodon.gamedev.place @yora@mastodon.gamedev.place oh no, I've never done modding and now I have a new rabbit hole