Baldur's Gate is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games set in the "Forgotten Realms" Dungeons & Dragons game world. It uses the Infinity Engine and Dungeons and Dragons game rules. The complete story arc is covered by Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and the Throne of Bhaal expansion. The Tales of the Sword Coast expansion reveals additional areas but is not plot-critical. |
The Dungeon Siege II fantasy game art on this page has screenshots of various creatures and monsters that may be encountered in the Broken World expansion.
The fantasy creatures in Dungeon Siege II were very "familiar": While the creatures were creative enough to be fantastical, often they resemble animals or insects from the real world, and can be considered monstrous variations thereof. The Broken World expansion, however, introduces more surreal, alien, and disturbing adversaries as you progress deeper into enemy territory. Broken World also takes creatures from Dungeon Siege II and changes them into darker versions; and at the same time introduces the Familiars, which are appropriately alien for being creatures from another world. Many monsters from Dungeon Siege II were discarded in this new post-apocalyptic world, and you won't find the same sheer variety. There is also a strong bondage theme--a very bold art direction especially considering the original Dungeon Siege II monster fantasy game artwork was quite tame.
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