

I have played some Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2, and I was gaming in that era, though I am not the best at those games.

I did end up finishing it, and I do understand why people like it, but it is a specific thing that has plenty of reasons that might turn you off. Is this an acceptable way to play the game? Will I still get enough out of the main story with the use of a walkthrough, or do I need to fully commit to playing the game organically in order to enjoy it (in which case, I don't think it is worth it for me)? but I don't really fancy spending hours upon hours combing through every last region in the game to get each tiny breadcrumb of dialogue and lore. I know some people will regard this as heretical and will say the NPCs help build the setting etc. I have also decided to start using a walkthrough because I am sick of wandering around aimlessly and talking to NPCs who contribute next to nothing to the overall story (there have been a couple interesting convos but 9/10 don't really add much for me). But I want to ask before making a decision, does the game (story) get significantly better? If this is as good as it gets then I will probably give up - the story is cool but not enough to make up for the crappy combat and clunky UI. Normally I would have cut my losses and dropped the game at this point, but I am willing to stick with it for a bit longer for the amazing story people have promised. I have to admit while I do like the setting and characters, I'm not totally hooked yet. I am about 9 hours through atm - currently searching for TNOs body around the alley of lingering sighs. When I heard about this game, I loved the sound of the story and setting so decided to pick it up (even though RPGs and high fantasy aren't my usual kind of thing, this one sounded really unique intriguing). I have recently started playing planescape torment as I love story based games and everyone says this is one of the greatest of all time.
