The Icewind Dale expansion, is not going to bring anything seriously new. They'll probably update the original engine with features that were used in BG2. This doesn't mean that it is going to be a bad game. I really liked Icewind Dale, so I might play the expansion. If I was, however, forced to choose, then I would choose for PoR and NWN.
I would choose PoR because SSI has shown in the past that they are capable of producing excellent D&D (AD&D) games. If they can live up to expectations then PoR is going to kick some Interplay ass.
NWN is an interesting game as they are going to introduce the DM feature in the game. If they do this accurately, then this is going to be a cool game.
All in all, 2001 is going to be a very sweet year. |