O tempora is a series of retrospective posts where I play games from ages before to see if they stood the test of time.
Often times when people reminisce about Baldur’s Gate they seem to remember the second game, Shadows of Amn, with more reverence. Not surprising, really, it was more beautiful, better balanced, far more “epic”, told a far more involved and personal story and even introduced the concept of “Romances” that BioWare would become known for in their RPG titles. It is still considered to be one of the best cRPGs, especially among the story-focused variety and rightfully so. Though, revisiting it now, in the Enhanced Edition (that includes the expansion/final part of the Trilogy Throne of Bhaal and some new content) did reveal some elements that I blissfully forgot until now.