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Who made what?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Sylvus Moonbow, Dec 15, 2000.

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    I'm a little confused as to who made what game.

    Looking on my BG2 box, I see Bioware, Black Isle and Interplay logos. Who made the games?

    BG
    BG2
    IWD
    NWN

    Am I correct to say Bioware made BG, BG2 and working in NWN while Interplay made IWD?

    If that is the case, why does Interplay have their logo on the BG and BG2 boxes?

    Syl...
     
    Sylvus Moonbow, Dec 15, 2000
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    [​IMG] Well the short answer is yes. The real answer is all of them have some part in all the games you listed (BG, BG2, IWD, NWN). To start with Interplay is a publisher. They product the game. It's like when you buy a book, some big company puts up the money for printing and distribution. Black Isle is a division of Interplay that specializes in RPG games. And Bioware are the people who 'really' make the games. The authors if you would. I hope that helps.
     
    Voltric, Dec 15, 2000
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    BG - Totally Bioware
    BG2 - Totally Bioware
    IWD - Black Isle, used Bioware's Infinity Engine from Baldur's Gate
    PS:T - Black Isle, used Bioware's Infinity Engine from Baldur's Gate
    NWN - Totally Bioware

    Both IWD and PS:T use a heavily modified version of InEn, especially Torment.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 18, 2000
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    What is so modified about IWD. It looks very much like BG and BG2. I can see that PS differs somewhat (and I don't mean just the look and feel), but what's so different about IWD?
     
    Zorac, Dec 22, 2000
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    I should've written "use a modified version", Torment especially.
    As you say, little was modified in the IWD engine, except some rules & spells that were implemented wrong in the original BG. Aside from that, there's little difference.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 22, 2000
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    Black isle is part of interplay, they published it, bioware made it (programming, etc) or vice verca, Black Isle is interplay.
     
    Septic Yogurt, Dec 25, 2000
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