Petite mise en contexte tout d'abord : j'avais acheté les 2 NWN à leur sortie respective ainsi que leurs extensions au fur et à mesure. Alors que j'avais dévoré le premier et ses add-ons, le destin du second fut beaucoup plus poussif. Malgré de nombreux essais, il m'a fallu plus de quinze ans pour me 'forcer à entrer dedans' et à le finir ! Pourquoi un tel décalage ? Je vais essayer de lister (rares) points qui m'ont plus sur cette suite, et surtout les éléments qui ont parfois gâché, parfois pourri mon expérience de jeu. - Des scénarios mous et peu motivant. A l'exception peut-être de MotB, j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à adhérer et à être motivé par les quêtes. Subjectif je l'accorde. - Une VF indigne. Alors qu'il s'agit d'un potentiel blockbuster, le studio n'a pas jugé bon de faire une VF correcte : traductions parfois très merdiques, voice-acting à la ramasse. Bref, encore une fois dur de s'immerger. Gros point noir selon moi. - Des bugs ! Alors là, on arrive vraiment au niveau du tueurs d'expérience. MotB et SoZ passent plutôt pas trop mal, mais la campagne principale est un véritable cauchemar ! Tout va bien lors du chapitre I, quelques soucis, dont certains qui peuvent vous pourrir votre partie et vous obligé à recommencer si vous n’avez pas de multiples sauvegardes, se pointent au niveau du chapitre II. Mais alors le chapitre III, c'est un carnage. Ce sont principalement des évènements qui ne se déclenchent pas et qui vous bloquent définitivement, mais c'est très fréquent. - Une IA catastrophique. Si le système par interface semble génial, dans les faits, vos compagnons font régulièrement n'importe quoi ! Vous avez beau tripatouiller les réglages, ils n'en font (ou ne font rien) qu'à leur tête. Je n'ai pas la place de décrire tous les cas que j'ai eu, mais c'était là encore une pur cauchemar ! Le clic droit + ordre dans le vide vous sauvera souvent, comme le mode pause. Point positif : certaines musiques sont sympas. J'aurais tant voulu aimer ce jeu

+ Improved visuals + Customizable panels + Modifications from nexusmods. Personally, I recommend WQHD DivineTchos GUI and MetaPrepa for a better experience. - Highlight everything doesn't show NPC's names as it was in NWN - Examine is absolutely useless since you can't see buffs/debuffs and it provides you with a mere description - AI is not too bright when it comes to casting spells, and it might be tedious to micromanage each and every party member. - Follow mode (hold right click on a portrait) is mandatory, otherwise companions might stop moving. Disable Peaceful follow on the behavior tab. NWN 2 OC: + They show at least some of your decisions in the end, but it would be way better if they added another 10 slides to uncover what happened to other characters. + You have two routes (Good/Evil) to finish the game. - The story feels very bland and uninspired - A lot of unnecessary backtracking - At least one area where you can get softlocked due to broken scripts. You might need this at the end of the siedge: DebugMode 1 rs 3541_death_nwalker DebugMode 0 NWN 2 MotB: + Companions are more fleshed out and the story is more compelling. If you're looking for a decent narrative you won'be disappointed. - Adding a timer was a horrible idea. I disabled it to avoid getting softlocked DebugMode 1 rs ka_se_terminate DebugMode 0 - Also if you don't care much about balanced combat but you want to get all possible interactions with companions DebugMode 1 rs_ga_Party_Limit(x) DebugMode 0 NWN 2 Storm of Zephir: I didn't finish it, because the premise wasn't great and this module is more focused on gameplay than story. NWN 2 Mysteries of Westgate: + Music - Poorly written and balanced from start to finish. - It's prefarable to play a mage and be good/neutral, the narrative doesn't work for evil characters - Same results for all quests. o final slides. - A paywall to continue the main campaign! It's easy to get softlocked if you don't know it.

With enough time and dedication, you can use the included tools to make your own campaign for others to play in. That fact alone makes this and its predisessor worth the buy.

I am currently playing this game through for my fifth time and have easily played it greater than 1000 hours. What I can tell you is that It does take some focus and adjustment to really get it playing perfectly. There is a medium to large learning curve to this game and many people don't make it through that stage to really enjoy what and all the game has to offer (...and that bums me out big time!). What I think are the 3 BASIC UNDERSTANDINGS that help to operate this game competently and get the full enjoyment out of it are: 1. Some general knowledge of DND 3.5 rules - This game is a visual interpretation of these rules, so read a primer online because it really helps to know what's going on so you can control outcomes with your strategic choices. These rule can be intimidating, but they are not that complex. 2. Camera Control familiarity - The camera can be super-annoying, landing you on a rooftop or behind a pole when the viewpoint rotates, so you need to learn which angle to use and when and how to make that happen with minimal effort. 3. AI Mode and Puppet Mode control familarity - SO IMPORTANT! When the fights get tough, you need to pause and issue commands and this works great in Puppet Mode but a lot of other moments may utilize AI Mode better, which requires a careful programming of the individual characters AI options. It takes some tweaking, trials and especially patience because it also involves competence in Camera Control. If you can surpass (...or even get halfway through...) these curve factors, it will crystallize your NW2 experience and make the game not at all confusing. It's an amazing gem; I really enjoy it! (***I also HIGHLY recommend trying the free modules on Neverwinter Vault - there are some truly beautiful and cool gameplay modules there.)

Neverwinter NIghts was my first RPG game. I loved the story and universe, and i found the second opus even better! The new graphics were awesome compared to the first game and the story, dialogues, and choices were so cool and funny ! I spent so much time on this game and on its extensions, Storm of Zehir and Mask of the Betrayer, and it was so damn awesome!! Mask of the Betrayer truly was my favorite. I would recommend these games to anyone. There's a lot of things to discover about your own story and mysteries to unveil all over the Sword Coast. PLAY IT.