Comparing to IWD 1

Xero279 · 03-15-2003, 11:37 PM

Alright, i havent played this game, but i do own IWD 1. how do they compare? i know graphics are better and all, but what else is better. should i buy it? or is it so much like iwd 1 i shouldnt bother. thanks

Xero

Magness · 03-16-2003, 09:22 AM

Xero279, did you not like IWD1?

Aside from the fact that IWD2 uses the 3rd Ed DnD rules, IWD2 is somewhat similar to IWD1. Linear story. Create your entire party. No joinable NPC's.

I enjoyed both the IWD and BG games, despite their differences.

Xero279 · 03-16-2003, 12:00 PM

No, i like IWD 1, but if the games are really simmilar i may not buy it not. i was looking over on this forum and saw you go back to dragons eye and such, do you revist lots of the same areas?

J'aran · 03-16-2003, 01:16 PM

Apart from Dragon's Eye you revisit two other area's from IWD1, but all three have changed a lot. New baddies (or tougher old ones), new puzzles, etcetera. Gameplay is similar to IWD1, obviously, in that it's mainly hack & slash-oriented with minor emphasis on the storyline, but due to the new ruleset it has a very different feel. Personally, I'm enjoying it immensely and I think it's better than it's predecessor, although naturally it has it's flaws.

Xero279 · 03-16-2003, 01:29 PM

Hmmm, alright. sounds good, ill have to check it out. i didnt want to get it if it was so similar to IWD 1 that it was practically the same game but with better graphics, but ill get it and try it out thanks.

O, what other two areas do you visit?

Xero

Khazraj · 03-17-2003, 03:30 AM

You'll love it, go and get it!

J'aran · 03-17-2003, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xero279:
i didnt want to get it if it was so similar to IWD 1 that it was practically the same game but with better graphics

The graphics are actually pretty much the same.

Quote:

O, what other two areas do you visit?

Kuldahar + Kuldahar Valley and the Severed Hand.

Desdicado · 03-17-2003, 10:17 AM

I prefered 1 over 2 by a considerable margin. 2 is just so frustrating that I didn't finish it. I got to the hand and I'd had enough by then.
It was even more linear than 1, I just didn't enjoy it. It was a slog against dozens and dozens of monsters, they literally surround you constantly.
That said character creation was great and the 3rd ed rules worked well.

Debaser · 03-17-2003, 03:58 PM

Icewind Dale II is far better than its predecessor, mainly because of the 3rd edition rules implementation and the abundance of cool items that your guys come across.

My complaints are the same though....the storyline is a little too linear, and the game is still chock-full of hack'n'slash at the expense of actual substance/story/dialogue. It definitely helps that Skill scores are implemented into the dialogue options though, and its cool how some classes get dialogue options and can advance the plot differently than other classes can.

Overall, I think its a fun game. Like any other, it has its flaws but if you are a big fan of BGI&II and nostalgic about the Infinity Engine's swansong (this game) then go out and buy it. It's fun.

Xero279 · 03-17-2003, 04:31 PM

Hmm, i think im going to buy it. Even if i dont like it, i will need it for Icewind Gate 2, right?

03-15-2003, 11:37 PM	#1
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	Alright, i havent played this game, but i do own IWD 1. how do they compare? i know graphics are better and all, but what else is better. should i buy it? or is it so much like iwd 1 i shouldnt bother. thanks Xero __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

03-16-2003, 12:00 PM	#3
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	No, i like IWD 1, but if the games are really simmilar i may not buy it not. i was looking over on this forum and saw you go back to dragons eye and such, do you revist lots of the same areas? __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

03-16-2003, 01:29 PM	#5
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	Hmmm, alright. sounds good, ill have to check it out. i didnt want to get it if it was so similar to IWD 1 that it was practically the same game but with better graphics, but ill get it and try it out thanks. O, what other two areas do you visit? Xero __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

03-17-2003, 03:30 AM	#6
Khazraj Dungeon Master Join Date: October 17, 2002 Location: Melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 73	You'll love it, go and get it! __________________ Khazad ai menu!

03-17-2003, 10:17 AM	#8
Desdicado Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 30, 2001 Location: Scotland Age: 48 Posts: 335	I prefered 1 over 2 by a considerable margin. 2 is just so frustrating that I didn't finish it. I got to the hand and I'd had enough by then. It was even more linear than 1, I just didn't enjoy it. It was a slog against dozens and dozens of monsters, they literally surround you constantly. That said character creation was great and the 3rd ed rules worked well. __________________ \"We will welcome them with Bullets and Shoes\" Mohhamed Sa\'id Al Shahaf

03-16-2003, 09:22 AM	#2
Magness Quintesson Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Manchester, NH, USA Posts: 1,025	Xero279, did you not like IWD1? Aside from the fact that IWD2 uses the 3rd Ed DnD rules, IWD2 is somewhat similar to IWD1. Linear story. Create your entire party. No joinable NPC's. I enjoyed both the IWD and BG games, despite their differences.

03-16-2003, 01:16 PM	#4
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 45 Posts: 1,493	Apart from Dragon's Eye you revisit two other area's from IWD1, but all three have changed a lot. New baddies (or tougher old ones), new puzzles, etcetera. Gameplay is similar to IWD1, obviously, in that it's mainly hack & slash-oriented with minor emphasis on the storyline, but due to the new ruleset it has a very different feel. Personally, I'm enjoying it immensely and I think it's better than it's predecessor, although naturally it has it's flaws.

03-17-2003, 03:58 PM	#9
Debaser Avatar Join Date: June 15, 2001 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 44 Posts: 543	Icewind Dale II is far better than its predecessor, mainly because of the 3rd edition rules implementation and the abundance of cool items that your guys come across. My complaints are the same though....the storyline is a little too linear, and the game is still chock-full of hack'n'slash at the expense of actual substance/story/dialogue. It definitely helps that Skill scores are implemented into the dialogue options though, and its cool how some classes get dialogue options and can advance the plot differently than other classes can. Overall, I think its a fun game. Like any other, it has its flaws but if you are a big fan of BGI&II and nostalgic about the Infinity Engine's swansong (this game) then go out and buy it. It's fun. __________________ wHiTe MoOn\'S HoT...tHe OtHeR SiDe\'S NoT

03-17-2003, 04:31 PM	#10
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	Hmm, i think im going to buy it. Even if i dont like it, i will need it for Icewind Gate 2, right? __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

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