![]() ![]() So, along with other survivors from the crashed ship, you set out to try to find a cure and then quickly find yourself embroiled in a mysterious war between the Mindflayers and an assortment of enemy races – who won’t be fully revealed until the game’s launch in the summer. The ship is attacked by dragons, but you’re able to escape – only to find that a Mindflayer larva has been implanted inside your brain. ![]() Rather than the powerful, god-like being that you became in Baldur’s Gate II, the new game lets you start from scratch with an entirely new character, chosen from the traditional D&D selection of races and classes – humans, elves, dwarves, wizards, warriors and rogues – and you then awake to find yourself prisoner on a flying ship controlled by Mindflayers (a familiar villain from D&D lore). It’s not a true sequel as the story and the main characters are all new – set more than 100 years after BG2 – although it is still set in the famous Baldur’s Gate region from the popular Dungeons & Dragons table-top games (and – spoiler alert – some familiar faces do make a welcome reappearance). It’s actually been available in ‘early access’ on Steam since 2020, but the game finally has a firm release date for August 2023 so you can now dive in and test drive the early chapters of the game to prepare yourself for the arrival of the full game in just a few months time. However, the forthcoming Baldur’s Gate 3 brings the series well and truly up to date with slick 3D graphics and a vast adventure that looks set to match the epic scale of its predecessors. Although the system requirements for Mac Game Store go as low as Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), this feature only works on OS X 10.7 Lion and newer versions of the Mac OS.The original Baldur’s Gate games were classics of the RPG genre when the series was launched almost 25 years ago, but their 2D graphics haven’t aged well, despite an HD update in 2012. Those who enjoy a distraction-free experience have the handy Full-Screen toggle right at the top right of the window. ![]() Finally the Settings tab enables you to manage your account and tweak some preferences, such as the default downloads folder for all your games, toggling the news notifications on and off, and much more. Support offers even more help, including knowledge base articles and a list of frequently asked questions. Community includes a handy forum, polls, links to social networks, and a very reliable chat system where you can contact the administrators to troubleshoot any issues that may arise during use. You then have My Games, which lists all your purchases, demos, and in-progress downloads, followed by the News tab, which lists the latest game releases, pre-orders, specials, reviews, game updates, and the developers’ blog. ![]() Clicking a title takes you straight to the description, screenshots, system requirements and, of course, the download. Just like Apple’s solution, the Mac Game Store offers a reeling preview banner that displays the latest / most popular additions. The Store tab is the main destination for anyone looking to see what’s new at a glance. Mac Game Store features a three-pane window with the individual services on the left, and their expanded features on the right. Everything that the Mac supports gets added to the growing list of titles on a daily basis, and the download experience couldn’t be more intuitive. Using the standard App Store system pioneered by Apple (and Valve), Mac Game Store is a digital distribution system focused solely on games. But they do run games, and now they have a Mac Game Store that makes it dead easy to install the latest Call of Duty in a click. Regardless of what Apple’s marketing materials will tell you, Macs still have a long way to go to become a gamer’s dream machine. ![]()
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