One suspects that this version has been rejigged mostly so it can be released on iPad, and the PC release is an incidental benefit. The infinity engine established many of the modern expectations for RPGs, so it’s not surprising that a later game like this still just works. The biggest problem with this Extended Edition is that the original, despite being slightly buggy, is still completely playable, especially the GOG edition this isn’t one of our much-vaunted treasures like Ultima Underworld or Arcanum: Of Steamworks Obscura that simply aren’t much fun to play these days because of interface, control and/or resolution issues. And quicksave before each battle, because the jaunt to find a priest to resurrect a fallen character is always tedious and autosaves aren’t generous. Similarly, though the new autoloot helps with finding items on the ground, you’ll still have to pixelhunt to find switches and crucial loot containers. Though the imbalances in it are fun, being unable to kill a boss because none of my magic weapons are +3 is daft. I never understood the D&D THACO combat system and it’s still obscure and unexplained here. Finally, there’s a new cross-platform multiplayer mode, allowing you to play with friends on their phones and tablets. There are also useful additions like the ability to skip dialogue, an essential loot-finder tool, and a zoom function so you can fit more of the game’s beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds on your screen. It adds a touch of cut content (restored mainly thanks to a persistent modding community called Gibberlings) and imports the much larger variety of equipment, classes and class kits from Baldur’s Gate. This version is a minor improvement on the previously complete edition of Icewind Dale (available from GOG). Icewind Dale grumbles through its frozen beard that ‘I am going to be a old-fashioned pen and paper RPG’ Similarly, the Enhanced Edition is more limited in its additions. Yet, where those games had epic branching storylines and finely-sketched characters, Icewind Dale is more restricted in its ambitions. For those who’ve not played it, Icewind Dale is an infinity engine game, just like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape Torment.
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