However, there are a lot of different areas to explore and the world is packed with side-quests. If you beeline through the main story, it's actually a fairly short game. Now, without your father for guidance, you must forge your own path and find out the source of the evil that plagues the Sword Coast.īaldur's Gate is an open-world RPG which is unusual because there weren't many around in 1998. On the way, Gorion is slain by a powerful mage but you run and escape. You're told that you must leave on a dangerous journey but Gorion won't tell you the reason why. You were fathered by the mage Gorion but you don't yet know your true origin story. You play as a hero who has a humble life in the castle of Candlekeep.
Just enjoying the view of Candlekeep overlooking the sea
Reviewed by Alex Legard playing an Xbox One on March 17, 2020īaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is also available for PS4 and Nintendo Switchīaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is a very cool isometric RPG and initially releasing in 1998, it's one of the first open-world RPGs as well.
