Which one is better?
IWD 1 vs IWD2
Started by Garumn, Mar 17 2005 02:59 AM
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Posted 17 March 2005 - 07:44 AM
Story: IWD.
Rules, abilities, etc.: IWD2.
Rules, abilities, etc.: IWD2.
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Posted 17 March 2005 - 07:55 AM
Never played IWD. I'm loving IWD2 though. TGM hit the nail on the head when he said that the rules & abilities are great in IWD2.
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Posted 17 March 2005 - 08:43 AM
Indeed Rathwelin. Yet, if you want to enjoy IWD2's story 100%, you really have to play IWD before that.
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Posted 17 March 2005 - 10:56 AM
Indeed Rathwelin. Yet, if you want to enjoy IWD2's story 100%, you really have to play IWD before that.
What story?
Seriously, I didn't expect much story wise from IWD2. My expectation was that for story I would play a game like BGII.
I played IWD2 so that I could play an Infinity Engine game (I *like* this engine) that had something close to 3.0 rules.
Only recently have I actually started to play 3.x PnP DnD and I was curious what a CRPG experience would be like. I was not disappointed.
IWD2 actually brings out some of the weaknesses of BGII quite strongly. With apologies to Refinements, in general I like the feat system better than HLAs. The IWD2 Bard is *much* better than the BGII bard. But more than this the IWD2 fights and treasure distribution feel a lot better balanced to me. Most glaringly IWD2 really shows how ?gimped? BGII is with the excess of healing potions in the latter game.
I could go on, but for now I?m really hoping that someone picks up the Icewind Gate project and finishes converting BGII to the IWD2 engine.
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Posted 17 March 2005 - 10:18 PM
hmm, maybe I should go get IWD 2 afterall. I didn't like all the 'white' feeling in IWD so I didn't buy IWD 2.
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 01:54 AM
And you are not the only one.With apologies to Refinements, in general I like the feat system better than HLAs.
Yet this is what we can get out from BG2, with the total alck of the feat system.
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 02:05 AM
Story: IWD.
Rules, abilities, etc.: IWD2.
I agree.
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:42 AM
Story: IWD
Music: IWD
Graphics: IWD
Atmosphere: IWD
Rules: IWD
Gameplay: IWD
Performance: IWD
Music: IWD
Graphics: IWD
Atmosphere: IWD
Rules: IWD
Gameplay: IWD
Performance: IWD
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:46 AM
Well I decide to get them both so this topic is officially closed, thanks all for your advices
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:51 AM
I have to agree with these.Music: IWD
Graphics: IWD
Atmosphere: IWD
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:58 AM
Only liked IWD2 for the "full-HP-class-complement-after-level-10".
Didn't like the "random-dropped-treasures-despite-challenging-encounters-that-aren't-worth-a-damn"
On the plus side, because of this I did get some Strength Bracers right after the goblin attack at end of Chapter 1.
But the game just reeks sometimes. Sliding XP cap doesn't help.
Music: Not as good as BG2
Graphics: Same engine.
Atmosphere: Slightly better. Jungles of Chult(did we go there? It's been 2 years) a good addition. Insane puzzle design in pyramid. Very tough fights.
Didn't like the "random-dropped-treasures-despite-challenging-encounters-that-aren't-worth-a-damn"
On the plus side, because of this I did get some Strength Bracers right after the goblin attack at end of Chapter 1.
But the game just reeks sometimes. Sliding XP cap doesn't help.
Music: Not as good as BG2
Graphics: Same engine.
Atmosphere: Slightly better. Jungles of Chult(did we go there? It's been 2 years) a good addition. Insane puzzle design in pyramid. Very tough fights.
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 04:52 AM
Very tough fights
thats what I like about IWD, i remeber in the first one the fight against the Cult, it was so damn hard!!!!
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Posted 18 March 2005 - 09:36 AM
I agree as well.Story: IWD.
Rules, abilities, etc.: IWD2.
I agree.
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 11:20 AM
It's IWD all the way, story, music etc. etc. IWD II was nice too, because of the 3e rules, but IWD was better in other aspects.
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Posted 16 April 2005 - 08:10 AM
Though I have to agree to some points I think the story of IWD2 could have been improved by giving you the option to side with the legion. IWD has a great story and I prefer the setting to BG. Yuan-Ti are my fav race.
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Posted 16 April 2005 - 09:22 AM
Yep, the possibility to side with the legion would have made the game a LOT better. I just wish they had done that...
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Posted 06 June 2005 - 03:48 AM
Although both games are pretty linear, i felt Icewind Dale 2 was more linear and felt more tedious, especially the early stages of the game. (too many fetch and carry quests). what made me play again and again was the character creation, not the plot or gameplay.
