wrap on infinity?

takemeaway · Post by **takemeaway** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:47 pm

is there any chance that BGIII will be under the same infinity engine?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:28 pm

Well - untill we know if the game is being made and the graphics engine is announced it would be purly speculations.

I doubt it though - if the game is being made it would most likely display a form of 3D graphics instead of drawed 2D graphics.

Romco · Post by **Romco** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:56 am

The PC Gamer article explicitly stated that Baldur's Gate 3 will NOT reuse the Infinity Engine and will be 3D, but also they are not yet certain whether they will license an engine or develop their own.

me0w · Post by **me0w** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:50 am

I would sell one of my toes for a whole series of Baldur's Gate'ish (style, setting... as in Faerun, and intricate plot/characters) games using the infinity engine.

I just hope someone talented wants it enough to create it! the engine is so damn key!

moltovir · Post by **moltovir** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:25 am

Creating a new game now with a 5-year old engine would be the same as re-releasing the Citroen Traction-Avant :| You have to move on with the time.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:51 am

Agreed.

I think this "worrying" about BG3 is starting to be annoying.

We know very little, and nothing much is actually released from offical channels (such as Atari). So wait with painting the dark and pessemistic pictures until information is released.

The Jester · Post by **The Jester** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:56 pm

Sincerly,Baldur's Gate 3 will **ck if the engines on the two others arent used.3D dont make that much good games.Why would gamers want to change a winning formula such as Bg1 and 2.

-Stop Lookin at me-Edwina

koz-ivan · Post by **koz-ivan** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:30 pm

[QUOTE=The Jester]Sincerly,Baldur's Gate 3 will **ck if the engines on the two others arent used.3D dont make that much good games.Why would gamers want to change a winning formula such as Bg1 and 2.

-Stop Lookin at me-Edwina[/QUOTE]

you'll just have to brace yourself, b/c the infinity engine is dead. gone.

no more ie games ever.

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further, i think you over estimate the ie, yes there were some very good games made with it, and there were some that were so-so. at the end of the day the great games were great b/c the folks who made them cared about the product, not b/c the were slavishly devoted to the ie.

what set bg apart was story, depth, and passion. not software.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:31 pm

[QUOTE=The Jester]3D dont make that much good games.Why would gamers want to change a winning formula such as Bg1 and 2.

-Stop Lookin at me-Edwina[/QUOTE]

The IE engine doesn't automatical make good games either.

takemeaway · Post by **takemeaway** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:20 am

haha well it seems as if my question was slightly misinterpreted.

i'm not worried about not using the infinity engine. not one bit. in fact im very hopeful that they can incorporate 3-d graphics into a relatively simple engine. the beauty of the infinity engine was its simplicity. as a follow up, was space bar pausing a part of the infinity engine i.e. licensed to etc. or not? because i would love to see that same feature in a BG3.

again, if there is a BG3.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:39 am

The Infinity Engine was officially retired a few years ago, wasn't it? Meaning, no more games will be made with it.