Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

1. salzherz

   Nov 24, 2014

   10

   To make it short, a wonderful edition. I played all the old RPGs at the release date, and i love to replay IWD EE which is running so well.To make it short, a wonderful edition. I played all the old RPGs at the release date, and i love to replay IWD EE which is running so well. With no fumbling for widescreen support and a really clever way to adjust the UI. For my aged eyes, this is the verison i always looking for. (and i prefer to play this game over Dragon Age Inquisition, which was after 7 hours a pure simple, non complex game by any means.… Expand

   • 5 of 6 users found this helpful
2. lifeofbrian

   Oct 30, 2014

   10

   It works very smoothly, the new spells are pretty neat, and its nice from a roleplaying standpoint to have all the kits available. They alsoIt works very smoothly, the new spells are pretty neat, and its nice from a roleplaying standpoint to have all the kits available. They also added in two new cleric kits. Supposedly the Priest of Tempus gets additional dialogue but I haven't yet played as one so I can't say how much that is. Still, its a huge improvement over the original (which I sparked up to compare it with) and it doesn't seem to me like its has the kind of problems that BG2EE currently has. The only fault I could maybe give is that they should have added in more kits, though these are relatively easy to mod in anyways.… Expand

   • 12 of 18 users found this helpful
4. okamimiyazaki

   Oct 30, 2014

   10

   If you've never played Icewind Dale at all, see the last part of my review for an explanation of what to expect with the game. First, I'llIf you've never played Icewind Dale at all, see the last part of my review for an explanation of what to expect with the game. First, I'll start with a review of the enhancement.
   
   This is a beautiful enhancement to an awesome game. It contains all of the expansions and content from Icewind Dale, plus some more. I know that many critics and users will complain, as always, that it doesn't add enough content to warrant the $20 price tag. I disagree ($20 is not expensive for a game) and IWD adds even more than BG1 and BG2 enhanced editions did. It's very similar to the latter two games, but since Icewind Dale originally didn't have very many class choices, you're given all of the kits from BG2 plus a few new ones. The new quests and content add about ~6 hours of play (there are $20 games out there that take this amount of time to beat) and much of it is drawn from deleted content that never launched with the original game, which is awesome to see, as a fan of IWD!
   
   The UI is beautiful. I have experienced no bugs at all and everything is running flawlessly. The release of the game came quickly and as a surprise.
   
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   IWD AS A GAME, WHAT TO EXPECT: Icewind Dale is a Dungeons and Dragons-based, isometric RPG that uses the Infinity Engine, with a combat system similar to Dragon Age: Origins. It is like Baldur's Gate but at the same time, very different. Icewind Dale is not dialogue heavy. In fact, there's very little dialogue, although the small amount that exists is well-written. The plot IS good but it is rather straightforward and basic, with a couple of twists towards the end. The game has very little city exploration or party banter. What it does have is the following: superb music, incredible atmosphere, top-notch level/dungeon design, beautiful artwork, extremely high replay value, a sense of adventure and wonder, and strategic, fun, challenging combat.
   
   The beauty of the game comes from the music, art and design. The fun of the game comes from two things: (1) combat - wish very well-designed fights that require placement, strategy and planning and can be very rewarding on higher difficulties; (2) party creation. If you HATE creating full parties and spending hours thinking about how your party will work, this is probably not the game for you. If you don't hate that, it's a lot of fun and adds a ton of replay value. If you're one of those people who hates being given "premade" characters that you can't customize or build from scratch, THIS is the game for you.
   
   You get 6 party member slots. You can decide how to play the game in whatever way you want. Solo with a sorcerer? Play with 6 archers? Duo with a 'decoy'/'tank' and healer? Make an all-evil party? An all-good party? A mixed party? Sure, you don't get the party banter of Baldur's Gate, but there's so much freedom. You can name all of your characters and make them from scratch, gear them up, give them different stats so that they work well together. I have spent hours devising ways to create an effective party, e.g., 2 melee, 2 casters, 2 decoy/tanks, or a mix of classes (multiclassing/dual classing is one of the best parts of D&D). If this appeals to you, it can be SO MUCH FUN.… Expand

   • 15 of 19 users found this helpful
5. lolien

   Dec 8, 2014

   9

   The original game was good for me too, so i'm happy, that it was enhanced.
   
   What i really like in the EE version of IWD compared to theThe original game was good for me too, so i'm happy, that it was enhanced.
   
   What i really like in the EE version of IWD compared to the BGEE-s, that it comes out almost bug-free for the first time. For example, when i put my custom sounds in the proper folder it works like magic.
   
   The only setback for me is the fact, that the EE-s runs on my laptop with slower speed, but this is partly my fault, because i use the same machine for 8 or 9 years now.… Expand

   • 3 of 4 users found this helpful
6. hwanin

   Sep 18, 2021

   8

   It's a good redux/reissue of the original.
   I never had problems playing the original, but this version is obviously more handy and theIt's a good redux/reissue of the original.
   I never had problems playing the original, but this version is obviously more handy and the updated graphics are also a strong improvement.
   
   If someone is new to the Icewind Dale games, I highly recommend to buy this EE and hope that the developers will also enhance the sequel before you finish the first game.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
7. ShinsFortress

   Jun 3, 2017

   8

   Fabulous.
   
   I bought and played BG:EE recently and just moved onto this. While the interface and mechanics are missing a couple minor tweaksFabulous.
   
   I bought and played BG:EE recently and just moved onto this. While the interface and mechanics are missing a couple minor tweaks that BG has received I'd forgotten how lush the visuals are. Some of the backdrops looks like wonderful paintings in their own right.
   
   Yes, it's a different game to BG pr P:T, yes there's more combat and less 'story' but it's great fun in it's own context!a… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
8. brindle88

   Nov 2, 2014

   0

   Storyless boring dungeon crawl. No history or realms lore. Narrow long dungeons where your party constantly gets bottle necked or outrightStoryless boring dungeon crawl. No history or realms lore. Narrow long dungeons where your party constantly gets bottle necked or outright stuck. Kill a goblin then a skeleton the a zombie and it just goes on and on and on.
   
   Icewind dale was obviously just a money making exercise riding of the success of baldurs gate. You can tell the developers hardly put anytime into making it compared to baldurs gate, goblin, skeleton, zombie then 2nd level of dungeon, goblin, skeleton, zombie then 3rd level of dungeon........ahhhhhhhh please shoot me so boring… Expand

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