Posted May 30th 2008 8:30PM by Samuel Axon
Filed under: Downloads, Mods, RPG
There's a mod
out in the wilds of the internet that scales classic
Black Isle RPGs like
Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate, and
Icewind Dale to any resolution you want to play them at. Previously, these games were only playable at extremely low resolutions such as 640x480. If you haven't played them at all before, this is the perfect opportunity. Black Isle was the successor to
BioWare, and its titles paved the way for games like and
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect.The "
widescreen mod" (a deceptive name, as it will also scale to resolutions in any aspect ratio) is developed by modder the_bigg, in association with the
Gibberlings Three group. It doesn't just stretch the graphics; it expands the viewing area dramatically, so players can experience these classic RPGs in panoramic, true high resolutions.
We discovered this mod through an
article at Rock, Paper, Shotgun and were so impressed we decided to host it at Big Download. If you're an old fan of Black Isle's RPGs, download the mod and revisit them!
Download the Black Isle Widescreen Mod from Big Download.
Tags: baldurs-gate, black-isle-studios, classics, download, graphics, hack, icewind-dale, mod, planescape-torment, resolution, rock-paper-shotgun, rpg, the-bigg, the-gibberlings-three, thebigg