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Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: March 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This was a hugely disappointing game. Extremely linear, and ridiculously short. Not, repeat, not worth the money! If you've played Baldurs Gate II, basically this was the equivalent of a single quest. If you haven't played Baldurs Gate II, buy that game instead. You definitely won't be disappointed.

Doesn't live up to the standard of the original or BG2.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This was one of the more expensive expansion packs I've ever seen, but sadly, it was also one of the shortest. Though the story of the game is okay, there is really not much new for this, other then the graphical enhancements made in Baldur's Gate 2 that they back ported to IWD. The new monsters (actually new, not old ones with a new skin) can be counted on one hand, and other then one of them - the final boss, they are kind of boring. Unless you have money to burn, this game should be passed on...

Not bad at all...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Icewind Dale is a fun game, and I like the expansion quite a bit. True, it is a hack & slash game without a lot of opportunity for roleplaying, and I would not put it on the same level as any of the Baldur's Gate games, but the storyline is interesting, the items that you can acquire are neat, and just because a game is not real complex doesn't mean it is no good. If you find a good price on this game (probably under 25 dollars), by all means check it out.

Too Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's a good game but much too short to be worth the price. I played it in about 20 hours. They speak of going up to 30th level but you would be hard pressed to do that unless you start the game at 25th level. You can count on going up 4-6 levels that's about it. Cut the price in half or add twice the content and you would have a five star game.

What Level Am I?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is the game is really(2x) great its interesting and very, very exciting. But I guess the game is too short for the players to reach their maximum level of 30, you could finish the game without even getting close to it. Please try to work on this...Thanks.

A Worthy Companion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter is the worthy companion to the best selling Icewind Dale role-playing game. The two together have everything one looks for in such a game; from an incredible setting, to a highly original plot, to excellent multiple roleplaying options, to outstanding graphics, to extraordinary accuracy in relation to Dungeons & Dragons, and much, much more!
There is something here for everyone as the variety of challenges is large indeed, including battles, puzzle solving, and dialogue among others.
The game is set on Toril and specifically in Faerun. It deals with a great evil that has arisen and descended upon the region bringing the people misery and despair.
The story as a whole is excellent! The plot is so incredibly well written and presented that the gamer feels that they have been transported to another plane of existence and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. Moreover, the game does a great job of presenting the distinct cultures and civilizations of the inhabitants/peoples of Fearun, and Icewind Dale in particular. This has, without a doubt, been achieved as a result of a great deal of research that has gone into learning and understanding the numerous and often complex characteristics of the Forgotten Realms world.
Don't forget to download Tales of the Luremaster and be transported to a desert (!) setting for a few more encounters (puzzles and hacking and slashing) and some pretty nice treasure!
Strongly recommended along with the Baldur's Gate series and Planescape: Torment.

A Worthy Expansion to an Amazing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When the original Icewind Dale came out, I was absolutely stunned by the depth and story that it contained. The combat system (same one as Baldur's Gate) is truly amazing. And this expansion only makes it better. The new resolution (800x600) is great and all of the little interface features alone make it worth the purchase. But the kicker is the raised experiance cap (30th level baby!) and the new lands to explore. All in all, if you've got Icewind Dale (or even if you don't), then you need to buy this game.

not worth the money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As a diehard fan of CRPGs, and especially of BG1, BG2, and Icewind Dale I was sorely disappointed in this expansion pack. Unlike Tales of the Sword Coast, which proved to be a challenge, my "final save" party from IWD breezed through this easily. I finished this expansion pack on the second day. Sure there were some graphic improvements and higher experience levels, but this thing was nowhere near worth..., not for just the few quests that you get for it. The boss, or "foozle," or whatever you might call him, was a disappointment, too, much less difficult than similar monsters in BG2. If you have unlimited funds, go for it, but I would say that you should wait for it to show up in the bargain bin.

More of the same

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When it comes down to it, Heart of Winter is just a bit more of the same of Icewind Dale. It is about 1/3 as long as the original IceWind Dale. A lot of reviewers are saying that is too short. However, seeing as how the plots of Icewind Dale and Heart of Winter are kind of weak anyway, I don't see that as a big loss.

What few new features there are supposed to be didnt' really add much, in my opinion. The new weapons and new spells don't seem to do much that the weapons and spells in Icewind Dale didn't do. The best part about the game, I thought, was the final battle. I found it to be more challenging than anything in the original Icewind Dale.

Whether to buy this game depends upon whether you think that the price is low enough to pay for it.

It's an expansion! What do you expect?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All right, I will readily admit (along with a million others) that this game is too short. Wait there- don't stop reading! I'm not done yet. First of all, I would like to point out that this is an expansion, which means it continues a larger game. That it does well, and should add just as much game time as the BG expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast. Additionally, there are some new nifty features that should get any IWD fan's attention. The first and most important of these is 800x600 resolution (greater possible, but unsupported). There are also new spells, new abilities, a new experience cap, and gorgeous new areas to explore. Additionally, if you're a patient person (or a rich one with broadband), you can go download additional areas from Interplay- for free. All in all, it's a pretty fine deal.

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