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Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series, and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. The game received critical acclaim and was credited for revitalizing the computer role-playing game genre. The game allows development of the player character through choice of companions, dialogue choice, exploration, and battle. Baldur's Gate uses a reputation system, and rewards the player depending on the choices made in the game.
Baldur's Gate was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics. Interplay went on to use the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds, such as Planescape, setting of Planescape: Torment. The engine would later be enhanced for use in a remake of the game entitled Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, the first game in the franchise in nearly nine years.
Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Norse mythology, who is given a central role in the mythology. Despite this his precise function is rather disputed. He is often interpreted as the god of love, peace, forgiveness, justice, light or purity, but was not directly attested as a god of such.
He is the second son of Odin and the goddess Frigg. His twin brother is the blind god, Höðr. According to Gylfaginning, a book of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Baldr's wife is Nanna and their son is Forseti. In Gylfaginning, Snorri relates that Baldr had the greatest ship ever built, named Hringhorni, and that there is no place more beautiful than his hall, Breidablik. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök.
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or a moderately sized opening in some sort of fence. Gates may prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals, or they may be merely decorative. Other terms for gate include yett and port. The word derives from the old Norse "gata", meaning road or path, and originally referred to the gap in the wall or fence, rather than the barrier which closed it. The moving part or parts of a gateway may be called "doors", but used for the whole point of entry door usually refers to the entry to a building, or an internal opening between different rooms.
A gate may have a latch to keep it from swinging and a lock for security. Larger gates can be used for a whole building, such as a castle or fortified town, or the actual doors that block entry through the gatehouse. Today, many gate doors are opened by an automated gate operator.
Types of gates include:
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Black Isle Studios. It is the sequel to Baldur's Gate (1998), and was released for Microsoft Windows in September 2000. Like Baldur's Gate, the game is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition rule set.
Baldur's Gate II opens shortly after the events of Baldur's Gate and continues the story of the protagonist, Gorion's Ward, whose unique heritage has now gained them the attention of Jon Irenicus. The game's plot revolves around the protagonist's encounters with Irenicus, and is set south of the events in Baldur's Gate in the country of Amn, mainly in and around the city of Athkatla.
The game received critical acclaim upon its release; GameSpy, GameSpot, and IGN awarded Baldur's Gate II their "Role-Playing Game of the Year" awards for 2000, and the game has sold more than two million units. An expansion pack, entitled Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, was released on June 21, 2001. Besides adding a large dungeon and enhancements to the game, it concluded the Child of Bhaal saga. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, an enhanced version of Baldur's Gate II, was released on November 15, 2013.
Actors: Katherine Waterston (actress), Hlín Jóhannesdóttir (producer), Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir (actress), Jennie Allen (producer), Birgitta Bjornsdottir (producer), Andrew Hauser (producer), Kristján Franklin Magnúss (actor), Walter Grímsson (actor), Asa Hjorleifsdottir (writer), Asa Hjorleifsdottir (director), Nína Salvarar (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,Actors: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (actor), Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir (actress), Laurie Schapira (writer), Laurie Schapira (director), Laurie Schapira (producer), Bárður Smárason (actor), Stefanie Dworkin (editor), Bárður Smárason (actor), Juan Escudero (producer), Dui Landmark (actor), Dui Landmark (producer), Ken Sirulnick (editor), Vigdis Einarssdottir (actor), Herbert H Haraldsson (actor), Sveinn Breki Hrobjartsson (actor),
Plot: On the brink of Iceland's financial meltdown, a CEO in Reykjavik visits a tarot card reader in a desperate attempt to avert his fate. Suddenly the two are transported to another time and place. In a parallel world Odin, the father of the Viking gods, has sought out a Wise Woman to hear her knowledge of the past, present, and future. He wants to know if there is anything he can do to avoid predicted Ragnarok - the destruction of the world. The Prophecy of the Seeress is based on a thousand year-old Norse saga called Voluspa. Our modern world has a lot to learn from the ancient Seeress. Do we have the time to heed her dire warnings?
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History, Short,Actors: Cherise Honey (miscellaneous crew), Phillip J. Roth (producer), Jeffery Beach (producer), Kristina Kambitova (miscellaneous crew), John Cappilla (producer), Mario Georgiev (miscellaneous crew), Shelly Stoyanova (miscellaneous crew), George Zlatarev (actor), Zachery Ty Bryan (actor), Milena Karova (miscellaneous crew), Velislav Pavlov (actor), Aileen Trombatore (miscellaneous crew), Raicho Vasilev (actor), Lucas Vidal (composer), Hristo Mitzkov (actor),
Plot: Thor along with his friends travels to mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile Thor keeps seeing visions for a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues so they start searching for the hammer.
Keywords: heir, island, prophecy, the-vikings, viking, werewolfActors: Bjarni Gautur (editor), Bjarni Gautur (director), Bjarni Gautur (writer), Bjarni Gautur (producer), Magnús Ólafsson (actor), Siggi Jökull (editor), Siggi Jökull (composer), Siggi Jökull (actor), Siggi Jökull (writer), Siggi Jökull (producer), Andri Kjartan (actor), Höddi Björnsen (actor), Thomas Björn (producer), Heiðar Mar Björnsson (actor), Sigurdur Ingi (writer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Reine Brynolfsson (actor), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (writer), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (producer), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (actor), Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (actor), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (producer), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (actor), Gísli Örn Garðarsson (producer), Gísli Örn Garðarsson (actor), Ragnar Bragason (producer), Ragnar Bragason (director), Ragnar Bragason (writer), Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (actress), Gunnar Hansson (actor), Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (writer),
Plot: The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her. PARENTS is the independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, CHILDREN was released in 2006.
Keywords: children, duology, ensemble-cast, icelandic, man-with-glasses, parents, reykjavik-iceland, second-part, sequel, woman-with-glassesActors: Lars Brygmann (actor), Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (actor), Hilmir Snær Guðnason (actor), Mogens Glad (producer), Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir (actress), Poul Erik Lindeborg (producer), Helgi Björnsson (actor), Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir (actress), Kristinn Thordarson (producer), Sverrir Kristjánsson (editor), Kristinn Thordarson (writer), Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson (producer), Hanna María Karlsdóttir (actress), Tómas Lemarquis (actor), Stefán Jónsson (actor),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Egon Biscan (actor), Marianne Lindner (actress), Bernhard Helfrich (director), Mona Freiberg (actress), Amsi Kern (actress), Erich Joey Pflüger (actor), Christian Kreß (actor), Edith Maier (actress), Jens Exler (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Günter Lamprecht (actor), Franz Buchrieser (actor), Peter Keglevic (director), Peter Keglevic (writer), Ulrike Schütte (costume designer), Fritz Holzer (actor), Brynmor Llewelyn Jones (composer), Stevan Petrovic (actor), Ferdinand Schmidt (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Hans Abich (producer), Gerd Frickhöffer (actor), Rolf Thiele (writer), Tilo von Berlepsch (actor), Rolf Thiele (producer), Ursula Grabley (actress), Ida Krottendorf (actress), Rolf Thiele (director), Norbert Schultze (composer), Paul Henckels (actor), Rudolf Platte (actor), Kurt A. Jung (actor), Ilse Künkele (actress), Evi Kent (actress), Caspar van den Berg (editor),
Genres: Comedy,Watch the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs3acGYgI1-ty_Ix93D3uiliHe0OhyXHQ http://www.baldursgate.com/ Also available on GOG, Steam, and many other places. Want to see more? Make sure to Subscribe and Like! Facebook ► http://www.facebook.com/quill18 Twitter ►http://www.twitter.com/quill18 Streaming every Saturday! ►http://www.twitch.tv/quill18 Buy Quill18 Stuff! ► http://quill18.spreadshirt.com/shop/designs Learn game programming! ►http://youtube.com/quill18creates DISCLAIMER: You should assume that all games played on this channel are free preview/review copies. New to the channel? I do Let's Play videos -- these are like walkthrough guides of gameplay with continuous English commentary trying to explain my decisions and what strategy I use. If you're looking...
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an enhanced edition of the classic game 'baldur's gate' has been created and its first modern expansion includes some big changes, including a diverse cast and even some changes to some beloved characters such as "Minsc". this has caused a bit of an outrage so I thought we should talk about that.
This a video critique and retrospective of the whole Baldur's Gate franchise, including Baldur's Gate 1, Tales of the Sword Coast, Siege of Dragonspear, Baldur's Gate 2, and Throne of Bhaal. It looks at what makes them so iconic, as well as what makes them so hard to get into for modern audiences. _____TABLE OF CONTENTS____ Baldurs's Gate 1-- 01:01 Siege of Dragonspear-- 34:29 Baldur's Gate 2-- 1:00:00 Throne of Bhaal-- 1:28:54 If you enjoyed this video and want to contribute to the production of others like it, please consider supporting me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/noahcaldwellgervais
Music from the video game Baldur's Gate from 1998, by Balck Isle Studio & BioWare Music by Michael Hoenig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musique du jeu vidéo Baldur's Gate de 1998, par Balck Isle Studio & BioWare Musique de Michael Hoenig To find deals on this game and others : https://www.g2a.com/r/tantris Tracks : 00:00 - Main Theme 01:35 - The stage is set 03:04 - Candlekeep 5:37 - Attacked by Assassins 07:13 - Leaving Home 09:16 - Gorion's Battle 10:30 - Exploring the plains 11:58 - Hobgoblins & Worgs 12:48 - Night on the plains 15:00 - The gibberling horde 16:30 - Helm's Temple 17:16 - The ruins of ulcaster 20:32 - Swords against darkness 21:45 - Safe in Beregost 23:26 - The Beregost night 25:02 - Attacked by bount...
Ist Baldur's Gate auch heute noch ein Rollenspiel-Hit? Wir testen die überarbeitete und erweiterte Version Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition auf GameStar.de: http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/47916.html GameStar auf Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GameStar.de GameStar bei Twitter: http://twitter.com/gamestar_de
TRACKLIST BELOW IN THE DESCRIPTION ! Here is the full soundtrack of Baldur's Gate 2 : Shadows of Amn, by Michael Hoening, with some missing songs on the other youtube videos, like harp songs, irenicus battle and some more. Background image : http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2015/08/1424572564-bg2-custom.jpg Tracklist : 01 - Autorun 0:00 02 - Shadows of Amn Theme 0:17 03 - Khalid's Death 3:39 04 - Irenicus' Laboratory 4:48 05 - Dream Candlekeep Level 1 6:37 06 - Waukeen's Promenade 7:56 07 - Kalah's Death 9:25 08 - Daytime in the Slums 9:51 09 - At night in the Slums 11:15 10 - The Sea's Bounty 12:21 11 - The De'Arnise Keep Besieged 13:00 12 - The De'Arnise Keep Saved 13:41 13 - The Windspear Hills 14:20 14 - The Windspear Cave 14:52 15 - The Abyss 15:54 16 - Gate District 16:12 17 - ...
The key minds behind Fallout and Baldur's Gate give an inside look into the earliest days of of the RPG revolution. Watch episode 1 of IGN's Game Changers: How One Man Changed the Video Game Industry Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwgEYAJUko The Controversial Beginning's of Fallout's SPECIAL System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSrigBweALU 12 Game Developers' Advice For Breaking Into the Industry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dj75mj9JRU 38 New Games That You Don’t Know Enough About https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghQJlpWhiY ---------------------------------- Follow IGN for more! ---------------------------------- YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/ignentertainment?sub_confirmation=1 IGN OFFICIAL APP: http://www.ign.com/mobile FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/i...
SpaceHamster is here with your Baldur’s Gate Lore! Subscribe for a new Lore every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! http://bit.ly/MoarLore See what's next on Maker.TV ► http://mker.tv/Lore Follow us on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/polaristweets Written by Randy Voiced by SpaceHamster: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpaceHamsterGames https://twitter.com/Jeff_like_Feff Animated by digsBot: https://www.youtube.com/user/digsbot Transcript: Bhaal, the Lord of Murder, foresaw his own death and impregnated mortal women in order to create his heirs known as the Bhaalspawn so that one day they could be sacrificed for his return. Now, years later, these children are coming of age right when the Iron Crisis is sweeping the Sword Coast. Iron ore has begun to rot and decay after being smelted,...
Deep in the forest, the solid woods do tremble
The earth shakes by the sound of his chant
A vision of grandeur, a sight of strength and justice
Haunting the dead, warning the living
Pain is an illusion of the senses
Despair is an illusion of the weak mind
Now you're a warrior, raise the flag - united !
Never turn your back for cowardice equals crime
Now life is a prison, a cage that weighs upon him
There lies his duty, a work without redemption
"Now set them free, your sword's the key you're holding
Then you yourself shall once be released?"
Every single man is
a spark in the darkness
By Time he is noticed
and then gone forever
Enough of this talking
As I storm towards you