The amount of work that went into this RPG is more than expected. There are many actual choices in this game, unlike most which have few or no impactful choices. There are a few things I would certainly improve if I could, but I sense I hidden message: They think they can stand up against BG2. They can. While only some of the homages to BG2 hit home and others miss wildly, I get the point.
While this game has part of what is needed to be a good game in its genre, it falls well short so far. In its current state, it appears to be a partial imitation of games that are much better, falling short of those games. If I had a future choice between buying this game or much older games, I would buy the older games instead. Encased fails to fulfill the entire sense of depth that is fulfilled by games that are decades older.
Neverwinter Nights 2 is a frustrating game to play immediately after experiencing Neverwinter Nights. The keybinds and options are strange, and are difficult to fix. It keeps reverting settings, and you need to remember what it reverts. If there is a problem, chances are that you need to download a mod or executable to fix it. It is a sloppy and technically weak game. However, there are good points about it. The game is recognizably a role-playing game, and it tries to recapture some of the feel of games such as the Baldur's Gate series. I think it does not succeed in this, but it tries.
