Post by Eorl @ 02:27pm 29/02/12 | 45 Comments
In 2001, Black Isle mentioned that they were working on a new Baldur's Gate III, with the title "The Black Hound", using a completely new 3D engine. The Black Hound was originally going to be a departure from the high-powered epic of the Bhaalspawn saga to a low-key, roleplaying plot. However, in 2003 news came that it was canned, never to see the light of day. 2004 rolled around, and IGN reported that work had been started again on the series, but it was however bought by Atari.
Zoom through to 2012, where a mysterious site has popped up and caused quite a stir on the internet. This website is being claimed as a new sign of life for the ground breaking series, one that could make many fans cry with joy. AU Gamespot is reporting that GameBanshee, a company that was cofounded by Trent Oster, a BioWare veteran who held various roles working games ranging from Neverwinter Nights to Dragon Age, is working on a new Baldur's Gate title.
Speaking to GameBanshee, Oster confirmed only that his company has an announcement on the horizon, and that announcement does not pertain to the rumored Steam rereleases of the original games. A Beamdog representative confirmed this statement for GameSpot.With all this news buzzing around, may we soon see a modern rendition of Baldur's Gate, the very series that catapulted a lot of gamers into the RPG genre.
Another interesting note is if you view the page source of the rumoured website, a cryptic form of text is hidden in the script, mentioning the Infinity Engine which was used in the previous Baldur's Gate series.
-- February 28, 2012 --Hopefully more information will be revealed soon, but for now, keep your eyes peeled! Let us know in the comments if you ever played the iconic series, and what would you like to see in a series reboot?
-- Shadowy Figure- Raise Dead : Infinity Engine --
-- For years, I clung to the memory of it. Then the memory of the memory. --
-- And then... it returned. Better than it was before. --
-- Pore over the tapestries and works of art hanging from our walls if you wish, Child of Bhaal... perhaps you will find a clue. But patience, ah... patience would reveal it all. --
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Posted 02:37pm 29/2/12
Posted 02:39pm 29/2/12
Posted 02:40pm 29/2/12
The person who wrote it is monitoring places like RPG Watch and responding in a very cryptic way.
I very much want to see an RPG that does not deviate much from the original, mechanic wise.
I want 4-6 party members both pre-gen characters and characters that I can create from scratch. I want, at the least, pause-able combat, an in depth character skill system that includes much more then just combat skills. I want it to be a Full blown RPG not a stupid Action-RPG.
I want a lot, and it better deliver.
Posted 02:41pm 29/2/12
Personally i would just love for it to be true to the original games, i'm almost afraid its going to get turned into a first person shooter or something with the way game companies are going these days lol
Posted 03:04pm 29/2/12
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Posted 04:05pm 29/2/12
Yeah, the original one, the one that was on PC on like 6 cds or whatever it was. So many people I know loved it, but it just never grabbed me, and I gave it a few goes too cos people kept telling me how good it was, but yeah, it never struck a chord with me.
Posted 04:06pm 29/2/12
Can you get me a referrer link before I buy it at all Eorl or trog or someone?!
Posted 04:08pm 29/2/12
Posted 04:15pm 29/2/12
You should get one maybe, a bg3 announcement might stir some sales.
Posted 04:25pm 29/2/12
Posted 04:33pm 29/2/12
Anyway never quite finished BG2, got up to the mind flayers a couple of times? Haven't played any of the expansion either so the gog complete pack has a bit of new content in it :p
Posted 04:35pm 29/2/12
Posted 04:39pm 29/2/12
New Bioware will undoubtedly butcher it.
Posted 04:51pm 29/2/12
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Posted 09:18pm 29/2/12
I was partway into Planescape a few years ago, when my game corrupted and I couldn't enter a house, which was after already starting again due to poor character choices or something. I've been really hoping for a fan remake of the calibre of the quest for glory and kings quest stuff.
Also Hanger18, be sure to use the edit button lest the mods smite thee for triple posting. ;)
Posted 11:25pm 29/2/12
Posted 03:41am 01/3/12
Posted 10:51am 01/3/12
If it is a HD remake I'll be all over it. If it is a new game entirely with same mechanics, I'll be all over it. (loved infinity engine games). If it is an iPad port I'll be a sad panda indeed, mainly because I don't and won't have an iPad.
Posted 10:53am 01/3/12
Posted 11:59am 01/3/12
... you know not whom Boo is? Neanderthal! Boo is the one and only miniature giant space hamster. Companion to Minsc, warrior extraordinaire , lover of ladies and something that squeaks when you try to take him from Minsc's backpack.
Posted 10:27pm 01/3/12
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Posted 10:41pm 01/3/12
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Posted 11:17pm 01/3/12
Yeah they were bloody awesome. The later games were made by Bioware and Black Isle
based on 3rd & 4th edition D&D rules, but the Gold Box games were made by SSI based on 2nd edition rules (AD&D), which will always be how D&D is supposed to work in my mind :PEdit: Or not... seems Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale & Planescape Torment were 2nd Ed as well, I must be thinking of NWN
GOG doesn't have any of the Gold Box games yet. I'm betting they haven't forgotten about them though if not actively trying to get them. It seems over the years Ubisoft has ended up with the IP. The TSR/WotC licensing deal struck years ago and Ubisoft's general f*** you attitude to gamers may be complicating things.
Posted 12:05am 02/3/12
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Posted 12:14pm 06/3/12
Posted 07:01pm 06/3/12
Posted 07:11pm 06/3/12
IT may be more then that as there have been comments on one of the developers blogs babbling about iMac and doing modeling work and perhaps backgrounds..
Shar was an evil character you could recruit that ended up being related to The corrupted flaming Fist guy. IT may be that he didn't die in a finalish battle and he could be boss? In which case, a HD re-release with addon at the least?
Hopefully it will be a PC exclusive because I'd hate to see what they would do to the game to make it work on a console...
Posted 07:21pm 06/3/12
I don't understand?
Posted 12:28pm 07/3/12
Shar is also Viconia's deity.
Posted 10:27pm 07/3/12