- October 14, 2019
- Beamdog
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions
Some minor visual elements don’t translate to the Switch as smoothly as they could, but
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Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions is a single player role playing game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Beamdog and was released on October 14, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.
The enhanced editions of two classic role-playing games together in one package.
- Compelling narratives and characters, particularly in Planescape: Torment, which is considered a narrative masterclass.
- The control scheme has been effectively adapted for consoles, making the games more accessible for portable play.
- A substantial amount of content is included, featuring all available DLC for Icewind Dale and previously cut material.
- The games show their age, with dated combat mechanics and clunky inventory management.
- Newcomers may find the lack of tutorials and the complexity of the games overwhelming, potentially leading to frustration.
- Technical issues, such as small text in undocked mode and a counterintuitive button scheme, can hinder the overall experience.
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While Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment are celebrated classics, their graphics and control schemes feel outdated, making them less suitable for modern home consoles. Users note issues with clumsy controls and a counterintuitive button layout, highlighting the limitations of their visual presentation.
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
“The visuals are underwhelming and don't do justice to the game's potential.”
“The art style is inconsistent, making it hard to immerse myself in the game world.”
Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions (Switch) Review
Torment isn’t strong enough for what these games put you through.
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Some minor visual elements don’t translate to the Switch as smoothly as they could, but
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Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions on Switch is incredibly dense. These are enormous and very long journeys to experience, and they have a substantial initial barrier to them that might put off newcomers. While Torment is more accessible and easier to penetrate without a manual, Icewind Dale demands users go online and do the most rudimentary research on some of the rules. Back in the day when these originally came out, they came with instruction manuals which explained in great detail how much of the systems work. This compilation has no such manual included, and a digital version should have been tucked away inside some menu for reference. Playing docked is the best way to enjoy this compilation, since even when the font is adjusted to maximum size, it still is much too small to read without putting the console up and close to one's face. Fans of real role-playing really ought to acquire this, since it offers the best of both worlds on the scale of CRPGs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions is a role playing game with fantasy and mystery themes.
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and others.
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions was released on October 14, 2019.
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions was developed by Beamdog.
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its replayability but disliked it for its graphics.
Planescape: Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions is a single player game.
Similar games include Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, LUNAR Remastered Collection, Baldur's Gate 2, Romancing SaGa 2 and others.