I rather enjoy it. Very nice maps, good voice acting and a lot of returning actors, too - sadly, Jaheira's voice is missing.

A little odd on the atmosphere, it really stands apart from all the rest. That said, so did Throne of Bhaal, and it more or less does what ToB did for BG2. Higher level encounters, challenging combat that really amps up if you turn your difficulty slider up. But, I'm a twenty year veteran that plays through all of it twice a year, so that was rather welcome. I really like the combat encounters. Personally, I enjoy it more than I do ToB; as the problems are more... grounded.


I enjoy the villain, saw it coming a mile away, but that was fine. I was just happy to see him again. Also some fun new companions and all the companions that return in SoA. There's some fun combinations to try with quite some hilarious banter. Captain Corwyn stood out for me, I really liked that. Strong, silent, pragmatic. She has a job to do, people to protect and no time for nonsense. I liked that a lot. It's hard to find a character in Baldur's Gate that isn't a shouty parody of him/herself. I genuinely appreciated that.

That said, it goes the other way, too. An annoying Gnome, a shouty German... I don't care much for. Then there is Neera. Neera in particular, has the most annoying voice ever and they really upped the ante with her shouting in SoD.
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Having said all this.... Starting SoA at level 12 is insanely overpowered, and it feels like cheating on a game I can already do blindfolded. So when I do a full saga run, I import my final-save from Sarevok's hideout, kick myself down five levels; I tell myself that Irenicus damaged me.

Fear my wrath, for it is great indeed.