WIth this expansion pack, I feel the emphasis was on several things that gamers wanted built into BG2. Higher levels, a more difficult combat, more items and a conclusion to the story. All of these wants this expansion met. Unfortunately it felt rushed and very short to me. Not IWD: Heart of winter short, but still short. There were some nice added features such as the potion belts, unlimited +number arrows and such but I felt the story took a definite turn from the original. Game play and graphics are still the same along with the sound and character interactions. So I guess I was hoping for more in game play like in BG2. But alas, there were only a few extra locations to explore and while Watchers Keep was nice and very distracting, I didn't think it made up for the lack of locations to explore. Great game but not the best in the series.
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