The Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance re-release is exactly how you remember it, for better or worse

3 years 1 month ago

Oh hey, it's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, on modern platforms!

If you were alive in 2001 and even remotely liked hack and slash romps, odds are you've heard of this project at some point.  At the time, it was one of very few opportunities to engage in the genre on consoles, outside of dalliances like Diablo 1 on PS1 (we weren't even in the age of mass Raven Software Marvel beat 'em ups yet).

Is it still worth playing? Well, it depends on your tolerance for jank, and re-releases where the bar is basically "does it work?" Mostly.

The Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance re-release is exactly how you remember it, for better or worse screenshot

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Chris Carter