Trials of the Luremaster Review

The first review I’ve seen for Heart of Winter’s downloadable expansion, Trials of the Luremaster, has been posted up over at RPGPlanet. They’ve given it a good review, applauding Black Isle for their efforts, and recommending any Heart of Winter owners to go and download it. In addition, there are several new screenshots if you haven’t seen the expansion yourself:

In Heart of Winter and Icewind Dale game play was kept pretty straightforward and mainly consisted of killing monsters and exploring dungeons looking for treasure. There is plenty of that in Trials of the Luremaster, but unlike the other two titles, you have to do some actual reading and put to use your noggin to be able to move on to the next area. These puzzles are more extensive than those before, which were limited to finding a key to a locked door or avoiding a room full of traps. I really want to stress the puzzle aspect of Trials of the Luremaster because if you’re expecting a bunch of areas littered with baddies to kill similar to Dragon’s Eye from Icewind Dale then you’re in for a big surprise.