Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II also features a fully voice acted cast and four difficulty levels. This updated version, like the original, will include five playable characters and classes to play across 80 levels. We said “this game is easy to pick up, easy to play, and a great excuse for wading through legions of monsters by yourself or with a friend.” In our review we gave it an 8.4 out of 10. The original game was released in 2004 on PS2 and Xbox, three years after the first. And yes, it’s fully verified on the Steam Deck for an on-the-go, handheld RPG experience. For the price, this version just doesn’t go far enough, even for players hoping for a hit of spit-shined nostalgia.On the Steam version, you’ll also be able to use Remote Play for a long-distance cooperative experience. 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. Although options for adjusting the visuals or sound are bare-bones at best, controller support is good and button assignments can be remapped.
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