I lot of people think that Aerie is whiny, but my shoulder blades begin to hurt whenever she mentions how her wings were amputated. I genuinely feel sorry for her.
I'm absolutely stunned by the writing. It could've been really cheesy, but with the music it feels like a romance novel...but not a cheesy one. And the voice actor for Aerie is amazing!
A random thought: if Half-Avariel can fly just like the full-blooded Avariel, then Aerie and the protagonist are going to experience an especially exhausting parenthood. Regular children are bad enough...but children that can fly? Trouble aplenty!
Its about time to finish Baldur's Gate again for the 20th time... Chose Aerie all the time and my team always consist of Minsc and Jaheira. They are my family in there!
Zyoop changa Dont forget Black Isles studios, the people behind the Fall Out series and Planescape torment. If there's a video game and Black Isles is involved, it will be gold.
99thJediWarrior Yes but for those that do, it would be very cumbersome. “Why’s the baby all bruised up?” “Oh, I carried it between my wings as custom demands” “Well, custom has now given our child memory loss”
The combination of that hunky/strongly masculine Player Character portrait, Aerie's portrait and the hopeful courtship music makes me think of a classic romance novel.
What I love about Aerie's romance path is how she tries her best to cope with the idea of being bound to the ground, but now and again, she just... snaps. It's a very human reaction, and it's one that I'm very intrigued- albeit saddened- to see. Although, what disappoints me about this is that after Aerie lashes out at you, there's quite a bit of back and forth between her and Jahiera, which I was hoping would have been shown.
I understand that people think Aerie is whiny and all that, but she has been through a lot. I always feel sorry for her and I really liked the writing of the dialogues and romances in BG2. There is no rpgs that came close to this. The best party banters apart from BG2 I had were in Dragon Age Origins.
The older I get, the more I discover that many characters from the late 90s/early 00s that were deemed "whiny" and/or "emo" actually had good reasons for being the way they were: Squall, Aerie, Raiden, et cetera... P.S. Do I spy Quinlan?
+Marcus Weaver well you never had her in your Party in ToB Mage/cleric is one of the most OP combinations ever. Though it only pays of after level 15. in the beginning she´s difficult to play, but later on you have a spellcasting monster^^ though Aeries low constitution ruins her. A mage/cleric who chan take some blows is the most frightening thing in the realms. Tremendously powerful in magic and close quarter combat. you need good dex and constitution strength comes from all that buffs you have. 3 Clericspells und your power is immense with a mages defenses. well ouch ouch ouch. and if you don´t get through an enemy by forcer. well mordakainens swords, or skeleton warriors are a sure way to victory^^ (i don´t even talk about Planetars and the like)
+Stephanus Tavilrond cuz her personality is shitty sweet, the type that gives u tooth/head ache. Anyone liking her is either a Pedophile or a Candypuff pussy like her. In terms of powergaming, she is good but right party combinations can surpass her anyday.
And when Bodhi kidnappes her. I've enjoyed every second when my overleveled and overgeared Paladin shredded up Bodhi to pieces. Equally as much as ressurecting my lovely at Amaunator's temple and her gratitude. Aerie is my weakness. 💌
I've always wished you could let Sarevok ascend at the end, either as a good deity if you've changed him to CG or the new lord of murder if you haven't.
+Robert R dumb question. i heard of getting him CG but how do you do it? i mean a good Saervok, that would be a force to be reckoned with, that would do a lot of good to the realms^^
Robert R then get the extended edition by beam dog, as you rarely would find a copy of the original bg2 anymoreand play it. bg1 well i started liking it after EE came out. you jhust need it for some understanding when playing BG2. Well BG2 shadow of An is by far the best of the trilogy. though throne of bhaal makes some epic final, with Sarevok as a possible companion. i only know that you must not make him swear an oath but trust him to follow you loyally. the rest i absolutely don´t know
Robert R well get the bg2 EE as well. it still is the same game. you´ll never learn the joy of having an Army of planetars due to various bugfixes, but it´s still a great game
Raúl Tárraga Albaladejo I don't know if I'd go that far, if only because I haven't played every single game out there with a romance subplot, but I will admit that there are characters out there I've felt more of a connection to - though that is admittedly a very subjective topic, and that may be due to feeling some form of kinship based on their backstory, or just based on how the characters change over the course of the romance. I just feel that I've seen better. Of course that doesn't invalidate your opinion or anything, I'm just giving my point of view.
Well if you let go of notion how game managed travel time... Journey from Saradush to Amkethran would take around 3-4 months maybe even 4. Because officially from what I read Baldurs Gate and Athkatla are two months of travel apart.
Although The Avariel has devoted her life to honoring both The Winged Mother and The Masked Leaf, one need only gaze upon her wide-eyed countenance to know that she was blessed by Lady Goldheart.
+ListekLaurowy Cute, she is :) I don't know why so few like her. In tob (or in soa with few pary member), she becomes a beast, a chain contingency: storm of vengeance X 3 on "see enemy", kind of beast hehe
squashedeyeball oh yeah that´s a blast^^ Mage/cleric is potentially the strongest combo but requires a lot of attention. that´s why she is so unpopular. you´d need to play with a small party maybe only a tagteam you and Aerie to make full use of her. you can´t use her with a script for example. she is difficult to play and has low health making it difficult to draw out the overpoweredness of a mage(cleric to full extend. i mean i soloed one from scratch. most op thing to do. in the beginning he´s meh. to be precise until you find and can use the spell "strength" and the spell "draw upon holy might" (mage level 2 and cleric level 2 means 3/3) in the beginning you´ll have some troubles you better rely on "shield" or" mage armor" to protect your self and use slings for xp and survival but after that you´ll just start to love this combo. "strength" increases your strength to 18/50 for 8h means you don´t need that much strength in the character creation, means even if your roll ain´t that good you can still max out con, dex,wis and int. and than you start the nut kicking. 18/50 is not that impressive though it´s better than the pure 18 a mage/cleric could possibly get already. but even the weakest draw upon holy might gives you 19 str making you a beast through out most bg1 and early bg2. and well you just get tons of spells to boost your badassery. mages defensive spells and attack spells clerics buffs (well after becoming cleric level 9 you donßt need strength anymore because yo uhave a spell that gives you 18/00strength (which is meaningless as you boost your strength to far above 20 anyway) and makes you hit like a fighter. means your mage/cleric will steam roll through most opponents and be even more devastating than a fighhter mage and in the rare case you get hurt, you´ll just heal yourself^^ but that´s a solo tactic which requires good constitution and dex. that´s why you have Aerie as a magic bazooka which requires lots of attention. she´ll destroy armies alone if you kno how to play her dragons are no real problems anymore but you need to focus on her much more than other party members
Metalhammer1993 Indeed, I soloed one too, nothing can top you. I only Aerie was a sorcerer... Even more op in bg2 lol A little off topic, but another insanely op solo in a berseker/druid (grand mastery in staves).. Once you get iron skins it's game over for anything in the entire trilogy. Mine walked through watcher's keep like it was nothing, without even relying on summoning that much.
squashedeyeball well Berserker Druid is not bad that´s true. but i did not think it´s this op. (well SoA was a cake walk except for irenicus on the tree. i was to proud to creep him^^ tob got a little challenging) but i didn´t have grandmastery in staves. and yes sorcerers are badass too. made a bg2 Solo with it. time stop improved alacrity robe of vecna. bye bye faerun but mage/cleric is still one of my faves .you can use it as a spammer like the sorcerer or you can go for battlefield control if you enjoy unleashing magic at the front lines. what a figgter/druid does extremely nicely too^^ the best at the cleric/mage is that you don´t have to sacrifice anything except for maybe a fire protection for skeletons. Skeletons are OP as fuck and the cleric doesn´t really have something good on level three anyway.
I am saddened that we will never receive another experience like the _Baldur's Gate_ series; the writing, the graphics, the gameplay, the voice acting and the overall depth...perfect. My only genuine complaint is that not all of the main NPC lines were voiced (and I only raise this complaint because I enjoyed the voice actors and desired more of their contributions).
@@nadrojeggel Just as I thought: it's a Larian game, through and through. Here's to hoping the next developer at the helm _actually_ does this IP justice.
This is amazing but i think you missed the part in Baldur's Gate 2 where Bodhi kidnaps Aerie in the cementery starting some incredible quests regarding this romance.
***** Enhanced edition should fix it, yes. Bear in mind that most of EE is just a bunch of already-available fixes packed into one easy-to-use download. (Of course there are a few other things it adds) I recently played through BG2EE and it worked fine, I used several other mods as well though. My WEIDU.log in case you're interested: pastebin.com/XcCxsvXj
+50MML whats the trouble with reviving her don´t you just need to carry her with bodhis heart to the temple of Amaumnator? (umar hills quests) and put her in the shrine where you get the sling +3?
This was probably the best part. When my solo Paladin tore Bodhi down to pieces in a few seconds for what that abomination did to my Love was one of the greatest moments in my gaming history. Except the ToB ending, I suppose.
I really love this romance it was pretty cute. I made a gnome as my protagonist so it was really cool when I learned she was also a cleric for god of gnomes.
@@eviljoel the joy of the genetics never let us down ^_^ . In my opinion, I will found funny if the child are only winged elf who way taller than their father.
gnomes is the best race. most powerfull class combination (fighter/mage), plus specialist mage (illusionist), plus shorty saving throws.. it doesnt get better that that
"in the circus we were always cheerful" yeah, tell me about that place where you were a slave, confined to a small cage and had your wings clipped off 🤨
Options 1. "I'm a miracle soul healer" 2. "I'm a nice guy but let's carry on" 3. "meh, let's carry on" 4. "you're weak" 5. "shut up, bitch, make me a sandwich" (or in this instance "shut up, bitch, drown the kid then make me a sandwich")
Well it's all nice to give her hope for a new life, love and a child, AND BOOM, I WANNA BE A GOD, CYA, and leave both of them... Only now do I realise what a tremendous asshole I was XD
Why is it borderline impossible to find a bioware game (other than knights of the old republic) that doesn't at least imply the main character is going to have sex wIth someone.
TheGreatNickpolean No, i was just surprised. Mass Effect and Dragon Age have it for sure. From what i've played of Baldur's Gate 2 i can say that there's at least hints, numerous ones. Especially nowadays it's pretty much a requirement for every rpg (and don't leave the gays out). It's an appeal thing i think. It's actually a bit ridiculous. I'd find it refreshing to see more romances without it but that's just because i'm weird.
Well as previously stated, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic has romances that do not require sex. That admittedly the relationships in the first game are rather barebones and virtually nonexistent in the second game.
Um, anyone else experienced Aerie trying to romance female character? I play EE version, but she was supossed to be straight, that's why I find it weird. o.O
If the dialogue is identical (and Aerie only makes references to men/males specifically when talking about her partner's sex), I presume it is a glitch.
I know this is the Enhanced Edition, but it would be cool to see you play through some of the original BG2 computer mods, such as Kulyok's Xan, the Kivan mod, and the Solaufein mod. I think there are also some options for Haer'Dalis and Imoen, too.
Do those not work with EE? The last time I visited the modding scene, I thought they were working on EE compatibility? That's disappointing if it's true... Xan and Haer Dalis are tied for my two favorite NPC romances of all time, INCLUDING all the Bioware-canon ones. :) And Sarevok's would beat them both if it wasn't TOB-only...
I really liked the voice acting with this game. It’s 180 difference from poor crowd funding games like pillars of eternity where you can see and hear the art direction is very amateur.
@@Ragitsu I just joking ok... It didn't really happened. I'm not a fan of Wizard of the Coast's Canon either but I like all BG equally (haven't played bg1 or 2 yet)
@@unknownbenefactor8029 You haven't played the best CRPGs...the seminal works whose (now famous) titles La-ri-an used in order to sell/market their experiment? How tragic.
having finished my own playthrough, I just realized you're missing a few parts. I don't suppose there's any chance you'll redo and complete it, is there?
I'd actually have accepted that, that's a reasonable justification for a sequel. I do still believe a nwn3 would have been a better candidate for a game than bg3
I didn't get any of this. I wonder if it's because I had to kick her out and put her back in every time she uses lesser restoration on someone, to reset her fatigue level
@@somemong989I asked because I was wondering if you found Level Drain to be a punishing game mechanic or if you *can* ordinarily handle the penalty but felt like saving time.
Fidgety Rock I have played this game so many times that I know how to do everything fast, and I am running this game with a lvl 32 cleric, paladin, or sorcerer, who are all op as fuck, and if I pour 8+ hours into it a day, and do everything possible, it takes me at least three weeks to beat it, and I already know everything and have everything. I once played through with just my sorcerer and viconia cuz I needed a cleric and beat it with no trouble
druid level 7: regeneration. problem solved forever. I never liked this Aerie "boo hoo my wings" thing cause it just doesn't fit into the game world, which is rare for canon stuff. these games were really well crafted when it comes to the setting
19:22 how did you trigger this scene?, in my playthrough only Baltazar and Melisaan remains, i'm traveling from place to place and i can't trigger it, maybe i can do it with console?, because i cant wait long
It takes a LOT of time. Like, tbh, she really shouldn't be having the baby in-game at all. If you're determined to see it, though, you can open up the console and check this variable: CLUAConsole:GetGlobal("AeriePregnantTimer","GLOBAL") The number it gives you is the number of seconds you have (in REAL time) before you'll see the scene. It's going to be a crazy-long time, like the equivalent of keeping your game paused for 2-3 days. If you don't have time for that, use the AdvanceRealTime code until the scene triggers. Hope that helps!
lol, to give up the life of a god for this. Even if he took, he could still be with his son...Aerie too for that matter. I have no idea why they think otherwise. Plane travelling might not be common but it's not too hard in FR either. Then BAM! immortal god with son and wife.
Because they'd eventually die? Just because the player becomes immortal doesn't mean his wife and kid are, besides, it's implied that becoming a god removes some of the ascended persons "humanity" and morals depending on the god's portfolio. Bhaal being the god murder and death, it'd probably eventually make the player at the very least darker by a few orders of magnitude.
I look at it like this: Ascending to godhood with a good character makes you one of the good gods. Your child is thus a demigod. You can make both your wife and child immortal, or extremely long-lived, as is the case with Elminster and Mystra. Aerie gets her wings back as well. If a human's life is in that way extended beyond a millennium, imagine how long an elf would live. Amaunator made some of his followers immortal and had a physical avatar. Imagine what he would do if he had a wife. In an eventuality that they should both die, their souls would be with you in some sort of heaven. It is truly the best option for all involved. On a side note, you could enlarge Boo, and give him the power of flight. Imagine Minsc as your paladin, riding a flying giant space hamster, slaying all evil in his wake.
They only recorded the first line of dialogue for each event. BG2 came out in 2000, before BioWare was ensla-... owned by EA and was making licensed games like BG and Neverwinter Nights in order to build funds to make their own IPs (Mass Effect). So even that much was considered quite a lot of recorded dialogue. Quite a big leap to the 100,000 lines of recorded dialogue in The Old Republic in 2011, huh?
***** Raelis Shai (in the Five Flagons Playhouse) reads out most of her text when you come to her after having rescued Haer-dalis, however. So there are exceptions to the "first line only" rule, and sometimes voice actors read out entire paragraphs or the first two lines at least.
***** Well it does have a few sex scene, but I do not see why people have to think of it as being so inappropriate I believe that it adds more to the romance and the connection to the npc. I know some games throw sex out there in a way that is not always the most romantic lol... but I believe Baldur's Gate succeeded in making a lot of amazing romances. (Aerie being my favorite)
"...and they had MANY half-elven children."
I lot of people think that Aerie is whiny, but my shoulder blades begin to hurt whenever she mentions how her wings were amputated. I genuinely feel sorry for her.
DarthBigBen
Reminds me of the movie Maleficent.
I did at 1st then she don't shut up about them quickly in I was like
OMG I am a sorcerer why cant I summon a Wyvern and force her to ride one
@@An_Ian I love that idea xD
I'm absolutely stunned by the writing. It could've been really cheesy, but with the music it feels like a romance novel...but not a cheesy one. And the voice actor for Aerie is amazing!
Better than the third game in my opinion were all your companion romance you too fast
@@usmohavespucci9659 Larian caters to a more impatient fan base.
@@usmohavespucci9659tell that to shadowheart, karlach,Astarion,wyll
A random thought: if Half-Avariel can fly just like the full-blooded Avariel, then Aerie and the protagonist are going to experience an especially exhausting parenthood. Regular children are bad enough...but children that can fly? Trouble aplenty!
@Sanctus Lupus "As i know only pureblood avariels have wings."
Have you a source for that information?
17:20 Always remember to use protection scrolls, kids.
actually it's a herb
Fetus deletus
If Aerie was real, I would at least give her a hug now and then as well as being as nice/caring as possible.
I really wish she was real. So many memories. I am lucky to have a girl who is somewhat like her, whom I love. 💗
When I played this years ago Aeries child was literally born on the Throne of Bhaal itself. It was right before cutting the flow of an essence pool.
THE CHOSEN ONE
Imagine fighting a demigod and everything suddenly stops as one of the combatants just gives birth in the middle of the fight xD
Its about time to finish Baldur's Gate again for the 20th time... Chose Aerie all the time and my team always consist of Minsc and Jaheira. They are my family in there!
20th time? those are rookie numbers, you gotta pump those numbers up man^^
You sound like that guy from wolf of wallstreet lol
Couldn't agree any more!
Likewise. Only played the game 2-2.5 times - but I always had Aerie, Jaheira, Minsc and Imoen. Mazzy was there too - but last time I took Valygar.
Yeah, Imoen, Minsc and Jaheira feel strongly connected to the main story. Feels a bit empty to play without them.
aerie asking the baby who is a few seconds old to say "mommy" lmao
3:50 -> Random thought: the prerendered backgrounds are beautiful.
It would be so easy to make a love like this cringy, but thanks to Bioware this is the sweetest romance i've ever seen in a video game.
Zyoop changa Dont forget Black Isles studios, the people behind the Fall Out series and Planescape torment. If there's a video game and Black Isles is involved, it will be gold.
@@Acesahn except Descent into Undermountain.
@@binturongjustice Watching a review on that game I never heard of now. Its kinda fascinating! lol
A highly underrated character!
"I shall bundle it on my back--as is the custom of my people, the avariel." What?! Like.... errrr... between the wings?
Aerie: "Here you go, little Quayle..."
*Aerie drops the baby*
Aerie: "Oh, fuck"
She doesn't have wings anymore, remember?
99thJediWarrior Yes but for those that do, it would be very cumbersome.
“Why’s the baby all bruised up?”
“Oh, I carried it between my wings as custom demands”
“Well, custom has now given our child memory loss”
@@TheCorrodedMan *casts Heal*
@@aurex8937 hahaha hahaha 😂🤣
The combination of that hunky/strongly masculine Player Character portrait, Aerie's portrait and the hopeful courtship music makes me think of a classic romance novel.
What I love about Aerie's romance path is how she tries her best to cope with the idea of being bound to the ground, but now and again, she just... snaps. It's a very human reaction, and it's one that I'm very intrigued- albeit saddened- to see.
Although, what disappoints me about this is that after Aerie lashes out at you, there's quite a bit of back and forth between her and Jahiera, which I was hoping would have been shown.
Funnily enough, she is an elf :-^).
Awesome Aerie!
I understand that people think Aerie is whiny and all that, but she has been through a lot. I always feel sorry for her and I really liked the writing of the dialogues and romances in BG2. There is no rpgs that came close to this. The best party banters apart from BG2 I had were in Dragon Age Origins.
The older I get, the more I discover that many characters from the late 90s/early 00s that were deemed "whiny" and/or "emo" actually had good reasons for being the way they were: Squall, Aerie, Raiden, et cetera...
P.S. Do I spy Quinlan?
at least they get a happy ending.. unlike the main character and visconia....
Anyone who considers Aerie "useless" and "whiny" is simply evil.
How can you not like someone as cute and innocent as her?
Stephanus Tavilrond Ideal for warming a cold, evil bastard's heart.
+Stephanus Tavilrond i think she is useless for me sorry, and i'm a rogue/mage and i like Imoen so 3 mages not is good, i prefer Viconia doing Cleric.
+Marcus Weaver well you never had her in your Party in ToB Mage/cleric is one of the most OP combinations ever. Though it only pays of after level 15. in the beginning she´s difficult to play, but later on you have a spellcasting monster^^ though Aeries low constitution ruins her. A mage/cleric who chan take some blows is the most frightening thing in the realms. Tremendously powerful in magic and close quarter combat. you need good dex and constitution strength comes from all that buffs you have. 3 Clericspells und your power is immense with a mages defenses. well ouch ouch ouch. and if you don´t get through an enemy by forcer. well mordakainens swords, or skeleton warriors are a sure way to victory^^ (i don´t even talk about Planetars and the like)
+Stephanus Tavilrond cuz her personality is shitty sweet, the type that gives u tooth/head ache. Anyone liking her is either a Pedophile or a Candypuff pussy like her. In terms of powergaming, she is good but right party combinations can surpass her anyday.
Enclave Trooper And many other things 😏
You kinda forgot the part with the fake Gorion where it creates an illusion of Aerie's mother to break her spirit.
And when Bodhi kidnappes her. I've enjoyed every second when my overleveled and overgeared Paladin shredded up Bodhi to pieces. Equally as much as ressurecting my lovely at Amaunator's temple and her gratitude. Aerie is my weakness. 💌
@@4Drow I love to hate Bodhi. When I finally killed her, I was sorry she was dead, because I wanted to kill her again.
@@4DrowYou couldn't ask for a finer Achilles Heel.
Ahh yes, the true best girl of D&D
How ironic that a grounded Elf can make the heart of her suitor soar to unparalleled heights.
I've always wished you could let Sarevok ascend at the end, either as a good deity if you've changed him to CG or the new lord of murder if you haven't.
+Robert R dumb question. i heard of getting him CG but how do you do it? i mean a good Saervok, that would be a force to be reckoned with, that would do a lot of good to the realms^^
Metalhammer1993 No clue, I've only played BG1 :)
Robert R then get the extended edition by beam dog, as you rarely would find a copy of the original bg2 anymoreand play it. bg1 well i started liking it after EE came out. you jhust need it for some understanding when playing BG2. Well BG2 shadow of An is by far the best of the trilogy. though throne of bhaal makes some epic final, with Sarevok as a possible companion. i only know that you must not make him swear an oath but trust him to follow you loyally. the rest i absolutely don´t know
Metalhammer1993 It was the EE I played
Robert R well get the bg2 EE as well. it still is the same game. you´ll never learn the joy of having an Army of planetars due to various bugfixes, but it´s still a great game
Best romance in videogames ever! and amazing role-playing game.
Raúl Tárraga Albaladejo Seriously?
Raúl Tárraga Albaladejo I don't know if I'd go that far, if only because I haven't played every single game out there with a romance subplot, but I will admit that there are characters out there I've felt more of a connection to - though that is admittedly a very subjective topic, and that may be due to feeling some form of kinship based on their backstory, or just based on how the characters change over the course of the romance. I just feel that I've seen better. Of course that doesn't invalidate your opinion or anything, I'm just giving my point of view.
+Raúl Tárraga Albaladejo err...Victonia
9:50 = the first real "Awwwww!" moment. ;)
And of course, 13:36. ;)
Holy shit i never knew you can go that far baby and stuff
Well if you let go of notion how game managed travel time... Journey from Saradush to Amkethran would take around 3-4 months maybe even 4. Because officially from what I read Baldurs Gate and Athkatla are two months of travel apart.
@Jonathan Lawrence because trade in the real world never took that long?
Aerie is an angel (no pun intended).
wats the epilogue if u romance aerie but in the end become a god
17:21 "I've made a huge mistake"
Aerie: C-Can you b-be my bawfriend? 👉👈 🥺
Also Aerie: Level 35 demi-God nearly most powerful spellcaster in the realms
Endearing to the max.
Although The Avariel has devoted her life to honoring both The Winged Mother and The Masked Leaf, one need only gaze upon her wide-eyed countenance to know that she was blessed by Lady Goldheart.
she's so cute
+ListekLaurowy well i played BG2 when i was a kid. you could say, Aerie was my first crush^^
+ListekLaurowy Cute, she is :) I don't know why so few like her. In tob (or in soa with few pary member), she becomes a beast, a chain contingency: storm of vengeance X 3 on "see enemy", kind of beast hehe
squashedeyeball oh yeah that´s a blast^^ Mage/cleric is potentially the strongest combo but requires a lot of attention. that´s why she is so unpopular. you´d need to play with a small party maybe only a tagteam you and Aerie to make full use of her. you can´t use her with a script for example. she is difficult to play and has low health making it difficult to draw out the overpoweredness of a mage(cleric to full extend.
i mean i soloed one from scratch. most op thing to do. in the beginning he´s meh. to be precise until you find and can use the spell "strength" and the spell "draw upon holy might" (mage level 2 and cleric level 2 means 3/3) in the beginning you´ll have some troubles you better rely on "shield" or" mage armor" to protect your self and use slings for xp and survival but after that you´ll just start to love this combo. "strength" increases your strength to 18/50 for 8h means you don´t need that much strength in the character creation, means even if your roll ain´t that good you can still max out con, dex,wis and int. and than you start the nut kicking. 18/50 is not that impressive though it´s better than the pure 18 a mage/cleric could possibly get already. but even the weakest draw upon holy might gives you 19 str making you a beast through out most bg1 and early bg2. and well you just get tons of spells to boost your badassery. mages defensive spells and attack spells clerics buffs (well after becoming cleric level 9 you donßt need strength anymore because yo uhave a spell that gives you 18/00strength (which is meaningless as you boost your strength to far above 20 anyway) and makes you hit like a fighter. means your mage/cleric will steam roll through most opponents and be even more devastating than a fighhter mage and in the rare case you get hurt, you´ll just heal yourself^^
but that´s a solo tactic which requires good constitution and dex. that´s why you have Aerie as a magic bazooka which requires lots of attention. she´ll destroy armies alone if you kno how to play her dragons are no real problems anymore but you need to focus on her much more than other party members
Metalhammer1993 Indeed, I soloed one too, nothing can top you. I only Aerie was a sorcerer... Even more op in bg2 lol
A little off topic, but another insanely op solo in a berseker/druid (grand mastery in staves).. Once you get iron skins it's game over for anything in the entire trilogy. Mine walked through watcher's keep like it was nothing, without even relying on summoning that much.
squashedeyeball well Berserker Druid is not bad that´s true. but i did not think it´s this op. (well SoA was a cake walk except for irenicus on the tree. i was to proud to creep him^^ tob got a little challenging) but i didn´t have grandmastery in staves. and yes sorcerers are badass too.
made a bg2 Solo with it. time stop improved alacrity robe of vecna. bye bye faerun
but mage/cleric is still one of my faves .you can use it as a spammer like the sorcerer or you can go for battlefield control if you enjoy unleashing magic at the front lines. what a figgter/druid does extremely nicely too^^
the best at the cleric/mage is that you don´t have to sacrifice anything except for maybe a fire protection for skeletons. Skeletons are OP as fuck and the cleric doesn´t really have something good on level three anyway.
Beautiful romance man I like this one in it Magic happens beautiful stuff😭😇
I am saddened that we will never receive another experience like the _Baldur's Gate_ series; the writing, the graphics, the gameplay, the voice acting and the overall depth...perfect. My only genuine complaint is that not all of the main NPC lines were voiced (and I only raise this complaint because I enjoyed the voice actors and desired more of their contributions).
I hope you know Baldur's Gate 3 is releasing August 3rd! Lots of new faces, but a few old ones are returning as well!
@@nadrojeggel It won't be the same kind of journey.
@@nadrojeggel Just as I thought: it's a Larian game, through and through. Here's to hoping the next developer at the helm _actually_ does this IP justice.
I have a question for the experts, can Aerie actually get pregnant? and have a baby? is it just a mod?
@@solaris4019 It is indeed possible for Aerie to become pregnant in the "vanilla"/unmodded game.
This is amazing but i think you missed the part in Baldur's Gate 2 where Bodhi kidnaps Aerie in the cementery starting some incredible quests regarding this romance.
I see, I'm happy enough knowing you tried, because yes, that arc touched my heart back in the days...
***** You need to use the unofficial fix mods in order to stop this from happening. The game is almost 100% bug-free if you use the correct mods.
***** Enhanced edition should fix it, yes. Bear in mind that most of EE is just a bunch of already-available fixes packed into one easy-to-use download. (Of course there are a few other things it adds) I recently played through BG2EE and it worked fine, I used several other mods as well though.
My WEIDU.log in case you're interested: pastebin.com/XcCxsvXj
+50MML whats the trouble with reviving her don´t you just need to carry her with bodhis heart to the temple of Amaumnator? (umar hills quests) and put her in the shrine where you get the sling +3?
This was probably the best part. When my solo Paladin tore Bodhi down to pieces in a few seconds for what that abomination did to my Love was one of the greatest moments in my gaming history. Except the ToB ending, I suppose.
I really love this romance it was pretty cute.
I made a gnome as my protagonist so it was really cool when I learned she was also a cleric for god of gnomes.
And then you made a weird flying gnome elf bastard.
@@eviljoel the joy of the genetics never let us down ^_^ .
In my opinion, I will found funny if the child are only winged elf who way taller than their father.
gnomes is the best race. most powerfull class combination (fighter/mage), plus specialist mage (illusionist), plus shorty saving throws.. it doesnt get better that that
I was always wondering if someone write such good romances ever again in cRPG and Owlcat did in Pathfinder WoR. Arueshalae
Owlcat?
@@PR--un4ubOwlcat Games?
@@heliosicarus1107 This is my first exposure to that company/developer group. Are they any good?
"in the circus we were always cheerful" yeah, tell me about that place where you were a slave, confined to a small cage and had your wings clipped off 🤨
Those were the good ol' days
@@miguelricardovargas The poor girl had to learn how to cope. Plus, she is an elf.
@@PR--un4ub I really don't blame her, it's just poor writing. It's inconsistent, that's all.
@@miguelricardovargas After a certain point, she began compartmentalizing in order to survive. Fortunately, Quayle found her and raised her.
Thanks a lot for this video, it reminds a lot. Will you do the same for Viconia and Jaheira ?
I would've thought there'd be an alternate option to name your newborn son Gorion instead of Quayle.
Options
1. "I'm a miracle soul healer"
2. "I'm a nice guy but let's carry on"
3. "meh, let's carry on"
4. "you're weak"
5. "shut up, bitch, make me a sandwich" (or in this instance "shut up, bitch, drown the kid then make me a sandwich")
Robert R
Yeah, when RPG's still had more than 1 and 5.
good too heavy i cant any more some of this stuff of relationship
Pardon?
Well it's all nice to give her hope for a new life, love and a child, AND BOOM, I WANNA BE A GOD, CYA, and leave both of them... Only now do I realise what a tremendous asshole I was XD
This is so fucking cute ♥
Wow. This romance gives you the most chances for some serious puppy-kicking. Even Dorn's romance isn't this bad.
My team
1- Charname
2 - Minsc
3- Jaheira
4 - Aerie
5 - Jan
6 - Imoen
Here's a funny idea, pick a black portrait for the Baalspawn and choose to become god in the end.
with all the names to be chosen, why "Quayle"? 🤣
Aerie realizes she's a mage right? Fly is a 3rd level spell, and there are a crap ton of magic items to help you fly xD
I loved her when I was 16 ;)
Why is it borderline impossible to find a bioware game (other than knights of the old republic) that doesn't at least imply the main character is going to have sex wIth someone.
You've got to be fucking kidding me.
What? Did my comment bother you?
TheGreatNickpolean No, i was just surprised. Mass Effect and Dragon Age have it for sure. From what i've played of Baldur's Gate 2 i can say that there's at least hints, numerous ones. Especially nowadays it's pretty much a requirement for every rpg (and don't leave the gays out). It's an appeal thing i think. It's actually a bit ridiculous. I'd find it refreshing to see more romances without it but that's just because i'm weird.
Well as previously stated, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic has romances that do not require sex. That admittedly the relationships in the first game are rather barebones and virtually nonexistent in the second game.
TheGreatNickpolean *facepalm*
Now i get it. I thought you wanted MORE games with sex. Apparently not.
Um, anyone else experienced Aerie trying to romance female character? I play EE version, but she was supossed to be straight, that's why I find it weird. o.O
If the dialogue is identical (and Aerie only makes references to men/males specifically when talking about her partner's sex), I presume it is a glitch.
pregnant!?!
Marcus Weaver PREGANANAN!?
@@TheCorrodedMan PREGANT?!?!!?!? PREGARNARNT?!
anhero23 PREGAT?
PREGANTE
Perganante???
Add edwin since all of your party roster will tease him when he became edwina. 🤣
I know this is the Enhanced Edition, but it would be cool to see you play through some of the original BG2 computer mods, such as Kulyok's Xan, the Kivan mod, and the Solaufein mod. I think there are also some options for Haer'Dalis and Imoen, too.
Do those not work with EE? The last time I visited the modding scene, I thought they were working on EE compatibility? That's disappointing if it's true... Xan and Haer Dalis are tied for my two favorite NPC romances of all time, INCLUDING all the Bioware-canon ones. :) And Sarevok's would beat them both if it wasn't TOB-only...
Mods work just fine with EE
@@House_of_Caine PC exclusive, I assume? Or is there a way to make the mods work for the tablet and PS4 ports? If so, I would LOVE to add them!
@@kadajsnightqueen There may be some way to work it for the Android version, but it seems to be quite complicated and buggy at the moment.
I really liked the voice acting with this game. It’s 180 difference from poor crowd funding games like pillars of eternity where you can see and hear the art direction is very amateur.
Kath Soucie was/is a legendary figure.
Durge : my grandma was an elf
Jaheira : is this your grandma?
Point at Aerie picture.
Durge : yeah...
?
@@Ragitsu the Dark urge is a Grandson of Bg1&2 Protagonist.
@@unknownbenefactor8029 Ah. Not a fan of that developer's attempt.
@@Ragitsu I just joking ok... It didn't really happened. I'm not a fan of Wizard of the Coast's Canon either but I like all BG equally (haven't played bg1 or 2 yet)
@@unknownbenefactor8029 You haven't played the best CRPGs...the seminal works whose (now famous) titles La-ri-an used in order to sell/market their experiment? How tragic.
having finished my own playthrough, I just realized you're missing a few parts. I don't suppose there's any chance you'll redo and complete it, is there?
fantastic
Aerie French dub voice sounds like Mimi Tachikawa from Digimon
You meet this one in a bar in the city...one of my fav ones to group up with.
how many roamcces were in this game? I thought the romace characters were Jahiara, Aerie, Viconia and Anomen.
In original game there were those four romances. In Enhanced Edition they added, I think, four more.
Where's the Minsc romance?
Jaheira : "I have prepared some herbs for her. They may or may not be belladonna and hemlock"
Archie, Betty and Veronica?
Truly🦊🐺🐺🦊moment.
😢😢😢😢😢😢
Truły TheMultitude Oddyssey Tightens its Hołd on The Purpose.
She is the easiest to Romance.
Shes like the neediest kid 😂
why not make baldurs gate 3 with aerie child as main character.
Aerie is an elf...chances are she is still adventuring.
I'd actually have accepted that, that's a reasonable justification for a sequel. I do still believe a nwn3 would have been a better candidate for a game than bg3
@@big_sis_moon NWN3 > BG3.
my nerds my nerds what kick what to smoke weed and play d and d
I didn't get any of this. I wonder if it's because I had to kick her out and put her back in every time she uses lesser restoration on someone, to reset her fatigue level
Interesting workaround!
@@Ragitsu works like a charm
@@somemong989 Is it a necessity or a luxury?
@@Ragitsu dunno why you would ask this but it's a luxury, for if you cba to rest every time she (or any other character) casts it
@@somemong989I asked because I was wondering if you found Level Drain to be a punishing game mechanic or if you *can* ordinarily handle the penalty but felt like saving time.
what the hell.... how big is this game??
Fidgety Rock quite big if you wish to explore it to its fullest
+johnyk891 heard there was a guy wh odied of old age as he wanted to explore baldurs gate to the fullest^^
Metalhammer1993 He lived a good life, but he had no power. He was a slave to death.
+johnyk891 he had some power otherwise he would not have stood up to the creatures of the underdark this many times^^
Fidgety Rock I have played this game so many times that I know how to do everything fast, and I am running this game with a lvl 32 cleric, paladin, or sorcerer, who are all op as fuck, and if I pour 8+ hours into it a day, and do everything possible, it takes me at least three weeks to beat it, and I already know everything and have everything. I once played through with just my sorcerer and viconia cuz I needed a cleric and beat it with no trouble
Ugh!! This reminds me of my ex fiance. All she did was tell me she was worthless
Katalmach Story,tell it.
I support this guy above me,assuming you fell comfortable with that,tell us more about her
druid level 7: regeneration. problem solved forever. I never liked this Aerie "boo hoo my wings" thing cause it just doesn't fit into the game world, which is rare for canon stuff. these games were really well crafted when it comes to the setting
Priests with the Necromantic Sphere (Major access) also get Regeneration.
Total ENFP
+MarcusSpetim I definitely wouldn't think Extroverted
19:22 how did you trigger this scene?, in my playthrough only Baltazar and Melisaan remains, i'm traveling from place to place and i can't trigger it, maybe i can do it with console?, because i cant wait long
It takes a LOT of time. Like, tbh, she really shouldn't be having the baby in-game at all. If you're determined to see it, though, you can open up the console and check this variable: CLUAConsole:GetGlobal("AeriePregnantTimer","GLOBAL")
The number it gives you is the number of seconds you have (in REAL time) before you'll see the scene. It's going to be a crazy-long time, like the equivalent of keeping your game paused for 2-3 days. If you don't have time for that, use the AdvanceRealTime code until the scene triggers.
Hope that helps!
This is legit a romance for teenage girls.
Can confirm it was a romance for teenage boys as well. Viconia did have her moments too, not going to lie.
nerds...that not a bad thing
LMAO!
Remember the spell
Fetus deletus
I have a question for the experts, can Aerie actually get pregnant? and have a baby? is it just a mod?
Yes, it’s in the base game, but she doesn’t give birth until TOB if I remember correctly
@@2FalchionAwesome Aerie.
lol, the whole pregnancy thing is stupid. "oh no the babys comin" "ouch" "oh, here he is, yay"
Well, if they can heal themselves from an axe-wound or magical fire burns, they can probably heal the rigours of childbirth
And then after the baby's born she carries it in a sack on her back? While you all go to an interdimensional hellscape?
BardicLiving You guys are practically describing chuck Norris’s infancy
@@TheCorrodedMan True.
My BG3 character's Grandmother
Yikes. I prefer to keep this character far away from that abomination.
@@Ragitsu you don't like BG3?
@@adrak91As a BG entry? Nope.
lol, to give up the life of a god for this.
Even if he took, he could still be with his son...Aerie too for that matter. I have no idea why they think otherwise. Plane travelling might not be common but it's not too hard in FR either. Then BAM! immortal god with son and wife.
Because they'd eventually die? Just because the player becomes immortal doesn't mean his wife and kid are, besides, it's implied that becoming a god removes some of the ascended persons "humanity" and morals depending on the god's portfolio. Bhaal being the god murder and death, it'd probably eventually make the player at the very least darker by a few orders of magnitude.
The son and daughter could have got a god for a father, much like Zeus and Hercules I guess?
I look at it like this:
Ascending to godhood with a good character makes you one of the good gods. Your child is thus a demigod. You can make both your wife and child immortal, or extremely long-lived, as is the case with Elminster and Mystra. Aerie gets her wings back as well. If a human's life is in that way extended beyond a millennium, imagine how long an elf would live. Amaunator made some of his followers immortal and had a physical avatar. Imagine what he would do if he had a wife. In an eventuality that they should both die, their souls would be with you in some sort of heaven. It is truly the best option for all involved.
On a side note, you could enlarge Boo, and give him the power of flight. Imagine Minsc as your paladin, riding a flying giant space hamster, slaying all evil in his wake.
@@instinct922 ^ Fantastic post.
Out of simple curiosity: is the sound bugged? The characters talk a little but then go silent all of the sudden.
They only recorded the first line of dialogue for each event. BG2 came out in 2000, before BioWare was ensla-... owned by EA and was making licensed games like BG and Neverwinter Nights in order to build funds to make their own IPs (Mass Effect). So even that much was considered quite a lot of recorded dialogue. Quite a big leap to the 100,000 lines of recorded dialogue in The Old Republic in 2011, huh?
***** Raelis Shai (in the Five Flagons Playhouse) reads out most of her text when you come to her after having rescued Haer-dalis, however. So there are exceptions to the "first line only" rule, and sometimes voice actors read out entire paragraphs or the first two lines at least.
Oh boy, they managed to find a way to make elves even more condescending and snobby.
does this game have a sex scene or something? cos all they do is talk - i mean if they do have romances - it should include something like sex.
Hello generation without fantasy
Baldurs Gate 2 doesn't need a sex scene, it's already amazing. It would just kill the experience.
***** Well it does have a few sex scene, but I do not see why people have to think of it as being so inappropriate I believe that it adds more to the romance and the connection to the npc. I know some games throw sex out there in a way that is not always the most romantic lol... but I believe Baldur's Gate succeeded in making a lot of amazing romances. (Aerie being my favorite)
***** Really wish you could romance someone as a dwarf
***** Dwarfs are some charismatic motherfuckers.