Baldur's Gate DVD

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Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine	Baldur's Gate Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)

Customer Reviews:

DVD games are NOT the way to go. [Posted on 1999-11-18]
Sometimes I wonder if anybody has ever bought a game released on DVD. The truth is, DVD isn't any better quality for games, it's just slower. If you have a CD-ROM drive, buy the CD-ROM version. If you only have a DVD drive on your comp, get a CD-ROM drive. DVD drives are slower than a good 40-50x cd-rom drive, no matter what anyone tries to tell you.

DVD vs CD [Posted on 2000-01-11]
I bought this game and love it! While I'm not sure how fast it would have played in its CD version, my DVD player worked very quickly (plus you never have to change CDs, which can be very annoying when you change game areas). Highly recommended!

Great AD&D RPG!! [Posted on 2002-01-02]
This is the first RPG that I've ever played on computer, and I'm enjoying every aspect of Baldur's Gate. The game manual and Adobe Acrobat Reader is on the disc so the user can switch between playing the game and reading the manual if you ever have to refer to the manual for help with game play. You'll have to open 2 windows and use the ALT + TAB keys to quickly switch between the screens. My version of Baldur's Gate - DVD came as one disc in a bundled software package when I bought my computer; therefore, I don't know if a printed game manual is available when Baldur's Gate is purchased by itself. Although I have created 5 different types of characters you can only use 1 for each game, and I don't know how many characters can be created. I don't know how many games can actually be saved either, but I have saved 10 so far. The game has a feature that automatically saves your game periodically, but I haven't paid attention as to how often the game auto-saves. I find the auto-save function most helpful when I make a bad decision that kills my character or if I get into a melee that I shouldn't have gotten into. Keep in mind that if you load your game from the last time Baldur's Gate auto-saved then you may be starting the game in a place up to a few hours before your character died. Baldur's Gate is easy to learn and all game actions can be carried out using only the mouse, including pausing the game. Without knowing what it's like to play other fantasy role-playing games I cannot say that this is THE best RPG on the market, but I would recommend Baldur's Gate to anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs, especially those of the AD&D background who haven't tried an AD&D PC game yet.

DVD is FAR superior to CD versions. Period. [Posted on 2002-03-25]
Why in the world would ANYONE prefer a CD version over a DVD version? There is actually a review that says DVD is "slower". Is that person from another planet? Are we talking the same technology here? DVD blows CD versions away with FAR more data space and NO DISC SWAPPING! Baldur's Gate is a game with a LOT of disc swapping...unless you have a DVD-Rom. With the DVD version there is NO disc swapping. NONE. Ask yourself how that could possibly be slower. DVD games, including this one, are the BEST format for games. Get them while you can, they can be hard to find.

Regarding Disc Swapping [Posted on 2006-06-22]
Just had to comment regarding disc swapping, you can do a custom install with any version available, and simply select all the checkboxes. You have to do this, a "full" install will still have disc-swapping.

So what benefit does the DVD version get you? Faster install, thanks to lack of disc swapping during installation and you can save space on your hard drive by leaving some data on the dvd, vs doing so on cd again has you disc swapping.

Chances are these benefits don't mean much to you, since installation is a one time thing and hard drive space just isn't at a premium anymore. It's 2.5 gigs for a "true" full install of BG1.

Anyway, absolutely wonderful games, but I can't really recommend the dvd edition unless you can get it for about the same price as the cd version.

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