Take the combat and exploration from Baldur's Gate and compress it into a compact dungeon crawling experience and you have Icewind Dale. The only thing preventing me from giving this five stars is the lack of fantastic characters as are found in Baldur's Gate. But for those who simply want to get into the thick of the action of an old school RPG without the all the window dressings, you can't do much better than Icewind Dale.
