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From a huge fan of the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 52
Date: April 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If Icewind Dale 2 is as good as the original game, then we have a lot to look forward too. I spent many hours of my life on the original game, the expansion: Heart of Winter, and the downloadable expansion: Trials of the Luremaster.

Icewind Dale 2 is looking to be a really good game because the graphics have been improved and they have switched to the third edition Dungeons and Dragons rules. I just recently finished Pool of Radiance (which isn't that great if you haven't played it) and hope Icewind Dale 2 can way up and above what Pool of Radiance did.

Overall, this game is going to be great and I'll be one of the first ones with a copy!

The best D & D Game to date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 54
Date: May 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing D&D in one way or another for the last 20 years, and this game captures the flavor of the game unlike any other. In both complexity and depth, this game game has it all. You can choose from many different races (including Drow) and the class system is true to the 3rd edition. In fact, this is the best 3rd edition video game to date. This game will set the standard for all other D&D video games to come.

Havent played it but hopeful.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 61
Date: May 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Icewind Dale was a great game and this looks like it makes it even better. The new Races and subraces are going to make the game great. Also, the new classes like the sorcerer and monks can give your character even more depth. I can't wait to see what this game has in store for gamers.

Nice...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 43
Date: May 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Nice but Neverwinter Nights seems better i think..

would actually like to give it 41/2 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 27
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Because I have one minor problem with this game, it takes place before the events in the prequel and so you cannot import your old team (all six of which I have a long history with, especially Brydgette Shia'ai my sword and bow master, who later became a mage who I wanted to make a ranger/sorceror under the new system). The previous game, and this one, combined the party and story strength of Baldur's Gate (I&II) with the hack and slash simplicity of Diablo. It also improved on Baldur, in that it was the perfect length (took me a week and a half too win) level-ups happen regularly (BG took weeks before any character went up), loads of unique magic items to truly perfect your characters, and was simply so memorable and atmospheric that I still remember this one and compare it too most games I play.

just saying 1 start at the mo coz it aint out

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 31
Date: August 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

who ever posted the message above that said this is a prequel is wrong its a sequel that takes place 30 years after the original game that why you cant import your iwd characters. as for the other poster who said neverwinter nights seems better, well they are two drastically different games

IT WILL BE THE BEST

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 23
Date: August 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game will be the best RPG ever made for PC, with tons of spells, hours and hours of game play, and the coolest character portraits.
The gamers will not have much problems with system requeriments, and the visual is just GREAT!!!!!!
It will have much options to construct your 6 characters, a lot of skills and other improvements to kill any red dragon in the way. The game will also feature an hard dificulty level for those who want some challenge with some prizes, like rare objects.
So like I say before IT WILL BE THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!

Found this preview...seems more helpful than what I saw...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 36
Date: August 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Icewind Dale II is the sequel to the award-winning computer role-playing game Icewind Dale and features the BioWare Infinity Engine(TM) that was used to develop the award-winning games Baldur's Gate™ and Baldur's Gate II (developed by BioWare Corp.), and Planescape®: Torment™" (developed by Black Isle Studios). Icewind Dale II uses the third edition core rules for the classic Dungeons & Dragons® tabletop roleplaying game within the popular Forgotten Realms® adventure campaign setting under licenses by Wizards of the Coast. The game hosts a large variety of new weapons, armor and magical items, and expands upon the gameplay elements found in the original Icewind Dale. Icewind Dale II offers feats and skills such as Power Attack and Diplomacy, further extending the character customization options available to players. Also introduced in Icewind Dale II are new character classes such as the Barbarian and Sorcerer and new playable races including the Drow, the famous dark elves of the nderdark, and the celestial hybrid Aasimar. "Icewind Dale II" includes over 50 new spells such as Executioner's Eyes and Aegis, bringing the total to over 300 spells, almost all of which have been revamped for the new rule set.

Sure to beat NWN hands down

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 19
Date: August 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Black Isle gives you once last chance to take a romp through the Dale using the Infinity Engine. I bought NWN with high expectations that were soon superceded by the amazing mediocrity of NWN's single player campaign. Where I looked for a detailed and enthralling story I found none. Instead I got a Diablo hack-fest that wasn't even as fun as Diablo. But with Icewind Dale 2, I know that story and combat are going to have their day in the sun. Do yourself a favor and order Icewind Dale 2. It's like snuggling up with a good book, or chatting with an old friend, and is sure to bring back fond memories.

Thoughts from my first night of playing the title...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 20
Date: August 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me say that I'm an enormous fan of Bioware titles and Baldur's Gate II in particular. And that's probably why this title is (so far) a total disappointment.

There are lots of little problems, but they all pale in comparison to the one enormous, overwhelming problem with this title which almost makes it impossible to enjoy. The problem is with the 'Pathfinding'. By pathfinding I mean "You click somewhere on the map, and your characters figure out how to walk there". Pathfinding has been a problem with loads of games, from Warcraft 2, to the original Baldur's Gate. But for the most part, (partially because of processor speeds, and partially because of better programming) the problem of pathfinding has largely been solved.

That's why its so amazing, that a title built on a 3rd generation engine should be so incredibly flawed in the pathfinding department. You will spend hours correcting your characters "wrong-turns" and searching for them after they've "gotten lost".

I'm really pretty amazed that this problem is so bad. If Baldur's Gate II solved this problem, and this game is built with the same engine ... then how on earth could this have happened?

Anyway -- on top of that I have a couple more gripes:

The printed manual -- which I have to say is pretty much THE reason I buy Bioware products over similar products, is not as good as the BG II manual. Its not 'bad' per se, but it is much smaller, and the font is so small (since they tried to cram all that text into the smaller book-size) that its not really a pleasant read.

And lastly, the storyline is ... well maybe this isn't fair because I've only been playing for one evening, but .. its no BG II. Its just not very compelling.

On the upside though: The title looks beautiful. Visually I think its definitely superior to BG II. The music is great, and there are more character classes, etc.

I'm not sure if I'll keep playing this title because of the pathfinding issues though. (By the way I have a Pentium 1000 MHz with 128M RAM -- so its not a system resources problem).

Let's hope for a patch, and a press release from Interplay that starts out with "Woops! Boy are we sorry folks!"

-peace

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