More Baldur's Gate NOT Coming Soon

[Evil Avatar]

Eurogamer is reporting (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=323024) that Atari plans to revive some classic game franchises, including Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and Test Drive... but not until 2010.

Atari plans to revisit the likes of Baldur's Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter Nights and Test Drive Unlimited, but not in the next 12 months.

"You will hear more from these but not today, because we're focused on 2009," Infogrames president Phil Harrison told hacks assembled at a press event this afternoon.That is a huge delay, but at least the games will not be some crappy rush job. Would anyone else love another Dark Alliance title?

[Emabulator]

That is a huge delay, but at least the games will not be some crappy rush job. Would anyone else love another Dark Alliance title?I would love another Dark Alliance! It was a very good Diablo clone and the controls worked well on the PS2.

I can live a while longer without another Baldur's Gate with the new NWN 2 expansion, Storm of Zehir, just coming out and Dragon Age on the way.

[[Jez]]

Screw Dark Alliance, give me The Black Hound

[Angelspit]

That is a huge delay, but at least the games will not be some crappy rush job.
Planning titles ahead of time isn't the same as getting to work early, and it doesn't have the a similar impact on quality.

[laggerific]

Dark Alliance? Fuck that...I want Baldur's Gate III. Fuck the consolization of great franchises like Fallout and Baldur's Gate. Give us some good old hardcore RPGs.

Yeah...I'm pissed, because this feels a lot like Interplay and their licenses. Shit them down the tube. Although, I have to admit that Fallout 3 is the best Bethesda title to date, but that's not saying much.

[Johan]

Dark Alliance? Fuck that...I want Baldur's Gate III. Fuck the consolization of great franchises like Fallout and Baldur's Gate. Give us some good old hardcore RPGs.

While Baldur's Gate I and II on consoles shared very little in common with their PC relatives, I think it's pretty ignorant to discount them. They were both absolutely terrific hack-and-slash, loot-collecting, third-person action RPGs. They were (and are) great fun. I own both (as well as Baldur's Gate I, II and ToB on the PC) and love all of them for what they are.

[Windsong]

I have severe doubts Atari would be able to match, let alone surpass, the grandness present in Baldurs Gate I OR II. Bioware has its hands full with Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2, Star Wars The Old Republic and Jade Empire 2 so I doubt they will do it. I wouldnt expect to see bg3 till 2011.

[Mephistopheles]

I don't expect to see Bioware do another D&D game. They seem to be doing pretty well working on their own IP.

[ezzkmo]

I think all the Baldur's Gates are fun, the old school PC RPGs and the mindless hack 'n slash console versions.

[riposte101]

I will just wait for Dragon Age. I have been finding that I like Atari more now that Phil is in charge over there.

[Tel Prydain]

Dark Alliance? Fuck that...I want Baldur's Gate III. Fuck the consolization of great franchises like Fallout and Baldur's Gate. Give us some good old hardcore RPGs.
Yeah, you pitch that and see how it goes.

[laggerific]

While Baldur's Gate I and II on consoles shared very little in common with their PC relatives, I think it's pretty ignorant to discount them. They were both absolutely terrific hack-and-slash, loot-collecting, third-person action RPGs. They were (and are) great fun. I own both (as well as Baldur's Gate I, II and ToB on the PC) and love all of them for what they are.

I certainly wouldn't consider my distaste for those bastardized versions ignorant. I'm just sick of the dumbed down, hack n slash gameplay. I want a good RPG.

[laggerific]

I will just wait for Dragon Age. I have been finding that I like Atari more now that Phil is in charge over there.

I guess this is the best I can hope for right now.

[Tel Prydain]

I certainly wouldn't consider my distaste for those bastardized versions ignorant. I'm just sick of the dumbed down, hack n slash gameplay. I want a good RPG.

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Dragon Age will be the last gasp of a dead genre.

[Johan]

I certainly wouldn't consider my distaste for those bastardized versions ignorant.

I would, considering the console and PC versions are all excellent at what they are. You're conflating the games across the platforms, and allowing your preference for one to piss on the quality of the other. They were/are all very, very fine games for what they are on their respective platforms.