Icewind Dale: Worth buying?

Skinbeard · Post by **Skinbeard** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 9:45 am

I'm considering purchasing Icewind Dale. Has anyone played it, is it worthwhile? How does it rank with BGII?

daemon · Post by **daemon** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 9:50 am

I liked it

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 10:00 am

If you like having a party constructed entirely by you no NPC's and playing a rock hard game, then give it a go

Worth trying the multiplayer In BG2

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 10:26 am

IWD is a good game.It plays different compared to BG2.It is more linear and has less replayability,but it has nice dungeons,very good spell effects (i think some spells look better than BG2) and a variety of well-designed monsters.
If you can,try it before you buy it-borrow it from a friend or something.

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Skinbeard · Post by **Skinbeard** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 11:26 am

Alrighty... thanks all. I'll give it a whirl.

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 12:17 pm

Baldur's Gate is an exception to what I know of AD&D games, IWD is not.

In Baldur's Gate the story is strongly driven by the plot of the game. IWD revolves mainly about dungeon crawling and killing monsters. The story is only subordinate to that.

But it is a nice game by itself. I finished it twice in a row.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 3:38 pm

What about Baldurs Gate. I have BG2, and they are selling BG in the store. Should i buy it, or will it be a disapointment since i have played BG2?

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Skinbeard · Post by **Skinbeard** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 3:49 pm

I bought BG 1 after having played and finished BGII and I must say that I was a little bit disappointed. The graphics while still good don't compare with the quality offered by playing at 800x600 or more and the most interesting part of BGII (for me) the dialogues and npc interactions are not as developed. Plus it's damn hard not to have a dual-wielder in your group to kick some @$$

Still, for 19.95$ or less in most stores it's difficult to go wrong

bullions27 · Post by **bullions27** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 3:52 pm

Heh, well of course BG1 won't compare to BG2. They had months looking over their original work and you are bound to get better results improving gameplay.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 4:19 pm

I'll buy heart of winter-i finished it without my party reaching the xp cap,so some new adventures will help them to go some levels up

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Hazim ibn Gorion · Post by **Hazim ibn Gorion** » Tue Nov 21, 2000 11:17 pm

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that BGI will be all that great for someone who's played BGII already. But, that said, there's no denying it's greatness. It has some annoying weaknesses, but I remember how completely engrossed I was with it at the time. If you can spare $20 and are willing to accept the fact that it isn't nearly as sophisticated as BGII, you'll have a good time with it.

"You're at the end of your rope, I reckon."

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 4:32 am

As for the exp. cap in IWD ... yes, in that aspect the game differs as well.

While BG II has an exp. cap you can reach EASILY, you won't be able to do so in IWD (and that one is only at about 1,9 million or so...).

But I played it twice with the same party (well, yes, OF COURSE I wanted to use those high-level spells you got in the end of the first time), so I reached my cap in IWD. I wonder how much higher it'll get in Heart of Winter.

Nagash · Post by **Nagash** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 4:41 am

Try Planescape:Torment, now that's an rpg in the real sense, even better than BG2 in terms of story

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Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 4:58 am

Another person Championing P:T it is a glorious day

Skinbeard · Post by **Skinbeard** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 9:02 am

Hehe

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 9:21 am

Actually,i would like to know how many of you have played all Interplay's AD&D PRGs (ok exlude Descent on Undermountain).I mean BG1,BG2,IWD and Ps:T.How many of them you have actually played ?Which one you liked best ?

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Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 9:40 am

All since BG, has to be P:T

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 10:41 am

I've played BG 1, BG 2, and IWD. No others.

daemon · Post by **daemon** » Wed Nov 22, 2000 10:46 am

BG 1 + TOTSC
Fallout 2
BG II
IWD
PS:T

Ha I beat all of you