If you loved the first Baldur's Gate and can put up with Neverwinter Nights' ugly graphics, you'll really enjoy Darkness Over Daggerford. It's set in the Forgotten Realms on a part of the Sword Coast just north of Baldur's Gate. It's not a direct sequel to the Baldur's Gate games or anything like that, but it has a few references to BG1 and a similar, playful tone. It also has a similar structure, where you gradually unravel the main antagonist's plot in a relatively linear fashion but can also explore farmlands/wilderness areas and complete sidequests in whatever order you want. Much like Baldur's Gate II, you eventually get your own stronghold. There's a pretty good amount of content here if you complete all the sidequests. I only skipped a few sidequests, and I managed to play for about 35 hours before completing the main quest. There were a few things that could be improved. My biggest complaint: not enough companions. There are only two available for the entire game (a fighter and a rogue) plus a third who temporarily joins you for one dungeon near the end of the main quest. While I would've been okay with a party-size limit since the combat was pretty easy, I would've liked to see at least a half-dozen companions to add more player choice and replay value. (Epilogues for the companions during the ending would've been a nice touch, too.) I also would've liked more voice acting during cutscenes. It's hard to take the cutscenes seriously because of how bad NWN models look. Voice acting could've salvaged these scenes, but almost none of them have it. I still think this deserves a five-star rating for what it is, though. This might be the best official NWN module. I'm glad the developers can finally get paid for their hard work—it's a shame how they got screwed over by Atari back in 2006. If you're a fan of NWN or Baldur's Gate, definitely give this a try.
