I do have fond memories of this game... I also have some frustrating ones. Ultimately, it's a decent game with a meaty, if somewhat clichéd storyline. The expansions certainly added to it, though for me at least I seem to be the odd one out in that I found the timed aspect of MotB detracted from the enjoyment. Graphically - It is looking dated now, but it's still more than playable. After all, you want story over graphics, this is why we still play the likes of the BG series, Torment etc. Character creation - Let's be honest, outside of story, this is the most important part of any RPG... And it's certainly D&D in terms of choices etc. AI - This is where it slips up a bit. I shit you not, I genuinely had a Githyanki cleric who kept dying on me. Every fight, she died. Didn't know how, didn't know when... So I checked the combat log. Hmm, she dies after casting something eh? Watched her in the next fight and was somewhat shocked to find her casting banishment... In the area she was stood in... So yes, my outsider cleric kept banishing herself mid-fight. Turning off her AI casting solved that though. Story - Cliché all around, but certainly enjoyable. Value - I've played the main game through twice since buying it on release and I'd say each play through (of the main release, not expansions) took about 60 hours. That, to me, indicates good value for sure. So in short, I would recommend this to anyone interested in RPG's. But don't go into it expecting perfection.

Player freedom is greatly reduced from the first Neverwinter Nights and Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying games in general. You can no longer attack at will and choose who can and can't join the protagonist. In some cases a character will be required to be in the party for the game to continue. The developers seemed more interested in making it like Knights of the Old Republic than a Dungeons and Dragons game. I did like the return to the ability to have a large party. However there was a skil, Leadership, that was said to increase the number of people the character could have in his party but I was not able to add more than I had.

Definitely a game you should check out! There's a wide mixture of classes and races to choose from; uses D&D 3.0/3.5 rules for combat! Sharper graphics than the original NWN game, and the toolset for NWN2 is insanely more powerful as well. So whether you want to play NWN or create content for NWN, this game will give you those fixes.

Not much can be said about this game, other then the fact that it is a fantastic game! ------------ The gameplay is fantastic and only noticed "One" single bug in the entire game. Which is really good for a game from that time! It is easy to get used to and the rules and gaming mechanism is just glorious! ---------- However..as great as the game is, the ending of the "Main Campaign" is just...well...disappointing, they go with the lamest and most overused ending in gaming/movie history (Wont spoil any) but as a hint, dont hope for too much..(The Campaign itself is fantastic however, great lore and story! Perfect for RP-Lovers!) ---------- I rate this game 5/5, the good parts of the game overall wights over my problem with the ending, the ending ruined basicly everything, however, it is the game play that is most important! And they really score with the gameplay! it is fantastic!

My reeviw is really a review of the campaign since I don't bother to play these games online anymore. Online are just hack and slash anyway. This one is too easy even on higher difficulty. I wish they hadn't done that, I don't know why they couldn't give it a harder mode. But I think parts of the campaign had enough RPG value and options, that I liked, that I gave it four stars. I'd have taken parts of this to remake the original campaign. It's certainly worth a single play. But beyond that, I don't feel that the class system has more RPG value in the campaign, and I'd actually go back to the original if I felt like playing different classes, where it has more impact because of fewer companions - expect for support classes. So, after having played half the game again a second time, and finding little replay value, I don't feel any need to buy the complete edition, or play the game again.