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Official Baldur's Gate Strategy Guide (Brady Games Strategy Guides) (Paperback)

by Bill Keith (Author), Nina Keith (Author)
2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Brady Games (14 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1566867886
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566867887
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.4 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 294,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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If there remained any doubt in gamers' minds, let it now be officially put to rest: the role-playing game (RPG) drought is over. And though we've seen a number of solid RPGs in recent years, none has been quite so impressive as Interplay's Baldur's Gate. This epic title, based on the Forgotten Realms universe from TSR's Dungeons & Dragons, is simply one of the largest, most ambitious and most enjoyable RPGs ever. But let's be realistic: even the most seasoned fantasy adventurer needs a hint or two from time to time. BradyGames' guide to Baldur's Gate has all the info you need to survive your journey through Faerun. It starts out with a guide to the guide, which explains how the book is set up and which sections reveal lots of information and which ones offer basic advice only. Using this as a reference, you can then rely on the book to pick out just the information you need without spoiling any of the key plot elements in the game. Some of the topics covered include character creation (always one of the best parts of any RPG), spells and spellcasting, basic movement and control in Faerun, and, of course, a complete walkthrough. Unlike other strategy guides, however, this walkthrough is just an example. Since Baldur's Gate is different every time it's played, the experiences of Diana Nightflame (the authors' character) will not be identical to your own. The book closes with a description of each important location in the game, along with a list of things you must do at each (as well as some things you probably should do). Basically, this is the perfect companion guide for anyone journeying through the land of Faerun. --Michael Ryan


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BradyGames Baldur's Gate Official Strategy Guide includes: WALKTHROUGH--A complete walkthrough of the game as told through the journal of the fighter-mage Diana Nightflame, SECRETS--Discover the solutions to all the complicated riddles, and uncover the hidden secrets in the game, SUB PLOTS--Delve into the mini-quests and non-player characters that you will encounter during this grand quest.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A book that shows you what to do but doesn't hold your hand.,
By A Customer
I don't know what people are moaning about. A strategy guide should and does show you what to do. This does just that. Just because it doesn't hold your hand and point you through everthing, doesn't mean its a bad guide. There is a long walkthrough at the beginning that is not that helpful, because it's in a story format. After that it tells you a path to follow and a brief description of most of the sub plots. A list and description of mage spells, and a section for secrets. There is a list of how to create a perect character for each class, and at the very end a list of monsters and their hit points and thier level. What more do you want, it is a guide that relys on the fact that the person playing the game might be able to make thier on decisions.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but lacking in some areas, 14 Oct 2001
By A Customer
This book is not as bad as other reviews would suggest, it has very useful sidequest information, it gives you pretty much all the information you need to go from start to finish of the game and it has an interesting read in the form of the experiences of another players BG character. However th bestary in the back is next to useless, it provides next to no information in comparrison to other strategy guides. All in all buy this if you want to know how to complete the game or in order to complete every single side quest, not if you want stats on monsters and NPCs.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money and paper, 17 Jan 2000
By A Customer
Cover is nice.

Section1 'Getting Around' repeats manual info.

Section2 'Diana's adventure' is a first person account/diary of a BG character is the largest and most boring part of the book. Why didn't someone tell the authors it was a bad idea. Near useless.

Section3 'Subplots'contains a little information but is so badly laid out that finding things is a chore. The net is much batter.

Section4 'The World of Baldurs Gate' starts with one useful areas map at beginning then nothing but sketchy waffle about the main story line.

Section5 'The Secrets' What secrets? Small bits of semi-useful info, half of which a double digit IQ would provide and the rest of which is eclipsed by stuff on the net.

Appendix is full of rehashed info and useless lists. Interesting (but not that useful) bestiary of monsters/npc's and their level and hit points.

SUMMARY This book imparts hardly any useful information and should have come with a refund. I wouldn't want it if it was free.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Just not what I was after
i got this after playing the game and loving it
i wanted to find out what i missed aswell and other secrets. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. D. L. Utton

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't even think about it...
The first fifty or so pages just repeats what is found in the manual. The story format is a good idea for people who do not want to have their hand held throughout the game, but... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Best guide EVER!
ok,forget all about what these people said this is 1 of the best stratergy guide books around its full of fantastic pictures it's really helpful for side quest's and gives you... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2001 by maxtribal@hotmail.com

1.0 out of 5 stars not the best aid ever
I have been playing RPG's for a few years now and whilst Baldur's Gate is probably one of the best games ever (not counting B. Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Total Waste of Time!!!
Baldurs Gate is a superb game and one that RPG gamers around the world have spent hours enjoying. But, this book is an insult to the beauty that is Baldurs Gate. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars whingers!
this book does everything its supposed to.. its a "GUIDE"..

People are after a walk thru coz they are not smart nuff to work out this game. Read more

Published on 23 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A total waste of time and money.
No index. No table of contents worth anything. If you want to read the entire book cover to cover will you learn everything you don't want to know. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A Terrible Product from a Usually Reliable Publisher
Pathetic. Awful. A Waste of Money. That pretty much covers my feelings about this guide. The amount of space given over to, essentially, a verbatim reprint of the game manual... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of crud
I am sorely disappointed by this "guide". This guide is utterly worthless. You can find stuff infinite times better than this crud on the internet, and you dont need to... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor excuse for a strategy guide
For a game as large and complex as Baldur's Gate you would expect a large and detailed strategy guide. This is not it. It is mediocre at best. Read more
Published on 22 Jul 1999

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