Icewind Dale: Don't buy this game if you're expecting anything great...
Cicatrix
40% score
I bought Icewind Dale awhile back on the promise of even more adventure in the Forgotten Realms world that Baldur's Gate opened... I was incredivly disapointed and fealt I needed to give fellow BG fans a review of my own before they bought the game. Graphics:The game does have okay graphics, but they are too fuzzy and lack the detail given in Baldur's Gate. The items are also not very detailed, and I do like some of the spells (Fire ball for instance) The graphics are a little more realistic in that apect on a few spells. Sound: The music isn't that great, but it's not that bad either it does get annoying after awhile though so its great that you can turn it off. The character sounds are a little annoying after awhile but you can still turn that off as well, or regulate it from frequent to seldom. Control: The control's on this game suck (.) They have poor maps, the controls are not as advanced as you'd like them. It grows on your nerves when your playing and you can't edit spell books, See containers or items without highlighting with the cursor. Fun Factor: It's more work than play and it's almost mandatory to have a stratedgy guide due to no map markings, poor spell book options, and it's an altogether newbified form of Baldur's Gate. The lack of NPC relationships does definantly make for a boring game and has limited non-storyline exploration. It is an okay game for people not expecting too much out of it, but if your someone who fell in love with Baldur's Gate like me it is a joke.
