Talk:Baldur’s Gate (game)

Is it really non-canonical? Because there exist some hints in Lost Empires of Faerun with elements of the game story, like the Bhaalspawn created by Bhaal, which battle for the power of their father, the death of bhaal is described in a small article (p.41/42). Then there are the novels, which I thought tell the Story of the game and so in would be canonical, because it exist in written form too?(62.117.29.105 09:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC))
 * The novelization of the game is canon. The story is told in a linear fashion and there is only one outcome. The game is slightly different because the player can create his or her own character, and each player might play through the game in a slightly different order. This alone would make millions of "alternate outcomes", no one of which would be the "canon" version. There are certainly canon elements in this game and other games too. These types of games always have lots of canon lore (just take a look at the many books in the library area at the very start of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn) and even some familiar faces (Drizzt has been known to show up in some of the games). The primary focus when creating a game is making it fun, not making it canon, so some liberties have been taken. Fw190a8 17:42, 8 May 2008 (UTC)