The Top 11 Epic RPGs
-
Category: News ArchiveHits: 903
Truly the Infinity Engine's finest hour, the awesomely deep Baldur's Gate II (and we're including the Throne of Bhaal expansion here) takes the Dungeons & Dragons universe and spins it out to an epic narrative of fate and betrayal. Moving away from the constant combat of most RPGs, Baldur's Gate II gives the player a host of ways to proceed through the story - they can play a barbarian and cleave skulls until the sun comes up but there are several other ways to play. Midway through the game, the player is given the choice to ally with one of two factions. This choice is one of many branches in the deep, dark narrative, which eventually sees the main character revealed as a dark avatar of the deity Bhaal. The multiple moral decisions that a player must make comprise the real meat of this fascinating adventure.
