![]() ![]() For the price, this version just doesn’t go far enough, even for players hoping for a hit of spit-shined nostalgia. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance has enough engaging story and characters to deserve a genuine remake or remaster. Anyone comfortable with the mechanics and visuals of recent fantasy ARPGs will probably grimace a bit. Players into the historical origins of the genres they love will find Dark Alliance 2 worth playing. At $30 US, it’s a mid-price, 18-year-old game that might still have some evergreen content, but is definitely a product of its time. Cleaned up is a more accurate description, with upscaled resolution and a few less jaggies. Like the recent re-release of Baldur’s Gate, calling this new version of Baldur’s Gate 2 a “remaster” would be hyperbolic. For sure, this doesn’t seem like a major bullet point for the marketing team to latch on to. ![]() Additional Notes: Requires the following packages: libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libwrap0:i386 libopenal1:i386 libvorbisfile3:i386 libglu1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgtk2.Although options for adjusting the visuals or sound are bare-bones at best, controller support is good and button assignments can be remapped.Sound Card: OpenAL compatible sound card and necessary drivers.Finally, the game needs 5 GB of free disk space. Your graphics card should be GeForce FX5700 / ATI Radeon 9600. ![]() Processor needs to be at least Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz.
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