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@tami3456

11 ай бұрын

Can the 10 days come any sooner? 👁👄👁

@darkomenz794

11 ай бұрын

Loved playing through both games and expansions, did really well in condensing this but throne of bhaal was a great expansion

@kmortensen9312

11 ай бұрын

Throne of Bhaal is a rather boring linear generic affiar.. but it IS REALLY important in conjunction with bg 1 and 2 as it properly finishes the story of the Bhaalspawn (Throne of Bhaal was originally meant to be BG3 but they couldnt get funding to make a full game so instead we got a more diablo'esque game rather than a proper deep rpg)

@1Enkidu

11 ай бұрын

​@@kmortensen9312 So I found it anything but boring. Perhaps in isolation, I would agree with you. But it ties in very well with BG2. Story-wise, BG2 was very branched out and, despite the urgent concern of the group, clearly decelerated. ToB is now finally gaining a lot of momentum. And it leads to a worthy ending. At last you get to know the most powerful spells in D&D, fight even more frighteningly powerful enemies with them and travel to quite awesome new areas. So my heart did somersaults as a teenager. Just when I discovered that you could recruit Sarevok. Pure madness!

@griffydz1789

11 ай бұрын

wait isnt there a baldur gate 2 in PS2 where you start next to an INN? I was waiting for the video to get into that game story (the only one I played), why didnt you speak about it?

Watching this and thinking about how Astarion had already been a slave to Cazador for 100 years by the start of Baldur's Gate 1. I don't know what to feel.

You have no idea how much I (and a HUGE portion of the baldurs gate fanbase) appreciate you and your channel. I'm so happy that your channel has grown so much!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

well.. thank you so very much!

@granthurley7371

11 ай бұрын

I remember being so bummed years back that I didn’t complete BG2. I spent hundreds of hours in BG1 over multiple play throughs, and when BG2 came out I already knew who I wanted in the core of my party. Imoen, being one. When she was captured at the beginning of the game I essentially did as little as I could until she was in the party before “starting” the game. By the time I clicked, I was entering the elvin tree. I didn’t want to finish so deleted my saves presuming I would give it another go. And then didn’t. 😂

@phaedruslive

11 ай бұрын

@@granthurley7371 BG2 is one of the alltime greats. You should give it another go.

@danboyd6180

11 ай бұрын

Nailed it

@sakarakit5835

11 ай бұрын

Best content

Throne of Bhaal is the most epic conclusion to a video game series ever, both past and present! Highly recommend :)

@jago18777

10 ай бұрын

Yeah just a bit, The fighting Jon Irenicus during the black hearted boss was stupid hard. @@WynneL

Aren't we all, technically, ballspawn?

BG2 is basically incomplete without Throne of Bhaal. It's the true ending of the Bhaalspawn saga and hopefully you can return to it and finish it sometime! It's absolutely worth it.

@obi-wan3916

11 ай бұрын

Ye I mean it is the most important part of the story. I really hope bg3 acknowledges the potential fate of the original main char, otherwise hard to see how it can be considered a sequel even it has jaheira etc if it dodges the question.

@Quotenwagnerianer

11 ай бұрын

@@obi-wan3916 I'm quite sure it is not a sequel at all. Because the Story was finished and all the chapters closed. They even had a "What each character did after the events" part at the end of "Throne of Bhaal". The reason to call it "Baldur's Gate III" is a pure marketing move by WIzard's of the Coast. It might as well be called "Legend's of the Sword Coast: A Baldur's Gate Story"

@lukedemler4421

11 ай бұрын

@@Quotenwagnerianer true, it seems pretty far removed from baldurs gate at all, with the exception of the city itself in act 3.

@kirasmile580

11 ай бұрын

@@Quotenwagnerianer what is a Baldur's Gate to you? Both games took a small place in Forgotten Realms lore. They're more of a personal stories about your party. Then what's so different about BG3? Just another story in FR setting about a party of adventurers. No more and no less.

@Quotenwagnerianer

11 ай бұрын

@@kirasmile580 Well it depends on how one defines "Sequel" in this series. In the narrative sense the Story of the "Baldur's Gate" games, had its conclusion. However if one defines this series as more of a series that needs to take place in the city of "Baldur's Gate" in some shape or form, no matter what the actually story is and who the protagonists are, then it easily be called a sequel as well. And herein lies my suspicion that the name (and place) was a marekting tool and not a narrative necesity. People remember the Baldur's Gate games because they were probably the best designed and written D&D games ever to be released as a computer game. But the Forgotten Realms are big, there is more than the Sword Coast, which is why they also had off-branches like "Icewind Dale". So the question is why go back to "Baldur's Gate" at all? Another game set in the Forgotten Realms, following the same design philosophy would have been possible. They played it safe by using the nostalgia card. But it's not like people asked for a "sequel" in the narrative sense. No one left "Throne of Bhaal" with burning open questions that absolutely needed answering in a 3rd Game. But more games, like these, that is what people craved. Faerun is a big continent, lots of places to explore. No need to keep going back to the Sword Coast. I'm not complaining, just pointing that out.

This is EXACTLY the video I needed and wanted from you. Nobody better to do this than this channel.

@rando6836

11 ай бұрын

Eh. You don't really need a recap with spoilers. BG3 is 100 years after BG2, and it doesn't take player choices into account or anything. Best to just enjoy BG1&2 unspoiled some time after you play BG3. Also, Throne of Bhaal is a very important expansion to the story of BG2. It's basically the end of the saga.

@MetalCharlo

11 ай бұрын

@@rando6836 I have no interest in playing the older games.

@rando6836

11 ай бұрын

@@MetalCharlo then you still don’t need to watch this, since only about 3 or 4 things carry over from the plot. 5e’s BG is mostly based on the books and 2 D&D campaigns, not the games.

I'm super new to BG3 but so excited for it, and, as a new viewer here as well, watching your videos has helped cement and enhance that excitement even further, and also helped me find a great channel. Thanks for the awesome--and by-and-large spoiler-free--content you put out :)

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

thanks!!

The antagonist of BG2 being named John is so hilarious to me, it reminds me of Tim from the Holy Grail.

@bugmite8271

11 ай бұрын

It's actually Jon, without the h, and (minor BGII plot spoiler) it's short for Joneleth.

I wonder if the Dark Urge in BG3 might be a Bhaalspawn as well...

@vinelburg

8 ай бұрын

Man, do I have something to tell you.

Completely forgot that Wharf was the voice actor of Bhaal. So many star trek actors in this game. Loved it so much.

@VidGamer123

Ай бұрын

You mean Worf, and yeah that was Michael Dorn.

@smoothgarak9537

Ай бұрын

@@VidGamer123 yea my bad xd

Expansions that are worth the story reasons. Siege of Dragonspear a story between Baldur's gate and Baldur's gate II and Throne of Bhaal a finale for the Bhaalspawn saga.

@jimmym3352

11 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if Beamdog's content is considered Canon? I have a feeling it isn't. Throne of Bhaal of course is Bioware content. Not as good as Shadows of Amn, but it's decent.

@AusSP

11 ай бұрын

@@jimmym3352 There are canon novels. They adapt BG1, BG2, and ToB. According to people online... they suck mightily. Mostly the first two. SoD is probably not important. And, really, all it does it is make the previous canon events remain canon.

@rando6836

11 ай бұрын

Dragonspear isn't needed at all. The writing is awful and it basically rewrites the backstory for a lot of BG2. Throne of Bhaal is basically mandatory though if you want to know the story. None of this really needs to be known for BG3 though. You basically just need to know that Bhaal died during the time of troubles, but had kids so that he could be reborn someday. There were conflicts because of this, and Minsc and Jaheria were involved in resolving them, assisting one of these Bhaalspawn.

@TheAshfyr

11 ай бұрын

​@@rando6836Might be more relevant if you end up playing the Dark Urge

@rando6836

11 ай бұрын

@@TheAshfyr nope. Still not much of it carried over. 5E canon is the books, not the game. You can know about the Slayer and Bhaal in general just from lore.

Your channel has helped me survive all the waiting for the full release. Haha! So happy when there's new video to watch!

Nice touch covering this just prior to the launch! Well timed and appreciated especially for those who don’t know the history!

@hondoshaver7651

11 ай бұрын

So much this, I agree with this whole heartedly! Thank you @wolfheartfps! 😊

@jimmym3352

11 ай бұрын

When I've played both games many times but I still watch this video. 🙂

Thisi is exactly what I was looking for thank you!

Loved it! I did finish the games 20 years ago but couldn't get back to it to rediscover the story. Thank you Wolf!

Great timing, I was just thinking about looking up the story as a refresher. It's been over two decades since I played through them after all.

I'm clearly a child, cause I giggled at Bhaal Spawn every time it was said. Thanks for this! Was a great refresher. Hyped for BG3

Dude i love Eltimar! Sick collab and good on you for shouting him out

Definitely picking Dark Urge so I can go Bhaals to the wall. Gunna have that big Bhaal energy. In a way, arent we all Bhaal-spawn?

your narration, story telling and general mood is so calming yet intriguing, i could listen to you for hours straight

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

appreciate that

The best recap I’ve ever watched of both games, it went straight to the point, no distraction and good narration

Can you imagine if modders go crazy and remake 1&2 in the nee engine? Insanity.

I always loved the opening cinematics for Baldur's Gate 2. Thanks for the recap. Less than 2 weeks to go.

This is a great idea for a video. I haven't played these games in 20ish years, so a refresher is great.

I really appreciate this video and anything lore-wise, it's definitely a great prep for BG3. My knowledge with BG1&2 is really rusty since it's been like 500 years since I last played those games so this is a fun video to dive into!

Thanks for the re-upload, Wolf. BG1 and BG2 were a bit before my time, so it's great to have a nice narrative video to listen to. It will sate my lust for BG3 a few more days.

Very happy that both prior games got some attention! I still play BG2 to this day with a boat load of mods (over 80!) More companions, more dialogues, more story, more of everything :)

@jugro7639

11 ай бұрын

The mod community for the BG Bhaalspawn saga games is insane. I played a ton of mods, too. Still do...

I played both titles when they came out and I have to admit I have forgotten a lot. To remember some of it was a pleasure. Thank you Wolf!

Thanks for this! As someone who is new to the Baldurs Gate franchise this will help.

Very hot day here in Greece today, but iam not complaining since i made a cold Espersso and started watching lore videos from wolf that i havent seen yet, my afternoon will be great! Thank you Wolf, your channel is one of my favorites

It would have been awesome If you could cover expansion for BG2 (ToB). I think unlike the other expansions (BG1) this one is actually really crucial because it is all about the final conclusion of the Bhaalspawn saga.

Thank you so much Wolf! I'm listening to this while working on artwork. I just wish it was longer. :)

This guys has become my Go To for BG3 content. Great stuff man.

First of all, I am not a native English speaker, but I love your videos and have been following your KZread channel for nearly 4 years now. I think it's incredibly awesome how you and your channel have evolved and I wish you every success. You bring an incredibly cool vibe to all your videos and every stream. Even as a German, your English content entertains me greatly. Thank You and keep going Wolfheart💙

After 200+ hours in early access I still find new content. Today I found a secret Zhentarim hideout. I am blown away by the game even before launch. Getting the recap of bg1 and 2 is perfect. The background is really important for the feel of the game, and Larian has made a great job of trying to get it right for all those of us who love D&D. I havent been this excited about a game for a really long time!

All your videos put me in the world you are explaining. Thank you

woahhhhhhh this was dopeee great work

I actually watched Eltimar for help on my recent playthroughs. He was very helpful.

Just love hearing you talk about this amazing series

Thanks for putting this together. I dabbled in BG 1&2, but never finished them. I'll be downloading BG 3 today and this will definitely give me some of the lore knowledge I'll need (or want).

THIS is exactly what I needed!

Thank you very much for telling all the lore this way. Easy to understand and straight to the point.

love this. I don't like spoilers before playing a game, but I like to hear the lore around it for these sorts of games.

Appreciate this wolf. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m new to this universe, and have been doing my own research and learning in that regard. But stuff like this is greatly appreciated. N thx Eltimar gaming for the visuals 👍

What a great reminder, cheers! I'd played those games ages ago and today forgotten most of it!

Such a good recap! I grew up playing these games COUNTLESS times but it's been so long that I forgot many of the story points. This was a great refresher. Also great job at not spoiling some of the twists throughout the stories.

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Awesome video and so wholesome

Outstanding video, thanks so much for the background!

Loving your videos, much appreciated. Kudos from Brazil.

I’ve been waiting for this video to drop. 🙌🏾

Haha I just watched both these last night. Thanks for grouping and reuploading them!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching again.

Great job!

So excited for this one!

this was the best recap I have ever whatched. Well done mate!

@WolfheartFPS

10 ай бұрын

appreciate it

I thought I discovered Baldur's Gate with the latest game... But just by seeing your video I realized that I actually played the first game loooong time ago ! 😍 Unlocked memories !!

This is a really well put together video. It's concise and explained in a way that makes it easy to absorb. Thanks!

@WolfheartFPS

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I never played these games and am super excited for bg3, but had no idea on these stories. this is an awesome synapse man cheers!

Nice video! Also nice mentioning Eltimar!

You know I played and beat both BG1 and BG2 when I was 14 in Boarding School. I remember staying up past curfew to play. I really appreciate the story recap as it was decades ago!

Can't wait to see this. It's been many years since I've played BG1 and 2! This will be a great refresher!

Thank you for this. I needed an explanation video before bg3 that I can focus on without my ADHD going through the roof and this was perfect.

I’m completely new to this and I just want to thank you Entirely for all of your videos!

@WolfheartFPS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Enjoy your run !

Great job! I have watched many of your videos and are my "go to"

Ty for the recap. It has been a long, long, loooooong time since I originally played these.

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching

Just 2 days ago i was talking with a friend of mine and he asked me if i knew the lore of BG1 BG2, and i recomended this channeled because i knew that eventually something like this will appear :)

This was amazing thanks!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Video brought me back to playing these games! Nice work!

Thank you.

thank you appreciate this. about to play my first Balders gate. so excited

Aye thanks for giving Eltimar credit. He originally is why I got into baldur’s gate and crpgs in the first place.

Wolf....Excellent! perfection for the just before times before life had BG3 full release....You get +10 Storytelling With Proficiency , Expertise & Advantage!! DM inspiration!!!

Have played BG 1 multiple times before but never BG2, so this is extremely helpful. Thanks Wolf!!!

@YangBalanceYin

11 ай бұрын

Oh dude... You really are missing out on having never BG2. Highly, highly recommend.

@zeldafanmatt

11 ай бұрын

@@YangBalanceYin Playing 1 at the moment, and hope to get on to 2 and finish it before 3 comes out.

@1Enkidu

11 ай бұрын

@@zeldafanmatt BG 1 & 2 in one week is impossible. You can spend 100 hrs+ just with the second game. And then comes ToB.

@zeldafanmatt

11 ай бұрын

@@1Enkidu Nearly finished 1 already, and have the week off work leading up to 3. If not... at least I can get into it any enjoy and pick it back up after 3. But thanks for the advice!

@Danishdrums

11 ай бұрын

Great thing about BG2 is that you can continue with the same character you completed BG1 with. Some choices you made in BG1 will carry over and have impact in the sequel.

Thank you for this incredible recap! Makes me even more hype for Baldur's Gate III..!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

cheers

Wolf, thanks for the stroll down memory lane!

I appreciate the reupload for us new folks to your channel

Thank you! This actually made me emotional... I am a very nostalgic person :)

Best summary I've seen on KZread. Great work!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

When I was 14 I got my monthly subscription of PC gamer in the mail, and on the demo CD was BG1. I quickly installed it on my computer and instantly fell in love. Called my mom at work that day and begged her to stop by Circuit City on her way home from work and get me a copy. Being the great mom she was she arrived home with my new copy of BG1 in those old school big boxes games used to come in. That game got me started on RPG's and I haven't looked back since. Cant wait for BG3 and this video bright back some memories. Thank you and keep up the good work, love your channel!

Thx for the (more or less) tldr for the new game, will help make sense of the story.

You need to do a lore video covering the throne of bhaal as it wraps up the prophecy and story of the bhaal spawn, its a smaller game than the others but great ending. P.s if you kill drizzit in first game and have any of his equipment at the start in the dungeon a person turns up to retrieve his equipment. I only managed to stop him auto takings it off you(his boots of speed) is to run out of areas he appears.

Hi Wolf! Thank you for the suggestion! However, you or someone else I watch might've recommended Eltimar Gaming before now, because I'm subscribed to them already. Thank you for the reviewing BG1! When you started BG2 I stopped to avoid spoilers, because I'm playing BG2 with BugMite & Tdub.

I’m new to the game but have watched so many of your videos by now. Thanks so much for helping me get hooked in the series

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate that!!!!

This was such a good breakdown period I am even more excited for balders gate 3!

Love these Wolfe! Love learning the lore of Faerun

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

thanks!

As a new player to the series, this was very much needed. Every part of it was informative and well needed prior going into BG3. The BG series never actually stood out to me.. I'm coming here now straight from the Dragon Age series. As the new BG game has many familiarities with cutscenes and story telling and now exploration. So thank you deeply for this. It's appreciated :)

Thank you

I’m reading now the story part of drizzt , my fav on d&d history… i think i can use same as drizzt on that gsme finally.. thank you wolf about this video, as always

Amazing summery❤️

Oh please please please! I was waiting for this! Thank youuu

Heya, so I am pretty much new to D&D outside of Dragon's Dogma. My roomie and I have been pretty hyped for BG3 though and I'm personally looking forward to using it as my jumping point into the world of D&D proper. Your videos have been invaluable in educating myself and are in general just very enjoyable. Thanks for all your hard work!!!

Thank you for making this video, super helpful!

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

I literally searched through your old videos and watched the old ones yesterday… what the hell, I’ll watch this one again for the algorithm love ❤

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

🙏 🙏

I'd like to point out that Bhaal in the dream sequence is voiced by Michael Dorn aka Worf from Star Trek it's pretty cool 😄

Definitely needed this video. If theres a video next week id love for it to be the lore of Jahira and Minsc. Im watching a playthrough to try and learn more about them but so far all i know is "Yes oh omnipresent authority figure" and "Go for thr eyes Boo. Go for the eyes. BRAAAAAASSSKKK!!!!!", though apparently that might be all i need to know about Minsc.

Even after playing these games so many times its still cool to hear the story again. I gotta point out that those cinematics may not look like much but they were vastly ahead of their time

@1IGG

11 ай бұрын

My brother in Christ, Diablo 2 released in the same year and had VASTLY superior CGI cutscenes.

@OldBaldWookiee

11 ай бұрын

@@1IGG also im a muslim buddist agnostic

@OldBaldWookiee

11 ай бұрын

@@1IGG for a game made in 1998 these cutscenes were ground breaking and yes...then diablo 2 came around and broke that mold but that doesnt exactly change what I said

Thanks for reuploading, this pure hype for BG3

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

Hey jarlaxle! Glad to bring it back

A timely reminder of the fun I used to have with Minsc and Jaheira so many years ago. I can't recall if Boo survived though.

Night and Day Improvement on the video Wolf. Kudos to you! You've become a much better story teller.

@WolfheartFPS

8 ай бұрын

Thanks much

i really love and miss these type of videos from you

@WolfheartFPS

11 ай бұрын

thanks!