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Butch:
I played nothing, but we have decided BG2, right? I can install?
Feminina:
Yes, I think we're good to install BG2. Since we've changed machines, I wonder if it will remember the 45 minutes I played several months ago?
Not that it's a hardship to do that over.
Butch:
A bigger question is can you import your character?
Wait, CAN you import your character?
There's always PS cloud saves.
Feminina:
I think it gave me the option to import, but there seemed to be a lot that didn't transfer.
Butch:
Neera will be all "hey! Why are you being so distant?" and I'll be all "Didn't transfer, babe. Didn't transfer."
Hopefully I'll install tonight.
I'm so excited. I love this game so much.
Feminina:
Excellent! We're going to love it. My sister is in town for the day so I will be hanging out.
Will re-install presently.
Loothound:
I'm really looking forward to it. The thought of dealing with 2E rules again is actually kind of cool. It wasn't the best system, but it was a real technical improvement over 1E, so I have a soft spot for it. That, and it's what we all played through college.
It actually got me thinking the other day (not for the first time) about how much a lot of the video games we play owe to D&D. So many of the essential components of these games—hit points, armor class, ability scores, character building, XP, skill trees, etc.—were pioneered by D&D. The essential idea of putting numbers and probabilities to combat, magic, and characters playing in an imaginary world is all D&D. It's really pretty astounding. Playing an actual D&D video game has renewed my appreciation for that. This will be the first actual D&D video game I've played since Pools of Radiance, circa…1986? So even as an old game, it will seem pretty amazing.
Butch:
Pool of radiance! Ah I can still hear the screech of dying kobolds.
D&d was so key to games. I guess geeks have have always been geeks.
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