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Unread postby Gaius » 02 Sep 2014 03:24

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icewind_Dale

Icewind Dale is a role-playing video game developed for Windows by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment. It was released on June 30, 2000.[1] It takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting, and is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset.

The player begins the game by creating an adventuring party, which becomes enlisted as a caravan guard in the wake of strange events. As the story progresses, the player learns of a demonic feud that threatens the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale.

Icewind Dale was released to positive reviews,[2] with critics praising the game's musical score and gameplay.[3] The game received criticism for its similarities to previous Infinity Engine games.[4][5] An expansion to the game, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, was released in 2001. A free expansion called Trials of the Luremaster was also released by the publishers, though it requires the Heart of Winter expansion pack to play. The sequel, Icewind Dale II, was released in 2002.

The PC game does not follow the events of R. A. Salvatore's the Icewind Dale Trilogy novels, as it takes place in a different century—thus characters such as Drizzt Do'Urden, Bruenor Battlehammer, and others do not appear.


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Unread postby Gaius » 02 Sep 2014 05:04

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition announced:

http://www.icewinddale.com/

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition Announced!

August 30th, 2014

Beamdog and Wizards of The Coast announced at PAX today that pre-orders have begun for Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition ahead of its upcoming release.

Originally released in 2000, Icewind Dale is hailed as a classic Dungeons & Dragons adventure based in Wizards of The Coast's legendary Forgotten Realms campaign setting. The Enhanced Edition will allow new and experienced gamers alike to enjoy this epic adventure as never before. Available on PC, Mac, iPad, and Android tablets and phones, the game will retail for $19.99 on desktop and is available for pre-order now.

Icewind Dale has been enhanced with new kits and character classes, dozens of new items and spells, and restored quest material cut from the original game. The redesigned user interface features Zoom capabilities and a Quickloot Bar, among numerous other improvements. Up to six players can simultaneously enjoy Icewind Dale with the new cross-platform multiplayer mode.

http://www.pcgamer.com/au/2014/08/31/ic ... ed-at-pax/

Here's the full list of changed or added content in Icewind Dale: EE, taken from an FAQ on the new site:
  • Six expanded quests, featuring content cut from the original game
  • 60 new items
  • Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster expansions
  • 31 new class and kit combinations from Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, well as the half-orc playable race
  • 122 new spells carried over from Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • A new "Story Mode" difficulty setting to allow players to experience all of the story with none of the Game Over screens


Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w17vHsQz5oM
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