Let's get one thing straight NWN doesn't have much in the way of anything, its like one big polished turd. The story and graphics are bad for the most part which some great stuff here and there, but mostly its terrible. The bland and repetitive graphics will really grate on your nerves. The story is absolutely horrible and forgettable for a bioware game, its is markedly amateurish in every way. The control over your character is focused down to one character and lacking in interactivity. The interactivity and fun is non-existent in this game. It's a game you watch rather then play, you will be bored to tears in this navigating simulation where all you do is walk or run along without anything eventful to do or to even interact with because your skills are so lacking. In Neverwinter nights you can't control your characters hardly at all, nor your henchmen to any degree, the best you can do with henchmen is set their AI routines and there is no depth of action. You click icons from a skill menu (once you get skills when you gain levels) that change the die roles of damage if you're a melee class, with no special animations or anything. Your character doesn't animate his special moves when he attacks, how dumb and lacking in interactivity is that? This game is worthless unless you are a hardcore RPG fan that likes MMO's very slow, I'm watching the grass grow, type action and really poor paced game play and story. The only pro's about NWN are its game editor, multiplayer component and the user modules you can download. And even these, while great ideas and well implemented mean nothing because the game is so mediocre in and of itself. You really get the feeling that this game was very unfinished when it was released and it needed at least another two years of work to get right.
The first time I heard (or more accurately, read) about Neverwinter Nights was when I was playing Baldur's Gate II and a loading screen told me I would be able to import my Baldur's Gate character on Neverwinter Nights. ... Read Full Review
It only takes a glimpse at the manual to realize that Neverwinter Nights is a massive game. Over 200 pages of detailed information will give you a clear idea of what you're getting into. In fact, unless you're a hardcore... Read Full Review
