And if I'm honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I've played it precisely once, and I played as a sea-worshipping dwarven monk who kicked a millipede in half. Pathfinder, if you don't know, is the name of a roleplaying system which is a sort of evolution of an old edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Honestly, I'm not sure I want to spend hundreds of hours in an RPG any more, no matter how compelling it is. Because one thing which has already been brought home to me by Pathfinder's talent for evocation, is just how much more time I had on my hands back when I first played Baldur's Gate 2. Still, while I remain wowed for the time being, it'll be interesting to see whether I make it through to the end or not.
As such, when a game genuinely manages to immerse me in the Proust-hole like Wrath Of The Righteous has, it makes me really sit up and take notice. These are, for the most part, elusive dragons to chase.
I've recently realised that a lot of my adult life playing games has boiled down to a desperate mission to relive those moments from my adolescence, when I first encountered games that would go on to become all-time favourites. But it feels uncannily similar to play in terms of tone, story and pacing, and I've had loads of moments so far where, had you asked my hindbrain what it thought my conscious mind was up to, it would definitely have said, "Playing Baldur's Gate 2".
For the reasons stated above, I am in no sort of a position to say whether it's as good an experience overall. I'll be upfront about it too, and say that if you - like me - loved Baldur's Gate 2 to bits, you should be playing this game.
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