Playing it in 2021, I’d forgotten just how foundational it is.

It hasn’t aged that well, but it’s still surprisingly solid.

Naturally, within minutes of entering the city, you’re hit over the head and robbed.

Cover art for Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance

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It really isn’t a solo-friendly game, however.

I get the feeling thatDark Alliancewas designed with co-op in mind.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed in one-player mode.

Screenshot from Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Youre suffering through a few levels of weakness, so you could turn into a one-woman apocalypse later.

All the Right Mistakes

That’s actually the strange thing about playingDark Alliancetoday.

It doesn’t hold your hand.

Screenshot from Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Over the past 20 years, video games.

Dark Alliancedoesn’t have any of those useful features.