If aĬharacter is encumbered, a warning icon will be on their portrait if you click it, it When you accidentally click whatever was under the radial memory on screen, and yourįighter suddenly runs to the other side of the room in the middle of a large battle. (although the variety of options is interesting) and adds an unexpected tactical element The radial character menu is clunky and overbearing Youll have to go all the way to the actual saved game screen to

Walking NPCs will stroll on by when youre in that screen attacking enemies

Hit Esc, took a leak, 'unpaused' and checked the game clock to see 3 minutes had The game manual claims the save/load screen is a pause screen. As a bonus, there is no pause feature, either including the To access the save/load screen with the mouse grab you? Only by hitting the Esc key Ĭonveniently located as far away from your right-handed mouse as possible can youīring it up. Lets start with the piss-poor interface. However, there are far too many reinventing-the-wheel design choices Rules interpretations and BINGO theres your D&D gaming goodness you were Make combat turn-based and tighten up some of the looser In regards to what worked and what didnt in their best effort D&D rules-wise, Baldurs Its massive potential, almost heartbreakingly so. The combat and character options present in this game show Youll feel that same ol thrill when you win a tough battle and look greedily ToEE isnt entirely devoid of fun there will be times that Id ever take this clown if I hadnt gotten an inside tip from one of the Troika developers that hes the best NPC fighter.

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