Baldur's Gate II: EE 12+

Maybe I'll Get To Play This Someday

I had the pre-update version, had played it for an hour or two, found it crashy and not intuitive but entertaining, intended to get back to it. When the update came out in the last few weeks, it was so huge that it wouldn't download (more than 3gb is enormous for an iPad app; most apps update that amount of material from within the app itself, using it as a shell for new data). I deleted the previous version in the hope that my problem was that there was only about a gb of space left on my tablet (my bad, but there was nothing else I was willing/able to temporarily delete), but I was still unable to download and install the new version. iTunes no longer allows side-loading a PC download of an app to ameliorate this issue, so I seem to be out of luck for now.

Update: I appreciate the offer of investigation/assistance, but I fixed the issue myself and updated my review! It required a hard erase-and-reset of my iPad, which isn't that bad with an iCloud backup. I did it for other reasons than to get this particular app working, but it does seem to have solved the problem and allowed me to download the updated version. The information might help anyone else who's having a similar problem.

Developer Response ,

Hello! Thanks for letting us know in the review.

Please report the current state of this issue at support.baldursgate.com for investigation and help.

Edit: Ok, thanks for letting us know.

Glad for the 64 bit update!!

I am able to play this on iOS 11 on an iPad Pro and the extra screen space is very nice!! There are a few bugs here and there, but nothing major. That said I have had a few NPCs spawn all over the place and in small to large numbers. The head Priest of Helm was everywhere and I killed a couple because I was sick of looking at 15 of the one and only High Priest of Helm and now all of Helm is against me if I walk in their temple!!!!! No quest for the ore you need to augment the mace of disruption because of that. I’ve also had the Master of Combat from Rasaad’s quest, and Pheasants appear everywhere and anywhere. No major flaws with the update so far. I’m about to end Shadow of Amn, but finishing up Watcher’s Keep first.

Buy it - This is one of the greatest games ever made

If you’ve stumbled upon this game at random, without having played the PC version when it came out long ago, you’re in for a treat. This is not just some random indie game developed for iOS. In fact, you’ve stumbled upon what is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest,computer RPGs of all time. It came out originally in the early 2000s, but is still ranked as one of the best of all time on Metacritic. Even with its dated graphics it holds up to the likes of Skyrim, etc., with ease.

The game is complex, rich, and colorful. And for a first-time player it will be quite challenging, which is a good thing. If you can get past the somewhat dated graphics, you will be addicted. And frankly, even though the graphics are somewhat dated, they still provide a strong overall aesthetic that in my opinion provides players with a much greater impression of them places the graphics represent than MANY games with far more advanced and modern graphical engines. Many new games just don’t give you the vibe. So don’t let that stop you from diving in.

Enjoy.

Developer Response ,

Cheers!