18th October 2010, 4:51 PM
No, I'm not. I know you, me, and OB1 argued quite a bit about complex vs. easy years ago, with KotOR, and yes, the two things are different... but KotOR is both easier and less complex than BG. Whether someone considers that good or not depends on what they want from a game, but it is absolutely true.
As for BG1 vs. BG2 though, BG2 is more complex than BG1. Is it harder? The later parts of the game and the expansion are, yes. The early part might not be. But it is definitely more complex throughout.
Oh yeah, and if your problem with the BG games is that they are too complex and hard, well, you should be playing NWN2, then. They added a whole lot more automation functions in order to greatly lessen the burden of the system, make things easier to understand for non-D&D players, etc. I find that stuff annoying, and consider the BG games better than NWN2 in part because they put too much focus on making the game simpler and easier to understand and not enough on making an interface or game design (or story, or difficulty) as good or as challenging as the Infinity Engine titles had, but you might like NWN2 more, who knows...
At least the first expansion, Mask of the Betrayer, does have the best story in a D&D game since Torment, hands down. The original NWN2's story is kind of annoying, really, but the first expansion is much better...
As for BG1 vs. BG2 though, BG2 is more complex than BG1. Is it harder? The later parts of the game and the expansion are, yes. The early part might not be. But it is definitely more complex throughout.
Oh yeah, and if your problem with the BG games is that they are too complex and hard, well, you should be playing NWN2, then. They added a whole lot more automation functions in order to greatly lessen the burden of the system, make things easier to understand for non-D&D players, etc. I find that stuff annoying, and consider the BG games better than NWN2 in part because they put too much focus on making the game simpler and easier to understand and not enough on making an interface or game design (or story, or difficulty) as good or as challenging as the Infinity Engine titles had, but you might like NWN2 more, who knows...
At least the first expansion, Mask of the Betrayer, does have the best story in a D&D game since Torment, hands down. The original NWN2's story is kind of annoying, really, but the first expansion is much better...
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