Back in 2006 this game was somewhat described as a bug with a game inside. Dramatic. Fun but full of bugs that made it hard to enjoy. But now, after expansions and numerous patches... It became a classic and the best D&D 3.5 - a timeless and ageless near-perfect version of this hugely popular RPG system - out there. Well, you'll not get that insane amount of prestige classes, but still, we got some of the best within this game. This version of Neverwinter Nights 2 right here got rid of many, MANY of the bugs that infested that game and made it almost a joke. It's like that weird movie of 15 years ago that ONLY NOW got the perspective it needed to be fully understood. And, my friends, IT SHINES so wonderfully... We got here an official campaign that has it flaws but works great. The companions are so colorful and your decision makes a huge difference upon their perspective they got of you, in all aspects. Then we get some really, REALLY good expansions - one of D&D epic levels and one that is a full classic D&D adventure with a full custom party build almost entirely by you. It resembles some Baldur's Gate sometimes. Do we still got bugs? Oh yeah, we surely do. But hey, this is stiil a great game. I played for years and years the classic pen-and-paper D&D with my friend, mainly on my teenagehood and gotta say this game emulates that nostalgic, beautiful and living feel. A forgotten gem of a forgotten realm... Just buy it.

Sadly I can't give more than 2/5 for a great narrative experience, because of the technical issues of this game and those terrible bugs that can overcome you on every corner. Took me days to make ih through some bugged missions with lots of researching how to deal with it. And so many others had the same bugs...really heavy ones. Also some of the opponents are ridicilously overpowered. I've lost all motivation to level up my chars by myself, cause it made not longer any sense with those overpowered enemies. And I made most parts of the game on hard or normal before it came to that...only cheats got me through. I hate playing with cheats, but it was the only way to experience the end of this great story. Sad thing...after all I guess I need a year to pass by before I can play the add-ons... after so much frustration!

I am over 50 hours in, and have had no issues with bugs, quest based or otherwise. True, the GUI is odd, but you can figure this out in 5 minutes if you want to, so that really isnt a concern. The gameplay is fun, and there is a lot to do. Enjoy.

I played this through to the end (the original NWN2). The characters are interesting, voice acting good, plotting fair, typical D&D and cool for that. Music well done as well. Inventory mgmt typical for the time. I had a few bugs, one that wouldn't let me leave a location forcing a quite old save (worked the second time thru lost about 2 hours). I think the game broke down near the end. The entire keep building "mini-game" thing near the end felt contrived and out of place and frankly wasn't that interesting. The ultimate build-up to the final battle was...fair...I've played far better...but this game truly has the ALL TIME WORST ENDING OF ANY RPG EVER. I'm 35. I've been playing PC RPGs/NES/Sega Master System (Phantasy Star 1 shoutout)/SNES/etc etc since the 80s -- Ultima V, Wizardry 5 on thru the SSI games and then the "old"/new classics of BG1+2/IWD/etc... This game takes the cake. Go ahead. Google NWN2 ending disappointment. They flaked at the end. Wasn't cool. The opposite of how cool some games build up and then "pay off." After countless battles, hours, story investment, etc, it just literally peters out, trails off, and meh.... I wanted to like this more, but about 2/3 through (the first 2/3 really were rather fun and enjoyable just now AWEsome) -- the last 1/3 was like a terrible early aftertaste of bitterness....

Know that this game should be called "Lemmings have more brains than your party 2" or "Try to get the camera in a decent position before dying 2" or "The art of selling things painfully slowly 2" or "Is that an automatic equipment re-shuffle or are you just happy to see me 2" or "Getting attached to a useful character who you probably wont be able to use most of the time 2" or "Experiment with the AI behaviour options and watch your party go double full retard 2" or "Enemies clearly made up of physical matter appearing out of nowhere 2" or "The art of getting four people and a pet through a simple door in a dungeon 2" or "Fantasic views of the inside of walls using three cameras 2". Know that the music gets the stars.