Yes! You can get them on gog.com! (I'm not sure if they're on Steam or not, I haven't looked.)
Yes! You can get them on gog.com! (I'm not sure if they're on Steam or not, I haven't looked.)
They may very well be on steam. I mean, what isn't?
And yes, you need to play them. Make sure you go for the Enhanced Edition and that you play the in order because you get to export your character from I and continue leveling up in II
Be aware that there is a huge modding scene for both BG games, mostly centered around Spellhold Studios. You can find anything there from slight rules tweaks and a widescreen mod to complete expansion-sized additions to the game, plus the Big World Setup that helps actually install stuff for you. Many of these have been adjusted to ensure they work with the EEs.
Oh man, I beat both bg1 and Icewind dale on my tablet quite recently. Loved them both. Was going to start heart of winter at some point.
Maybe I just haven't put the effort in but I find that I have no use for the majority of spells and have no idea what potions are good or when they're worth using.