It ends up being a real time action game with some great RPG elements stirred into the mix. A long story short, I was not disappointed!įor those not familiar with the Baldur's Gate style of gameplay, imagine the fun hack and slash world of Blizzard's Diablo series and mix in a much deeper roleplaying element. So when I got a copy of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 to review my hopes were high, but I was also ready for the worst. The hype behind it was starting to vaguely remind me of the hype behind Matrix: Reloaded after The Matrix movies' initial success. Now keeping in mind that no one expected it to be as good as it turned out, my doubts were running high for the sequel. Nobody knows this better than Black Island Studios after their Baldur?s Gate: Dark Alliance was heralded as one of the best RPGs of the year by many sites. Now and again a person will stumble on a great element without even realizing it which launches their game into the limelight surpassing all public expectations. Surprise hits usually mean one thing, and that is that someone lucked out when making it. Sequels to things that are surprise hits: its usually not a very pretty story.
