Baldur's Gate 2, the second in BioWare's landmark RPG series, was always kind of "the goal", as it's usually said to be one of the best RPGs ever made, even more so than the first. And I do believe that it holds up in that way- the adventuring is unmatched, the characters are vivid and memorable, and you're able to see your character's arc come to a close, all the way from the beginning of Baldur's Gate 1.
Joining me today is Bryan Skursha of Pixelated Playgrounds, a gaming book club podcast. Pixelated Playgrounds takes a very thoughtful and analytical approach to the games they cover, which I love. Check them out!
TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:33
Story Setup/Storytelling/Characters/Role Playing 16:12
Visuals/Music 51:34
Combat/Gameplay 1:00:23
SPOILER WALL 1:28:12
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99: Final Fantasy X (with Ryan Batie & Chris Taylor - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
98: Blasphemous 2 (with Chris Nelson)
97: Sea of Stars (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
"Uncommon" Real-World Settings in Video Games (with Ozzy Garcia & Randall Quiggle)
96: Final Fantasy XVI (with Rick Firestone & Eric Gess)
95: F-Zero X (with Dave Pietrangelo - Remember 64)
94: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (with Mick Arcade)
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93: Signalis (with Chris Coplien & Shane Koski)
92: Dead Space (2023) (with Chris aka Vertigo2Hell)
91: Iron Lung (with Gary Butterfield & Kole Ross)
90: Resident Evil (2002) (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Getting Into Horror Games (with Adam Bucceri - Half Tone Takes, Gerry - Super Ghost Radio, & Dog Faced Gamer)
89: Kid Icarus: Uprising (with TripleSMoon)
88: Wario World (with Thrak - The 3DO Experience)
87: The Secret of Monkey Island (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
86: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
85: The Three Versions of Metroid 2 (with Case Aiken, Matt Storm & Geoff Moonen)
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