Upon its release in 2000, Bio Ware's PC role-playing epic Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was hailed as a paragon of its genre and named RPG of the Year by IGN, Game Spy, and Game Spot.
A game like Baldur's Gate II requires not just a master wordsmith but a dungeon master.
Enter award-winning novelist Matt Bell, author of four works of fiction and co-author of the Dungeons & Dragons novel The Last Garrison.
Bell's book explores BG2's immersive narrative and complex mechanics, unpacks how RPG systems enable our emotional investment in characters, investigates the game's non-linear story, and relates his own struggle to reconcile being a serious adult with his love of D&D and video games.
Dig in, geek out, and go for the eyes, Boo.
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Boss Fight Books Baldur's gate ii, paperback/matt bell
