Should I get IWD?

Jaegan · 06-07-2002, 06:23 AM

I finished all of the baldurs gate series and Im thinking of "maybe" getting Ice Wind Dale. Before I buy it though, I want to ask how how good it is and whether or not if you think I should get it.

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 06-07-2002, 07:00 AM

lol; same here. IS it any good? or IWD2?

Witch King · 06-07-2002, 08:32 AM

Yep you should get it if you enjoyed the BG series. I don't think IWD is as good as the BG series, but it is still fun to play. The differences between the two are that IWD has hardly any sub-plots unlike BG and instead of picking your comrades on your travels you create them when you feel like

Cyril Darkcloud · 06-07-2002, 12:56 PM

By all means get it!

It is a different, and complimentary, gaming expereince to the BG series. While it does not have the NPC interactions and diverse side quests of BG I and II, it does offer much greater freedom in putting a party together. The storyline is well developed in its simplicity and the game can be quite challenging. Replayability is also high.

Personally I enjoyed this game every bit as much as the BG series, albeit in a different way. If you pick up the game, try to get hold of the expansion, Heart of Winter, as well.

Azred · 06-07-2002, 01:41 PM

I really like IWD/HoW because I don't have to put up with other people's strange ideas of what an interesting NPC should be.... I suffered through the dismal choices for BG2 (BG1 was better in this regard, I think) but always came back to my creations for IWD.
Anyway, the scenery and feel of IWD are better than BG2. The music is vastly better!

Just wait until IWD2! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

Grimslade · 06-10-2002, 09:04 AM

For me, Ice Wind Dale is a Bioware RPG, but one that feels more like Diablo, because it has got lots of action and "levelling up," yet less story than the BG games.

I guess it's up to your own tastes in the end though.

TheGrandSlayer · 06-12-2002, 07:36 AM

You have to get it!Otherwise your going to be a dull person
God from montypyhton*myway of corse

*:Oh just buy the game,AND DON'T SAY YOUR SORRY!Every time I talk to someone its "Oh forgive me" and "Im not worthy"....

Lek Dukagjin · 06-12-2002, 07:58 AM

It depends whether you enjoy mindless hack'n'slash with a forced linearity and dungeons with similar monsters popping up in similar places. If so then get it. I got it for a tenner and have really enjoyed it. But I much prefer BG or, better yet, PST.

Albromor · 06-12-2002, 11:37 AM

Like others, I truly enjoyed the aspect that you were able to create the party you always wanted to but weren't permitted to do so with other RPGs such as BG1 and 2 (which I also liked). The music is awesome, the graphics are good, and with Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster it is a fun game. Yes it is a hack & slash, but a fun hack and slash. Plus with HoW there is actually a little more role playing involved with side quests. There is even a demand for diplomacy along the way with the add ons. In addition IWD/HoW are now cheap and TotL is free. Can't go wrong there! I think this is a perfect game to install if you don't have the money for NWN and IWD2. By the way, your fighting tactics will be challenged. Good luck.

ronan · 06-18-2002, 06:53 PM

I actually finished IWD before BG or BG2 (comparitively) as i found it more focused and accesible but not as well rounded as the BG series. Buy it

06-07-2002, 06:23 AM	#1
Jaegan Dungeon Master Join Date: May 5, 2002 Location: Japan Age: 41 Posts: 80	I finished all of the baldurs gate series and Im thinking of "maybe" getting Ice Wind Dale. Before I buy it though, I want to ask how how good it is and whether or not if you think I should get it. __________________ Omega, drows of destruction,live power that brings doom. <br />Fo the blades that shed blood, Fo all the most powerful. <br />Tis the blade that waits, Raw it wants, Tis the blade that desires wake. <br />I try to find the drows that waits to kill.

06-07-2002, 07:00 AM	#2
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	lol; same here. IS it any good? or IWD2? __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

06-07-2002, 08:32 AM	#3
Witch King Dungeon Master Join Date: January 17, 2002 Location: The land of Mawdor, where the shadows lie........ Age: 38 Posts: 74	Yep you should get it if you enjoyed the BG series. I don't think IWD is as good as the BG series, but it is still fun to play. The differences between the two are that IWD has hardly any sub-plots unlike BG and instead of picking your comrades on your travels you create them when you feel like __________________ IF practice makes perfect, and nobody is perfect, why practice?

06-07-2002, 12:56 PM	#4
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	By all means get it! It is a different, and complimentary, gaming expereince to the BG series. While it does not have the NPC interactions and diverse side quests of BG I and II, it does offer much greater freedom in putting a party together. The storyline is well developed in its simplicity and the game can be quite challenging. Replayability is also high. Personally I enjoyed this game every bit as much as the BG series, albeit in a different way. If you pick up the game, try to get hold of the expansion, Heart of Winter, as well. __________________ One does not control the Wind. One enters it, feels its freedom. And moves.

06-07-2002, 01:41 PM	#5
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	I really like IWD/HoW because I don't have to put up with other people's strange ideas of what an interesting NPC should be.... I suffered through the dismal choices for BG2 (BG1 was better in this regard, I think) but always came back to my creations for IWD. Anyway, the scenery and feel of IWD are better than BG2. The music is vastly better! Just wait until IWD2! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

06-10-2002, 09:04 AM	#6
Grimslade Drow Warrior Join Date: April 25, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 43 Posts: 271	For me, Ice Wind Dale is a Bioware RPG, but one that feels more like Diablo, because it has got lots of action and "levelling up," yet less story than the BG games. I guess it's up to your own tastes in the end though.

06-12-2002, 07:36 AM	#7
TheGrandSlayer Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: October 5, 2001 Location: In front of my computer Age: 34 Posts: 860	You have to get it!Otherwise your going to be a dull person God from montypyhtonmyway of corse:Oh just buy the game,AND DON'T SAY YOUR SORRY!Every time I talk to someone its "Oh forgive me" and "Im not worthy".... __________________ [img]\"http://www.thepunishermerchandise.com/television/amazing_spider-man/animated_punisher.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"Hey Mr.Smith!\"<br />\"Dave...\"<br />\"SPACKER Dave!\"

06-12-2002, 07:58 AM	#8
Lek Dukagjin Dungeon Master Join Date: May 16, 2002 Location: British Empire Age: 49 Posts: 72	It depends whether you enjoy mindless hack'n'slash with a forced linearity and dungeons with similar monsters popping up in similar places. If so then get it. I got it for a tenner and have really enjoyed it. But I much prefer BG or, better yet, PST. __________________

06-12-2002, 11:37 AM	#9
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	Like others, I truly enjoyed the aspect that you were able to create the party you always wanted to but weren't permitted to do so with other RPGs such as BG1 and 2 (which I also liked). The music is awesome, the graphics are good, and with Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster it is a fun game. Yes it is a hack & slash, but a fun hack and slash. Plus with HoW there is actually a little more role playing involved with side quests. There is even a demand for diplomacy along the way with the add ons. In addition IWD/HoW are now cheap and TotL is free. Can't go wrong there! I think this is a perfect game to install if you don't have the money for NWN and IWD2. By the way, your fighting tactics will be challenged. Good luck.

06-18-2002, 06:53 PM	#10
ronan The Magister Join Date: November 13, 2001 Location: London Posts: 126	I actually finished IWD before BG or BG2 (comparitively) as i found it more focused and accesible but not as well rounded as the BG series. Buy it __________________ \" So I kicked him in the head \'til he was dead!\"

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