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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 21:05:12 +0000, Omega <no@email.here> wrote:

> >Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 11:38:58 +0000, Omega <no@email.here> wrote:
> >>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >>   
> >>>> Ho-ho-ho!
> >> 
> >>>> * Baldurs Gate Enhanced Edition
> >> 
> >>> Grabbed this one, many thanks.
> >> 
> >> Oh my gosh! A lurker! Come look everybody; a lurker has stuck their
> >> head up! Feel free to point and stare, it's okay! That's what they're
> >> here for! ;-)
> >> 
> >> But seriously, you're welcome to the game (and the group). I hope you
> >> have fun with it. If you happen to play it, come back and tell us all
> >> what you think of it.
> >
> >Lurking for a long long time in quiet appreciation of this group and 
> >posting very rarely!

> I do not understand this term, "quiet". ;-)

> But watch out: commenting on Usenet is like eating Pringles. Once you
> start, you can't stop.*

Now, I want Pringles. See what you did?


> >Played the original a lot, it's one of my favourite games...but I 
> >haven't tried any of the Beamdog remakes. I will do as you asked once I 
> >give it a try.

> It's pretty much the same game. I think the most notable new feature
> was built-in support for wide-screen monitors, but otherwise I recall
> the experience (I played the game back in... 2018?) being largely the
> same as the '98 version. There is some additional/new content
> (including an absolutely terrible intro movie that compared quite
> poorly to the original) but the new quests and characters were largely
> unnoticable on the whole.

> Personally, as a GAME I preferred the original version, just because
> the intro movie was that annoying (and because I'm something of a
> purist). But it can be hard to get it Baldur Gate 98 running well on
> modern hardware, so despite my qualms, I tend to recommend people use
> the Enhanced Edition. It's not bad; in fact, if you loved the original
> I'm fairly sure you'll like this one too. I just think the older
> version is ever-so-slightly better.

> >Thanks again for the game and for the seasonal kindness in general.

> Hang around; there's more games to come! ;-)

How many left now? ;)


> * Or it would be if Pringles were crisps worth eating. Frankly, when
> it comes to Pringles, I enjoy munching on the tube more than ingesting
> the actual product. But their marketing slogan is memorable ;-)

Argh! I want Pringles.
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