I had a blast with Icewind dale plus the two expansions. Heart of winer and Trials of the luremaster. First of all, all the games based on the dungeons and dragons has a pretty steep but somewhat entertaining learning curve. It can take a very long time to figure out how to use all the classes, weapons and spells in the right situations. It has a very strategic depth when it comes to combat. Also, if you don't want to use Qsave and Qload every damn minute you better thread lightly and plan your adventures. None of the games based on dungeons and dragons are for impatient players.

This game is pretty straightforward and much more action oriented than it's cousin Baldurs gate. But it's still a very good roleplaying game.

The graphics are ok for this kind of game and considering which year it was released, still some environments do not seem as well done as in Baldurs gate, which makes me a bit sad, but still they are ok. However the graphics of this game is without doubt it's weakest part. Characters, inventory and interface is just to my liking. I love the item-handling and treasure hunting in these D&D games.

The music is very good and the sound effects do their job perfectly.
The combat music + the sounds of clashing swords + the chanting of your two mages + the screams of the monsters + battle cries of your warriors + the snaping sound of arrows leaving their masters are a pretty thing to hear. The vioce acting is also very good and their are some quotes from this game that I'll never forget. The story is good in my opinion.
Don't want to spoil anything but the story will let you run into some very uniqe characters, fierce monsters and tons of adventure. Though I must admit, it took quite a while for me to get hooked on the game. Being patient was rewarding though, after about 1,5 hour into the game there was no return. What this game does best is the feeling of adventure.

The length of the game is more than satesfying.
With the two expansions we are talking about over 100 hours.

I spent like 1,5 hour on making my characers.

Bottom line, this is a very good, long and hardcore RPG for patient players with the itch for adventure.