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The combat is clunky by today's standards, but the tactical depth still holds up better than people give it credit for.
Game entry
Baldur's Gate
1998 · RPG · PC, Mac, Linux, iOS · Interplay Entertainment
GameForever voters place Baldur's Gate no. 297 in the world ranking, with 1,756 ELO points and 74% of wins across 148 duels settled. Of the 6 duels that pitted it against Deus Ex: Human Revolution, it has won 4 and lost 2. In its strongest family it holds position no. 11 out of 87 (RPG).
World rank
no. 297
ELO score
1,756
Wins
74%
Duels played
148
About Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds such as Planescape: Torment. The game's story focuses on players controlling a protagonist of their own creation who finds themselves travelling across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions, to unravel the mystery surrounding a sudden iron crisis affecting the region and attempting to discover the culprits behind it, all while uncovering dark secrets about their origins and dealing with attempts on their life.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,756 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Deus Ex: Human Revolution 67% 6 duels played · level on score
- against Dishonored 0% 4 duels played · 53 points behind
- against Disco Elysium 75% 4 duels played · 18 points behind
- against BioShock 100% 4 duels played · 100 points behind
- against Stardew Valley 67% 3 duels played · 117 points behind
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The standing
Where Baldur's Gate ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Baldur's Gate stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 87 (RPG).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 297 | 5,035 |
| RPG | 11 | 87 |
| 1990s | 56 | 659 |
| 1998 | 14 | 78 |
The community
The debate
37 comments
GhostWolf1989
The combat is clunky by today's standards, but the tactical depth still holds up better than people give it credit for.
NeonWarden66
Reminds me of digging through a strategy guide at a friend's kitchen table, comparing notes on which spells actually worked, nothing today asks that of you
Flavio_5
The party management still teaches tactics better than most modern RPGs bother to.
wrodarte
Le he metido partidas cortas, media hora aquí y allá, y aun así se nota la profundidad del sistema de reglas.
fatima_barragan
A mí me costó entrar, lo reconozco, pero una vez dentro no quería que se acabara.
IronKid2
Comparado con Deus Ex parece que estamos hablando de otra generación entera, y sin embargo aquí sigue, ganando duelos como si nada.
Cosmo_Corrales
A mí también me costó al principio, como a varios por aquí, y sin embargo aquí seguimos votando por él duelo tras duelo, será que algo tiene