Regrettable flaws

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Raptor,

More hack and slash is fine if that's what they intented.
My point is the game feels rushed because of the linearity.
I'm just saying with the experience the developers had of this type of game, that the whole game feels as if they had to compromise on lots of stuff, you know?
Battles are fun ; linear areas, linear subquests are a little less fun.
What's odd it that the game is actually much more varied in terms of quest handling in the opening chapter (more use of dialogue skills, many suquests, etc...) than the rest of the game.
It is a good game however, I would rate it 8/10.
With just a little more polishing, it would have been a grandiose game.

 

Linearity is actually seen as a good thing in certain ways/players, especially the dreaded mainstream, I recal reading somewhere that the developers of Icewind dale 1 was aiming IWD more toward the "diablo fans" persons than the heavy RPG fans. Think of it as an alternative game/style/type.

Also it is quite common for games that are more linear buildt to have more developed "rpg" aspect at the start of the game, than at the end (Just look at Temple of Elemental Evil for example, heck even Baldurs Gate 2 gets alot less "rpg" once you start going for the story line).

I think the problem here is that if they did "polish" up, I don't think you would have noticed any difference on the areas you mentioned. Becose the game was more or less intended as "it is" in that regard.

Not disagreeing though, I would have absolutelly *loved* annother game in Baldurs Gate 1 style with lots of exploration, and just running around experiencing the world etc. And I do think the story in IWD2 is a bit dull, especially compared to IWD1 (That I feel had better story than even the BG games at times). But if they spendt more time on the game, I doubt it would be the story they fixed, probablly they would have tweaked the combats even more.