Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal

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User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 355 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 318 out of 355
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 355
  3. Negative: 16 out of 355

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  1. Simon
    Mar 30, 2008
    7
    Unsatisfactory ending to a great story. Throne of Bhaal should have been made as a Baldur's Gate 3 instead.
  2. Shiki
    Mar 6, 2012
    6
    Too much combat, linearity and not enough exploration, the pacing has gotten worse for the expansion pack. The ending, and story itself, are great though and bring a much needed conclusion to the fate of the children of bhaal, and the new dungeon, shrouded in mystery, Watcher's Keep, is one of the greatest addition to the franchise, much like Durlag's Tower for Baldur's Gate 1.
  3. HansV
    Dec 24, 2016
    6
    As said before, too much combat. And the combat is too difficult; playing your mages etc. well requires an amount of planning and thinking that borders on work, not play. I played on normal setting.
  4. bskierys
    Jun 1, 2019
    7
    This is a good conclusion to the series, but only good.
    Compared to the other part of the "trilogy" throne of Bhaal is like a boss rush expansion for the base game. Sure, there are some epic fights with demigods to finally end the chaos in Faerun, but you are fighting one of them after another with a little story between the encounters.
    The problem is, that the combat mechanics are not    This is a good conclusion to the series, but only good.
    Compared to the other part of the "trilogy" throne of Bhaal is like a boss rush expansion for the base game. Sure, there are some epic fights with demigods to finally end the chaos in Faerun, but you are fighting one of them after another with a little story between the encounters.
    The problem is, that the combat mechanics are not that good to not make it tiring in the end.    … Expand

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#10 Best PC Game of 2001
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#31 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. ActionTrip
    90
    I noticed that Bioware substantially improved (optimized) the Infinity engine. At one point, I found my company fighting with about forty Drow slaves without slowing the game or frame-rate down.
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  2. Yahoo!
    70
    I just can't help thinking that the "Final Chapter" should have had a little more to it.
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  3. Gaming Age
    91
    A nearly perfect conclusion to the Child of Bhaal saga, combining deft storytelling , an intelligent abilities system, and the trademark high quality fans of the series have come to expect into one superlative package.
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