Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights And More D&D Classics Coming To Switch

My wife is a big fan of Baldur's Gate. I'll definitely be checking on the pricing as the release gets closer.

oh... oh my!
i need this.

This is awesome! I hope they release Balder's Gate Dark Alliance on Switch at 60 fps also!

Yes! Been waiting on dates for these. Oh back when western RPGs were amazing. Buying all of these digital day one.

Awesome! I'll get all 3!

Great. Let's see the price, though

So it IS possible to put more than one game on a card. Fancy that. "Hey! HEY CAPCOM! Look at this..."

Good gravy, just hook it into my veins!

whelp i'm taking a week off work for Baldur's Gate!

I've heard great things but never played any of these. Sounds intriguing, might give them a go if the price is right.

Icewind Dale sucks, but Planescape and BG2 are two of the greatest games of all time

I'm curious if there will be a physical US release? If not Amazon is my friend.

Huh what? What craziness did I just wake up to?

Do any of them play like baldurs gate: dark alliance? I loved that game but I heard the PC games are different.

As long as the interface is done well, and the text is reasonably legible in handheld mode, then I will definitely buy.

This was announced months ago, the only new thing here is the date.

Awesome to get though.

@AG_Awesome
Dark Alliance is a hack-and-slash action game like Diablo. Baulder's Gate on the PC is a classic roleplaying game with turn-based combat and a branching, choice-and-consequences narrative.

They better port the Capcom beat em ups next!

Surely these games don’t need 60fps??

Not sure why they're bothering with Neverwinter Nights. The entire point of that game was the construction set for creating your own DnD adventures. The single player campaign was included as an afterthought and was fairly mediocre.

Woah. Will NWN include the level editor? Because that was the entire point of that release, right? The "campaign" was basically just there to show what the editor was capable of

@Mountain_Man LMAO jinx

Here is hoping we get the rumored Baldur's Gate 3 also (if real)

OMG!.... OMG... OMG!!! I must have them all!!!

How on earth are we meant to find the time to play all these top games, it's not like they're 8 hrs each. I think I'll still be playing my backlog in 15yrs time

@Mountain_Man do any of these announced games play like DA?

Oh damn!
Reading the article I was thinking how on earth will this play with no mouse/keyboard but then saw the physical editions...

At some point I will need these. Again.

ohh my my... dream came true..
I'm a huge fan!

@BigE Totally understand.

I'm currently struggling with Smash,Valkyria 4 and Monster Hunter Ultimate.

I think my brain may break when I get Fire Emblem and Mario Maker!!!

@AG_Awesome and

No , which is a good thing for me I loved DA. But we have plenty of Diablo clones . So.Much more depth and content to these.

I don't need Baldur's Gate AGAIN. I mean, I already have the CDs, and the enhanced edition, and now I just preordered it on Switch, dammit!

YES. All the time, every time....YES!

These games are classics and I'm absolutely excited we're getting them on Switch.

I am curious to see if they run on 2nd edition like they originally did or if they took on the huge task of switching to 3.5?

@DABYX I've become addicted to buying games in the weekly sales 😆 I've got games I forgot I'd even downloaded

Never got around to Planescape: Torment, so I'm looking forward to experiencing it this go around.

Man, imagine going back to some computer nerd in the 90's and telling them that, in 2019, people will be playing games like Baldur's Gate in cartridge form on a Nintendo portable.

I'm skeptical. I cant imagine playing these games without a keyboard and mouse.

Ooh, I'll take one Planescape: Torment please. Yay for old-school RPGs and double-yay for physical.

If the price is right, I just might get these for the first time

Very good games, if the price is correct count me in.

Awesome! Switch is becoming the go-to system for classic games.

Ain't gonna lie, I have a special place in my heart for Icewind Dale. I remember loading that into my trash PC and hearing the music, the sounds and I could swear I was there fighting the elements and dangers of the regions. I'M GOING BACK!

My favorite PC classics coming to the Switch? The hype is on!

Now all I need is (Open) Transport Tycoon Deluxe on the Switch.

I am a bit skeptical....these games are made for the use of keyboard and mouse. But maybe they nail it, we shall see. I have my original cds and I bought the enhanced editions on a Steam sale for 3 euros each. It all depends on the outcome and the price.

@Krysta They should really easily be able to adopt them to touch and button control for handheld and Gyro-pointer and button for TV-mode. Like World of Goo and Little Inferno.

Sold, sold, and sold.

@Krysta

Been on mobile for years and they play fine if the switch has touch controls it will be ok also pillar of eternity which is a spiritual successor play fine on consoles

PT is as good a story as any game has ever had, and part of my holy trinity of amazing games from my 20's (along with Deus Ex and KOTOR)

@Krysta in my experience, even the PS1 port of Diablo was very playable (on a PSP to boot), and I suspect that game definitely hadn't been made with gamepads in mind either. Besides, Switch has a touchscreen and a gyro pointer potential with functional precedents.

Baldurs gate 1 and 2 yes please

OH. MY. GOD. So psyched for this 😆

Planescape is my favourite for sure but Baldur’s Gate is pretty good. The only problem is that I reckon many people here will try BG but run into a wall very early on because it’s extremely old-school D&D rules. My suggestion is that you should read up a bit on 2e rules before attempting BG.

Neverwinter Nights was such a great experience for me as a kid. But I don't think I'll mess with my treasured memory like I did with Resident Evil 4...

Neverwinter gameplay will be frustrating this age.

Other games look fine to play!

Before Dragon Age or Oblivion, I played Neverwinter Nights TWO on my first PC when I was like 12... Great memories. I will definitely be checking reviews for all 3, even though I never got round to playing these ones.

1st day buy for me

I never played Planetscape:Torment even though I hear nothing but positive things about that game.

Btw, what happened to Pillars of Eternity 2 coming out for Switch? I heard something about that a while back but it just went off the grid.

I was searching for the release date just yesterday. I guess some hacker is looking out for me

all great games be intresting on price as im guessing its ports mobile games. only issue with switch in handheld will be the text. I have a 10" tablet and its a pain on that. but really they should be all bundled together in one

@Krysta "...these games are made for the use of keyboard and mouse."

Sort of... while they were originally made for PC, like a lot classic RPGs, they're essentially menu-based games, which can be made to work very well on a console with thoughtful interface design.

@Stocksy

Lol not sure what this comment is supposed to mean. All games should be running at a minimum of 60 fps by now. It's 2019.....

These are old PC rpgs. 60 fps isn't new or some magical feat. 60 fps minimum has been a standard on pc since the advent of 60hz displays. 60 fps isn't a magical feat. It's been done long before modern consoles were invented.

The only people that ever made a game run at 30fps and decided that was the standard, was the console people. The console side of the industry imposed those limitations on themselves.

If pc hardware was running these games 15 years ago at a good clip, there's no reason the switch can't. Unless they're bad ports.

@nessisonett What's 2e

@AG_Awesome Nothing like Dark Alliance. Dark Alliance is in the vein of Diablo and Gauntlet. This is old-school Bioware so the same combat and RPG mechanics as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which came after these titles.

I'm not too interested in these bundles since I already have all these on PC and Android. I have actually been playing Neverwinter on my phone recently. If they're new to you they're worth a try, but be warned they are not modern games by any stretch of the imagination. Hopefully the console enhancements will make the experience smoother.

@Itzdmo My tablet with a Snapdragon 600 processor can run the android version of these games at around 120 FPS, according to the counter. Switch shouldn't have any problem.

@Mountain_Man Playing these old Bioware games on my phone with touchscreen controls can be a pain at times, but those are few, even on a small screen. Even inventory management is workable. I'm sure controller support would make it simple.

Playing resident evil 4, saints row, American fugitive, dragon dogma and masquerada. Please big N hold on so i can complete these. Before releasing another 😁😁

@60frames-please I wouldn't hold my breath there. I'm not sure where the rights for those lie, but their developer wound up merging with Monolith (Shadows of Mordor). To my knowledge, Beamdog only picked up rights to the Infinity Engine games (namely, the ones mentioned here) and the first Neverwinter. The "Enhanced Edition" line.

@Krysta I wouldnt worry too much. Im curious what they do with the UI. But this style of game works ok on console. I've been playing Pillars of Eternity, Wasteland 2, Divinity: Original Sin, and Torment: Tides of Numenera on console and they work well. I also have played BG and Planescape on my tablet and Note phone, and they work well (especially with the stylus). I know stylus isn't an option here, but I'm sure they will get something serviceable set up.

@Abeedo Baldur’s Gate uses a modified version of 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules or ‘2e’. It’s worth researching the rules beforehand so that you don’t make any fatal flaws before even leaving the tutorial area. It’s a hard game but also rewarding once you learn a bit about the rules.

Would anyone else be interested in a remaster or some version of the Temple of Elemental Evil game? I am okay with RTwP but pure turn based games seem like it would work with D&D so well

We need more 20-year-old games on the Switch! I'm serious!

Not sure if I personally would want to replay these on console, but the fact this is happening at all makes me happy anyway.

And just in case anyone is on the fence about them, or just not sure where to start, Planescape has the best story of any video game ever created and the most forgiving game play of the bunch. So start there.

I used to avoid these games like the plague. Too much reading, rules were way too confusing, and never struck me as interesting.

Here I am, almost 20 years later running 3 separate D&D campaigns between 15+ players in a shared homebrew world. I think my attention span is ready to give these games another shot now.

@Itzdmo exactly. Handshake. The 30fps is accepted by many because they can't sense the difference when playing a game at 60fps and 30fps. The smoothness can be felt. You don't have to see the 60fps. And most games that are dumbed down to 30fps are actually cluncky. Just look at tales of symphonia on PC at 30fps. How cluncky the movement is and how bad it runs. But most people who are on console will accept it cos they don't know better. People want cheaper console and so they adjust and we get a much weaker hardware. The today consoles are not much more 300 euro at release. Now we got of course Xbox X and ps4 Pro but those should be the standard at release. but still a cheap system for 399 that can do 4K on low demanding games. But 1080p@30 in 2019 is just not acceptable. period

Don't know. Play Diablo 3 atm and this looks worse.

@Judgedean Yeah, D3 is a modern game. These aren't. However, they are loved classics. It's like comparing Super Mario Bros 1 vs Super Mario Odyssey.

@Itzdmo Yeah, and the console people deciding that 30 fps is okay only really happened after decades of 60 fps being the standard. The PS3/Xbox 360 generation, well actually the PS1/N64/Saturn generation, wrecked the 60 fps standard that existed on NES, SNES, Genesis, Gameboy, PC Engine, etc. I guess I'm saying that the dawn of 3D games is the main culprit. But we should definitely get back to having 60 frames per second be the standard. Games should be built on a strict polygon budget, or calculations budget, so they never break the frame rate budget! They did this with sprites for 95% of console games back in the 1980s and 1990s, and it's possible with current games and systems.

Yes I love those PC classics, there's nothing wrong with having more Dungeons and Dragons.

@GrailUK Do you have any idea how old these games are? Of course they can fit them on one cartridge.

@somerandomgamer0 No no no, of course I know how old these games are (duh!). What's that got to do with how many games are on a card? Remember Megaman? How old were they? Still had the second collection of NES games to download.

@VoodooTrumpet Icewind Dale was more about the strategic nature of Infinity Engine combat than about the quality of the storyline. I loved it! A bit of a let down that Icewind Dale II isn't mentioned. Maybe Beamdog hasn't worked on that one?

Anyway, the Icewind Dale titles are amazing if you mastered the combat engine in these games and wanted to take it to the extreme. Neverwinter Nights is the weak link IMO. Dumbing it down to controlling a single character didn't work for me. And while BG2's gameplay is probably the most balanced, Torment amazing for being a masterpiece among masterpieces. Great announcement!

Shut up and take all of our money!

@GrailUK I can't speak to the combined install size of all those Megaman titles, but in general, being able to fit two old games on one cartridge is utterly unremarkable when neither of them exceed 5 GB (not sure about Neverwinter Nights, but this is true of the other four games).

I played and loved all of these games when they were originally released. Thanks to GOG I still play them on PC from time to time. I'll definitely be getting these on Switch!

@somerandomgamer0 Capcom don't have an excuse dude.

I haven't played any of these and have always wanted too. I am excited for these!

THIS IS COMING TO ALL SYSTEMS. READ CHILDREN!

The control scheme will be a nightmare.

I did not need ti see this! Too many games to play as is!

@TimmyP but playing them on the switch on the go will be the biggest benefit.

Most of my favourite PC games coming to Switch. Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem incoming. WoW Classic out in August.

They’ll be releasing new Baldurs Gate DnD 5e adventures and Hasbro will be making excellent Power Rangers figures at the rate this year is going...

What a time to be alive! 🥳

I’m an extremely huge fan of these games. Bought both bg1 and 2 on release day back in the days and played through it on a lagging low ram system with no income whatsoever and have rolled every single combination of classes there is since then. I LOVE these games, almost sexually even. They can’t be released soon enough, but I can.

@GrailUK Resident Evil alone is 14.4 GB. No sane company is gonna spend the money for a 32GB cartage for old ports especially when consumer aren't gonna wanna pay extra money for it.

@Floki Sorry I couldn't read what you were saying because I was wearing a trout over my eyes.

@RiasGremory Many of these games already have android ports (Baldurs 1/2, Icewind1/2 all that matters), which are playable with touchscreen (far, far better) or laptops also better. I play on a Surface pro with touch, better also.

I do not understand how this game will be enjoyable with a controller. I can only really ask that question about these game (or "engine") as the control is very much about selecting certain party members etc.

This is gonna be like Magicka on 360 and not be playable. This goes for all consoles if there is no touch.

@Ryu_Niiyama Western RPGs are still great and often better than JRPGs

I have these all on PC but I still want the physical copies for Switch

@TimmyP same can be said about any xbox game that ends up on the pc as well and by the way baldurs gate dark alliance was on the gamecube kind of makes your comment invalid.

Wow! All games I wanted to play, in some cases even owned, but never got around to, and always wished were on a console instead of PC, cause it would be easier.
So, provided the interface works, I'm in.

Yes! Yes! Nothing but yes!

@MBII I do not agree with your opinion sir.

@Ryu_Niiyama which JRPG is better than Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2?

Wow...since the Pentium III era even when I never had one because my first computer was a Compaq Pentium computer and I wanted to play Baldur's Gate but when I did get a Pentium 4 I played the demo of Neverwinter Nights. But it's been so long and now I can finally play these games. I really want to play Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2. Thank you so much!

Baldur's Gate eh? I'm interested for sure, especially if they include Dark Alliance. Neverwinter Nights is an interesting choice too.

@MBII SMT 3. Saiyuki. Dragon quest 5. Persona 3 golden. Xenogears.

Not sure why you are making a big deal out of it. You stated your opinion or rather you made an absolute declaration and I disagree. Are you looking for game recommendations or something?

@sanderev I don't think those games has aged well like SMB.

All these mofo's are gonna be coming my way, specially if they are physical releases.

This is so awesome. Baldur’s Gate is my favorite game. I remember playing the old five CD version as a kid and having to switch CDs constantly. It is awesome that they are fitting both games on one cartridge now.

That is fantastic. I will pass on getting them for switch as I already have them on Steam but anyone remotely interested in getting should get them as they are fantastic games.

Yay! Overpriced digital copies of retro games so collectors can have a physical copy!

I don't see why anyone would want to play these on Switch. They go on sale on Steam frequently and are dirt cheap. Talking like $5.

They are great games though.

Current generation is all about experiencing past generations games...

@RiasGremory Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance was a simple hack n slash game. It was absolutely nothing like these games.

You know the SPECIFIC reason these never came to console? THEY CANT BE PLAYED WITH A CONTROLLER! Im calling this out right now too. Switch will be fine with touchscreen, but playing these with a controller is laughable. Again, only games I can really say this about.

These are probably the hardest to control games ever, even with a mouse.

@TimmyP well you dont know that for one they could of made improvements on using controls for the console versions.

Is it only neverwind with online co-op?

I have most of these games for PC and might fire up the PC to play them again just for kicks. But having them on Switch is way fun. Now if I could edit those games that would be something. Don't want NVN if this is the online version. I like standalone and enjoying the game.

Hell yeah I'm definitely going to buy these, I'm familiar with D&D table top so I'm excited to play these.

2nd edition refers to core rules from advanced dungeons and dragons.

@nessisonett Ah ok. Thanks for the advice!

I remember a wish list asking what people would want on the switch my 3 were Witcher 3 Baldurs gate and X com..... 2/3 of the way to sheer euphoria.... oh and another Fallout (maybe wishful thinking), but brilliant news for us just one of those BG titles will last you a few months and more. Be prepared for solitude and friends wondering if you are alive

Let's hope they get better treatment and price then Resident Evil.

Physical release! That's kind of exciting.

Though I hope the eShop versions match the $10 price on iPad.

@60frames-please

Ah, the PS2 co-op ARPGs, were great fun: Dark Alliance 1/2, Champions of/Return to Norrath, Justice League Heroes, X-Men Legends 1/2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1/2 ...

And unlike Diablo 3's otherwise excellent couch co-op, they featured SPLIT SCREEN INVENTORY so two players could do their loot and skill management simultaneously. I'm kind of shocked that Blizzard ignored this obvious issue.

But MUA3 is coming out first on Switch!

@blecch Nice list! I really just remember loving Dark Alliance. Forgot about the split screen inventory. That definitely needs patched into Diablo 3!

@Ryu_Niiyama you made the declaration and I'm just telling you that you're wrong

Being mentioned these are $50 each. That seems pretty steep for these

Very cool depending on pricepoint.

@GrailUK Ummm yeah these are very old PC games that are tiny in comparison.

@MBII sigh. Ok. Have a nice day. You can go have a useless argument somewhere else.

Adding to ignore list.

Hm, maybe I should get Planescape: Torment for the third time and finally learn what can change the nature of a man?
But for now I'll just update my journal.

Still waiting to see any of these available retail in the UK. For days this and thought I’d repost it as I haven’t seen any news on these here for a while

“ Games will release standalone boxed versions of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Planescape: Torment/Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition at major retailers on Oct. 1, 2019, in North America and Oct. 4 in other territories. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition will release Dec. 3, 2019 in North America and Dec 6 in other territories for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.”

The enhanced collectors editions look great but very pricey. I’m sure they are only available from skybound and are out now for pre order. Didn’t provide any links as I’m not sure if it is against the forum rules.

These are all available now for pre order on amazon uk at £39 just pre ordered my copies. Looking forward to getting these, Almost as much as the cup head physical release.

Cool stuff..
I will buy.