Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and released in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series, and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. Receiving critical acclaim, the game was credited for revitalizing the computer role-playing game genre. Following the story of a protagonist controlled by the player, the game allows development of the player character through choice of companions, dialogue choice, exploration, and battle. Featuring a morality system, Baldur's Gate rewards the player depending on the choices made in the game.
Baldur's Gate was the first game to utilize the Infinity Engine for its graphics. Interplay went on to use the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds such as Planescape, setting of Planescape: Torment. The engine would later be enhanced for use in a remake of the game entitled Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, the first game in the franchise in nearly nine years.
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