The player starts in the glorious castle of Candlekeep, an orphan seeking self-knowledge. Although once a solid coastal fortress, Candlekeep is now a great library filled with endless dusty tomes and reclusive sages. The game is fast paced and the battles are action-packed. Seen from above in an isometric view, spell casters fire off fireballs with impressive smoke and thunderous explosions, generating real-time lighting effects across the ground and eliciting screams from injured characters. Fighters race to the front lines with their weapons and armour visibly donned by the characters on-screen.
Thieves creep in the shadows and emerge to strike from behind.
Baldur's Gate comes with a comprehensive booklet and a map to help you find your way. Caesar 3 Caesar, in his infinite wisdom, has decided that you're just the person to build him a new city. Caesar starts you off with the easy task of building a simple settlement of 500 people, as you move up the levels, you have to get to grips with the more complex aspects of city design and management. The game's first level sees you building houses and filling them with people as you sink wells to provide them with drinking water. Moving up a level adds temples, farms and markets to the mix.