So what's the verdict? Is IWD II worthy of the franchise? Does the 3rd Ed rule set balance or break the game? Bottom line, is it worth the price?

Lets hear it!

- Cerebus

[ 09-04-2002, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Cerberus ]

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not far into it but its great so far! No bugs at all for me *crossing fingers* and having a great time! If you liked IWD you WILL like this! Maybe more;)

<font color = lightgreen>Two words: buy it! [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img]

It is most definitely worth every penny. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] </font>

So what about the terrible pathfinding were all hearing about? Have they patched that yet .... i cant go back to characters that wander away aimlessly after Baldurs Gate 2 :(
I said i'll hold off on buying it until i see the reviews...and from what people say it looks pretty nifty :D

[ 09-05-2002, 06:24 AM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ]

If you liked the original IWD, you'll love the sequel. Save the world from the evil menace, loot every container and watch your biceps grow bigger and bigger and bigger. As usual, excellent strategic fighting and character micromanagment.
IMHO, IWD2 is much better than the NWN single-player campaign.

It looks like the painful pathing problem is caused by bad map design: there's way too much bottlenecks (passages where only 1-2 characters can go at the time). They had fixed this in BG2, but it looks like they forgot their lesson.

http://icewind2.blackisle.com/images.../screen_lg.jpg

doesn't that just looks lovely?... what is all the complain about about the 'old looking graphics' by reviewers!

i am ANTI 3D graphics, this is just lovely for me, better then neverwinter nights....

Great so far and tough also!!Really hard puzzles,(at least they were to me).

Epic battles too.

Not a game for newbies, someone who has never played CRPGs and has no knowledge of D&D will have to handle a steep learning curve. But if you do not belong to this category, and you like 3rd edition rules and the infinity engine it is a most have.

The pathfinding is not that bad. It is not worse than IWD 1 and BG 2 IMHO.

I keep hearing all this "If you liked IWD youll love IWD II" what about if you didnt like IWD, would you like IWD II?

duh huh-NO