Icewind Dale 2 Complete

My father had this game on disc, used to play when i was a little kid, im 22 now and no matter how many years pass this will just be as exciting as a new game, if not better.

This game freezes every 30 minutes. It's unacceptable to release a game in this state. 100% scam.

Windows 11 fully updated. Game freezes on first loading screen 9/10 times. All created characters are lost. After A LOT of efforts managed to recreate party and load into game successfuly, it remains stable for max 5 minutes and freezes completly (reboot required, as task manager is not able to display) Working toward installing mods to allow gameplay, but thats NOT what I paid for.

Targos is burning. Kuldahar has been out of contact for weeks. There are rumors that some unknown force is uniting and organizing the monsters of Icewind Dale in ways that have't been seen in nearly 20 years since Easthaven was destroyed. Some are even whispering that the aftermath of that battle has something to do with current events. Story: You are one of the mercenary groups that have arrived to help hold Targos. Whether you are there to help end the suffering or just collect a pay check, you soon find yourself leading the charge against the invasion force that threatens to bring the Ten Towns to their knees. Gameplay: Normal for this type of game. You control a group of six characters that you move around and interact with the world. IWD2 does have what was a newer rule set at the time. So the dice rolls behind the screen are changed a little bit and there are more customization options if you chose to create your own characters. There are also pre-made groups. Graphics/Sound: Normal for this type of game / time period. The graphics are a bit better than IWD. Overall: This game is an overall improvement over IWD. There is more story this time around and it does help with the feeling that the game is nothing more that one big never ending battle. It also helps that the player does occasionally have the option to talk their way out of a battle or influence the story in some way. Don't get confused though the focus of this game is the fighting and for the most part it does work well. All I can say is remember to save often, the game does like to play gotcha and you can end up getting wiped easily if you don't happen to be prepared for a massive battle at every turn or RNG doesn't go your way. Also this game does have bugs and other issues, thankfully with a quick search there are fan patches that fix most of the problems and even add QOL improvements. In summary if you like the first one and you like these types of games then pick this one up.

I love all of the Forgotten Realms Infinity Engine games and IWD2 is no exception. In fact this is the first of those games where I actually almost want to side with the antagonists. I also love that I could canonically finally make a drow without mod intervention :)