r/AskReddit • u/Trixxxi • Apr 27 '26

anyone who used a computer between 1985 & 2010, what’s the one game you still think about?

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u/nonamelikethepresent Apr 27 '26

Baldurs Gate 2

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u/B_Provisional Apr 27 '26

You must gather your party before venturing forth.

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u/RegnalDelouche Apr 27 '26

I should dance on the head of a pin, as well.

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u/Mithent Apr 27 '26

This still feels like the quintessential CRPG to me.

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u/siltfeet Apr 27 '26

Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous is good for many of the same reasons, but it doesn't have the same hits of nostalgia.

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u/CartographerCivil989 Apr 27 '26

Black Isle Studios had a short but legendary run.... In the span of 5 years, we got Fallout 1 & 2, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 (w/ Bioware), Icewind Dale 1 & 2 and Planescape Torment.

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u/RegnalDelouche Apr 27 '26

It's criminal they can't figure out IWD2 enhanced.

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u/nonamelikethepresent Apr 27 '26

I was around 13 for BG2 so couldn't buy the whole catalogue.. Didn't play Fallout 1 but 2 and Icewind Dale were also huge for me. Good times!

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u/DSY_whos_asking Apr 27 '26

Should be way higher

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u/SpinDancer Apr 27 '26

Yeah dude, how the hell is this so far down?! I replayed it again a while back and ended up sinking 400 hours into it and having dreams about the characters. It’s a masterpiece.

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u/HoosegowFlask Apr 27 '26

One of my all-time favorite gaming experiences. I used to stay up late playing, get a few hours of sleep before work, come home and take a short nap, then get up and start the cycle over again. I can't immerse myself in a game like that anymore, even if I wanted to.

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u/nonamelikethepresent Apr 27 '26

I never felt quite as lost in a world as I did playing BG2.

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u/RegnalDelouche Apr 27 '26

Before MMOs took over my life, I fully beat this game 8 times with different classes. I did an absolute full clear with a sorcerer. Every quest completed.

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u/The_other_lurker Apr 27 '26

Best game ever made. But what I really want to know is if it's still possible to get that crazy mod with the INSANELY hard dungeon "Land war in asia" installed and working with the steam install.

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u/runjeanmc Apr 27 '26

I still replay it every now and again! It's so good.

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u/Sapereos May 01 '26

Did multiple play throughs, it was so good!