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REVIEW: Baldur's Gate: Tales Of The Sword Coast Baldur's Gate: Tales Of The Sword Coast GAME SUMMARY Company: Interplay Category: RPG Platform: Windows Baldur's Gate: Tales Of The Sword Coast GAME MENU The Review:    What WE Say  What THEY Say  The Buzz  Similar Games  Game Info  Other Opinions Cheats & Hints:  Cheats  Walkthrus Extras:  Patch List  Desktop Themes  Play Video   Print this review Baldur's Gate was one of the best RPGs of 1998 and, this year, Interplay brings us an expansion pack called Tales Of The Sword Coast (TOTSC). When a game plays and looks this good, you really have to stretch for complaints. For example, TOTSC is an absolutely horrible acronym. This failing aside, TOTSC is as much a classic as the original. It still has some of the original's drawbacks, but it's the closest a game has come to AD&D on the computer. PROs CONs It's more Baldur's Gate! One of the best RPGs of last year has added more spells, more monsters, more quests, and become more player-friendly. Character pathfinding can be horrible at times; large disk space requirements. Rate this game The action in TOTSC takes place right before the climax of Baldur's Gate. Therefore, TOTSC is not really a sequel, and it's definitely not a prequel. It's just a "quel" (if such a thing exists). Players take their original party from Baldur's Gate (a premade party is also provided with TOTSC) on new quests before their showdown with the evil Sarevok. If you have already beaten Sarevok, you get another chance to do it right. Baldur's Gate automatically saves the game for you before the final battle, and it will be updated to reflect the expansion. This time, when you meet Sarevok, expect an even tougher battle. The big additions in TOTSC are found in four main areas. The first is the town of Ulgoth's Beard, where the party starts the game. The town itself isn't terribly interesting, but it is the starting point for the three major quests. The easiest quest is to fetch Shandalar's cape from the Isle Of Ice. This isle is like a magnet that attracts and traps sorcerers with the ability to teleport over the ocean. Since... [CONTINUED ON PAGE 2}    Most Recent Reader Buzz for this Game Rate This Game 07/17/2001 If you like Baldur's gate you must have this datadisk. 04/13/2001 The best there is except for BG2 01/24/2001 Great Huge game - i never finished 01/03/2001 As good as the original! 01/02/2001 Awesome More... CLICK TO ENLARGE SCREENSHOTS