Some 20 years ago my first PC (133 mhz, 1.2 gb hdd, 32 MB ram) wasn't good enough to run Baldur's Gate properly and i was sad, until a friend of mine gave me the CD of the original Icewind Dale - and i fell in love with it!
The game is great, giving good overview of the D&D system, and in the same time being more combat oriented and fast paced than BG - less quests, no decisions, no annoying struggles between the party members -and while i prefer BG 1&2, Icewind Dale found a place in my heart.
Now about the Enhanced Edition - it looks better than the original, have the class kits added for more character creation options, so i was happy to buy it and play it again.
Pros:
- A lot of action
- Game runs great on solid gaming PC, doesn't look that older compared to the modern isometric RPG's (Pillars of Eternity or Pathfinder:Kingmaker to name a few)
- More character creation options than the vanilla version
- All (two) DLC's included
- Great sound and music
- Even if the story is bland and gameplay - linear, there is some good writing in the quests and books you can find in game
- User interface feels better than the original
Cons:
- A bit buggy. I had a lot of troubles going from one place to another, as often the game is saying that you "have to gather your party", even if all of them are already gathered on the exit.
- Also one of the last fights seems to be not coded quite right, but it's still doable
- The game feels somehow easier than the original. If i remember correctly 20 years ago my party wasn't literally swarmed with good magic items
- The story is really linear, so absolutely no replayability