Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 Full Story Recap

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Before the eventual release of Baldur's Gate 3, we thought it would be fun to go through the 1998 adventures of Gorion's Ward, Sarevok, Minsc, Volo and the rest of the gang from Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 as we recount the main stories of the base games, as well as the Siege of Dragonspear and Throne of Bhaal expansions.
With the October 6th release of Baldur's Gate 3 we are taking a look at the classic that started it all. The 1998 original Baldur's Gate, following the adventures of Imoen, Minsc and the rest of the companions that follow the player through Faerun, Baldur's Gate and the Sword Coast.
Baldur's Gate 3 will be revisiting much of the same locations and meeting the same enemies as the original game, namely the world of Avernus, The Flaming Fist and the Mind Flayers.
While the story seems very much separate, there's still plenty of lore and world building that new players to the franchise can learn right here, and take with them in their adventures in Baldur's Gate 3.

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  • @IrregularDave
    @IrregularDave3 жыл бұрын

    Best companion in Baldur's Gate? (Apart from Minsc because obvs he number 1)

  • @Hitoshuratdn

    @Hitoshuratdn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Viconia

  • @ivellos

    @ivellos

    3 жыл бұрын

    BG1 - Ajantis BG2 - Viconia

  • @iamdrunk7918

    @iamdrunk7918

    3 жыл бұрын

    My favourite it's imoen I think the bond with you is just so good and I big partion of the game is just you saving her I can't turn a blind eye on my little sis

  • @gymnodinium9

    @gymnodinium9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jan Jansen is hilarious. Edwin too but also the best mage

  • @anto8375

    @anto8375

    3 жыл бұрын

    Viconia has a nice backstory, Edwin is the most hilarious because he is evil, intelligent, arrogant and unlucky. I played with Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Viconia and Edwin (the old chars from BG1).

  • @Patri_Fides
    @Patri_Fides3 жыл бұрын

    I used to play Baldur's Gate at a friend's house when I was a kid. My family was dirt poor so I was really grateful that he would let me come over and play Baldur's Gate, Torment and Warcraft on his old computers. I miss him. RIP friend.

  • @KnotsOfWonders

    @KnotsOfWonders

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like he was a true bro.

  • @DrMateen36

    @DrMateen36

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well that escalated unexpectedly....

  • @reneviera4884

    @reneviera4884

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DrMateen36 You can say that again, I was enjoying the fond memories he was sharing then he HITs me with an uppercut. KO'd...

  • @DrMateen36

    @DrMateen36

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@reneviera4884 lolz

  • @RecklessFables

    @RecklessFables

    3 жыл бұрын

    Had a similar experience except for the ending. Gaming crossed a lot of boundaries.

  • @TheRxNick
    @TheRxNick3 жыл бұрын

    All I can hear is "you must gather you party before venturing forth"

  • @anto8375

    @anto8375

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Speed boost abuse" for your melee? ;P

  • @Norbert_Sattler

    @Norbert_Sattler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah I stoll (sort of) fondly remember how in the German version of the game they played the wrong message and told you that you don't have enough gold instead of the gathering of the party message. ^^ Confused the hell out of me when it happened the first time. "What the hell? Why do I need gold to travel to the next area?"

  • @hellothere4023

    @hellothere4023

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved the way the narrator said forth

  • @DobromirManchev

    @DobromirManchev

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hellothere4023 I mostly hear "Go for the eyes Boo, GO FOR THE EYYYEEEES!!!"

  • @arjunsuperstar

    @arjunsuperstar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shoddily made. An' shoddily maintained. But good killin' grounds nevertheless.

  • @TigerGoblin
    @TigerGoblin3 жыл бұрын

    All of this. And still the main plot is like 15% of the entire games.

  • @WoodyTheArmadillo
    @WoodyTheArmadillo9 ай бұрын

    I was there Gandalf, 2000 years ago. I played BG2 LAN mode when i was 14 with my friends. At that time LAN cables where coaxial ones and not the current square LAN cables we all know today. We never went past the 1st act playing together as we were too busy creating our characters and doing goofy stuff in the first city. Now we have fiber internet which is literally 2000 times faster than the internet we had at that time. But playing online doesn't have the same taste as doing it ghetto style with your friends like we did before!

  • @godlessandlovingit
    @godlessandlovingit3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love the Baldur's Gate series. #2 being my favorite because of all the character development. But #1 has a special kind of feel to it. As the franchise progresses it becomes more chaotic and wild in it's scenarios, which is to be expected of D&D when you get to such high levels, but BG1 was never over the top, no travelling to otherwordly dimensions, having to fight hordes of magical demons. (until Siege of Dragonspear) It's mostly just you and your followers just exploring the wilderness, and trying to solve the mystery of the iron crisis. very down to earth.

  • @marystone860

    @marystone860

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you like Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance? Because I played it on my PS2 at the time, which was years ago.

  • @ryanjones_rheios

    @ryanjones_rheios

    3 жыл бұрын

    With respect to the original games, Siege was tacked on by Beamdog who I don't think had the chops to pull what they were trying. Which is sad because I respected the attempt.

  • @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ryanjones_rheios They had a lot of great ideas, but had very little experience with game balance or understanding the sort of "tiers" of level progression required with leveling up beyond BG1's level 7. Having to rest a jillion times in one dungeon to cast a jillion Greater Restorations due to the endless mobs of level-draining enemies (including during half the rests) just got old fast.

  • @microslavery
    @microslavery2 жыл бұрын

    Played Baldurs gate 2 so many times, different classes, different choices. It's where my love for the Sorcerer and Barbarian classes began!

  • @danieldosso2455
    @danieldosso24553 жыл бұрын

    Just looked up some of these voice actors for Balder's Gate 1 and holy crap, like a third of them were in almost every cartoon TV show I watched as a Kid or played as a video game.

  • @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    Жыл бұрын

    You can basically have a party made entirely of characters from A Goofy Movie, lol

  • @overtime_ot

    @overtime_ot

    5 ай бұрын

    @@SomeKZreadTraveler😂

  • @ivellos
    @ivellos3 жыл бұрын

    "The Lord of Murder shall perish. But in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos will be sown from their passing." So sayeth the wise Alaundo.

  • @SlayerSeraph

    @SlayerSeraph

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember this a vividly as if it was yesterday. And I played the games for the 1st time back when I was a kid and they just released, brand new. The greatest part is that line making a comeback in BG2's opening screen.

  • @osiris1309

    @osiris1309

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used to walk behind my sis chanting this, she always got annoyed. Lol!

  • @Sothpawman

    @Sothpawman

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@osiris1309 legend

  • @RagingGoblin
    @RagingGoblin Жыл бұрын

    There are very good reasons to play this game, no matter how old it gets. The characters are extremely well written, the story is not only compelling but truly nails the from dirt to literal godhood cliché as no other game ever has, and lastly, the atmosphere is simply splendid, especially the music which is as good as any I've ever listened to in any video game, 20 years later.

  • @Fazal12d

    @Fazal12d

    11 ай бұрын

    pathfinder wrath of the Righteous has something similar in one of its ending, is pretty good

  • @wancourb

    @wancourb

    10 ай бұрын

    Also, there's Minsc

  • @CountBifford

    @CountBifford

    7 ай бұрын

    lol the writing was good for its time but doesn't hold a candle to modern RPGs.

  • @Foxtrox7616

    @Foxtrox7616

    6 ай бұрын

    What are those modern rpgs that have such a good writing?​@@CountBifford

  • @NikolaiVolkovski

    @NikolaiVolkovski

    6 ай бұрын

    nostalgia’s crazy 😂

  • @AndusDominae
    @AndusDominae3 жыл бұрын

    *Miniature GIANT space hamster. Also, Jon Irenicus was neither human nor elf. He had his elfhood revoked, if memory serves.

  • @Eyes0penNoFear

    @Eyes0penNoFear

    3 жыл бұрын

    Came here to say exactly that about Boo.

  • @tonzatube

    @tonzatube

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jon Irenicus was the best villain I have ever fought against, I hate him as much as I liked him.

  • @ToveriJuri

    @ToveriJuri

    3 жыл бұрын

    IMO Irenicus is overrated. His motives aren't particularly interesting or unique and there are other menacing villains. People remember him because of the voice acting. I like Sarevok much more. He's connected to the main character has a backstory and motives that make sense. Of course Irenicus is better presented as some of the most important backstory and characterization of Sarevok comes from notes. But that's more of a problem in BG1 in general and isn't the only important story detail that is delivered via a letter or a note.

  • @lvsoad22

    @lvsoad22

    3 жыл бұрын

    His elfhood wasn’t revoked, just his immortality.

  • @Bjorick

    @Bjorick

    3 жыл бұрын

    actually, he was still immortal, the elves took his soul but left him as an immortal elf that's the reason he wants your soul, regardless of race

  • @slkrsmobile
    @slkrsmobile3 жыл бұрын

    This has been a perfect recap. Wonderfully done. Thanks so much!

  • @anthonyju6392
    @anthonyju63923 жыл бұрын

    "You should have not have come to this place!" Also honorable mentioning is Demigorgon. Imagine my shock when I used Time Stop and realizing that Demigorgon had the Star Platinum ability of moving in the stillness as well. It was like one shotting my own team.

  • @theninjaguy2

    @theninjaguy2

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's Demogorgon, not Demigorgon.

  • @picklewart5382

    @picklewart5382

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theninjaguy2 It's Leviosa, not Leviosah-

  • @roggonval

    @roggonval

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@theninjaguy2 that's from stranger things

  • @OiCroco

    @OiCroco

    Жыл бұрын

    @@roggonval which is based off the actual Demogorgon from DnD and therefore BG2. All of the stranger things monsters were named after DnD monsters.

  • @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    Жыл бұрын

    Is... Is that a JoJo's reference??!?

  • @debrickashaw9387
    @debrickashaw9387 Жыл бұрын

    When bg3 was first announced in 2019, i picked up bg1 and eventually 2. I have clocked in over 700 hours in them jointly and they quickly became my top 5 games of all times. Larian has big shoes to fill

  • @kedolan4992

    @kedolan4992

    Жыл бұрын

    Just going to throw this out there, in case you missed it, but Planescape: Torment is another fantastic game in a similar style. It's still one of the only games I've played to this day that rewards non-combat options for xp. You get xp for solving fights with diplomacy, gain xp for recovering lost memories (you're an immortal amnesiac), and even get more xp for memories if you have a high wis stat, etc, so even if you're a fighter it's worth it not to dump stat your mind!

  • @debrickashaw9387

    @debrickashaw9387

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kedolan4992 currently playing it

  • @yatosjumpsuit6837

    @yatosjumpsuit6837

    11 ай бұрын

    @@kedolan4992Another rpg series that rewards out of combat xp and is currently sitting at my favorite rpg series of all time is geneforge. The story is great and it has multiple endings for each game. It’s made by a small studio who have been making rpgs for decades called spider software. Geneforge had its first game remastered recently and I also enjoy it quite a lot, although If you play the remastered first game instead of the original then it will be a bit confusing going backwards in gameplay style and artstyle for geneforge 2.

  • @arcturus4295

    @arcturus4295

    11 ай бұрын

    @@kedolan4992 you need high stats to trigger all memories. i fkn missed 2 in the begining when grabing a pickpocets hand and another one :( still sad about it

  • @bennettnez4711

    @bennettnez4711

    10 ай бұрын

    Looks like Larian has big feet

  • @kenfrmcape2355
    @kenfrmcape23553 жыл бұрын

    In Baldur's Gate 3, you find out that boo is the Mastermind behind everything since BG1.

  • @kissaninja9700

    @kissaninja9700

    3 жыл бұрын

    No its Braccus Rex

  • @brandonpatterson634

    @brandonpatterson634

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kissaninja9700 Brrrrrrrrrrrraccus Rrrrrrrrrrex

  • @cecilebousselat8192

    @cecilebousselat8192

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kissaninja9700 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHA

  • @Bjorick

    @Bjorick

    3 жыл бұрын

    LIAR! boo miniaturized himself and came from the deepest recesses of space to warn of the impending reaper threat, but the only person who speaks hamster is minsc who isn't......normal......

  • @DanceTranced

    @DanceTranced

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good thing I managed to get rid of him in baldurs gate two. With the help of a black dragon in an elvin city ;).

  • @Insomnibyte
    @Insomnibyte3 жыл бұрын

    Don Karnage voiced Minsc (Don Karnage from Tail Spin, the talented actor Jim Cummings), one of my favorite voice actors and voiced one of the best characters in Baulders Gate 1 & 2.

  • @mango78910
    @mango789103 жыл бұрын

    Just finished throne of Baal last night and god dam playing through both games and their expansions, and seige even though it has its problems, really feels like a grand adventure

  • @nonamesinspace1291

    @nonamesinspace1291

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hope you got the golden underwear and created the massive golem!

  • @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    @SomeYouTubeTraveler

    Жыл бұрын

    My biggest worry about BG3 was that they'd take all the worst ideas from the ascended fan mod that is Siege of Dragonspear, and make them into a big budget mess. But by all accounts, this looks to be the greatest sequel we ever could've hoped for!

  • @jasmeralia
    @jasmeralia10 ай бұрын

    I just found this and thank you very much! I've played a good chunk of 1, but haven't completed it, and never played 2. Just the other day finished Act 1 in BG3, really loving it, and I'm happy to see more ties to the original game than just Jaheira and Minsc.

  • @osiris1309
    @osiris13093 жыл бұрын

    This.... this game evokes so many memories, spent a good chunk of my teenage years on it. I miss my youth.

  • @Thorrnn
    @Thorrnn3 жыл бұрын

    for some reason the only thing I can remember from bg is: "get me out of this HELL hole" repeated over and over and over and over

  • @reneviera4884

    @reneviera4884

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL Right!? That made me laugh so HARD, cause I remember wanting to break the speakers ROFL

  • @adamwesselinoff126

    @adamwesselinoff126

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmao haunted by the Nashkel mines forever

  • @godfreemorals

    @godfreemorals

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @godlessandlovingit

    @godlessandlovingit

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everyone who read that, read it in the voice of the game. and also. THAR SERVE THE FLAMING FIST!!

  • @At0mHeart

    @At0mHeart

    3 жыл бұрын

    You must gather your party before venturing forth

  • @kevinkingshott6366
    @kevinkingshott63663 жыл бұрын

    This brought back soooo many memories, thanks Dude!

  • @MegaVoltis
    @MegaVoltis3 жыл бұрын

    0:32 Actually Waterdeep is the biggest city in the Sword Coast.

  • @gypruzzcaccamo6586

    @gypruzzcaccamo6586

    3 жыл бұрын

    IIRC, up until AD&D Waterdeep was the biggest city in Toril, full-point. Dunno about how things changed with WotC. Also, I think he meant region as in "area we could see in the game map".

  • @matthewacree571

    @matthewacree571

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gypruzzcaccamo6586 its still the biggest on the sword coast, and idk if he meant playable region or not. He also says the world of faerun, which also set me off.

  • @gypruzzcaccamo6586

    @gypruzzcaccamo6586

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewacree571 That's another reason I think he was just talking about the game itself. I don't think he really knows anything about the Forgotten Realms, or what even is that. Kinda like movies-only LotR fans don't really know anything about the rest of Arda, or even that there is something else in that world.

  • @evilminded6610
    @evilminded66103 жыл бұрын

    Oof, hearing the soundtrack made me get shivers. I need to play bg2 again, such a fantastic story. I was in my teens when I last played it, surely a lot of the story flew right over my head back then.

  • @matthewardill4297
    @matthewardill4297 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this pending the upcoming release of BG 3 and this brings back so many memories. Played this back when it released and this just reminds me of a lot of joy of playing classic games back in the day. Really hope Minsc and Boo are back given the reveal from the comic.

  • @GuiiBrazil
    @GuiiBrazil Жыл бұрын

    Man... knowing it was the begginings of Bioware, it blows my mind what the studio have become. Crazy.

  • @jeanbeausuperbeau

    @jeanbeausuperbeau

    Жыл бұрын

    kinda puts in perspective the whole debate about Larian ruining players expectations of other indie studios ; they are somewhat following Bioware's footsteps - I don't think many will compare BG3 to indie or even AA games

  • @CNNBlackmailSupport
    @CNNBlackmailSupport3 жыл бұрын

    Finding Drizzt in the original game was so legendary. He had god-tier +2 scimitars if I remember right. Minsk was annoying and charming at the same time. "Da squeaky wheel gets da grease!"

  • @thisishuhwow

    @thisishuhwow

    3 жыл бұрын

    +3 and +4 or both were +3 in bg2 it was +3 and +5 :)

  • @CNNBlackmailSupport

    @CNNBlackmailSupport

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thisishuhwow thats right!

  • @davetalbert8387

    @davetalbert8387

    Жыл бұрын

    No, it was "... gets da kick!"

  • @CorporalCookie

    @CorporalCookie

    11 ай бұрын

    "Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes!"

  • @Dr.Quarex
    @Dr.Quarex3 жыл бұрын

    I definitely do not need the recap after all my time playing the games, but I am glad the video exists! Haha

  • @L0rd_0f_War
    @L0rd_0f_War3 жыл бұрын

    I played BG1 + BG2 + all expansions 20 years ago, and after watching this, I only remembered the beginning and end of BG1 and most of the companion Characters from BG1. I do remember enjoying these games thoroughly. Thank you for the recap. Someday I plan to play through BG3 (after I finish Divinity Original Sin 2 and Pillars of Eternity 2).

  • @Hitoshuratdn

    @Hitoshuratdn

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would also recommend Pathfinder Kingmaker

  • @L0rd_0f_War

    @L0rd_0f_War

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hitoshuratdn I'll check it out. Cheers.

  • @L0rd_0f_War

    @L0rd_0f_War

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hitoshuratdn I have been playing and enjoying Pathfinder for the last week. Thank you for your great recommendation. The game reminds me a lot of the old dice-roll based CRPGs like BG/BG2. All the best mate.

  • @Hitoshuratdn

    @Hitoshuratdn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@L0rd_0f_War haha that's fantastic. The sequel is in the works called Pathfinder Wraith of the Righteous. I have high hopes for the studios.

  • @L0rd_0f_War

    @L0rd_0f_War

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hitoshuratdn Yes I read about the sequel. I'll pick that up after its had some time to mature after release. I always play games after a few months of release so all bugs have been ironed out. But thank you for introducing me to this franchise.

  • @JB-xl2jc
    @JB-xl2jc3 жыл бұрын

    AH SURV THE FLAYMING FIYST

  • @Mazamune
    @Mazamune11 ай бұрын

    listening to the ending conclusion from the BG2 still gives me chill nowadays. This is truely the mark of GREAT games. I ended up as a GOD of pure GOOD, that was soooo satisfying and shared a life with Aerie, this was really something special.

  • @BREAKocean

    @BREAKocean

    11 ай бұрын

    I love aerie!!

  • @AeonQuasar
    @AeonQuasar Жыл бұрын

    The lore in the series are very solid. But the things I liked best of the Baldurs Gate series was the feeling of semi open world freedom. So many secrets and quest with good reason for them to exist. I thing the writing in general are what made Baldurs Gate so memorable. Also great intereactions between characters was top tier. I can't rate what NPC I prefered best, but I think I have to end with: 1. Jan Jansen (For his oversharing hillarious turnips tales), 2. Minsc (for his stupidity) 3. Viconia (For the incredible difficult interesting romance/story) Or Edwin (for the narsisistic lols)

  • @happilyisolated
    @happilyisolated3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the breakdown! I tried getting into these games but couldn't keep on through to the end. I love these games, but never seem to have the time to play them all the way. Gonna change that with BG3!!

  • @L0rks
    @L0rks Жыл бұрын

    Incredible recap. Thank you!

  • @nateblack8669
    @nateblack86693 жыл бұрын

    Live by the sword - live a good loooong time! ⚔

  • @bostonceltics3055

    @bostonceltics3055

    2 жыл бұрын

    A den of stiiin-king evil. Cover your nose Boo! We will leave no crevice untouched! *Boo's high pitched scream*

  • @TrevorJones1
    @TrevorJones13 жыл бұрын

    Netflix will eventually turn this into a series, starring Henry Cavill

  • @JB-xl2jc

    @JB-xl2jc

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’d watch it

  • @magusmaximus670

    @magusmaximus670

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let's hoppe whit better writing as well ;P

  • @JB-xl2jc

    @JB-xl2jc

    3 жыл бұрын

    Magus Maximus Than what?

  • @wensongliang1905

    @wensongliang1905

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JB-xl2jc Gott I guess

  • @Marshal_Rock

    @Marshal_Rock

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JB-xl2jc than, let's say those adaptation books that say they're canon

  • @bioshock1998
    @bioshock19983 жыл бұрын

    Was looking for a video like this since BG3 looks pretty cool. Thank you!

  • @LightStreak567
    @LightStreak5673 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe you forgot about Coran in the Cloak Wood forest. He is another character besides Minsc and Boo who is likely to return in Baldur's Gate 3, not just because he is an elf, but because it has been confirmed in D&D lore that Coran becomes a nobleman in the city 100 years after Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.

  • @Dr.Quarex

    @Dr.Quarex

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fun, just used him on my last playthrough finally. They would probably change the voice actor though since Beamdog could not get him back to include him in Siege of Dragonspear

  • @Asghaad

    @Asghaad

    3 жыл бұрын

    any characters returning from the BG2 and TOB is dumb idea, these guys would be basically demigods ... with one of the actual gods as a close friend xD

  • @LightStreak567

    @LightStreak567

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Asghaad That last part wouldn't be true because canonically Gorion's Ward decided to remain mortal. If he/she decided to become a god, the pantheon of gods known in the Forgotten Realms would be forever changed. Plus, after the Murder in Baldur's Gate tabletop adventure game which takes place a decade before Descent Into Avernus and Baldur's Gate 3, Bhaal is not dead anymore, he's back thanks to two Bhaalspawn that still had Bhaal's essence in their bodies lived 100 years after ToB and killed each other.

  • @Asghaad

    @Asghaad

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LightStreak567 well thats a load of BS called retconning and is a sign of ATROCIOUS writing contradicting already established lore for nothing but convenience ... next you will tell me that Myrkul is back too despite being devoured/layd to rest in NwN2: MotB ...

  • @LightStreak567

    @LightStreak567

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Asghaad Yeah, about that... Myrkul does get resurrected 100 years after Mask of The Betrayer after a cataclysmic event called The Sundering. So in the 5th Edition era of the Forgotten Realms, ALL of the Dead Three, Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul come back from the dead. You remember Viekang, the cowardly Bhaalspawn who randomly teleports every time he gets terrified, right? He is one of the two Bhaalspawn that survived the events of ToB, living 100 years and caused the revival of Bhaal, so I wouldn't call that retconning, no one thought the survival of a minor character like him would become so significant.

  • @nikolavucetic7412
    @nikolavucetic7412 Жыл бұрын

    This is a very good video, recap put nicely together. Man good portion of my gaming years as a kid was spent on BG especially BG II, now as a married man with kids I dont have the time or the focus to go through it again, I might try to go through BG II before I get the chance to play the third part, the thing is its not about the free time to play its about the focused time to play cause if you skip through and dont read the dialogues that is not it, certanly one of the best if not the best RPGs that I’ve ever played…..

  • @passionateromp6557
    @passionateromp6557 Жыл бұрын

    Boy howdy am I glad you chose to include the music in the background, brings me right back.

  • @henrikmygren
    @henrikmygren3 жыл бұрын

    Baldur's gate 1 & 2, icewind dale 1&2 also first Neverwinter's nights and all its expansions. Plus planescape torment holds a spot in my heart. Have great hope for BG3.

  • @TrevorJones1

    @TrevorJones1

    3 жыл бұрын

    too bad its divinity original sin 3

  • @henrikmygren

    @henrikmygren

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Harvey Dustin I love that game still have the orginal cd version.

  • @klawykser610

    @klawykser610

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TrevorJones1 RPG is turn based, RPG must be Divinity. Famously, the only RPG to ever use Dungeons & Dragons mechanics.

  • @sasharibeiro
    @sasharibeiro3 жыл бұрын

    GO FOR THE EYES BOO!!!

  • @VadeRetroMetallicus

    @VadeRetroMetallicus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check our Boo's Revenge and you'll see'em truly unleashed

  • @kevinshort3943

    @kevinshort3943

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kicking butt for goodness sake!

  • @TybudX

    @TybudX

    3 жыл бұрын

    Given what we know about Baldur's Gate 3 I'll be very disappointed if there isn't a full-sized giant space hamster somewhere in it.

  • @Eyes0penNoFear

    @Eyes0penNoFear

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're as smart as Boo sometimes.

  • @sharkdentures3247
    @sharkdentures32473 жыл бұрын

    Good video. To be fair, I didn't really need it. I've played BG1&2 off & on for decades now! Heck, it's even installed on my computer now & been playing it a little during lockdown. LOVE IT!

  • @gymnodinium9

    @gymnodinium9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same. I think they are just the best games ever made. Still waiting for something at that level. I loved Pathfinder and Pillars but BG is still best. :D

  • @salinawilliams383
    @salinawilliams3833 жыл бұрын

    I played all of the BG games multiple times and even attempted to mod it(Because Haer'Dalis is bae). It was my 1st ever RPG and got me into gaming and still my favorite. Least favorite part was the return to Candelkeep and fighting the dopplegangers. So very hyped for the new game!

  • @the_sigil4340
    @the_sigil43403 жыл бұрын

    BG2 is still easily one of my favourite games ever :-)

  • @anzarre
    @anzarre11 ай бұрын

    The effort a video like this must've taken, well done.

  • @TheSensei88
    @TheSensei88 Жыл бұрын

    Come on! I noticed the KOVERAS/SAREVOK thing and was like 10 years old haha Such good memories, thanks for the video, I needed a recap as I did not remember almost anything lol

  • @jamesmayes4351
    @jamesmayes43513 жыл бұрын

    Love how a 21 minute video is like 0.2% of the content of the game(s) in super short format. Man I hope they got Jim Cummings to do some voices for the game.

  • @citiesandthings3163
    @citiesandthings316310 ай бұрын

    Oh 2 years later and way into BG3, Thank you so much!

  • @CoolerGuy121
    @CoolerGuy1213 жыл бұрын

    I'm 29 and I can barely remember Baldur's Gate but I'll never forget my first beholder.

  • @thomaschinyere-ezeh6676
    @thomaschinyere-ezeh66763 жыл бұрын

    Whole series is amazing but Throne of Bhaal with watchers keep is the perfect pinnacle to the entire game. Epic battles with equal even today

  • @bojanmilojkovic3770
    @bojanmilojkovic3770 Жыл бұрын

    13:50 - actually, Irenicuss did not drain the power of Bhaal, but the demigod-soul, leaving Bhaal's power/taint behind. After that point, the taint was rising, spasaming and gushing out of the protagonist in the form of the Slayer.

  • @rohenthar8449

    @rohenthar8449

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed, also author forgot to mention, that WotC rewritten BG, and changed the story and its ending.

  • @TheMCD1989
    @TheMCD19893 жыл бұрын

    I love that you have the menu music in the background 👌

  • @user-vd5ln7du2f
    @user-vd5ln7du2f3 жыл бұрын

    Ah, the child of Bhaal has awoken!

  • @aaronturkey

    @aaronturkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is time for more... experiments...

  • @ukidm3

    @ukidm3

    3 жыл бұрын

    The pain will only be passing, you should survive the process...

  • @cecilebousselat8192

    @cecilebousselat8192

    3 жыл бұрын

    this sentence 💕 nostalgia

  • @nang9484

    @nang9484

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cecilebousselat8192 i don’t remember that line from irenicus...

  • @cecilebousselat8192

    @cecilebousselat8192

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nang9484 its from the cut scenes haha

  • @tonzatube
    @tonzatube3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know how many will share my opinion but, I liked to watch old animation much more where we can see Sarevoc kills the Bhaalspawn at the top of Iron Throne Headquarters, it's dated, it's stiff, it's too old, yet I somewhow prefer to watch that old animation more than these ...still images. Maybe I'm just too nostalgic, I do like the updated game though, playing Baldur's Gate 1-2 again just before 3 was about to hit the store was so much fun.

  • @wheelchazeal8089
    @wheelchazeal8089 Жыл бұрын

    “I serve the Flaming Fist.” I’d say that made me nostalgic but I still play BG1 and BG2. I’m so excited!

  • @specrtre
    @specrtre11 ай бұрын

    This makes the story in BG3 even better seeing names that I know now from playing without playing thesr

  • @xriff92
    @xriff923 жыл бұрын

    Baldur's gate series is still the best game ever for me.

  • @Lazarus1095
    @Lazarus10953 жыл бұрын

    Hey! I just realized they got the same exact voice actor who narrated the Baldur's Gate 2 to do the narration for Siege of Dragonspear, 15 years later. That is pretty amazing!

  • @nang9484

    @nang9484

    3 жыл бұрын

    His voice acting wasn’t as good as it was when he was younger in bg2 but still amazing

  • @briankelly1240
    @briankelly12403 жыл бұрын

    Been looking for this!

  • @HaningNugrahadi
    @HaningNugrahadi3 жыл бұрын

    Big fan of baldur's gate 2, i play coop with my schoolmate back in elementary school.

  • @markdowse3572
    @markdowse35723 жыл бұрын

    "Cespenar is GOOD servant. Oh, YES !" And I loved the soundtrack to Siege of Dragonspear. (And it's Hephernaan - not @ 8:25 HERphernaan.)

  • @jamesreed2475
    @jamesreed24753 жыл бұрын

    I beat it with only a 2 player party. A Druid shape-shifting Werewolf and a multi-class companion who was mage-thief-cleric. The hardest battle by far for me was the Lich. Final battle with Sarevok only took 2 tries. I LOVED the Werewolf. So much fun and good memories. I tried the Lich battle about 40 times before learning i needed a +4/+5 weapon.

  • @Eyes0penNoFear

    @Eyes0penNoFear

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't think I ever beat the Lich battle..

  • @jamesreed2475

    @jamesreed2475

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Eyes0penNoFear there are only a few weapons in the entire game that can even damage him.

  • @Empiro3

    @Empiro3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Against the Lich, you needed a +5 weapon of sorts (though some spells summoned weapons that would work too), and also Spell Immunity against Imprisonment. Once you have that, it's pretty easy. I think Demogorgan in Watcher's Keep is the toughest fight overall. If that's still not hard enough for you, there's even an unofficial patch by a developer of Throne of Bhaal that makes it (and a number of other boss fights) even harder.

  • @testubepigeon6442

    @testubepigeon6442

    Жыл бұрын

    i did exactly same thing. Shifter druid with draw upon holy might and rings of gaax regen, boots of haste... etc and Imoen. Imoen took care of the lich.

  • @simmonslucas
    @simmonslucas3 жыл бұрын

    I just don't have time to play through BG I and II, thanks for this!

  • @Sothpawman

    @Sothpawman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Miss out on the greatest RPG games ever made then

  • @everx7
    @everx73 жыл бұрын

    This brings back memories :). First played BG (when it was originally released) and hadnt have a clue how to play RPGs, except Diablo. I was going in like that, experiencing only Diablo. So without the help of internet or anything and not understanding properly english, i started to play as a Thief. No rolling stats, although the option was there, but i wasnt aware of any of that, i thought as in Diablo, u just go with what u have, so i went, luckily except strength i was actaully not that bad, oh and constitution was like 9 and strength too :), so yeah, was a weak thief and not really durable either. But ididint know, so i went on, battles later easy, first for me hard, like very, but as i went on, with quests, the main story etc. i was hooked. Btw. HP rolls on lvl up, i just let them be whatever, so i ended up having like 40hp lvl 9 thief (if u max. it, u can have like 72 hp, if i did do the math right, with items, a bit more, but strictly constitution wise and max hp every lvl up, u end up with 72). So yeah, not the best thief, anyway, to cut it short, i finished off Sarevok even with this weak as party, cause with other characters i did the same, no max hp when lvl ing up, so the strongest was like khalid with 80hp or so, yeah, max shoudve been like 90+ so it wasnt that bad, but the others were, like Dynaheir with 30 hp or something, i mean seriously underpowered party and still did get that Sarevok sob, i admit with some wands and all, but it worked :). After that when i told my friend who introduced me into this world of RPGs, he was like WTF, showed me that i can roll, showed me that i can max lvl up, with reloading. I was eager to go and make another character and another and so on. I was hooked like never ever. When i learned that u can take over u characters to the second game, i was hooked even more. Experimenting and making a Cleric taht will have 25 strength and with a +5 Hammer (u need to assembly it first, but even the basic hammer is +3 so all in all not bad, but after making it whole, it is one of the best weapons of BG2, in my opinion)

  • @jamesmoriarty2001
    @jamesmoriarty20013 жыл бұрын

    Easily one of the best epics I've ever played.

  • @christopherhayes1369
    @christopherhayes1369 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Sadly I'm old enough to have played BG1 and 2 very well

  • @saulfubar1236
    @saulfubar1236 Жыл бұрын

    original was on 6 disks you had to change out every other time you changed zones, still have originals disks in a box somewhere, crazy how much i remember form a game i played 20+ years ago, true classics

  • @AbelMcTalisker

    @AbelMcTalisker

    11 ай бұрын

    One thing about the original discs. If they are in good condition they still work in modern machines. You can`t say that about most games of that era.

  • @zotaninoron3548
    @zotaninoron35483 жыл бұрын

    Fun Fact: Kids Next Door Episode 9 of season 4 (Operation: K.N.O.T.) uses the voice actor of Minsc, Jim Cummings, to play Vin Moosk an overt and hilarious parody of Minsc. Aside from Minsc, my favorite companion was the Sentient Sword.

  • @ImaCocoNgati
    @ImaCocoNgati3 жыл бұрын

    "I serve the flaming fist" you knew you were getting up to no good when hearing this hahaha

  • @Sticker_Sheetz
    @Sticker_Sheetz6 ай бұрын

    I cant imagine how excited the original players must've been seeing familiar faces when playing BG3, sadly I was born in the early 2000s so I wasn't able to fully experience them when they came out, but there's always time to pick them up

  • @mpbMKE
    @mpbMKE3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know how many hundreds of hours I put into Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast. Still have those discs.

  • @thadofalltrades
    @thadofalltrades3 жыл бұрын

    BG2 still might be the greatest RPG I've ever played.

  • @DTSoR
    @DTSoR Жыл бұрын

    Just what i needed

  • @Nerfherder117
    @Nerfherder1176 ай бұрын

    Well this cleared up some things, just finished 3 but haven’t played any others. Some optional boss fights make more sense if you know these plot lines

  • @gdubsterz1238
    @gdubsterz123811 ай бұрын

    Can't believe its been 25 years...wow...EQ came out a year later and changed gaming for me forever.

  • @rhasce
    @rhasce3 жыл бұрын

    I played back then, and Im playing it now before release

  • @exist2758
    @exist27583 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the memories

  • @karimk8551
    @karimk85512 жыл бұрын

    Excellent stuff

  • @robert5762
    @robert576211 ай бұрын

    Where's my boy Korgan? Not even a passing mention? The crit with his axe was so satisfying. Plus, he and the gnome are hilarious

  • @ShaZei
    @ShaZei Жыл бұрын

    This made me realize that even though I must have played hundreds of hours for both game. I don't thinks I have ever went further than 3/4 of the game or even cared about the main story. I would just wander around, do side stories & explore which would often make me progress as a result.

  • @moogleking
    @moogleking3 жыл бұрын

    I played through baldurs gate 2 multiple times as a young teenager really liked that game

  • @nulldivision
    @nulldivision3 жыл бұрын

    Honorable mention to watchers keep, not part of the story, but epic dungeon crawl nonetheless, I have good memories from that one as well

  • @Sonics1DiscordKitten
    @Sonics1DiscordKitten3 жыл бұрын

    I'm hyped for anything D&D that looks cool. I'm a sucker like that

  • @MichaelB-Gaming
    @MichaelB-Gaming3 жыл бұрын

    It's "Koveras". Not Korevas, That would not be Sarevok backwards.

  • @lukewithann7256

    @lukewithann7256

    3 жыл бұрын

    interestingly when they displayed the 2 names on screen they were both spelled wrong lol

  • @bigwig8657
    @bigwig86573 жыл бұрын

    You forgot the Dark Souls part after you get Imoen and wolves murder your party 10 times.

  • @whitedragon1204
    @whitedragon12042 жыл бұрын

    2:28 Hondo Ohnaka IS THAT you??? MY fav pirate buddy from starwars!

  • @LostofConsciousness
    @LostofConsciousness3 жыл бұрын

    Edwin as a companion made me laugh countless of time.

  • @tonzatube

    @tonzatube

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't you mean Edwina? >;)

  • @spacejamjones7302
    @spacejamjones730211 ай бұрын

    I played baldur’s gate: dark alliance 1&2…never got to play the originals but I’ll be getting into them soon and im hype

  • @Brisq
    @Brisq11 ай бұрын

    There should be just around 20 minutes until Baldur's Gate 3 comes out on PC. This seems like the most fitting way to wait it out.

  • @omniipotence
    @omniipotence7 ай бұрын

    I love that they've added Sarevok to bg3

  • @kujotrujillo
    @kujotrujillo8 ай бұрын

    I grew up and largely learned to read through this game.

  • @nasir6r996

    @nasir6r996

    8 ай бұрын

    Awesome ❤

  • @NoEditNarrator
    @NoEditNarrator Жыл бұрын

    Doing the Lord’s work homie!!!

  • @ChrisWellejus
    @ChrisWellejus3 жыл бұрын

    This makes me feel old

  • @LordofWar609
    @LordofWar6092 жыл бұрын

    damn what a way to feel old the baldur's gate game where the first rpgs I played on pc

  • @lindadaheim3412
    @lindadaheim34123 жыл бұрын

    I played both, and they are great!

  • @Auxik
    @Auxik2 жыл бұрын

    It's been 20 years since I've played these games but I didn't remember builders gate 2 being and immediate sequel to the first one for some reason

  • @Bigmike52c
    @Bigmike52c11 ай бұрын

    thank you that was perfect

  • @MrJustinArt
    @MrJustinArt Жыл бұрын

    Weird to think that while all this was happening, Astarion was eating rats in a dingy tomb somewhere.

  • @itsnows
    @itsnows Жыл бұрын

    One of my 1st games ever *O* and one the decided for me I LOVE fantasy. I still remember me playing this :D

  • @MrPantherPants
    @MrPantherPants11 ай бұрын

    So, Bhaal has always been the main antagonist of baldurs gate

  • @arcturus4295

    @arcturus4295

    11 ай бұрын

    no

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