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![]() ![]() While he can't call up whole armies of skeletons like in Diablo II, it's still an effective device. With the ability to bring a skeleton to life to fight for him, the necromancer has an automatic fighting buddy. Where most of the new characters are pretty standard and don't deviate a whole hell of a lot from the typical set of adventurers, the necromancer stuck out the most as being the most distinctive of the bunch. Rounding out the crew are a couple of magic users: a moon elf necromancer and a human cleric. There's also a dwarven rogue is a stealthy character that can break into chests, disarm traps and lay down explosives. Two of these characters are essentially brawlers: a human barbarian and a dark elf monk who's best at fighting with her hands and feet. That clears the way for five new adventurers to choose from. This can't happen so five new adventurers are here to save the day. ![]() The Onyx Tower is back and still causing problems as an evil vampire (is there any other kind?), Mordoc, seeks to use it to destroy Baldur's Gate. ![]() New Characters The three characters from the original are not available in BG:DA2 because they're captured and thrown into a dungeon in the intro. What's really important here is what's new and different, the new characters and the workshop. So that's enough about the basic gameplay. The odd magical item that burns up the trolls doesn't hurt either. As you gain experience and go up levels, you can buy new skills and enhance the character. Gold, trinkets, weapons, and armor are all gained by killing monsters and raiding their treasure chests. The camera gives an isometric perspective of one or two heroes as they fight through 80 levels to save the day. Just like the original, BG:DA2 is much more about the action than the RPG. Still, it's a hackfest, and a good one at that. No slouches themselves, Black Isle Studios have made an appropriate continuation of the story, but don't create enough changes that some may feel a sequel deserves. The developer of the original game, Snowblind, has moved on to work on Champions of Norrath and Black Isle Studios has picked up the work for the sequel. The biggest change, however, is invisible on first glance. Fans should be happy to see that what made the original work so well, the hack'n'slash action and the easy to use system, have returned along with much of the look and feel. ![]()
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