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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2013

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Quick resume

Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.

Global score

92/100

Genres

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

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    Pros

    • Deep and immersive story
    • Complex tactical combat
    • High replayability with many classes and quests
    • Rich character development and relationships
    • Extensive modding community

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and interface
    • Steep learning curve for ad&d rules
    • Some bugs and pathfinding issues
    • Challenging difficulty may frustrate new players
    • Lack of official localization in some languages

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is mainly on single-player campaign; multiplayer exists but is dead and not a major motivation."

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Players have AI companions who assist in combat and dialogue, but cooperation is limited to single-player party management."

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive character customization, skill builds, crafting, and multiple quest solutions encourage creative approaches."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions are respectful and cooperative within the party; no evidence of trash talk or exerting superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in a rich fantasy world, escaping real life through story and exploration."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different classes, skill trees, party compositions, and strategies."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Character creation and customization, along with modding, allow for personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe with fantasy creatures, magic, and lore."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Some social interaction in multiplayer but mostly solo experience."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop characters through leveling, skill acquisition, and learning game mechanics."

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    • Health

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      "Gameplay is sedentary; no physical activity involved, and long play sessions reported."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires continuous attention and micromanagement; pausing is used strategically but not idle play."

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      "Requires continuous attention and strategic input; pausing is used but not idle gameplay."

    • Intimacy

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      "Romance options and companion interactions provide emotional connection and relationship building."

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      "Romance options and deep companion relationships provide emotional connection beyond surface-level."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage a party of companions, directing their actions and development."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game is challenging and demanding, requiring focus and strategic thinking, not primarily relaxing."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visual and auditory effects enhance immersion, but stimulation is moderate and not overwhelming."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on individual story and character development rather than social recognition or popularity."

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    • Story

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      "Highly praised narrative with deep lore, character development, and immersive storytelling."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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