The Temple of Elemental Evil

Ok- lots of other reviews here to read- I'll be brief. This combat system differs from the Baldur's gate series- it has this little wheel that emanates from your character and gets bigger the more choices your character has. Old fans of BG seem to have a hard time getting the hang of that- and complain endlessly about it. Truth be told- this new way of plotting your character's moves is waaaay better once you get used to it. It has a learning curve, but trust me- by the end of the game you will probably say that they should use that method in other games of this type- it makes play faster, hence more enjoyable. The D&D module, TOE was written by Gary Gygax- the founder, creator and father of D&D. HOWEVER- it kinda sucks. It's obviously like one of the first modules GG ever designed. It has the old, 'go around the town and get clues to discover where to go and what to do next' kinda thing- which is a device game creators use to waste your time and beef up the playable hours of the game- let's face it- that just sucks in a video game- but remember this was an *actual D&D module. IF you know who Lolth is, she is in the end of the game. Yes, that's right- Lolth is in there- and she will mess you up bad if she actually sees you. When I played it through, I was able to kill her without her actually seeing me- because I was hidden behind a curtain behind her throne. You heard me right. So the ending of this game can be stoooopid. To the point of where you are saying, 'are you kidding me?'. And anyone that knows D&D knows that you don't just run into Lolth, kicking it on the prime material plane...you see where I'm going with this. In my opinion, the game was a lot of fun- despite all the BS you have to do to level up- because some of the battles were just really cool and fun- I attribute this to the combat system which I explained above. When your thief starts really kicking butt and stabbing people in the back consistently, it's a buttload of fun. Just remember what I said- the ending sucks balls. It would have been nice if they made sequels to this game- but a little better thought out- story-wise. Above all else, if you are a fan of these types of games- you must play this one- it is a classic tribute to Gary Gygax (RIP).

I remember this game when I was younger, which is why I bought this in the first place. But on a 32bit win 7 system, it hangs frequently, to the point I had to install the Circle of 8 fan patch. But it still stops and hangs every now and then. After a week of trying to play the game, I give up. It crashes too often. I believe it is my Win 7 32 bit system that could be the problem. Maybe it needs a Win 10 or maybe it needs a 64bit system. I'm rating this as 2 stars because I remember liking it fine when I was a lad. I have no idea what to do with this now. Maybe I'll reinstall it later when I get a new PC. I wish I bought something else instead.

Good old game, must play D&D for real fans

This is an often overlooked gem, especially for fans of 3rd Edition DnD. I like how choosing different alignments effects gameplay. Give it a shot!

If I had to describe this game, I would go with "slow but faithful." While a fantastic implementation of the 3.5 ruleset, the game itself plays slowly, with a section, about 4th level (when you reach Nulb and the Temple itself), where the game becomes STUPID hard. You have little direction, and open map... and most of it will kill you. If you can get past that, it's fun, but there's simply too much to overcome for me to keep playing it.