Well written and programmed and a decent story too. Good Job
User Rating: 8 | Icewind Dale (DVD) PC
The only draw back is that I was playing this game while waiting for Dungeon Siege to come out and once Siege came out I was done with Dale. Not because anything was wrong with Dale it’s a very strong computer D&D RPG. But Dale also suffers from the standard RPG elements that once I started playing Siege I could not go back to. Siege has me spoiled when it comes to moving from one area to another. I’m accustomed now to seamless transfer from one area to another and to go back to the typical RPG with its load times between areas both coming and going, I just couldn’t and still can’t. Also, the limited customability of your characters, I don’t want to import my own pictures I want enough variety built in (aka the SIMS or the Siege) or better yet character’s that change over time (ala Fable). Small things yes, but it is an RPG after all and so such details are important to the experience. I also did not like the standard repetitions of meaningless character banter for standing too long in one place or leaving an inn for adventuring. Unless its meaningful I’d rather they not speak. Again, I’m not bashing Dale, it’s a good solid standard RPG especially for when it came out, and I played it when it came out so I’m not trying to compare apples to grapes. For it’s time the graphics were solid, the game as I remember it was relatively stable and bug free. I liked the fact you could write your own back story for your characters even if it couldn’t be incorporated into the game play. Fighting, especially in the early goings when your characters were weak, took some thought. You could not just run in willy nilly and neither did your characters whom you had complete control over (not so with Siege which could get annoying from time to time). Again, well written, programmed, and a decent story too. Good Job for its time.
