While not a big fan of the sequel, I felt that the original had the perfect blend of strategic combat, story, art design and sound design. I absolutely loved this game, and truly felt as if I was exploring the frozen north. I imagined following in the footsteps of the likes of Drizzt Do'urden on my quest to save the ten towns. This game had such a great atmosphere for me, I remember almost feeling the warmth of the fire while standing next to a hearth in this game. (Because it truly made you feel that you were exploring this frozen tundra). This is truly a great game that everyone should have a chance to enjoy.
So I think I am all by myself on this one, but even though this game exceeds the original in every way from a technical standpoint, I felt that the story was not quite as compelling. This story is not bad, and in fact it is great... I was just more drawn in by the original. Still one of the best space combat sims ever made.
This was one of the first games I tried to play by hooking up my PC to my TV. My friends and I stayed up all night crawling through its dungeons. This game gets bashed a bit in reviews, but I love it and it brings back great memories. Good story, good sound and music, poor inventory system. Worth a play in my book.
This came out about the same time as WC5. I remember going to newsgroups and telling people this was much better... I was then told to STFU. Looks like this game held up better over the years, and is still an epic game with a great story. Totally worth a play.
