Editing Baldur's Gate (section)

==Reception and legacy==
{{VG series reviews
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|game1=[[Baldur's Gate (video game)|Baldur's Gate]]
|mc1=91/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Baldur's Gate for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=November 30, 1998 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=November 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128142016/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate |url-status=live}}</ref>

|game2=[[Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast]]
|mc2=–

|game3=[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]
|mc3=95/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=September 24, 2000 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101045055/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn |url-status=live}}</ref>

|game4=[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]
|mc4=88/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-ii-throne-of-bhaal/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=June 21, 2001 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626112455/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-ii-throne-of-bhaal |url-status=live}}</ref>

|game5=[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]
|mc5=(PS2) 87/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for PlayStation 2 Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=December 2, 2001 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022075445/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 83/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for Xbox Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=October 22, 2002 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023094731/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref><br>(GC) 79/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for GameCube Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=November 18, 2002 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725020611/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref><br>(GBA) 76/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for Game Boy Advance Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=February 10, 2004 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617082220/http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref>

|game6=[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II]]
|mc6=(PS2) 78/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-ii/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II for PlayStation 2 Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 20, 2004 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024130115/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-ii |url-status=live}}</ref><br>(Xbox) 77/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-ii/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II for Xbox Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 20, 2004 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223072432/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-ii |url-status=live}}</ref>

|game7=[[Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition]]
|mc7=(PC) 78/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for PC Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=May 14, 2018 | archive-date=April 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419082455/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition | url-status=live}}</ref><br>(iOS) 73/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad | title=Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for iPhone/iPad Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=May 14, 2018 | archive-date=April 8, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408065157/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition | url-status=live}}</ref>

|game8=[[Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition]]
|mc8=(PC) 78/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition for PC Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=May 14, 2018 | archive-date=June 12, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612011028/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition | url-status=live}}</ref><br>(iOS) 70/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad | title=Baldur's Gate II:EE for iPhone/iPad Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=May 14, 2018 | archive-date=March 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320235802/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/baldurs-gate-iiee | url-status=live}}</ref>

|game9=[[Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear]]
|mc9=(PC) 77/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear for PC Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=May 14, 2018 | archive-date=April 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172049/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear | url-status=live}}</ref>

|game10=[[Baldur's Gate 3]]
|mc10=96/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-3/ | title=Baldur's Gate 3 | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=August 10, 2023 | archive-date=August 10, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810130303/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3?ref=hp | url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 1999, ''Baldur's Gate'' won the [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Role Playing Game Computer Game of 1998'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-16 |title=The 1998 Origins Awards |url=http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1998OriginsAwards/tabid/3242/Default.aspx |access-date=2023-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052511/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1998OriginsAwards/tabid/3242/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2012 }}</ref> and in 2000, ''Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast'' won ''Best Role Game Playing Game Computer Game of 1999''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-14 |title=The 1999 Origins Awards |url=http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1999OriginsAwards/tabid/3243/Default.aspx |access-date=2023-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214042229/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1990s/The1999OriginsAwards/tabid/3243/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 14, 2012 }}</ref> The [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] awarded the original ''Baldur's Gate'' the [[D.I.C.E. Award|Interactive Achievement Award]] for [[D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year|PC Role-Playing Game of the Year]]. ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'' and ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance'' also would later win Interactive Achievement Awards for [[D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year|Role-Playing Game of the Year]] for its respective PC and Console categories for the release year of 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q1-2002/032702b.html |title=Baldur's Gate Nabs AIAS Awards |work=Rpgamer.com |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708141258/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q1-2002/032702b.html |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Dark Alliance II'' won the 2004 RPG of the Year Award by ''[[GameFan]]'', and was later inducted into the ''GameFan'' Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/08/18/diehard-gamefan-hall-of-fame-nominee-baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-2/ |title=Hall of Fame Nominee: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 |work=Diehard GameFAN |date=October 13, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203102323/http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/08/18/diehard-gamefan-hall-of-fame-nominee-baldurs-gate-dark-alliance-2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> By June 2001, the series sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010620/law055.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626101359/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010620/law055.html|title=Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Ships to Retail; Vast New Expansion Product Completes the Epic Saga of Baldur's Gate|website=Yahoo! Finance|publisher=Interplay Entertainment |archive-date=June 26, 2001|date=June 20, 2001}}</ref>

''PC Gamer''{{'}}s Paul Dean noted that the series "has always been as much about who these characters were as what they could do". He considered ''Baldur's Gate''{{'}}s characters as the cornerstone of the series, and that some of them were the best RPG companions ever written.<ref name="Cornerstone"/>

''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' received universal acclaim, and won several [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]] awards including from the [[Golden Joystick Awards]], the [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game Awards]], the [[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|D.I.C.E. Awards]], the [[Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year|Game Developers Choice Awards]], and the [[British Academy Games Award for Best Game|British Academy Games Awards]].<ref name="GJ23">{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Sam|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joystick-awards-2023-winners/|title=Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners|date=2023-11-10|accessdate=2023-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110183004/https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joystick-awards-2023-winners/|archive-date=2023-11-10 |url-status=live|website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All The Game Awards 2023 Winners Revealed |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2023-winners-revealed/2900-4977/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |work=[[GameSpot]] |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |language=en-US |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208034016/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2023-winners-revealed/2900-4977/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/138754/the-dice-awards-2024-winners-finalists|title=The D.I.C.E. Awards 2024 winners & finalists|first=Sam|last=Chandler|work=[[Shacknews]]|date=February 15, 2024|accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3-passes-elden-ring-and-breath-of-the-wild-to-become-first-game-to-win-all-five-major-goty-awards/ | title = Baldur's Gate 3 passes Elden Ring and Breath of the Wild to become first game to win all five major GOTY awards | first = Kaan | last = Serin | date = April 12, 2024 | accessdate = April 13, 2024 | magazine = [[Games Radar]] | archive-date = April 12, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240412172438/https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3-passes-elden-ring-and-breath-of-the-wild-to-become-first-game-to-win-all-five-major-goty-awards/ | url-status = live }}</ref>