Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

<3 love these games IWD, BG1&2 Infinity engine rocks.

If you like Baldurs gate type of game, then this is obviously perfect from the golden age of CRPG, but focus more on builds, combat and RPG part of the game, though the story is also quite compelling (I have finished this game several times back in the time and came back for achievements)

Legendary game but needs Icewind Dale 2

Junto a los Baldur's Gate y Fallout clásicos, mi otra saga de CRPGs favorita. Cierto es que el título de Black Isle está un peldaño por debajo de los clásicos de Bioware. O de su otra gran saga, pues los dos primeros Fallout fueron una maldita locura. Sin embargo, creo firmemente que es una de las recomendaciones más certeras que podría hacerle a cualquiera que guste del género y no le echen para atrás este tipo de juegos "más antiguos". Eso sí, creo importante aclarar que esto no es un Baldur's, pues la experiencia que propone es mucho más directa y guiada. Deja la libertad a la hora de explorar o la profundidad de su historia a un lado, centrándose casi exclusivamente en el combate. Pero VAYA COMBATE. De los más disfrutables de la época. Y si a eso le sumas una ambientación sublime, el mucho contenido que trae la remasterización de Beamdog (entre expansiones, Heart of Winter y Trials of the Luremaster, y añadidos propios del remaster, aunque varios de estos rompan un poco el equilibrio jugable... pero den mucha más libertad) o su principal seña de identidad, la creación desde cero del grupo de aventureros al completo, lo que te queda es una de esas joyas que todo buen amante de los RPG debería probar sí o sí.

I especially like that when you play multiplayer you get no achievements if you aren't the host!

Icewind Dale knows exactly what it wants to be. The varied dungeons, different environments, and huge number of encounters make it a great game for anyone who loves the Infinity Engine's combat system. There are some nice story elements that I appreciated more on a second playthrough, but it was clearly never the focus. I'd especially recommend it to anyone who's already finished the Baldur's Gate games and is looking for more of the tactical side of classic Dungeons & Dragons combat. If you're coming from Baldur's Gate, don't expect all of the same spell strategies to work, as quite a few mechanics have been rebalanced. Druids are much more useful, and thanks to the EE engine Sorcerers can be incredibly strong as powerful mage scrolls are limited and often not available as early as a Sorcerer can select the spell. As you get further into the game, surviving becomes less about wearing heavy armour and more about finding ways to avoid getting hit altogether or reducing the damage you take, so keep that in mind when building your party. One thing I really liked is how the Insane difficulty works in this game compared with the other infinity engine games. The extra enemies and bonus experience provide a different challenge compared to enemies simply hitting for double damage, and in some aspects it is easier than core rules as you'll be getting to higher levels faster. However, without a solid understanding of spell tactics and party composition, insane will be overwhelming in the early parts of the game and the major battles. The inclusion of the expansions are a bit clunky, and it's a shame that the Enhanced Edition doesn't automatically continue into Heart of Winter like it does for Siege of Dragonspear. Likewise, it seems odd that EE gives us classes and kits that the original game didn't have yet HLAs are excluded. In an ideal world we'd be able to select these sorts of things as options, thus preserving both the original as it was and spoiling us with everything the infinity engine offered.

Absolute cinema, this game has amazing game design, a lovely playthrough.

Just like any other tableslop rpg, except old and ♥♥♥♥♥♥ like my grandpa's ass