When I first played this game I also had a bitter taste in my mouth.. but the more I played and replayed.. I found the game to be a diamond in the rough.. Sure BG2 overshadows it.. but this should be taken apart from the other games. It has a very engaging storyline and the infinity engine was well used here.. The game is more challenging than BG was and gives great battles comparable to those in ToB. Together with HoW, you must not overlook this game.. considering the lackluster storylines in games like NWN and Shadows I have to say IWD1 is superb. The collector packs give both IWD1, HoW, and IWD2 (although you will find IWD2 a bit less story-driven and more like the same quality storyline as is found in Shadows [expansion to NWN]) This game may not give you the replay value BG had.. but it is enough to provide hundreds of hours if you want to try out each character class.. plus the added benefit of creating the perfect party to dominate the game :)
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