![]() ![]() Sam Hulick composed new music for the game. Nat Jones was named the official art director for the remasters, with senior Dungeons & Dragons writer Dave Gross also joining the team. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition was slated for a 2013 release for both the PC and iPad. On March 15, 2012, remasters of both Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II were announced. Upon development, the decision was made to make the game available on the iPad-it will be compatible with all three generations of iPad. Beamdog also needed to get a license to use the Infinity Engine from BioWare. The mode pits players in gladitorial combat against such creatures as Mind Flayers, Githyanki and Demi-Liches.īeamdog had negotiated to get a contract for the first two Baldur's Gate games from Atari and Wizards of the Coast for approximately fourteen months before they were allowed to start working on the Enhanced Editions. The largest new plot feature comes in the form of The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay, an optional and standalone story which acts as a sequel to a challenge mode present in the previous Enhanced Edition. The general plot of the game remains relatively unchanged, aside from the sidequests added in due to new characters. Much like the previous game, all of new characters from Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition are once again available as romance options. Each, like before, have a personal character quest that sees the player travelling to new locations, both in Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal the latter involves the characters bringing a close to their personal stories. While the original characters of Baldur's Gate II return once again, the Enhanced Edition brings back the new characters introduced in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition - Neera the Wild Mage, Dorn Il-Khan the Blackguard, and Rasaad the Monk - who are once again recruitable, with two additional new characters, unique to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition - Hexxat the Thief, and Wilson the Bear. Depending on the characters recruited, up to thirty new locations can be accessed. As with the original Enhanced Edition, all locations from the original production are present as well as new locations. Set in the Forgotten Realms continent of Faerûn, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition takes place in the nations of Amn and Tethyr. In fact, I think Baldur's Gate is almost the perfect game for the touch interface-it was just released a decade early." Plot Setting ![]() When you think about Baldur's Gate in this light, the iPad makes so much sense. Ex-Bioware employee and creative director for the enhanced edition Trent Oster said, "When I describe playing a Baldur's Gate combat scenario to someone, I use the analogy of a football playbook. Tablet versions also allow for users to swipe between screens, eliminating the use for tabs. This is to allow for larger text and more focus on enhanced detail. The iPad and Android versions present a radical departure from the original interface, with the multitouch screen allowing for gestures that can result in zooming in and out. Major changes to this game's presentation include its higher resolution and widescreen viewing modes to enhance gameplay. The game features much of the same updated gameplay presented in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, with the same updated (including cross platform) multiplayer, which allows players from different platforms to play with each other. It was released on the App Store on January 16, 2014.įor all editions, the game follows 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, licensed by Wizards of the Coast. On AugBeamdog CEO Trent Oster announced that the contractual issues have been resolved and that news regarding Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition was forthcoming. Overhaul Games initially planned to release it in 2013, after the release of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, but due to contractual issues with Atari, Beamdog announced that the Enhanced would not be launched. The release includes remastered versions of the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansions under an enhanced version of the Infinity Engine, known as the Infinity Enhanced Engine. The remaster was developed by Overhaul Games, a division of Beamdog and was published by Atari. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition features new content and widescreen compatibility. The game was launched on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Oneīaldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is a remaster of the role-playing video game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansion Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. ![]() 2013 video game Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
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