Baldur's Gate vs. Diablo

Which is the better rpg, discuss poll and debate.

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My favorite color is blue NO YELLOW! hehe nah I love''em both, infact I'm gonna play them both very soon, I'm gonna write long review here on the videogme borads about all the great RPG's, so stay tuned

Lol, I do to, but I lean towards BG overall, more on this later too.

diablos cool

Diablo.. more arcade like, and the gameplay is more in-depth... crafting new properties through the useage of runes, gems, magic items using the horadric cube.. magic finding bosses to get leet drops.. it only sux0red when they nerfed the cow level >_> but the synergy system is friggin awesome

Diablo doesn't have more depth than baldurs gate its hit and run, a game thats easy to pick up and play loses depth as a tradeoff,

Have you seen BG manuals, they're like tomes.

You have all types of items, characters, quests, freedoms that diablo doesn't, i really can't list them all.

I assume you mean real baldur's Gate, not Dark Alliance... And Baldur's Gate wins. That games freaking long! And Sarevok's a pimp.

the game that I played on ps2 for baldurs gate was boring and repetetive.. slash slash slash mob dies.. move to the next 'room' that looks like the last 50 you went through.. I just got tired of it..

Originally posted by SaTsuJiN
the game that I played on ps2 for baldurs gate was boring and repetetive.. slash slash slash mob dies.. move to the next 'room' that looks like the last 50 you went through.. I just got tired of it..

hysterical that is not BG 😄 we are talking BG and BG and the Shadows of Amn and BG and the Throne of Baul the computer realtime RPG 😄 its what Diablo was kinda based on

The console baldurs gate was much like Diablo, unlimited exp. , severely limited gameplay.

I had a sarevok avvy, remember it?

I agree, BG is more deep then diablo, its also alot bigger game, but I dont know Diablo has something special, I'm currently playing soem of the great RPG's i'l catch up to BG and Diablo in awhile, i'l get back to this thread then

Baldur's gate has more deep gameplay and customizability, and the ability to walk in any room you want.................

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so then how can you compare it to diablo?.. why dont you compare it to morrowind or another elderscrolls game? that makes more sense to me at least

Quite true, but then again The Elder Scolls has even more deepth so that wouldint really be fair, Elder can be compared to the Might and Magic series, Baldurs gate is kinda like someware inbetween I guess

People like the feel of diablo

but elderscrolls can lack the funfactor after a while.

Overall, Diablo wins.

Though IMO Baldur's Gate is a much more satisfying experience, Diablo has the excellent multiplayer aspect at the end.

So when you think about it, there really is no contest. Though Baldur's Gate can take months to beat, while I beat Diablo in about a week, Diablo always allowed you to come back and kill stuff with your friends. I know Baldurs Gate had an online aspect, but Diablo outclassed it in every way.

Another way to look at it is this:
Baldurs Gate was just like one huge D&D game.
Diablo was like a real video game.

You decide.

Originally posted by CorderaMitchell
People like the feel of diablo

but elderscrolls can lack the funfactor after a while.

feel and gameplay depth are 2 different things.. I'm sure this thread was started in "which is better overall".. and if diablo just doesnt have what baldur's does, how can they be judged against one another? Its true that gameplay features make up the feel in the end, but diablo is more action /arcade oriented RPG than an actual roleplaying experience, which Im sure baldur's is supposed to be... this thread is like comparing dungeons and dragons pen and paper to dungeon seige or something equally lacking

Good Point, Good Point. I For One Like Diablo. Yes, I Have Played BG, And It Does Have That One Thing About It. But, Look At Diablo. I Mean, Seriously, Look At The Game Type. If You Wanted To Make A Good Comparison, Do Neverwinter Nights Against Something Like Might And Magic Games. Yes, That One May Seem Lopsided, But It's The Only Game I Can Think Of Right Now.

I loved both of these games.
over all I love to lvl up! im a lvl up addict.... Diablo lvling up was something special... baldors gate did itall for u! u just pressed the button, diablo u got to choose. I know its a minor point but im such a fan of lvling up...

diablo you could waste hours trading and talking and playing in a party. baldors you could waste hours on quests and minor quests.
bladors online takes too much time to get into it.