Release and Reception
Tales of the Sword Coast was released by Bioware, Black Isle Studios, and TSR in mid 1999. The expansion was critically well received. In the review from GameSpot, the game was found to feature "some occasionally frustrating battles, adds only minor gameplay enhancements, and takes a few additional liberties with AD&D rules," but the new areas and game content were found to be well-designed and interesting. Computer Games Magazine called it "a solid add-on to an excellent title", but complained that glitches occasionally caused the game to crash. Moby Games lists blurbs from a number of reviews, whose assessing of Tales of the Sword Coast ranges from 71 to 90 out of 100.
According to GameSpy, "especially for new players, the "add-in" structure would make an already rich experience richer, improving one's Baldur's Gate experience immeasurably".
Read more about this topic: Baldur's Gate: Tales Of The Sword Coast
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