Mediocre at best, disappointing at most.

User Rating: 6.6 | Neverwinter Nights 2 (CD-ROM) PC
Four years after the phenomenon NWN its sequel NWN2 finally arrives. Graphically, its almost identical, which is a real disappointment in my eyes. After four years I would expect a significant upgrade. This is still like Baldur's Gate, graphically, and that's some 10 year old game.

The starting story is lame, too, which also reminds me of Bladur's Gate. You're an orphaned child charged with saving your village from some hidden evil. Wow. Never seen that one before. Control. Wow, what a horrible design for controls. The camera angle is backwards. If you want to look right, you must turn the camera left and vice versa. Don't even try to walk with WASD, or you will get dizzy and fall out of your chair. AI. Yea, another huge step backwards. Game is far too easy, and I usually like my games easy. I was level 5 within an hour, and I hadn't even come close to a challenging battle yet. Wanna be evil? It looks like you're gonna be in short company. I haven't met an evil natured companion yet.

Ok, now for some good. I like the ability to change characters and equip them. The story, although very unorginal, is at least existant. Some classes have very unique touches. For instance, the companion that rangers can summon at level 4. All in all, its decent game as far as RPG goes. This doesn't hold a candle to past AD&D games, though. NWN and the old Pools of Radiance series, still blow this mediocre game out of the water. In an age where games are coming out half finished I guess its better than its recent competition.