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Grojlach · 05-11-2003, 03:11 PM

Icewind Dale II definitely doesn't "suck"; you shouldn't blame the game for not being to your taste.

In its genre, IWDII is actually quite good, and a lot better than IWDI in my opinion. The Icewind Dale series are mostly focused on more and more challenging battles and battle tactics, and less storyline than the other Infinity Engine games, and is therefore a little more multiplayer-friendly than Baldurs Gate II was - running errands, solving minor quests and having a lot of party interaction doesn't really work in BG2-multiplayergames, trust me on that.

It's just... different. There are people who prefer a bit more hack n' slash than BG2, but a little bit less mindless than, say, Diablo II (no offense to DII-players, of course); and that's what Icewind Dale basically is. I think IWDII is also a lot more balanced than BG2 ever was, but that's more of a personal opinion.
Now I have to say I prefer BG2 (or PS:T) over IWDII, but that doesn't make Icewind Dale II a bad game; it just makes it differently than the others. [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-11-2003, 03:11 PM	#2
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 44 Posts: 5,281	Icewind Dale II definitely doesn't "suck"; you shouldn't blame the game for not being to your taste. In its genre, IWDII is actually quite good, and a lot better than IWDI in my opinion. The Icewind Dale series are mostly focused on more and more challenging battles and battle tactics, and less storyline than the other Infinity Engine games, and is therefore a little more multiplayer-friendly than Baldurs Gate II was - running errands, solving minor quests and having a lot of party interaction doesn't really work in BG2-multiplayergames, trust me on that. It's just... different. There are people who prefer a bit more hack n' slash than BG2, but a little bit less mindless than, say, Diablo II (no offense to DII-players, of course); and that's what Icewind Dale basically is. I think IWDII is also a lot more balanced than BG2 ever was, but that's more of a personal opinion. Now I have to say I prefer BG2 (or PS:T) over IWDII, but that doesn't make Icewind Dale II a bad game; it just makes it differently than the others. [img]smile.gif[/img]