Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

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Posted on: November 4, 2020

gamepace88

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Games: 103 Reviews: 8

It's a great RPG

I have to say that I always wanted to play and finish this game. Basically since I purchased BG2 back in 2000/2001 and saw the NWN trailer. I didn't have chance as I gave up during the first game play, mainly focusing on aRPG or other story-based RPGs. After years of waiting and slacking, I finally gave it a try and went through the story. I think it's a great game. Yes, it's very old (even the EE version has old graphics), but it's still basically the same game. The only thing I need to say about this game is - what confused me - is that you don't have a party as the game was intended for multiple players first. But I like single and today (and even the years ago) it was harder to find other players. But the mods works, some online communities are still on so you can still enjoy the game.

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Posted on: February 16, 2021

GhostOfJulius

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Games: 201 Reviews: 3

Bland Burger topped with Kraft Single

I have no nostalgic pretenses, and I'm basing this purely on the game and not on the Enhanced Edition. The main campaign is notoriously dull, so I opted for the expansions. The fact that this game had such multiplayer potential is irrelevant, since the community is long past decline. I suppose that's a whole element which you may deeply enjoy, as a way to play DnD with your friends. Which brings up an important point: the way "parties" work. This is standard DnD adapted to CRPG. However, since you don't have a party (as in Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale) but a tangentially controlled henchman, it takes out most of the strategizing and an unsung pillar of the "role-playing" aspect of DnD: playing your role for the party. At least for a lot of classes. That's forgivable, but this makes a chunk of the game repetitive and fluff for the padded dungeons, because the combat encounters go on and on, but that's a factor for most CRPGs. The anatomy of a DnD session is entirely different than sitting alone playing a CRPG, with turns being protracted affairs by comparison to the distillation of a CRPG, and that mingling with the lack of a party just makes that part of the game a grind. The story and conversations are fine enough, and that's where Neverwinter puts in some substance. At least beginning with a low level adventure and immersing you in the role of a simple adventurer is a fresh take in a genre awash with Chosen heros. It's a kind of generic I don't think the game should be criticized for, because genre conventions are something many enjoy and desire out of a Forgotten Realms game. A middling 5/10 is where I'd properly land my review. The entire experience, from the interface to the music, lacks the charm and atmosphere of other genre classics. In total, this is an unseasoned burger ground from a mediocre slab of meat, cooked with a Kraft single. You may not starve, but there's burger joints that'll give you a tasty burger with real cheese for the same charge.

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Posted on: August 21, 2019

windows984ever

Games: 676 Reviews: 7

Bit of an "OOF"

I bought the Deluxe Edition at release to support Beamdog, as I assumed they would roll out more optimizations, graphics options and other quality of life improvements to this old warhrorse. Ten months down the road and it's still a bit of a mess. Frametimes and stutter. Dropping frames during spell effects or too much action on screen. Bugs and glitches in Diamond still present. UI resizing is a blurry joke. The new render effects are nice looking, if subtle. Except for the Depth of Field which turns the entire game into a blurry mess. This version of the game has not crashed yet, that's a plus. Also, you need to buy the "Deluxe" edition to get all the DLC, which should be included out of the gate for an "enhanced" edition. And there is a lot of nickel-and-diming DLC modules. Still, you get a massive amount of content, and besides the paint-drying dullness of the base game, there's hundreds of hours of potential fun, more than that if you drag along a friend or two.

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Posted on: August 3, 2020

Rohomild

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Games: 177 Reviews: 6

Not perfect, but a diamond.

This game is far from perfect, but it is still one of my favorite games. The original campaign starts nice, and there are a lot of fun quests and stories, however the last part is a slog. Play until you need to hunt for the words of power and then quit when you get sick of all the hissing. Shadows of Undentide is grate, if you want a nice story and a engaging story play this. Not to long, fun quests to the end, and you're at a perfect level to feel strong but need to be on your toes a bit. The end boss of this campaign was the only one that I could beat without god-mode, the others where to hard even on easy. The Hords of the Underdark is fun, but is a bit to long and can get frustrating needing to fight so much. You get so powerful that most of the combat becomes smash, smash, smash util everyone is dead, or you meet super powerful enemies that becomes a pain to fight. Has a lot of good but also a bunch of BS. Turn on god-mode if you can't move forward. Now I'm looking forward to trying all the fan modules. :)

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Posted on: February 27, 2021

Louard_le_Barbare

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Games: 294 Reviews: 124

Hours of fun (for the Diamond Edition)!

Gameplay-wise, Neverwinter Nights is basically a direct adaptation of the Dungeons and Dragons system: so far as I can tell, most mechanics, abilities, spells and equipments are taken directly from the 3rd edition. It thus has a ton of content and complex character customization, allowing you to create a wide variety of heroes, but it is all well-explained and easy to get into: in fact, one of the perks of NWN is that it is much more approachable than earlier CRPGs, courtesy of well-made tutorials, intuitive controls, and fast-paced gameplay. Most things in the design of this game are well thought out! The story has exciting moments and its share of fun characters, but the main campaign is not the best seen in a CRPG: it's basic fantasy stuff, and most of it consists in exploring and fighting your way through hostile (although varied) environments. It sometimes feel like an extended demo for the multiplayer component, and the last chapter is kind of lame. Still, I think that the way it alternates between combat, exploration, and quests that can be solved in multiple manners makes for an overall really fun and well-paced adventure. Both expansions are good, and even better in some regards! Graphically, the 3D environments are great for 2002, but I think they lack the charm of the prerendered 3D of earlier CRPGs – plus, the performance was uneven for me. Otherwise, most “flaws” of the game are more nitpicks: some encounters feel tougher than they should (especially in the expansions), you are limited to having one or two companions, the combat can get chaotic, the inventory system could be improved, and like in the base game a lot of alterations your character can suffer are annoying. Also, like many others here, I don't think this version “enhances” much: I would rather have paid 10 bucks less for only the Diamond Edition, which seems to work fine on modern systems. Still, if you can get it for cheap, NVN is a lot of fun and a great way to get into classic CRPGs!

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