Excalibur_2102 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 am not certain how far $130 will get you insofar as hookers and blow is concerned, so perhaps the ce for sod is the more enlightened option. our imagination is getting the better of us at the moment as we envision snaggle-toothed prostitutes wasted on coke cut with bath salts. *shudder* obviously Gromnir ain't the target audience for the sod ce. we suspect that beamdog would get far more ce purchasers with a more modest offering o' the collector's edition bundle o' an expansion for a +15-year-old game.... leonard nimoy's suspect business advice notwithstanding. that being said, the ce extras is no worse than is typical o' collector's editions for more robust games. even so, sod looks to be a genuine expansion that will be offering a fair amount o' additional gameplay to the bg catalog. without having played the title, am not gonna complain 'bout the $20 pricetag for sod and we sure ain't gonna try and convince folks that beamdog's efforts is little more than a mod. $130 does strike us as a bit steep for the ce. aside: nepenthe can acquire the original bg soundtracks by purchasing the $40 package, yes? sure, you won't get the amulet, dice and cloth map at $40, but... *shrug* as we said, Gromnir is clear not beamdog's target purchaser for the ce. HA! Good Fun! I dont think anyone in Europe is the target audience for it unfortuantely. Theres a $40 shipping cost ontop of that which brings it up to completely rediculous prices for me personally. Like I said though, I dont dispute that the price is high, just thought "cash grab" was an unfair term. To me cash grab means minimal effort has been put into the product and then quickly sold off for as much as they can milk fans for. The CE looks nice, just too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That may be the problem, i'm an older gentleman and modern collectors editions are what was standard when I was first entering into gaming, I still have a host of feelies, such as ankhs, cloth maps, artwork and whatnot. Which incidentally serve quite well as props in the pen and paper game. It is by no means my place to judge anothers purchases however, one is free to dabble in whatever they wish, and if satisfied with the purchase then it has been worth the price I suppose. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I find it humorous that some people are getting worked up over what people are calling SoD. Reminds of people who call comic books graphic novels. I call them illustrated books using multiple panels per page and text to craft a story as opposed to picture books which has one illustration a page to illustrate the story; also there is clever use of design and panel-to-panel transitions to create story movement within the visual context. Usually after calling them this, people look at me funny. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotra Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 SoD intro cutscene looks great. Can't believe that my most anticipated games of 2016 are a Baldur's Gate and Torment game, did we go back in time to 1998/1999? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrown Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm not super-sold on SoD, but I'm probably going to try a bit of v2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) SoD intro cutscene looks great. Can't believe that my most anticipated games of 2016 are a Baldur's Gate and Torment game, did we go back in time to 1998/1999? I have to admit that the only thing I took away from the demonstration following the intro cutscene was that they should have used some players who knew what they were doing, rather than a blindfolded Gibbon. Edit: No offense to Gibbons of course. Edited March 22, 2016 by Nonek Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyseal Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Cloaked figure starting in 1:57min of the trailer, is that Irenicus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Well the voice actor is David Warner by the sounds of it, which makes your supposition astute in my estimation. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Cloaked figure starting in 1:57min of the trailer, is that Irenicus? Yes, SoD takes place between BG1&2. It will probably have a lot of foreshadowing and homages. Edited March 22, 2016 by Serrano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm so hyped for this now I'm over here wooing like the Nature Boy himself 1 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I am a little concerned that it may end up like the IWD games: lots of combat, but little story. They can't change BG2 much, so nothing you do in this interlude is going to matter in the long run. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Final boss a woman? Can't remember last game I played with that feature. Final Fantasy 8? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaColombo Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Final boss a woman? Can't remember last game I played with that feature. Throne of Bhaal? 1 "Time is not your enemy. Forever is." — Fall-From-Grace, Planescape: Torment "It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question, and he'll look for his own answers." — Kvothe, The Wise Man's Fears My Deadfire mods: Brilliant Mod | Faster Deadfire | Deadfire Unnerfed | Helwalker Rekke | Permanent Per-Rest Bonuses | PoE Items for Deadfire | No Recyled Icons | Soul Charged Nautilus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Final boss a woman? Can't remember last game I played with that feature. Throne of Bhaal? Diablo 3? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Daily life? 6 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Daily life? 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 American McGee's Alice too. At any rate, games do seem to need more women to kill. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestic Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Well the voice actor is David Warner by the sounds of it, which makes your supposition astute in my estimation. Something is really, really off with Irenicus' voice here. He's supposed to be cold and ruthless, an elf devoid of emotion, and while he certainly hammed it up in SoA every now and then David Warner is channeling his inner Shatner here, and the contrast with the incredibly grating voice over of the other guy he's talking to doesn't help either. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Preordered the CE. Can't wait to get it. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotra Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 New issue of The Familiar is out with some more SoD, and BG in general, stuff in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looks like Game of the Year already. Any worthwhile AAA crap coming out? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marelooke Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 $175 to preorder the CE I've splurged on some Kickstarter projects... but damn that's pretty damn steep for what's on offer and with my luck I'd get a bunch of import taxes and customs charges on top of that... I think I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I was going to preorder the basic edition but I don't remember on which platform/service I have the base game Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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