Let’s travel back in time, to the distant era of… today at 10 a.m. ET., when we reported that
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance launches today on PC and all consoles, including Nintendo Switch. Well, Black Isle Studios has moonwalked back on all that, announcing abruptly that an “unforeseen issue” with the Nintendo Switch eShop has caused it to delay the release of
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on Switch. We will likely be waiting “a few days” for the matter to be resolved and to get our hands on the co-op hack-and-slash game. Black Isle Studios is apologetic about the issue.
Snowblind Studios’ 2001 hack-and-slash action RPG
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is coming back, two decades later. Interplay Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast are launching
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC today, May 7, 2021. It retails for $29.99 with “enhanced graphics,” as well as 4K for applicable non-Switch platforms, but it isn’t a full-scale remaster, as you will see watching its launch trailer. However, local co-op is still a key feature.
In
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on Switch, you will play as dwarven fighter Kromlech, human archer Vahn, or elven sorceress Adrianna. There is a repertoire of 11 spells including the iconic Magic Missile, plus more than 25 active and passive skills and more than 40 enemy types including bosses. Additionally, the game delivers full voice acting, four difficulty levels, and a variety of environments to explore.