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I sold my original to buy this one...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 51 / 57
Date: December 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I loved the original version of NWN so badly that when I found out that Infogames was releasing a Collectors Edition, I sold my old copy and bought this one!!! First off:
1) The game itself ROCKS! I mean, it's the best RPG on the market - period. And this is due to the single player campaign, the online modules and support, etc..The only other RPG's that compares to this are perhaps Diablo2 or Dungeon Seige The poster of Aribeth de Tylmarande is a)sexy b)huge c)it's made out of CANVAS - not paper. Now how {great}is that?
3) The artbook is a work of art itself. The only beef I have with this artbook is that it's softcover.But the content more than makes up for it. This is one book I will keep beside me in my "Geek Room" as I like to call my computer room!
4) The music CD is awesome enough. It's real primal, as the box describes it.
5) The game CD's themselves come in a custom DVD case - much better than these paper sleeves they're putting game CD's in these days...
6) The shirt [is great]First off, it comes in an awesome "stainless steel" bag with the NWN "Eye" on it. Next, the T itself is sooo cool. It kind of reminds me of the old "heavy-metal" T's from the 1980's.
7) The box itself is a masterpiece - I mean, what hormonal male geek doesn't like Aribeth de Tylmarande, elfchick-to-die-for? This is one gamebox you will be keeping.
8) the game manual is the same one that comes with the original game... That's it.

Get your own Copy! And then enjoy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well of course, being a true gamer I frist tried to play the game off of a bured copy I got from my roommate. Well soon to find that it don't quite work that way. The copy protection is pretty high, mainly with the multi-player feature. Not a problem for the single-player. Well after playing the game for even a little while I went out to get my own copy, becuase man does this game rock. Seriously... though buyer beware, there are many hazards that away you. Here's the lowdown on the game itself.

Genre: RPG
Rules System: D&D 3rd edition, d20. As opposed to 2nd edition ruled used in the Balders Gate series.
Graphic level: From high to low, but even the lowest setting is pretty detailed, beware on the requirements for this though.
Gore Level: Can be high, can be adjusted too.
Gameplay: Single player, multi-player option
Collectors edition: Very much worth it. Can't believe the value.

Alright, so the game is great... well first off the question is CAN YOU PLAY IT? Well I couldn't originally. I had a P3 800 with 384mb RAM, 30gb HD and an onboard graphics card with 16mb graphicRAM. Well... that didn't even work despite the minimum requirements. They say a P2 300, 96 RAM, DirectX 8.1, and a 16MB OpenGL compliant card. Well i had all that... did it work. Yeah... but no. If I left it like that then it would have not been fun at all. So well I upped by graphics card to an ATI 7500 64mb RAM card and that did the trick. Next thing I did was install WIN2000 on my machine becuase it won't work with my XP. It'll get to a certain point but won't load past that point. But it took a lot of work and what did I get out of it?

A GREAT GAME. This game has just about everything I would want in a PC game using the 3rd edition D&D. The spell list isn't as extensive, not all the feats are available, and not nearly all the skills... but who used balance all that often anyway. It took the good parts and trimmed some of the most complex area away to give you a game for PC, one with an AI and a script for a DM.

What is really cool about this game is the customization for it. You can create your own portrait, even your own clothes if you go for it. "Cheating" your way through the game is as easy as it was in Quake3, and it even gives you a list of commands to use. The game comes with it's own editor, called Aurora Engine, it allows you to make your own modules for playing with your friends. And the rule system is very diverse, allowing you to create new spells, distribute points diffrently, exceed lvl 20, be uncommon races, add templates to characters. It also comes with a DM client that allows you to DM a multiplayer game. You are Dunge Onmaster, short and speedy and all powerful. This comes in handy with custom modules that you want to have even further control over.

The main game itself coems with 4 chapters and a prelude, of which you will hit lvl 20 by the end of it all. It is first player, but you can hire a henchman to help you. You don't control him directly, but issue him commands such as Stop, Attack, Heal Me, Follow. If you get a Rogue, he'll help you unlock things, disable traps, if you get a Cleric, she'll heal you and turn the undead for you. On top of that you can summon creatures into your party, controling them the same as a henchman, and a familiar for wizards and sorcerers.

It is a very sweet game that has a lot of diversity and even more versatility and potential. You'll spend hours playing and maybe hours creating your own games. And along with this Collectors edition you get a T-shirt (long sleeve actually), a "canvas" poster, which is really cotton pressed paper, kinda like money. A nifty DVD case for the game disks, an art book which is really cool and the OST, which is really neat for using as background for table-top games. You'll still have to update the game as it has already moved into several patches. Try out some fo the official modules and even some of the IGNvault custom modules.

I highly recommend this game to any D&D fan or fan of Balders Gate.

Great Package, Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: April 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off, for the game 4 stars(I'll explain in a bit). For the Collector's Edition you get the VIP treatment as with some game boxes in the 80's. You get a very nice Jersey(Tee-shirt with long-sleeves)that has not just some... decale, but writing on the sleeve, chest, and back. You get a huge cloth poster of a Warrior woman wielding dual swords(very nice) a mouse pad map(exact duplicate from the paper map in the regular ED)that you can look at as you wheel your mouse in for attack. You get an art book with a nice picture of Lady Aribeth de Tylmarande (also beautifully done on the DVD case of your game disks.) And you get a nice box with the warrior/ranger to put it all in.
Now for the game:
Although this is a very fun and addictive game, it is weak in some areas, namely the lone wolf character along with his hired help. No party. You cannot control the leveling attribute/feat placement of your significant other either. Another thing is the level 20 cap. I don't mind so much except that the expansion pack isn't going to expand on that either(so I've heard).
Other than these two pretty major flaws, it's a dang good hack-n-slash with RPG elements. The nice thing about 3rd Edition is that you can multi-class(even a paladin) and have a Paladin/fighter that can dish out Specialzing(if you know what I mean) damage with his... Sword. 2nd Ed you couldn't. Furthermore, Paladins were useless in 2nd because the fighter/cleric(a class that should've been forbidden in those rules) was always better and not very balanced. Like I said in IWD2, if you don't like it, that is your opinion and nothing more. Fighters have more feats and Paladins(of Helm) loose part of thier paladin powers because they have to wait until level 5(when weapon specializing) to become a Paladin again. In this game multi-classing is free game for paladins, but I like it that way(and so do a lot of Wizard/Paladins).
I once had the original edition of NWN but returned it promptly... Amazon is the first place I saw it...

Realistic review from avid D&D GM and computer gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: June 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played and GMed D&D games for about 10 years now and have been a computer gamer since I was a kid. I have also completed the game all of the way through twice with different character classes.

Of all the D&D computer games I have played, this one has far been the best. For those who are not used to rotating camera angles, this game can take some getting used to. Try the different camera options in the settings panel if you are not comfortable with it in a day.

The games overall graphics are great. The character models are not a strong as they could be but, they get the job done. Storyline is interesting and fun for 1 player. For multi-player it is better is you are playing either with someone you know or someone you meet that is interesting. I found that playing in or near the same room where you can have running commentary the best.

For those from the tabletop game, this has the closest implementation on 3rd edition rules that I have seen. There have been some modifications to make it fit better in the video game environment but these have been for the better from what I have experienced.

Overall, this has been a great game and I recommend it to anyone that loves computer RPG's - even if your not really a fan of D&D (or have no idea what I'm talking about when I say D&D).

For the special edition, if you like art and extra features, this kit is for you. If all you want is the game, save your money and get the standard because this has nothing extra for you.

I hope you found this useful.

This is a great game, worth the $$

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have the regular edition, and yes, it is an excellent game. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay is almost limitless-you can download a complete new campaign, and believe me, there are a lot of them due to the fact that a level engine is included with the game which has every possible feature. I played first as a fighter-style and next as a magic-style and both kept me entertained. This is one of those games where you try to make your character wicked cool looking and powerful just because you can. The fighting is not very exciting--this is important to understand--because it is really a dice-rolling type of thing, not dependant on your own skill but rather on the abilities of your character (which make a fight's outcome indirectly dependant on you). What I mean is that this is not really an action game; it is a strategy game that looks and feels somewhat like an action game.

If you want a good RPG that will keep you living in a different world for hours (completing the included campaign takes a good 30 hours at least) by all means buy this game.

Also note that the collector's edition is actually a great deal because it actually costs less than the original package, which still sells in most stores for a small amount more; while containing a few extras that I would have liked but unfortunately missed out on.

Best Collector's Edition Ever!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best collectors edition ever. Period!
It is far better than Diablo II's collector's edition or warcraft III's, and more recently age of mythology's collector's edition.

The poster is on beautiful FABRIC and looks awesome ! Artbook is really great and mouse pad (which is about the size of the box, I mean four times as large as normal mouse pad) looks great two!!

DVD case to hold 3 cd is just a BLAST!

I think this will be the benchmark for the collectors edition to come. (Before this one, warcraft III 's one was the best but not any more)

How did they pull this off

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While the neverwinter nights game is probably the best rpg out today, with this package it is backed up with some great things that compliment it all the more- an artbook, shirt,mousepad, poster-a coll dvd case for the game discs. this is the best collectors game sincethe warcraft 3 one, and is better. This i would have to say is an alltime must for anyone that really enjoyed the game and wants to prove it with all these great bonus items, its a must buy.

This is the best collector's package that I have ever had..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

T-shirts, Map mouse pad, the artbook...
So, cool! if you are a fan of neverwinter, you would need it!

That is all

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: December 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everybody must have it. The game changed the meaning of FRP.

Excellent RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What an excellent RPG. It was well worth the price. Sure it doesn't conform 100% to D&D 3E rules, but heck, it's tons more fun that way. I've started playing RPGs since Final Fantasy I for the NES (another excellent series), and I would have to say this is all around one of my favorite RPGs of all time.

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