i hope they do, but its a long shot, the group that made it went down for a while, and has since resurfaced, but i think they are under another company that has them doing other stuff now
The Baldur's Gate IP was sold to another studio but after a lawsuit shortly after the first game was made the Dark Alliance IP was given to the company that made the first game (the lawsuit was over them using the Dark Alliance engine they created for the sequel and a few other games without permission). Kinda complicated but the point is the currently holders of the Baldur's Gate IP wasn't able to get the Dark Alliance IP, even though it was a spin off series.
It’s the Berserk of games. An old generation game with a unique story arc and well written and designed. It’s a game I’d always go back to playing just because of how good the story is. Just like I’d watch the 97 version of Berserk just for the story arc and only imagine how amazing it would be to get an amazing quality story again remastered and remade. There’s so many story arcs out there that can be brought back and excel today. One day you’re out killing rats looking for the people who robbed you, the next day you’re in a giant pitch black magical tower that houses probably tens of thousands of undead souls and a angry woman that is only alive because of her thirst for revenge with the ability to move thousands of lizard men, goblins, thieves, Dandogers and raise an raise an army of undead if your character doesn’t destroy the orb. It doesn’t get anymore plot twist escalation than that.
“Eldrith was one of the greatest swordsman ever known and hers is a murderous will, be careful should you choose to lock steel with her, or the battle shall be over for you.” And that she was. On extreme mode you simply couldn’t do hand to hand combat, you had to bow and arrow her to death and block with shield all the way till she died. Even with the best weapons in game you would still take about a half hour sweating to try to not get 1 shot. The closer you were to killing her the more demonic her appearance. She gets larger all around physically, growing to about 20 feet in size, the design on her helmet turns into antlers and her skin becomes dark in appearance, instead of sword throwing she just summons them to rain from the sky. Not only does she get more intimidating, her attacks ignore your shield blocks and she’ll once again be more than likely able to kill you in a swing or two.
Yeah. I still remember my dad standing behind me with my shield, and just shooting arrows at her for most of the fight. Took us hours of attempts, but it was weirdly fun.
Honestly as a child I found a way to cheese the entire game. Even on extreme I could go through the game without getting hit once. The only boss I struggled with was the ice dragon at the end of chapter two, cause of the raining ice balls. But the actual cheese strategy was to strafe around her, you could force her ai to just constantly turn to face you and when she did you could get her to attack with something you could punish, and then rinse and repeat. Any enemy with melee attacks would do this. It's considerably difficult to do flawlessly but you had to do it that way on extreme lol
On highest difficulty, i always found that she one-shots you if you come in sword range. In the end, the fight took me and my dad ages while i was guarding and he was shooting arrows from behind me. It was still fun, and idk why...
There's always bound to be weapons that you find that can be better than the onyx sword, but it's rare and I have yet to find a halberd that did more damage than the sword.
@@JechtTheLegend what they mean here is the eldrith fight, and for that fight there is no better weapon than the onix sword. I did try that, but even though the damage values of the onix sword were shown lower, it did (on eldrith's health bar) about 2.5 times more damage. That's the main use for the sword and also what it is described as in the story, as the only weapon that can truly damage her.
The back story behind Eldrith is probably the most compelling of most games if you really think about it, especially as an antagonist. She lead campaigns against beasts that threatened Baulders Gate with the westering sun. Even to this day I’m unsure if she was even morally wrong for electing to pursue the goblins to put them to death to ensure the safety of the city. The dukes refused to support her and more soldiers died. However turning to destroy your own city from rage after your men were slaughtered and you were pretty much beaten to near death and to the point where your face is even unrecognized by your own captains is still pretty horrific on both ends. It’s reason to be angry with the dukes but the citizens still shouldn’t pay for the choices the dukes made, which makes it morally wrong at the same time. So I’m completely 50/50 on this. Your greatest warrior wants to rid of all threats for good, would you not raise your banner to support her? Especially if she’s feared by the realm and has a cause to be willing to protect your way of life at the cost of her and the bond she’s made with the westering sun company? Why abandon the cause, if she’s a proven general on the field? Take a big name like Napoleon Bonaparte, lead campaigns against Great Britain and won them all. He was loved by his people. Maybe there’s a reason behind the Dukes leaving her and her men to die the way they did but I doubt it because their cause was reasonable for them to be welcomed back. She just needed help that time, and they refused to assist. So in hindsight, I can see why she was as pissed as she was. It’s complicated which makes it compelling. If the plot twist was to turn on Baulders Gate and assist in Eldriths rebellion with the army she created out of the onyx tower, I’m sure a lot of people would choose that option just as much as the default ending, because both have their reasons. Eldrith did lose many men and tried to keep the fight away from the city only when she wasn’t heard by the dukes is when she rebelled. To be such a strong warrior that was chased for probably hundreds of miles on foot to MAKE SURE SHE DIES, goes to show how gifted she was. No one wanted to lock swords with her, so she was arrowed to death. Crazy story guys. This is my definition of a compelling story, which is why this game would excel with a remake or remaster and an actual story arc to Baulders Gate. The hack and slash adds charm and can definitely be groomed. The characters like Yisuran the Necromancer also has a charming back story in DA2. Between killing a mad scientist that conducts crazy undead looking monsters, crossing elemental plains, rescuing civilians from wolf gang marauders, another few good stories to go with each chapter, and can easily make a book of its own worth of content and enjoyable to both story and lore driven players and those that want to have a fun time with a hack and slash game memorable to our childhood. Good luck in co op on extreme difficulty.
It bothered me a lot how she was killed and pursued, her men and her were running for their lives after they sworn to serve her and she sworn to protect the city. Like hey let me in, I demand an audience to hear me out as why I want to take the fight to the black horde, nope. Get lost you’ve already disobeyed us. What? I just risked my life along with my soldiers to protect this city. I know they will come back, so we wanted to fight them back, which we would have won. We had tactical advantages, I just needed more men to help. Go away eldrith, you and your men are no longer welcome here, men seize the city. This is where the dukes were wrong. But however because Eldrith ended up commanding the black horde and probably other civilizations to take other cities, that made her morally wrong to attack the cities. At the same time, she was already dead, and revived once again out of her rage. The same rage that was caused by the dukes. If Baulders Gate aided their champion, I think Eldrith would have yes come home with less men, but everyone would know they wouldn’t have to worry about the city again. After all, she was feared by many, and was a tactical genius (using the sewers for the new thieves guild that was commanded by xantam, using the dark elves to command the ogres and yetis to patrol the signal fire so the dwarven camp cannot get reinforcements. Using the teleportation gate to transport armies of dandogers across the sunset mountains. And finally having the lizard tribe take control of the Kings keep and utilizing their weaponry to take cities around the area) she commanded the whole horde, and no one else new except the actual leaders like xantam, dark elf queen, sess’sth. Reviving her fallen soldiers dead bodies to fight again at the rotting bog, and sunken temple, letting the environment of giant creatures guard the temple containing the water stair. Taking control of the ice dragon to guard the other gate once she saw the opportunity, (I mean what the hell is a ice dragon doing inside a cave?) Her captains were mostly the bosses you’ve faced along the way, she commanded them all. And they had their plans to do what they believed was right. Still all under the same banner, the onyx tower. She was for sure a smart general, and tactician. The dukes made a mistake not at the very least hearing her plea, and the city itself, had the 3 heroes not showed up, would have certainly been fucked from the sewers underneath.
@@derekmaldonado4672 Although im late by three years... there is a simple explanation for this story, a very simple and very easy to see explanation... fear... She was greatness incarnated, a gifted warrior revered by her troops, by the people and feared by every single enemy... so even if she was loyal to the dukes, she was indeed the biggest threat Baldur's Gate could ever face (or rather the own dukes threat). Its the same fate of Belisarius and other true loyal major military commanders who grew so strong that their leaders though "if he goes out of controll im screwed".... which is a simple explanation and yet it doesnt make the plot any less greater...
@@weilaiyvn Sulla fits a bit more than Caesar, because Caesar in the end wanted to take power to make a change. On the other hand, Eldrith did not want power, she did not want to take command or control (she could have though), she wanted to make her people safe and destroy the threats to her people. Its rather poetic becoming hated by your own people just because you want to save them...
@@davonbenson179 lol true. She was a beast and was one of the most epic boss fights in the PS2 era. I saw a youtube channel claim to just block and let Mordenkainen's Sword do the work. Screw that. Acid Arrow and kite her like a mo-fo. Hit her from behind and use both Mordenkainen's Sword and Acid Arrow. Much fun.
im using this game as the base of a DND 4e campaign. 4e because its what i designed it to be before my group made the jump to 5e, and too many mechanics would either be unfair in 5e, or couldn't port. and this, is , of course the final boss. im absolutely gonna pull this soundtrack. i might not give the group the onyx sword though.... the campaign is supposed to be hard. ill give you a thought - a full squad of devil legionarres right after a complement of dweomer eaters and rust monsters.
The Onyx Sword could easily be balanced in 5e- simply have it bypass any inherent resistances that Eldrith may possess. So for example, say Eldrith was resistant to Radiant damage, and a paladin wielded the Onyx Sword. His Divine Smite would be able to work at full power rather than being cut in half.
They should of remaster the game to make it look better and I like all the battle music in this game including this one I would use the onyx sword and a bow to finish the last boss did it every time
Adrianna, the Elf, is exceptionally weak in almost every aspect. None of her spells really make up for how fragile she is, save one: Meteor Strike. It ANNIHILATES anything- groups, tough enemies, bosses... You don't even need the Onyx Sword for Eldrith.
Ball Lightning, though. Destroys everything. Probably the most OP of the 4 characters for that alone. Eldrith's immune, but I sat back with my shield and Melf's Acid Arrowed her the whole fight. 3 minutes on Extreme and it was over. No challenge, and I'd be damned if I was going to try and melee with Adrianna.
Why wouldn't you mention mordicans sword spell? It utterly decimates everything and best of all you don't have to aim or time it. Just cast it and let the magic sword do its thing while you do something else
AveryMarx0 then you definitely never played extreme, she’s able to 1 shot you if you fail her mechanics which forces you to bow and arrow her to death, you get hit just once and it being a PS2 game sometimes the button input wouldn’t register the block immediately so you’d probably be fucked in a single hit without perfect armor (full plate+5) and you’d have to restart the save. And co op is actually even worse since it makes the enemies withstand more attacks.
+Noah Sanders 10 seconds? You MUST have been playing on easy or normal. Xanhast was someone you could kite around, especially if you played as the necromancer. There were so many more ridiculously powerful options in BG: DA 2. If you played as the barbarian using 2 greatswords, one with amethyst and coral, the other with emerald and ruby, Xanhast was a push-over. You just regen your hp off of every hit and deal tons of crit damage. If you're playing necromancer and barbarian, it's insultingly easy, even on extreme. You just have to build right using the crafting system. Mordoc, I think, was a bit more challenging than Eldrith overall. But the fact that Eldrith was immune to electricity really messes with you if you're going sorceress, or even arcane archer. On extreme, it's even more ridiculous, because if you get hit by her falling swords or lightning bolts, it can be over very fast. However, Mordoc's healing ability made it very tedious and there was more you had to manage during the fight.
![Quando Rondo - Grow Up [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8zFnCg3BO4Q/mqdefault.jpg)
They should remaster this game
i hope they do, but its a long shot, the group that made it went down for a while, and has since resurfaced, but i think they are under another company that has them doing other stuff now
The Baldur's Gate IP was sold to another studio but after a lawsuit shortly after the first game was made the Dark Alliance IP was given to the company that made the first game (the lawsuit was over them using the Dark Alliance engine they created for the sequel and a few other games without permission). Kinda complicated but the point is the currently holders of the Baldur's Gate IP wasn't able to get the Dark Alliance IP, even though it was a spin off series.
It’s the Berserk of games. An old generation game with a unique story arc and well written and designed. It’s a game I’d always go back to playing just because of how good the story is. Just like I’d watch the 97 version of Berserk just for the story arc and only imagine how amazing it would be to get an amazing quality story again remastered and remade. There’s so many story arcs out there that can be brought back and excel today. One day you’re out killing rats looking for the people who robbed you, the next day you’re in a giant pitch black magical tower that houses probably tens of thousands of undead souls and a angry woman that is only alive because of her thirst for revenge with the ability to move thousands of lizard men, goblins, thieves, Dandogers and raise an raise an army of undead if your character doesn’t destroy the orb. It doesn’t get anymore plot twist escalation than that.
If you pay enough, anything is possible
They are rebooting it :D New game :D only named Dark Alliance
So, the dogs of Baldur's gate hound me once more...
To my very last days I will probably remember the sound of that sword coming backwards like a boomerang.
SHUHWOP SHUHWOP SHUHWOP SHUHWOP SHUHWOP
@@Recon_Ninja Only four times my good sir !
“Eldrith was one of the greatest swordsman ever known and hers is a murderous will, be careful should you choose to lock steel with her, or the battle shall be over for you.” And that she was. On extreme mode you simply couldn’t do hand to hand combat, you had to bow and arrow her to death and block with shield all the way till she died. Even with the best weapons in game you would still take about a half hour sweating to try to not get 1 shot. The closer you were to killing her the more demonic her appearance. She gets larger all around physically, growing to about 20 feet in size, the design on her helmet turns into antlers and her skin becomes dark in appearance, instead of sword throwing she just summons them to rain from the sky. Not only does she get more intimidating, her attacks ignore your shield blocks and she’ll once again be more than likely able to kill you in a swing or two.
Yeah. I still remember my dad standing behind me with my shield, and just shooting arrows at her for most of the fight. Took us hours of attempts, but it was weirdly fun.
Honestly as a child I found a way to cheese the entire game. Even on extreme I could go through the game without getting hit once. The only boss I struggled with was the ice dragon at the end of chapter two, cause of the raining ice balls.
But the actual cheese strategy was to strafe around her, you could force her ai to just constantly turn to face you and when she did you could get her to attack with something you could punish, and then rinse and repeat. Any enemy with melee attacks would do this. It's considerably difficult to do flawlessly but you had to do it that way on extreme lol
I can hear the sword throwing noise in my head
Ha ! You too !
Just make sure you got dat Onyx Sword, son
150 damages, shit I remember
On highest difficulty, i always found that she one-shots you if you come in sword range. In the end, the fight took me and my dad ages while i was guarding and he was shooting arrows from behind me. It was still fun, and idk why...
@@great_icosahedron I did the same ! xD
There's always bound to be weapons that you find that can be better than the onyx sword, but it's rare and I have yet to find a halberd that did more damage than the sword.
@@JechtTheLegend what they mean here is the eldrith fight, and for that fight there is no better weapon than the onix sword. I did try that, but even though the damage values of the onix sword were shown lower, it did (on eldrith's health bar) about 2.5 times more damage. That's the main use for the sword and also what it is described as in the story, as the only weapon that can truly damage her.
God i love how this uses the vocals from the title track; What an awesome game.
Yeah, it was sorely missing from BG:DA2.
It's the equivalent of having the opening play during the final fight of an anime.
The back story behind Eldrith is probably the most compelling of most games if you really think about it, especially as an antagonist. She lead campaigns against beasts that threatened Baulders Gate with the westering sun. Even to this day I’m unsure if she was even morally wrong for electing to pursue the goblins to put them to death to ensure the safety of the city. The dukes refused to support her and more soldiers died. However turning to destroy your own city from rage after your men were slaughtered and you were pretty much beaten to near death and to the point where your face is even unrecognized by your own captains is still pretty horrific on both ends. It’s reason to be angry with the dukes but the citizens still shouldn’t pay for the choices the dukes made, which makes it morally wrong at the same time. So I’m completely 50/50 on this. Your greatest warrior wants to rid of all threats for good, would you not raise your banner to support her? Especially if she’s feared by the realm and has a cause to be willing to protect your way of life at the cost of her and the bond she’s made with the westering sun company? Why abandon the cause, if she’s a proven general on the field? Take a big name like Napoleon Bonaparte, lead campaigns against Great Britain and won them all. He was loved by his people. Maybe there’s a reason behind the Dukes leaving her and her men to die the way they did but I doubt it because their cause was reasonable for them to be welcomed back. She just needed help that time, and they refused to assist. So in hindsight, I can see why she was as pissed as she was. It’s complicated which makes it compelling. If the plot twist was to turn on Baulders Gate and assist in Eldriths rebellion with the army she created out of the onyx tower, I’m sure a lot of people would choose that option just as much as the default ending, because both have their reasons. Eldrith did lose many men and tried to keep the fight away from the city only when she wasn’t heard by the dukes is when she rebelled. To be such a strong warrior that was chased for probably hundreds of miles on foot to MAKE SURE SHE DIES, goes to show how gifted she was. No one wanted to lock swords with her, so she was arrowed to death. Crazy story guys. This is my definition of a compelling story, which is why this game would excel with a remake or remaster and an actual story arc to Baulders Gate. The hack and slash adds charm and can definitely be groomed. The characters like Yisuran the Necromancer also has a charming back story in DA2. Between killing a mad scientist that conducts crazy undead looking monsters, crossing elemental plains, rescuing civilians from wolf gang marauders, another few good stories to go with each chapter, and can easily make a book of its own worth of content and enjoyable to both story and lore driven players and those that want to have a fun time with a hack and slash game memorable to our childhood. Good luck in co op on extreme difficulty.
#Eldrithdidnothingwrong
It bothered me a lot how she was killed and pursued, her men and her were running for their lives after they sworn to serve her and she sworn to protect the city. Like hey let me in, I demand an audience to hear me out as why I want to take the fight to the black horde, nope. Get lost you’ve already disobeyed us. What? I just risked my life along with my soldiers to protect this city. I know they will come back, so we wanted to fight them back, which we would have won. We had tactical advantages, I just needed more men to help. Go away eldrith, you and your men are no longer welcome here, men seize the city. This is where the dukes were wrong. But however because Eldrith ended up commanding the black horde and probably other civilizations to take other cities, that made her morally wrong to attack the cities. At the same time, she was already dead, and revived once again out of her rage. The same rage that was caused by the dukes. If Baulders Gate aided their champion, I think Eldrith would have yes come home with less men, but everyone would know they wouldn’t have to worry about the city again. After all, she was feared by many, and was a tactical genius (using the sewers for the new thieves guild that was commanded by xantam, using the dark elves to command the ogres and yetis to patrol the signal fire so the dwarven camp cannot get reinforcements. Using the teleportation gate to transport armies of dandogers across the sunset mountains. And finally having the lizard tribe take control of the Kings keep and utilizing their weaponry to take cities around the area) she commanded the whole horde, and no one else new except the actual leaders like xantam, dark elf queen, sess’sth. Reviving her fallen soldiers dead bodies to fight again at the rotting bog, and sunken temple, letting the environment of giant creatures guard the temple containing the water stair. Taking control of the ice dragon to guard the other gate once she saw the opportunity, (I mean what the hell is a ice dragon doing inside a cave?) Her captains were mostly the bosses you’ve faced along the way, she commanded them all. And they had their plans to do what they believed was right. Still all under the same banner, the onyx tower. She was for sure a smart general, and tactician. The dukes made a mistake not at the very least hearing her plea, and the city itself, had the 3 heroes not showed up, would have certainly been fucked from the sewers underneath.
@@derekmaldonado4672 Although im late by three years... there is a simple explanation for this story, a very simple and very easy to see explanation... fear... She was greatness incarnated, a gifted warrior revered by her troops, by the people and feared by every single enemy... so even if she was loyal to the dukes, she was indeed the biggest threat Baldur's Gate could ever face (or rather the own dukes threat). Its the same fate of Belisarius and other true loyal major military commanders who grew so strong that their leaders though "if he goes out of controll im screwed".... which is a simple explanation and yet it doesnt make the plot any less greater...
@@DevilRezo Sulla after defeating Marius. Caesar after conquering Gaul (in the eyes of the Optimatus and Pompey).
@@weilaiyvn Sulla fits a bit more than Caesar, because Caesar in the end wanted to take power to make a change.
On the other hand, Eldrith did not want power, she did not want to take command or control (she could have though), she wanted to make her people safe and destroy the threats to her people.
Its rather poetic becoming hated by your own people just because you want to save them...
I played games here and there as a child but Dark Alliance cemented my love of gaming into my heart. For that, I'm forever grateful.
This battle was a bitch to beat from what I remember.
this boss on insane though.........the rage I felt that day.
Incredible soundtrack. Jeremy Soule is a great composer.
*HUAH*
_Weird shredding noises_
*HUH*
Repeat indefinitely, thats this fight
Best battle music ever
Lol, it's kind of hard to appreciate the theme when your getting yo ass whooped.
@@davonbenson179 lol true. She was a beast and was one of the most epic boss fights in the PS2 era. I saw a youtube channel claim to just block and let Mordenkainen's Sword do the work. Screw that. Acid Arrow and kite her like a mo-fo. Hit her from behind and use both Mordenkainen's Sword and Acid Arrow. Much fun.
One of my favorite game and one of my favorite song *-*
im using this game as the base of a DND 4e campaign. 4e because its what i designed it to be before my group made the jump to 5e, and too many mechanics would either be unfair in 5e, or couldn't port. and this, is , of course the final boss. im absolutely gonna pull this soundtrack. i might not give the group the onyx sword though.... the campaign is supposed to be hard. ill give you a thought - a full squad of devil legionarres right after a complement of dweomer eaters and rust monsters.
The Onyx Sword could easily be balanced in 5e- simply have it bypass any inherent resistances that Eldrith may possess.
So for example, say Eldrith was resistant to Radiant damage, and a paladin wielded the Onyx Sword. His Divine Smite would be able to work at full power rather than being cut in half.
@@BetaGunslinger I just gave her a truckload of health. It did end up being a 5e campaign. That was a long fight
They should of remaster the game to make it look better and I like all the battle music in this game including this one I would use the onyx sword and a bow to finish the last boss did it every time
when your footwork was soo good, you could kite her as dwarf and win on highest difficulty!. no greedy plays= win!
Also Xanhast’s boss theme from Dark alliance 2.
The colossi in 2 were vicious even on normal
Adrianna, the Elf, is exceptionally weak in almost every aspect. None of her spells really make up for how fragile she is, save one: Meteor Strike. It ANNIHILATES anything- groups, tough enemies, bosses... You don't even need the Onyx Sword for Eldrith.
Ball Lightning, though. Destroys everything. Probably the most OP of the 4 characters for that alone. Eldrith's immune, but I sat back with my shield and Melf's Acid Arrowed her the whole fight. 3 minutes on Extreme and it was over. No challenge, and I'd be damned if I was going to try and melee with Adrianna.
Why wouldn't you mention mordicans sword spell? It utterly decimates everything and best of all you don't have to aim or time it. Just cast it and let the magic sword do its thing while you do something else
I remember this being an underwhelming fight.
Well yeah, Onyx Sword makes the fight chump change. The atmosphere is splendid though.
Oh Jesus, just wait for insane difficulty
AveryMarx0 then you definitely never played extreme, she’s able to 1 shot you if you fail her mechanics which forces you to bow and arrow her to death, you get hit just once and it being a PS2 game sometimes the button input wouldn’t register the block immediately so you’d probably be fucked in a single hit without perfect armor (full plate+5) and you’d have to restart the save. And co op is actually even worse since it makes the enemies withstand more attacks.
@@derekmaldonado4672. Lol, facts!
Who is tougher, Eldrith or Xanhast?
100% Eldrith
+Urban Mantis Not on Hard mode :/
+ConstrickTheSlayer You mean Extreme setting?
+Jordan Randall McKendrick Indeed
+Noah Sanders 10 seconds? You MUST have been playing on easy or normal. Xanhast was someone you could kite around, especially if you played as the necromancer. There were so many more ridiculously powerful options in BG: DA 2. If you played as the barbarian using 2 greatswords, one with amethyst and coral, the other with emerald and ruby, Xanhast was a push-over. You just regen your hp off of every hit and deal tons of crit damage. If you're playing necromancer and barbarian, it's insultingly easy, even on extreme. You just have to build right using the crafting system.
Mordoc, I think, was a bit more challenging than Eldrith overall. But the fact that Eldrith was immune to electricity really messes with you if you're going sorceress, or even arcane archer. On extreme, it's even more ridiculous, because if you get hit by her falling swords or lightning bolts, it can be over very fast. However, Mordoc's healing ability made it very tedious and there was more you had to manage during the fight.
In extreme Bv
Xanhast’s theme from Dark Alliance 2