Let's Play Baldur's Gate - The Relatively Short Introduction.

So, Baldur's Gate. It is, indeed, one of the most important and widely recognized RPGs out there. It managed to ressurect the interest in the genre, in the wake of Dune, C&C and overall dominance of the new and ambitious RTS genre. It was one of the first "Bioware RPGs" and it pretty much codified this subgenre and cemented the formula which Bioware is using to this day. Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, they all pretty much started here.

I have never played Baldur's Gate before. This game was before my time. I played Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, but I never got around to seeing their famous ancestor. Until now, that is. It will be interesting to see where it all started, and how this old game will measure up to modern standards.