System Shock 2 or Baldur's Gate

Hey guys (and gals if there are any on here) Happy Easter if you celebrate it. As you can probably tell from the shortage of posts, April's been a difficult month. I've had a lot of work to get done among a lot of other problems that have sprung up.

Next month should be different though as I get out of school in the first week of May. And for that I'm planning my next retro review. I was originally planning on doing Baldur's Gate but then I was able to find a copy of System Shock 2 and now I don't know which one to do. So I'm leaving the choice up to you to make up for the lack of posts this month.

Both of these games are legendary. Baldur's Gate is the game that put BioWare, my favorite developer, on the map with its DnD style gameplay and memorable storyline. It sold very well, helped revive the ailing cRPG (computer-RPG) genre, and was one of the critical favorites in 1998, one of the best years in video game history.

System Shock 2 is arguably the greatest first-person shooter in history. It combines three genres: first-person shooter (obviously), RPG, and horror. It sold very poorly and its unlikely that we'll ever see a sequel but its story was memorable, it's considered one of the most terrifying games ever made (even 12 years after its release), and it has one of the most respected villains in video games. Its influence can be seen in the incredible amount of clones that have come from it, the most notable being a little game called Bioshock.

So which one should I review? They're both classics and among my favorite games of all time. I'm going to review both of these next but which should I do first? You make the call.

Give your choice in the comment section below and whichever one you choose will be my next Retro review.