IceWindDale2 trailer and interview
I've been looking forward to a nice non-FPS game for a while and this might just be it. After Baldur's Gate2 and Baldur's Gate : Dark Alliance (PS2) I've been itching for a new RPG. I've never been a AD&D participater outside the digital world, well there was this one time but the DM got annoyed when one of us chose to have an allergy to beer to get some more points for stats Plus the whole physical rolling of X many Y sided di got a bit tedious, but when I ventured into the land of Baldur's gate on the PC I liked what I experienced. Dark Alliance was more a blend of the classic Gauntlet game with BG as you only got a choice of 3 characters, still it was a hack and slash romp that was great fun. After watching the trailer I think I will add this to my list of games to get.
From pc.ign.com :
Josh Sawyer (Lead designer):I think the emphasis of our game is different from both Pool of Radiance and the upcoming Neverwinter Nights. Icewind Dale 2 is a combat-oriented dungeon exploration game. There's a lot of role-playing in Icewind Dale 2, but the focus is clearly on creeping through ruins and fighting hordes of baddies. The rules we have implemented have all been geared towards making those experiences more fun for the player. And, unlike Pool of Radiance, which did a pretty decent job of implementing the letter of the rules in a turn-based environment, we're ignoring those aspects (like attacks of opportunity) for an experience that is similar in pacing to Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate.
I've been looking forward to a nice non-FPS game for a while and this might just be it. After Baldur's Gate2 and Baldur's Gate : Dark Alliance (PS2) I've been itching for a new RPG. I've never been a AD&D participater outside the digital world, well there was this one time but the DM got annoyed when one of us chose to have an allergy to beer to get some more points for stats Plus the whole physical rolling of X many Y sided di got a bit tedious, but when I ventured into the land of Baldur's gate on the PC I liked what I experienced. Dark Alliance was more a blend of the classic Gauntlet game with BG as you only got a choice of 3 characters, still it was a hack and slash romp that was great fun. After watching the trailer I think I will add this to my list of games to get.