Bard class is bugged, you can use his songs unlimited times (while paused) and get bonus effect from each of the song. Only for couple of rounds, but still, you can use it every time and get i.e. 100 armor class lol
People. Do not fear. I intend to change the game industry (Or at least give an alternative to soulless games of today). In a few years you will hopefully see me making games in the spirit of classics such as this. But be patient, I have a long way to go. but I WILL get there.
There was a time where a video game was a medium to tell a story and have fun with gameplay, but today it's used for graphics and characters with large boobs...
I'd love to see a good 2-D RPG again. The new games have great graphics, but no soul and gameplay. Dragon Age, while good, was in no way the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. Sadly, I've never played the Icewind Dale series, but hopefully that will change.
@Philhelm Sorry for replying to an old comment but, the Icewind Dale series are excellent to say the least. If you have played the baldur's gate series you will love these. If you have not played the BG series I would humbly suggest you pick up them both. There are no RPG's to date that can even come close. NWN is a joke
@MrGuedogeneral Oh, I've played the BG series. I consider BG1 to be one of the best gaming experiences of my lifetime. I'll definitely have to pick up Icewind Dale sometime. Only problem is that I have a widescreen monitor which distorts the older games.
@Philhelm I have a widescreen moniter as well. I had severe problems with IWD2 crashing in the character creation screen, i got a patch to fix this problem and now it runs fine. Perhaps something similar will work for you, depending on what you mean by distort. What kind of moniter do you have?
They should make - maybe even remake - more of these games.
I don't mind the text heavy game - it's like reading/playing a great book- as long the story is good and the text is in the middle. (NW had it up in the corner)
You are absolutely right this game was fantastic for me before a few years ago. I think a good story and soundtrack is more better than graphics, unfortunetly today ..... today is everything worse ... music... films....games.... but what should we do ?
It is my favourite game ever. Based on palyers inteligence, having own story line, giving a chance to create epic characters with them own biography. For me is even better than BG.
Jeremy Soule my dear friends... His name says everything. Icewind Dale, Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege II, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Neverwinter Nights, Company of Heroes.... Listen to HIS music...
@Del1010 I have utmost respect for Jeremy Soule but please give credits where credits are due because the "Icewind Dale 2" soundtrack was not composed by Jeremy Soule ("Icewind Dale" however was). It was composed by Inon Zur, a musical genius which is too often forgotten and put aside whenever there is chance to give credit to a more widely known composer :) Remember... Icewind Dale 2 OST = Inon Zur :)
I wish I was born a thousand years from now...humanity is a disgrace. But my advice would be stop playing and wasting your time with video games. Life is hard and unfair but you have to stop making excuses and justifying your addictions and find the will to break lose of your circumstances for a better future.
@TheMarine250789 Well said. I too had many dark years and wasted my time doing pointless crap like playing video games on end. Can't say that I've improved my lot in life much since then, but at least I now can acknowledge I was wrong for giving up on life. Wish I had been as young as you when I wised up -- you still have plenty of time to forge a good life for yourself.
In all honesty I regret that the circumstances of my life such as my mother and the community I lived in for 11 years destroyed my entire life and future. I gave up my life when I was 11 years old, now I will be 21 soon and I regret having fallen into video games, it has given me nothing but an escape from reality.
Over a year ago, after 4 months of training, I was able to lift 100 kg (220 pounds) in benchpress. So one can radically change one's life if you have the will to do it.
I've tried all the new PC games, the only good ones, Bioshock, Company of heroes, Oblivion (bad), Dragon age, PWI, DoW 1 & 2 etc and it's disappointing from the perspective of an old schooler. I've realised that nostalgia is bittersweet and that it's time to move away from games...as an adult the games of today are below my intellect and age.
I regret having wasted so much time on something that is now old history and forgotten and ridiculed by today's youth.
My top three picks are the Dock Theme 1:08 , Monastery 3:48 , and Kuldahar (which I didn't find on here - sorry, I'm skimming). Nothing against Soule because hes fantastic but I really think Inon Zur took some of the Soule tracks to the next level - for example, i think the orchestration on the title theme is much crisper in IWDII, ditto the Kuldahar theme.
I love this game but it doesn't work on my new computer (there are big black (in german you say:"kästchen um die sprechblasen")) wäre dankbar wenn mir jemand dabei helfen könnte... plz help me ;)
The first thing you need to do is to upgrade your video card drivers. Crank up the game configurations as well (make sure that 3D acceleration is enabled). Then you really should install the Widescreen Mod. You can download it from the Gibberlings Three. Just Google "Gibberlings Three", and once you're on the website, click "Downloads" on the menu on the top of the page. You'll find the mod available for download there. Just scroll down a bit.
I'm sure that would work when it comes to sound problems, but while I don't speak German, I interpreted this as being the classical graphics problem with the black boxes around spoken text ingame. And for that, what I suggested would help. :)
@friedlish I first ran it in safe mode because of graphics problems but sound didnt work in safe mode hence why i mentioned that rather than just saying "run in safe mode" sorry if I didn't make that clear :P
great89100 4 ever, began 6 years old, now I'm 20, still gaming!
I am 29 engaged and I have gamed since the comodore64 and amiga 500 1990 :d and still love it, although I do have more responsibilities as I am soon to get married ect. The next game I am really looking forward to is diablo 3.
I like Icewind Dale for including 3rd edition of D&D. Even if you chose a mage, you can still use the heaviest armor and twohanded weapons but I don't remember if that let you use spells, however the system of experience points requires more experienced player, it reminds me a level scalling in Oblivion in some ways.
The first one song as well as one in Seldarin's Hand in Chapter 6, sounds like work of Jeremy Soule, but it is actually a work of Inon Zur, who made that in his own style.
Film Soundtracks have nothing on this type of music; Jeremy Soule, Inon Zur and Michael Hoenig FTW! . After listening to the main theme for Never Winter nights 2 it played in my head several times before I could finally get to sleep at all :D
IWD2 had the best graphics and music and atmosphere of all the IE games, but also the most annoying gameplay segments. The Eight Chambers, Chahopek The Guardian, battle squares, that godawful time loop in chapter V... gnagh.
R.I.P Black Isle Studios and all their great games during that time. In fact R.I.P every epic classic of the late 90's and early 21th century. To me for the rest of my life the best games ever.
THEY DON'T MAKE GAMES THE WAY THEY USED TO!!!
Today it's the next generation of dumbed down comercial pussy games. Speaking for all games in general, graphics may be x100 better but the gameplay has deteriorated.
PC gaming is virtually dead and 90-95% of the games for the PS3/360 are short lived.
@TheMarine250789 so true. multiplatform means the death of PC gaming. All the BG and the ID will always have a place on my hard drive (unlike fallout3 and oblivion). Meh too bad lack isle died. Same for westwood studios and many more
@TheMarine250789 So true man, so many of the best games I've ever played were back around 2000. Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Diablo 2, and Nox. Such a shame games like that aren't made anymore with exception of Blizzard's. But as for console games I've actually found Fallout 3 and Mass Effect really fun, and if that is the future of RPGs I'm willing to embrace it.
@TheMarine250789 I agree. Everyday, I would walk into the game shop hoping that they would somehow "magically" resell the old games so that I can replay and buy them.....To my dissapointment, I only find expensive and boring games :-(
@TheMarine250789 i can tell you that all things come to an end like this. humanity maxes out everything they can put their hands on for profit. see it in music, see it in resources, see it in computer games..
who the fuck cares about 3d-grafics! i grew up with computers games, with the first 3d stuff out there ever! played almost every title out there since now and still can tell that such atmosphere like in Baldurs Gate 1-2, Icewind 1-2 is nowhere to be found.
@TheMarine250789 too rights man, the baldurs gates series rules even though the graphics are dog shit, but thier gameplay is better than 90 percent of games now a days and thier soundtracks are epic. I have got every game Black Isle have released since Fallout 1 and Baldurs gate and they are all still great to play.
@mathoe87 I find the graphics of all Infinity Engine games finely detailed, the animations smooth, the dragons and several other creatures impressive and the spell effects colorful and fun to watch. Not being 3D doesn't automatically make graphics "dog shit".
@TheMarine250789 I couldn't agree more. I own a ps3 and xbox360, and I still rather play dnd rpg games now on my old pc. Me personally it's always been neverwinter nights and morrowind that I really liked, though icewind dale 2 is great too. I don't know if the game was bugged for me, but there was almost never any music playing for me. Only in some big fights it went on, and when I was loading a game the main theme was there obviously.
@finaltorment O_O I can't believe this 1 year old comment is still here, I doubt today's shallow games are going to see the same intellectuals like me that played these games before video games even became mainstream with the PS1.
In the future, video games will be a common accepted thing in society, but the games I do not believe will ever be like the ones I've experienced during my life, they have such imagination that gives them a soul :)
@TheMarine250789 While not as good as old classics, there are a few new games that are actually good, Dragon age, mass effect, NWN 2 for example (Neverwinter nights 2 Mask of the betrayer was extremely good).
Forgot to mention every game lasts 10 hours max and is made to test the IQ of monkeys and not humans...
Shallow characters and shoot to kill gameplay with a stupid health system that auto regenerates when you take cover or leave combat......aka impossible to lose,no challege at all,no riddles,nothing....just shoot and cover to regenerate...Black Isle FTW
One of the most overplayed games ever. For me Icewind Dale has a special spot in my heart. The atmosphere is what makes this game such a beauty. I think, like some others, it takes a step forward than being just a simple game.
The ID games were made on purpose, I believe - to try to satisfy those gamers who preferred more combat - but without losing the depth of the Baldur's Gates. And it was a success imo - these games are, once again, GREAT games. The writers have probably all gone on to do other things since, but I think it's unlikely that they will ever make anything better. This was such a great time for games.
The IWDs were focused more on combat, but they still had the fundamental magic which all the IE games had : the gripping storylines, the beautiful artwork and music and of course the D&D rules and the superb combat and character development which thes rules make possible. If I had never experienced either of the Badlur's Gates or Planescape : Torment I would definitely say that the IDs were the greatest RPGs of all time.
But bg1 and IWD2 are about even. i liked IWD 1 alot better for some reason i guess im just weird. music rocked though. and nobody can deny Ps:T rocks. unless you're a retard.
It's a gorgeous game. Someone please bring back writing and artwork and music and storytelling of this sublime quality. No-one since has been able to create such an atmosphere as the people who wrote this and the other IE games. They remain the BEST games ever written imo.
The Icewind Dales are classics. The atmosphere in these games is priceless and so is the music. The storylines are first-class, just as are the storylines in all the IE games. The only reason why these games get overlooked is that they are competing with the BGs and P:T, but the truth is that they are classics in their own right and much better than, e.g. Oblivion, Diablo, NWN. You can't go wrong with any of the IE games.
Diablo was created on the same time and it could sell himself 11 Millions times.Icewind dale 3 millions or something.But they are much different games in my opinion.
And the fact that it focused so much on battle was a huge minus. There are next to none choices aside from trade you can make in this game. The only one i can recall is in underdark... Help the drows or wipe them out.
This is why i finished Icewind Dale 2 only twice (normal and HoF mode) and keep coming back to BG2 once every few months for years.
I wouldn't say "much better" than NWN, not the first anyway. Sure the original campaign could have been better, but you've got to remember the HotU expansion, which was a rather worthy experience. I agree about Oblivion and Diablo though.
I play this game numerous times...as I played BG 1 and 2...absolutly love it. I enjoy this game most with 4 charachters (fighter,cleric,sorceror and thief) and with 2 drows... Ranger and Sorceror...you have so many special dialogues if you play as a drow or duergard...
I play this even in this days :) absolutly love it...
And I have complete soundtrack:) It was included when I buy this masterpiece :)
this game is linear, and the story is kinda strange. i mean, raising an entire army of aberrations all over faerun just because u ate a cake made with holy water? but yet, few games are as fun as iwd2 where you torn entire fortresses to the ground, destroy a whole ilithid city, huge huge battles, beautiful music... is there any reason why game developers don't have balls anymore to make another epic game like this?
Played through the whole first game on heart of winter mode and the expansions too, it was rough but fun(i never saved and reloaded a game more times in my life).
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i think this game sucks,game is not for mages or other classes just for figher(hack and slash) i couldnt buy mage spells untill...i dont know lvl 7(im playing with 1 player)...story sucks...every chapter 1 fucking type of monster..very disapointing....
OMG man, what are u talking about? You can buy spells in prologue! And if u think that fighter class makes game hack and slash then u are an IDIOT! In almost every cRPG we are saving world so almost every story sucks. In an pen and paper RPG we make a Real decisions and in most storylines we aren't saving fucking world but caring about ourselfs. I can't agree that in every chapter there is 1 type of monster.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to play this and then we lost it!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I really wanna play it!!!
A game of genius ? Yes. My marks for the IE games would be as follows :
BG2 : 99 %
BG1 : 98 %
PT : T 98 %
ID 1 : 97 %
ID 2 : 97 %
The only other games which could even touch the hem of these masterpieces are Deus Ex, both Half Lifes, Civilisation(s) and the Total War games. Icewind has an atmosphere of its own. I'm going to have to play this again soon.
The latter games you mention are too different from the baldurs/icewind series, no need to choose the best. I REALLY loved Deus Ex, but the second part was not even half as good...
Then Civilizations are great too, but they are turn based strategy games dude...
What I mean is that there are many more "masterpieces", each in its genre, so I would rather say BG and ID are probably the best or among the best RPGs.
I was just stating my favourite games (of any genre) of all time.The IE games top the charts for me. Icewind Dales (1&2) are things of beauty but I'd have to put them slightly behind P:T and the two BGs. I could add other great games : X-Com (this needs to be remade), Far Cry, Age of Empires (older versions), Wolfenstein etc. The IE games stand out as the best though imo, even above Deus Ex and the Half Lifes. In my opinion ! It's art and shouldn't be forgotten.
The infinity Engine games collectively are the best games ever made. Icewind Dale has its own atmosphere, distinct from Baldur's Gate. All these games are just so good. The music is not only brilliant but totally fitting.
I've spent more time on character creation than on breathing, so i really didn't believe what you wrote...So, i got the whole soundtrack and found it under the name of "Heart Of Winter Theme"...
I didn't have heart of winter installed, thats why i didn't hear it anywhere.
I found IWD2's combat and interface more polished than BG2's, which is why I like IWD2 more.
It's slightly annoying that there's absolutely no character development or interaction between any party members, but the complete control you have over the party setup kinda makes up for it.
Oh, and at least you don't have Aerie whining about her wings all the time in IWD2. :P
I know how you feel. The Icewind games were more combat focused and the BG games were more RPG focused. However there are a few interesting mods that can make both IWDs a little more deep. I havent played IWD 2 yet. Im now on the second chapter of IWD 1. I dowloaded the NPC mod for IWD which gives a lot of character "banter" throughout the game. There is a NPC mod for IWD 2 as well, plus many other mods. Check them out at - Gibberlings 3.
it sounds divine, but i didnt hear it while i was playing the game ...played it 6 times, never gets boring, and sometimes i just dont wanna finish it xD
i was stuck at level 15 or 16 i think, and i couldn't find the sculpture that a man wanted...FUCK!!!!!!!!! and i only had 1 figher and no1 else...(i don't like corpotarion so much...)
Icewind Dale 1/2 and Baldur's gate 1/2 are still both the best RPG's ever. I can't understand why I still keep going back to them believe it or not (just finished the whole Baldur's gate story for the thousandth time lol). IMO Game developers aren't really into it these days since it's all about money and dead lines. And THAT is why most modern games suck ass I unfortunately.
I know what you mean, I'm playing Icewind Dale 2 as I type this, just finished BG 2 exp. Unlike modern mmo's that are just about getting loot and being good at pvp, these games have depth and story.
i feel the same way. i only recently found out about these games and feel like I hit the gaming jackpot. Im now playing Baldurs Gate 1 with the "tutu" mod. Do you guys know about the tutu mod? I also just found out about "The Temple of Elemental Evil" which looks a lot like the Baldurs/IWD series. The game engine actually looks a little better. The avatars are 3d and not sprites, so it looks better. Anyway, its another great game to play.
I feel exactly the same. Todays' games are all about graphics and such and most of them have in some way the same shallow storyline. I'm playing IC 1 + 2 and BG 1 + 2 once every month and it is not surprising to me, that I'm not getting bored. The reason is very obvious for me: it is the story and the characters. It's as simply as that. But today you need to buy a new PC for every new game that's released, only to find out, that you will never touch it again, after you've finished it.
Uh, while Black Isle did a lot of good stuff with D&D, I think they'll really be remembered for Fallout, as it, combined with Diablo and BG, basically revived the RPG genre, which is now probably the most profitable genre of video game.
of course diablos an RPG, it just doesnt have any where near the ammount of depth of other rpgs, and most profitable would definetally be MMORPGS, take WoW for expample, blizzard are billionares
you're just splitting hairs. diablo, rogue, nethack, planescape: torment, system shock 2, WoW are all RPGs. They just vary in how they implement it. Like Rainbow Six, Half-life, and Unreal Tournament are all shooters even though they differ significantly in their implementation.
and, yes, rpgs are the most profitable games. MMORPGs is an entire subgenre of rpgs that have not only upfront profits, but continued monthly revenue streams.
if you have any desire to give it another shot, try playing Baldurs Gate with the "easy tutu" mod. It alows you to play Baldurs 1 with Baldurs Gate 2s interface /engine. Runs smooth, looks better with the higher sreen resolution, plus there are many other percks like banter between characters. It breaths new life into baldurs 1. I have no desire to play the vanilla version after using tutu. Check it out
Bard class is bugged, you can use his songs unlimited times (while paused) and get bonus effect from each of the song. Only for couple of rounds, but still, you can use it every time and get i.e. 100 armor class lol
kenislaw 1 month ago
the Musical score that starts around 2:21 won awards I think. Correct me if I'm wrong
Queegzzz 3 months ago
How is the track at 4:30 Called?
Elfenvampir 4 months ago
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What can change the nature of the game industry ?
Regrets :-) ?
GarlicReturns 4 months ago
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GarlicReturns 4 months ago
People. Do not fear. I intend to change the game industry (Or at least give an alternative to soulless games of today). In a few years you will hopefully see me making games in the spirit of classics such as this. But be patient, I have a long way to go. but I WILL get there.
Zebbmann 5 months ago
@Zebbmann First, play with C/C++/C# emulators and then you'll see why people cry at night...
MrUser2312 2 months ago
@MrUser2312 Well I am learning these things in school. Help is always readily available.
Zebbmann 2 months ago
There was a time where a video game was a medium to tell a story and have fun with gameplay, but today it's used for graphics and characters with large boobs...
Long live 2d!!!
RIP black isle
ZWIPPMANN 5 months ago
good job man. this is a nice compilation :)
toxicitzi 7 months ago
I'd love to see a good 2-D RPG again. The new games have great graphics, but no soul and gameplay. Dragon Age, while good, was in no way the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. Sadly, I've never played the Icewind Dale series, but hopefully that will change.
Philhelm 7 months ago
@Philhelm Sorry for replying to an old comment but, the Icewind Dale series are excellent to say the least. If you have played the baldur's gate series you will love these. If you have not played the BG series I would humbly suggest you pick up them both. There are no RPG's to date that can even come close. NWN is a joke
MrGuedogeneral 2 months ago
@MrGuedogeneral Oh, I've played the BG series. I consider BG1 to be one of the best gaming experiences of my lifetime. I'll definitely have to pick up Icewind Dale sometime. Only problem is that I have a widescreen monitor which distorts the older games.
Philhelm 2 months ago
@Philhelm I have a widescreen moniter as well. I had severe problems with IWD2 crashing in the character creation screen, i got a patch to fix this problem and now it runs fine. Perhaps something similar will work for you, depending on what you mean by distort. What kind of moniter do you have?
MrGuedogeneral 2 months ago
<3 2:47 - 3:47
sharkmaster99 7 months ago
Sherincal's theme kicks arse! :D
Archdezuel 7 months ago
They should make - maybe even remake - more of these games.
I don't mind the text heavy game - it's like reading/playing a great book- as long the story is good and the text is in the middle. (NW had it up in the corner)
Torment is still the best.
Welther47 8 months ago
2:47 bad ass drow
EngbergTheSwede 8 months ago
I am simply speechless
DrizztDoUrden1drow 8 months ago
1:06-1:47 and 2:20-3:44 very beatiful music
feanor506 10 months ago
You are absolutely right this game was fantastic for me before a few years ago. I think a good story and soundtrack is more better than graphics, unfortunetly today ..... today is everything worse ... music... films....games.... but what should we do ?
MrHolygas 10 months ago
Those screen shots are killing me! Great times!
RPeezyBaby 11 months ago
Those screen shots are killing me! Great times!
RPeezyBaby 11 months ago
Is it just me, or did this game seem harder than all of the ones before it?
roytboga 11 months ago
What is it that plays from 2:22 to 2:42?
wovenv2 1 year ago
@wovenv2 it's theme of heart of winter (Icewind Dale I expansion)
GothamCZE 11 months ago
bg,bg2, icewind dale and icewind dale 2 best rpgs ever todays rpg are shit!
mantzalex 1 year ago
MY KINGDOM TO ANYONE WHO WILL MAKE THIS GAME WORK IN MULTIPLAYER ONLINE!
LatestUFOSightings 1 year ago
It is my favourite game ever. Based on palyers inteligence, having own story line, giving a chance to create epic characters with them own biography. For me is even better than BG.
hastman1 1 year ago
Jeremy Soule my dear friends... His name says everything. Icewind Dale, Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege II, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Neverwinter Nights, Company of Heroes.... Listen to HIS music...
Del1010 1 year ago
@Del1010 I have utmost respect for Jeremy Soule but please give credits where credits are due because the "Icewind Dale 2" soundtrack was not composed by Jeremy Soule ("Icewind Dale" however was). It was composed by Inon Zur, a musical genius which is too often forgotten and put aside whenever there is chance to give credit to a more widely known composer :) Remember... Icewind Dale 2 OST = Inon Zur :)
holodock 1 year ago
@holodock Of course. My found. I did mistake ;) I thought that his composed melody for ID2. However It is awesome.
Del1010 1 year ago
What track is the music from 2:20 to 2:40 on? I have the soundtrack and swear I've never heard that before.
cosmar12 1 year ago
1:57
ZWIPPMANN 1 year ago
Is game is very hard
Enneigenewer42 1 year ago
What theme is it at 2:21?
0NoName9 1 year ago
I feel the same way TheMarine250789..... The oldies were the best
damnhot 1 year ago 4
Totally agree
TheAirSpb 1 year ago
just lison to the part starting from 1:08 its the best :)
grumblehooker 1 year ago 2
I wish I was born a thousand years from now...humanity is a disgrace. But my advice would be stop playing and wasting your time with video games. Life is hard and unfair but you have to stop making excuses and justifying your addictions and find the will to break lose of your circumstances for a better future.
TheMarine250789 1 year ago 3
@TheMarine250789 Well said. I too had many dark years and wasted my time doing pointless crap like playing video games on end. Can't say that I've improved my lot in life much since then, but at least I now can acknowledge I was wrong for giving up on life. Wish I had been as young as you when I wised up -- you still have plenty of time to forge a good life for yourself.
melosebrainuhoh 1 year ago 2
In all honesty I regret that the circumstances of my life such as my mother and the community I lived in for 11 years destroyed my entire life and future. I gave up my life when I was 11 years old, now I will be 21 soon and I regret having fallen into video games, it has given me nothing but an escape from reality.
Over a year ago, after 4 months of training, I was able to lift 100 kg (220 pounds) in benchpress. So one can radically change one's life if you have the will to do it.
TheMarine250789 1 year ago 2
I've tried all the new PC games, the only good ones, Bioshock, Company of heroes, Oblivion (bad), Dragon age, PWI, DoW 1 & 2 etc and it's disappointing from the perspective of an old schooler. I've realised that nostalgia is bittersweet and that it's time to move away from games...as an adult the games of today are below my intellect and age.
I regret having wasted so much time on something that is now old history and forgotten and ridiculed by today's youth.
TheMarine250789 1 year ago 2
@TheMarine250789 So, true. As John Irenicus would put it: Will you cling to the past, or can you see through the pain?
SKudgails 1 year ago 6
PST, IWD, BG, we will never see another.....and that makes me cry
slitor 1 year ago
The music for this game still sends shivers up my spine every time I hear it. I miss good games like these.
benjaminefranklin 1 year ago
Icewind Dale II #FTW
born2win4love 1 year ago
FUCK YOU NOSTALGIA! AND FUCK YOU DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS! Spiritual Successor to BGII MY ARSE!
Flicker455 1 year ago 4
@wojtekk33: Arrival at the docks
Jasminleinchen 1 year ago
My top three picks are the Dock Theme 1:08 , Monastery 3:48 , and Kuldahar (which I didn't find on here - sorry, I'm skimming). Nothing against Soule because hes fantastic but I really think Inon Zur took some of the Soule tracks to the next level - for example, i think the orchestration on the title theme is much crisper in IWDII, ditto the Kuldahar theme.
jaeyer0 1 year ago
Drow's portrait in 3.00 is UGLY. Second one is much better.
RudaPunk 1 year ago
What song starts at 3:48 its really provokes emotion.
omen6x13 1 year ago
@omen6x13
thats the black raven monastery theme one of my faves
jaeyer0 1 year ago
what's the name of that music from 1:07
wojtekk33 1 year ago
@wojtekk33
Targos's town
shin3589 1 year ago
Beautiful. Icewind Dale II have a wonderful soundtrack.
Salawon 1 year ago
I love this game but it doesn't work on my new computer (there are big black (in german you say:"kästchen um die sprechblasen")) wäre dankbar wenn mir jemand dabei helfen könnte... plz help me ;)
CelestialStriker 1 year ago
@CelestialStriker
The first thing you need to do is to upgrade your video card drivers. Crank up the game configurations as well (make sure that 3D acceleration is enabled). Then you really should install the Widescreen Mod. You can download it from the Gibberlings Three. Just Google "Gibberlings Three", and once you're on the website, click "Downloads" on the menu on the top of the page. You'll find the mod available for download there. Just scroll down a bit.
friedlish 1 year ago
I found on my new pc with windows seven i just had to modify a .sys file to make sound work in safe mode then it ran like a champ there.
nebadin 1 year ago
@nebadin
I'm sure that would work when it comes to sound problems, but while I don't speak German, I interpreted this as being the classical graphics problem with the black boxes around spoken text ingame. And for that, what I suggested would help. :)
friedlish 1 year ago
@friedlish I first ran it in safe mode because of graphics problems but sound didnt work in safe mode hence why i mentioned that rather than just saying "run in safe mode" sorry if I didn't make that clear :P
nebadin 1 year ago
but now I think pathfinder is the best ;) Pen&paper FTW^^
CelestialStriker 1 year ago 2
4 ever, began 6 years old, now I'm 20, still gaming!
Great89100 1 year ago
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great89100 4 ever, began 6 years old, now I'm 20, still gaming!
I am 29 engaged and I have gamed since the comodore64 and amiga 500 1990 :d and still love it, although I do have more responsibilities as I am soon to get married ect. The next game I am really looking forward to is diablo 3.
SulleM07 1 year ago
1.52
Argh! The Eight Chambers!
Most. Frustrating. Bit. Of. Any. IE. Game. Ever.
Ascyltos 1 year ago
Super Power Epic.
xxAtlantianKnightxx 2 years ago
4:39 is my character, and by the way my fave is the one wer ur fighting at the palisade but i didnt find it on here
iloveguitar338 2 years ago
Its the second song lol
Paskovitchz 2 years ago
I like Icewind Dale for including 3rd edition of D&D. Even if you chose a mage, you can still use the heaviest armor and twohanded weapons but I don't remember if that let you use spells, however the system of experience points requires more experienced player, it reminds me a level scalling in Oblivion in some ways.
Dhalekios 2 years ago
The first one song as well as one in Seldarin's Hand in Chapter 6, sounds like work of Jeremy Soule, but it is actually a work of Inon Zur, who made that in his own style.
Dhalekios 2 years ago
Deberían hacer un juego online de los Reinos Olvidados, todos La costa de las espadas, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter... todos
ENG:
They should make an online game of the Forgotten Realms, all of the swords Coast, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter ... everyone
Nancoc 2 years ago 2
EPIC
hellraidzor 2 years ago
personally I like BG series more but IWD is unqieu in its own way!
Rundra 2 years ago 5
Film Soundtracks have nothing on this type of music; Jeremy Soule, Inon Zur and Michael Hoenig FTW! . After listening to the main theme for Never Winter nights 2 it played in my head several times before I could finally get to sleep at all :D
Damocles178 2 years ago 2
I love 2.48 !
Metalcat100 2 years ago
01.48 my fave theme starts.
Archdezuel 2 years ago 2
Legen.... wait for it... DARY
Felsmukk 2 years ago
i played both games and loved them
the music is touching;
i dl them in lossless after that;
something to last forever
live0day 2 years ago
Something that is not explained, though, is why the half-orc woman at 3.19 has a dead cat on a stick protruding from her backside.
Ascyltos 2 years ago 2
IWD2 had the best graphics and music and atmosphere of all the IE games, but also the most annoying gameplay segments. The Eight Chambers, Chahopek The Guardian, battle squares, that godawful time loop in chapter V... gnagh.
Ascyltos 2 years ago
R.I.P Black Isle Studios and all their great games during that time. In fact R.I.P every epic classic of the late 90's and early 21th century. To me for the rest of my life the best games ever.
THEY DON'T MAKE GAMES THE WAY THEY USED TO!!!
Today it's the next generation of dumbed down comercial pussy games. Speaking for all games in general, graphics may be x100 better but the gameplay has deteriorated.
PC gaming is virtually dead and 90-95% of the games for the PS3/360 are short lived.
TheMarine250789 2 years ago 163
@TheMarine250789 :
hell yeah, well said, mate!
modepet 2 years ago
@TheMarine250789 so true. multiplatform means the death of PC gaming. All the BG and the ID will always have a place on my hard drive (unlike fallout3 and oblivion). Meh too bad lack isle died. Same for westwood studios and many more
gbxhdz 1 year ago
Well said man
Flicker455 1 year ago
@TheMarine250789 So true man, so many of the best games I've ever played were back around 2000. Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Diablo 2, and Nox. Such a shame games like that aren't made anymore with exception of Blizzard's. But as for console games I've actually found Fallout 3 and Mass Effect really fun, and if that is the future of RPGs I'm willing to embrace it.
Tysp7 1 year ago
@TheMarine250789 I agree. Everyday, I would walk into the game shop hoping that they would somehow "magically" resell the old games so that I can replay and buy them.....To my dissapointment, I only find expensive and boring games :-(
archmage235 1 year ago
@TheMarine250789 i can tell you that all things come to an end like this. humanity maxes out everything they can put their hands on for profit. see it in music, see it in resources, see it in computer games..
who the fuck cares about 3d-grafics! i grew up with computers games, with the first 3d stuff out there ever! played almost every title out there since now and still can tell that such atmosphere like in Baldurs Gate 1-2, Icewind 1-2 is nowhere to be found.
Nhordmyr 1 year ago
@TheMarine250789 too rights man, the baldurs gates series rules even though the graphics are dog shit, but thier gameplay is better than 90 percent of games now a days and thier soundtracks are epic. I have got every game Black Isle have released since Fallout 1 and Baldurs gate and they are all still great to play.
mathoe87 1 year ago
@mathoe87 I find the graphics of all Infinity Engine games finely detailed, the animations smooth, the dragons and several other creatures impressive and the spell effects colorful and fun to watch. Not being 3D doesn't automatically make graphics "dog shit".
HDGamingReplays 1 year ago 12
@TheMarine250789 I couldn't agree more. I own a ps3 and xbox360, and I still rather play dnd rpg games now on my old pc. Me personally it's always been neverwinter nights and morrowind that I really liked, though icewind dale 2 is great too. I don't know if the game was bugged for me, but there was almost never any music playing for me. Only in some big fights it went on, and when I was loading a game the main theme was there obviously.
OMFGO 1 year ago
@TheMarine250789 l wonder if kids from today are gonna say the same about games from this generation in 10-15 yrs...
finaltorment 9 months ago
@finaltorment O_O I can't believe this 1 year old comment is still here, I doubt today's shallow games are going to see the same intellectuals like me that played these games before video games even became mainstream with the PS1.
In the future, video games will be a common accepted thing in society, but the games I do not believe will ever be like the ones I've experienced during my life, they have such imagination that gives them a soul :)
TheMarine250789 9 months ago 26
@TheMarine250789 While not as good as old classics, there are a few new games that are actually good, Dragon age, mass effect, NWN 2 for example (Neverwinter nights 2 Mask of the betrayer was extremely good).
XDarkMoleX 4 months ago
@TheMarine250789 ? Icewind dale 2 came out in late 2002, by that time games have been mainstreamed for the last 8-9 years.
Swoop223 2 weeks ago
@finaltorment Bingo. If only every whiner realized this.
reev9759 9 months ago
@TheMarine250789
Forgot to mention every game lasts 10 hours max and is made to test the IQ of monkeys and not humans...
Shallow characters and shoot to kill gameplay with a stupid health system that auto regenerates when you take cover or leave combat......aka impossible to lose,no challege at all,no riddles,nothing....just shoot and cover to regenerate...Black Isle FTW
Dimvou83 7 months ago 2
One of the most overplayed games ever. For me Icewind Dale has a special spot in my heart. The atmosphere is what makes this game such a beauty. I think, like some others, it takes a step forward than being just a simple game.
Paindriller 2 years ago 5
Why do they not unleash a new game????
Icewind Dale rules!!!
xxAtlantianKnightxx 2 years ago
Ahhh, a masterpiece... just a masterpiece.
johnlocke555 2 years ago 4
The ID games were made on purpose, I believe - to try to satisfy those gamers who preferred more combat - but without losing the depth of the Baldur's Gates. And it was a success imo - these games are, once again, GREAT games. The writers have probably all gone on to do other things since, but I think it's unlikely that they will ever make anything better. This was such a great time for games.
zarakhast 2 years ago 2
The IWDs were focused more on combat, but they still had the fundamental magic which all the IE games had : the gripping storylines, the beautiful artwork and music and of course the D&D rules and the superb combat and character development which thes rules make possible. If I had never experienced either of the Badlur's Gates or Planescape : Torment I would definitely say that the IDs were the greatest RPGs of all time.
zarakhast 2 years ago
bgII > PS:T>IWD>BGI>IWD2
But bg1 and IWD2 are about even. i liked IWD 1 alot better for some reason i guess im just weird. music rocked though. and nobody can deny Ps:T rocks. unless you're a retard.
KingbobertVII 2 years ago 2
i played this game every week! and nothing is better than this game.. the soundtrack.. the storyline.. the drama.. its the best there is!
eydamn 2 years ago
It's a gorgeous game. Someone please bring back writing and artwork and music and storytelling of this sublime quality. No-one since has been able to create such an atmosphere as the people who wrote this and the other IE games. They remain the BEST games ever written imo.
zarakhast 2 years ago
I fucking love the Targo's theme.
LordViRuS 2 years ago
I just love the theme of the final battle against Isair and Madae.
And I just love this game !
Wairf 2 years ago 3
The Icewind Dales are classics. The atmosphere in these games is priceless and so is the music. The storylines are first-class, just as are the storylines in all the IE games. The only reason why these games get overlooked is that they are competing with the BGs and P:T, but the truth is that they are classics in their own right and much better than, e.g. Oblivion, Diablo, NWN. You can't go wrong with any of the IE games.
zarakhast 2 years ago 38
Diablo was created on the same time and it could sell himself 11 Millions times.Icewind dale 3 millions or something.But they are much different games in my opinion.
Ixtzalit 2 years ago
diablo is for wider society and is more comercial...
Maaatuuuz 2 years ago
I agree, although i think Icwind Dale was more focused on action and battle than any other infinity engine game.
troublesome211 2 years ago
And the fact that it focused so much on battle was a huge minus. There are next to none choices aside from trade you can make in this game. The only one i can recall is in underdark... Help the drows or wipe them out.
This is why i finished Icewind Dale 2 only twice (normal and HoF mode) and keep coming back to BG2 once every few months for years.
StworcaMGlade 2 years ago
@zarakhast
I wouldn't say "much better" than NWN, not the first anyway. Sure the original campaign could have been better, but you've got to remember the HotU expansion, which was a rather worthy experience. I agree about Oblivion and Diablo though.
khatack 7 months ago
I play this game numerous times...as I played BG 1 and 2...absolutly love it. I enjoy this game most with 4 charachters (fighter,cleric,sorceror and thief) and with 2 drows... Ranger and Sorceror...you have so many special dialogues if you play as a drow or duergard...
I play this even in this days :) absolutly love it...
And I have complete soundtrack:) It was included when I buy this masterpiece :)
makakooos 2 years ago
so share the sountrack starting at 2:52 ?
IncredibleSpoon 2 years ago
it is main theme in targos...yeah,I will upload soon...
makakooos 2 years ago
this game is linear, and the story is kinda strange. i mean, raising an entire army of aberrations all over faerun just because u ate a cake made with holy water? but yet, few games are as fun as iwd2 where you torn entire fortresses to the ground, destroy a whole ilithid city, huge huge battles, beautiful music... is there any reason why game developers don't have balls anymore to make another epic game like this?
caramujo123 2 years ago
Loved IWD 1 and 2
Played through the whole first game on heart of winter mode and the expansions too, it was rough but fun(i never saved and reloaded a game more times in my life).
smokeyvv 2 years ago
was an expansion made for IWD2? what is it called?
tweakynips 2 years ago
havent heard of one but if there is... omg imma buy asap lol..
rlninja808 2 years ago
anyone know if inon zur is scoring Dragon Age? man if the targos theme had been on BG2 TOB people would have been weeping buckets.
bomimo1 2 years ago
IW2 was good, little linear, but the combat was improved along with spell effects.
And cant argue with the strong soundtrack either.
wonderboy2402 2 years ago
Sometimes I think that this game was made by GOD inc. xD ...ID2 is almost equal to heaven.
nihilusJ90 2 years ago 4
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i think this game sucks,game is not for mages or other classes just for figher(hack and slash) i couldnt buy mage spells untill...i dont know lvl 7(im playing with 1 player)...story sucks...every chapter 1 fucking type of monster..very disapointing....
milanekrkane 2 years ago
OMG man, what are u talking about? You can buy spells in prologue! And if u think that fighter class makes game hack and slash then u are an IDIOT! In almost every cRPG we are saving world so almost every story sucks. In an pen and paper RPG we make a Real decisions and in most storylines we aren't saving fucking world but caring about ourselfs. I can't agree that in every chapter there is 1 type of monster.
omernon 2 years ago 4
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to play this and then we lost it!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I really wanna play it!!!
starfoxfxfreak 2 years ago
Icewind Dlae II is a excellent game, but Planescape: Torment is a genial game ;)
Syndelius 2 years ago
What, you mean like nice and polite and easy to get on with? ;)
YiddoBobbins 2 years ago 2
A game of genius ? Yes. My marks for the IE games would be as follows :
BG2 : 99 %
BG1 : 98 %
PT : T 98 %
ID 1 : 97 %
ID 2 : 97 %
The only other games which could even touch the hem of these masterpieces are Deus Ex, both Half Lifes, Civilisation(s) and the Total War games. Icewind has an atmosphere of its own. I'm going to have to play this again soon.
zarakhast 2 years ago 2
The latter games you mention are too different from the baldurs/icewind series, no need to choose the best. I REALLY loved Deus Ex, but the second part was not even half as good...
Then Civilizations are great too, but they are turn based strategy games dude...
What I mean is that there are many more "masterpieces", each in its genre, so I would rather say BG and ID are probably the best or among the best RPGs.
MajorKreissack88 2 years ago
I was just stating my favourite games (of any genre) of all time.The IE games top the charts for me. Icewind Dales (1&2) are things of beauty but I'd have to put them slightly behind P:T and the two BGs. I could add other great games : X-Com (this needs to be remade), Far Cry, Age of Empires (older versions), Wolfenstein etc. The IE games stand out as the best though imo, even above Deus Ex and the Half Lifes. In my opinion ! It's art and shouldn't be forgotten.
zarakhast 2 years ago
Where can i get the IWD2 ost? i love it.
nebadin 2 years ago 3
The track starting at 00:33 is just epic.
FrogBlackDragon 2 years ago 4
Nice compilation!
I miss one however.
When Kuldahar Pass was cleared from
undeads, after that can be heard the
most beautiful song in this game.
panamenon 2 years ago
The infinity Engine games collectively are the best games ever made. Icewind Dale has its own atmosphere, distinct from Baldur's Gate. All these games are just so good. The music is not only brilliant but totally fitting.
zarakhast 2 years ago 3
can someone tell me the name of the title playing from 4:30-5:17 or when you can hear this song in the game ID2?? i can't remember hearing it ingame.
bla88888888 2 years ago
Wonderful video and wonderful music! Is there anyway to download the music from the game? =/
Ukulele73 2 years ago
another epic masterpiece from Black Isle...
thanks for that vid.
BadMofo219 2 years ago
To RicardBCN86,
I've spent more time on character creation than on breathing, so i really didn't believe what you wrote...So, i got the whole soundtrack and found it under the name of "Heart Of Winter Theme"...
I didn't have heart of winter installed, thats why i didn't hear it anywhere.
But thanks anyway...
nihilusJ90 2 years ago 2
I found IWD2's combat and interface more polished than BG2's, which is why I like IWD2 more.
It's slightly annoying that there's absolutely no character development or interaction between any party members, but the complete control you have over the party setup kinda makes up for it.
Oh, and at least you don't have Aerie whining about her wings all the time in IWD2. :P
madithen 2 years ago
I know how you feel. The Icewind games were more combat focused and the BG games were more RPG focused. However there are a few interesting mods that can make both IWDs a little more deep. I havent played IWD 2 yet. Im now on the second chapter of IWD 1. I dowloaded the NPC mod for IWD which gives a lot of character "banter" throughout the game. There is a NPC mod for IWD 2 as well, plus many other mods. Check them out at - Gibberlings 3.
willypete2171 2 years ago
can anyone tell me the name of the song at 2:21?
pleeaseeee!! :(
it sounds divine, but i didnt hear it while i was playing the game ...played it 6 times, never gets boring, and sometimes i just dont wanna finish it xD
nihilusJ90 2 years ago
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RicardBCN86 2 years ago
thats the main theme
sounds in character creation :P
RicardBCN86 2 years ago
I think that's the Icewind Dale theme in IWD 1
jenjam09 2 years ago
i was stuck at level 15 or 16 i think, and i couldn't find the sculpture that a man wanted...FUCK!!!!!!!!! and i only had 1 figher and no1 else...(i don't like corpotarion so much...)
Joannaalwaysand4ever 2 years ago
Icewind Dale 1/2 and Baldur's gate 1/2 are still both the best RPG's ever. I can't understand why I still keep going back to them believe it or not (just finished the whole Baldur's gate story for the thousandth time lol). IMO Game developers aren't really into it these days since it's all about money and dead lines. And THAT is why most modern games suck ass I unfortunately.
Nurgha 2 years ago 7
I know what you mean, I'm playing Icewind Dale 2 as I type this, just finished BG 2 exp. Unlike modern mmo's that are just about getting loot and being good at pvp, these games have depth and story.
upthebikez 2 years ago 5
if u want depth and story, try KOTOR 1 and 2, they are amazing games, lots of dialogue though, but they are still AWESOME!
tommo91z 2 years ago
i feel the same way. i only recently found out about these games and feel like I hit the gaming jackpot. Im now playing Baldurs Gate 1 with the "tutu" mod. Do you guys know about the tutu mod? I also just found out about "The Temple of Elemental Evil" which looks a lot like the Baldurs/IWD series. The game engine actually looks a little better. The avatars are 3d and not sprites, so it looks better. Anyway, its another great game to play.
willypete2171 2 years ago
I feel exactly the same. Todays' games are all about graphics and such and most of them have in some way the same shallow storyline. I'm playing IC 1 + 2 and BG 1 + 2 once every month and it is not surprising to me, that I'm not getting bored. The reason is very obvious for me: it is the story and the characters. It's as simply as that. But today you need to buy a new PC for every new game that's released, only to find out, that you will never touch it again, after you've finished it.
fischkopp1234 2 years ago
Very few films have music as epic as this :)
Damocles178 2 years ago
No other media have music like games!
SnagglebeastKhan 2 years ago 4
Great music, amazing pictures.
I'll never forget iwd series.
Thanks BIS 'n thanks Jeremy Soule
:)
mybirch 2 years ago
Its Inon Zur not Jeremy Soule. Inon Zur made the OST for other games like Dawn of War Expansion and so on.
pewpewzorz 2 years ago 3
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mybirch 2 years ago
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Thanks mate, I didn't know about Inon. You know I took Jeremy as her composer for granted because I'm a fan of him.
It's really good to know a new great game-music composer name to google.
mybirch 2 years ago
No problem, check also the OST from BG2: Throne of Bhaal its from him also :-).
pewpewzorz 2 years ago
Bioware was good. But Black Isles Studios will forever be remembered for reviving D&D in games.
EnigmaticSG 2 years ago 2
Uh, while Black Isle did a lot of good stuff with D&D, I think they'll really be remembered for Fallout, as it, combined with Diablo and BG, basically revived the RPG genre, which is now probably the most profitable genre of video game.
simulcra 2 years ago 3
Bullshit.
First of all, diablo isn't a RPG, not even close. It's an hack'n'slash or action or whatever, but NOT AN RPG.
Also, true RPGs (like fallout or BG) aren't the most profitable games. The most profitable (financially) are shooters and simulations (sims).
Zynche 2 years ago 7
of course diablos an RPG, it just doesnt have any where near the ammount of depth of other rpgs, and most profitable would definetally be MMORPGS, take WoW for expample, blizzard are billionares
tommo91z 2 years ago
you're just splitting hairs. diablo, rogue, nethack, planescape: torment, system shock 2, WoW are all RPGs. They just vary in how they implement it. Like Rainbow Six, Half-life, and Unreal Tournament are all shooters even though they differ significantly in their implementation.
and, yes, rpgs are the most profitable games. MMORPGs is an entire subgenre of rpgs that have not only upfront profits, but continued monthly revenue streams.
simulcra 2 years ago
such a nostalgia..
CementDement 3 years ago
too bad the game lag like hell it's like baldur's gate. it ruined me the whole game...
sigurd83 3 years ago
if you have any desire to give it another shot, try playing Baldurs Gate with the "easy tutu" mod. It alows you to play Baldurs 1 with Baldurs Gate 2s interface /engine. Runs smooth, looks better with the higher sreen resolution, plus there are many other percks like banter between characters. It breaths new life into baldurs 1. I have no desire to play the vanilla version after using tutu. Check it out
willypete2171 2 years ago
I don't know the game and never played it but the concept art is great
Moriyere 3 years ago
if you like rpg's and d&d you should try it!
paulboscu 3 years ago
I really miss Black Isle, they made some pretty amazing games.
LonesomeDucky 3 years ago 9
pretty epic music still prefer bg2
damnhot 3 years ago
2:21 The most beautifull/epic music.
Suliw656 3 years ago 2
Exactly
SKudgails 3 years ago
great music but targos theme is best...
Madmanito 3 years ago
true!
MaceCro 3 years ago 2
Totally agree!
Squirrelfish 3 years ago 2