So ... why did this have to turn into a competition anyway?
Because I am a jerk and an übergeek.
.. And the only NPCs I remember from PS:T are Morte, the flaming guy, the armor, the angel and the githyanki, while I remember every single one in BG2, what's your point? And yes, I have played through both games many times.
I still say it depends on point of view and taste, there is no "better game" of the two, they are different and have different strengths and weaknesses. I prefer BG2, you prefer PS:T, it's as simple as that.
There were more (amount) thanks to the Infinity engine's ability to create new Dungeons & Dragons items, but there were few items that was unique, original and had their own unique function unlike any other. In PS:T there were loads of items that had their own code written for them, items that had to be unlocked, that could be improved multiple times, wierd items, where BG2 just had the common stuff. The only unique item I remember from BG2 was the talking sword.
Same thing with the companions. The only ones I remember the full story for in BG2 was Minsc, Jaheira Keldorn and Imoen. In PS:T each character had a dark secret that would reveal itself in time, a massive long storyline, "unlocks" that could improve them and an unique race and finally custom coded functions that only that companion would be able to use.
So the only thing BG2 have over PS:T really is quantity of loot/cannonfodder but not the depth of items/npc's. That does not make it a bad game, it's just one step behind.
You can teleport your Party to wherever you point your Mouse with a clua_console-cheat...
http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/cheats.php
Yeah, I was toying with the idea of playing through it with a friend online. Is it reasonable to do this if you have never played any of the games before? (And is there any reason I should steer clear of multi-player Icewind Dale 1, instead going straight to Icewind Dale 2?)
Damn, now I'm offline in my own thread.