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Miscellaneous section => Off-topic Discussions => Topic started by: C.H.A.R.L.I.E on October 24, 2014, 10:20:11 PM

Title: About icewind dale 2
Post by: C.H.A.R.L.I.E on October 24, 2014, 10:20:11 PM: (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s604/DogsAtCards/iwd2_zps2f09a903.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/DogsAtCards/media/iwd2_zps2f09a903.jpg.html)

Anyone play?
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Myakot on October 24, 2014, 10:24:03 PM: Didn't even hear about this game, saw that Black Isle developed it, started downloading right away.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Simms on October 25, 2014, 02:56:46 AM: >2014
>Play vintage DnD games

Well, it's good if you like old games by bioware and you've played BG, BG2 and Icewind Dale 1 before and enjoyed them. Otherwise you can just play something more up-to-date like NWN1-2 and dragon age.You'll get the same idea but won't be repelled by archaic graphics, interface and so on.

All vintage DnD games have lots in common, but I'd underline some of the most important features:
- brilliant hand-painted 2D backgrounds and spell SFX
- mostly great dialogue everywhere, even more important if you're a fan of DnD universes and lore
- NPC followers interaction and romance options are 10/10. You won't find anything like BG2 in modern products. On the other hand, you cannot be gay or fuck horses, which might be a drawback for some people here.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Myakot on October 25, 2014, 03:08:21 AM: Dragon Age 11/10 "Can fuck horses" IGN.

You've forgotten to mention that DnD games have high replay value, practically all old games do. I love BG2.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: mAdman on October 25, 2014, 04:15:12 AM: Yeah icewind dale and icewind dale 2 are nice games but they use the older dnd systems, which I find it really hard to go back to after neverwinter nights and DDO.

Still classics, and you can replay the game with the same party after you complete it with the heart of winter difficulty pack, just export your characters when you finish it.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: PorkchopExpress on October 25, 2014, 06:21:10 AM: Now when you mention it ,i need to find my dvd set and play it.Played BG1+2+ToB not long ago.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: C.H.A.R.L.I.E on October 25, 2014, 09:41:18 AM: Quote from: mAdman on October 25, 2014, 04:15:12 AM
Yeah icewind dale and icewind dale 2 are nice games but they use the older dnd systems, which I find it really hard to go back to after neverwinter nights and DDO.

Actually IWD2 uses the DnD 3.0 system, which is allmost like NWN's 3.5e. The differnce is that infinity engine is great for DnD, while aurora engine sucks ass

Quote from: mAdman on October 25, 2014, 04:15:12 AM
Still classics, and you can replay the game with the same party after you complete it with the heart of winter difficulty pack, just export your characters when you finish it.

Im playing on hard with tactics4IWD2 mod
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: John Porno on October 25, 2014, 10:37:12 AM: dragon age? fucking horses? I NOPE'd hard at that being gay thing but I dont recall anything you would usually need a bethesda-game mod for.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: dillinger on October 25, 2014, 01:38:08 PM: i am played Big World Project(BG1+TofSC+BG2+TB+500 good mods) since 2011, IWD also one of best game, it Diablo in forgoten realms

map of Big World Project
(http://rghost.ru/58713163/image.png) (http://rghost.ru/58713163.view)
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: mAdman on October 25, 2014, 05:51:13 PM: Temple of elemental evil is also good, and has some cool mods, if you have never played it.

And planescape torment is another classic too.

That sounds cool dillinger where can I get a mod like that for myself? :)
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: dillinger on October 25, 2014, 06:29:06 PM: http://www.shsforums.net/files/category/72-big-world-project/
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: vaultboy on October 26, 2014, 06:20:17 AM: Well, few years ago I was trying Icewind Dale 2 and it was very good game but I didn't hear about Big World Project. Maybe I am gonna try it soon.

Also guys do you hear about Project Eternity/Pillars of Eternity? :D
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: nailbrain on October 27, 2014, 03:34:55 AM: am not sure how old are you folks but before BG and IWD there were 2 exeptional DnD pc games called DarkSun , graphics are dated but game itself is great
it is superb choice for dosbox game for mobile thing
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Myakot on October 27, 2014, 04:35:11 AM: Superb game for dosbox is "I have no mouth and I must scream".
Don't know if it will be any good while on mobile devices, since half of the game's charm is in the voices of proto and antagonists and immersive story.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: mAdman on October 27, 2014, 08:51:13 AM: Haha darksun, man that's an oldie :D

You could make weird insect characters and half giants to lead your party through the desert. That is a game that needs to be remade, it was awesome.

Another great classic in the same grain; Arcanum.

It's a bit more steampunk, but it is a classy and timeless game really, another I would definitely recommend.

It's retro, but you don't need dosbox or anything, not sure exactly when it was made without googling it TBH.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Myakot on October 27, 2014, 08:53:42 AM: Arcanum is god-like, the "tech vs magic" thing is so good, besides quests there are REALLY damn interesting. I need to replay that.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: nailbrain on October 29, 2014, 02:57:27 AM: excuse me for the offtopic as is good ARCANUM sux after Tarant , only thing u get is vast location and cities like elven town or Tula with no npc or just blank walkers no quest related to them at all Vendigrot superb (i mean realy the best city background i have ever seen in that type of rpg ) empty . Again developers were in hury or was pushed.Arcanum world is half empty
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: mAdman on October 29, 2014, 08:04:12 AM: Quote from: nailbrain on October 29, 2014, 02:57:27 AM
excuse me for the offtopic as is good ARCANUM sux after Tarant , only thing u get is vast location and cities like elven town or Tula with no npc or just blank walkers no quest related to them at all Vendigrot superb (i mean realy the best city background i have ever seen in that type of rpg ) empty . Again developers were in hury or was pushed.Arcanum world is half empty

Agreed, but the half that was full of real content (not just combat) was fantastic, and Tarant is huge from memory.

I would assume there are some content mods out, but I don't know for sure.
Title: Re: About icewind dale 2
Post by: Teela on November 01, 2014, 03:09:48 PM: (off topic) Arcanum was nice but indeed it got a bit empty and fast at some point.

For some reason all the obvious old fantasy RPGs feel the same to me and I find them pretty boring. Fallout was different :)

If I had to list my fav. games of all time the only other RPGs in there would probably be Betrayal at Krondor and Earthbound.