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Not up to Bioware's Standards

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Having loved all of the previous Bioware RPGs (Baldur's Gate 1&2, Torment, Icewind Dale) I was very disappointed by this one. The interface is a step down in my opinion, and though others may disagree with that change, nearly everyone I've talked to about the game has agreed with this analysis: the plot of the game is boring and the enemies unchallenging (I ended up playing a sorceror, only to find that for the first large portion of the game, I was completely useless on the battlefield, while my mercenary and familiar easily trashed anything I ran accross.) Unlike previous Bioware RPGs where I have been sucked into a rich world filled with colorful NPCs and interesting and challenging monsters, this game plays more like find the zombies, kill the zombies, and even the more powerful enemies all seem to be cast from the same mold. Perhaps other world-creators will come out with better modules in the future, that might actually be worth playing, but for now I'm still playing a 2 year old game while this is languishing on my shelf.

A great game if you know how to play it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It is a wonderful game to have. Neverwinter Nights (NwN) can be played as a single player, multiplayer, and Persistent World. A beautiful 3D game, it does require a good PC to have a smooth play. The Official Campaign does get boring after a while but it is a great written story. There are many other modules beside the official campaign that are REAL fun. Even if you never know how Forgotten Realm or Dungeon & Dragons, you will have a good time. The downside of this game is that if you just love Hack & Slash (kill everything in sight), other RPG players might not welcome you.

Not really that great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun to start, but not fun to finish... It's too much "reading" on the screen. Dungeon Siege is much funner.

Wow!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game! It was SO fun. I woke up practically every morning last summer to play it! So, it was a little short and I had a fair share of games glitches, but hey, I thought it was MAJORLY fun! The graphics were really amazing and the battles weren't impossible, or too easy! It was really awesome to become powerful and burn 100's of thousands of gold pieces! I really loved it!

Great RPG but something is missing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Neverwinter Nights (NWN) is another creation by Bioware which is the same company that brought life back to the Dungeons and Dragons series, mainly through one of the all-time RPG series, Baldur's Gate. NWN is the first test for Bioware's new playing engine which promises to deliver Dungeons and Dragons with better graphics and smoother online play. The game begins with four options: One, you can play the included campaign by yourself; Two, you can join online and play the campaign with other gamers; Three; you can create an online server and host a game as the Dungeon Master (if you have a very fast connection and computer); Four, you can use the tool set which allows you to create any kind of campaign you can think of.

My first warning about this game is that if you don't have a high-speed modem and a group of online friends to play with on a regular basis, the multiplayer experience in NWN will not be much fun. NWN is a revolutionary game in that it makes an honest attempt to simulate the pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons product by allowing someone to host the game as a Dungeon Master and control the adventure. The Dungeon Master can change the creatures the players are facing, create dialogue and alter other plot aspects to make the game more fun for online players. All pen and paper role-playing games rely on one player to control the game and this is probably the best attempt at having a Dungeon Master control a PC RPG game.

Unfortunately, I haven't had much fun with it. The experiences one obtains from sitting at a table and watching a Dungeon Master articulate the adventure, roll the dice and act out a story are not present with a PC game. Most of the servers are password protected so the best way to enjoy NWN online is to already have a close group of friends that you can hook up with on a regular basis. The online experience even tries to simulate player vs. player scenarios and Bioware has already released an additional "Tournament of Champions" module that allows people to fight against each other. If your main intention is to player kill, you'll have more fun in an MMORPG. Also note that many servers only allow people to control server-based characters which means that you can only play characters stored on the server's hard drive and will have to join that same server to play the character again.

ACTION FANS - 2 STARS - This is not a game for people that want action first. Some "RPGs" such as Diablo and Dungeon Siege are more hack and slash driven and draw in more action gamers than an RPG normally would. This game is not in the mold of Diablo so if you are expecting those types of fast-paced-cut-down-everything-in-sight-no-reading-required-dungeon-crawlers you probably won't enjoy NWN.

STRATEGY FANS - 2 STARS - The campaign included has some puzzle solving but nothing that can't be figured out quickly. Probably one of the biggest appeals for strategy fans in previous Bioware games was taken out: the ability to micromanage your adventuring party. In past Bioware D&D games, you could pause the game and pick individual commands for other party members in battle which made the games more fun and added a strategic angle to the game but sadly this option has been taken out of NWN. While you can still pause and change the commands of your character, you can not do this with your henchmen anymore and even worse, the game only allows you to hire one henchman instead of the five members that tagged along in previous Bioware D&D games.

ADVENTURE/RPG FANS - 5 STARS - This it the game that the pen and paper D&D crowd has been waiting for. Unfortunately, the only way to enjoy that experience is with a great group of online buddies and fast connection. For those that purchase NWN to enjoy the great single-player experience that brought in so many fans to games such as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, you may be disappointed. Bioware promised to pay as much attention to the singleplayer mode as it was to the multiplayer aspect but it looks like the singleplayer mode was neglected. Hopefully, Bioware will add some changes that the singleplayer fans are asking for.

X FACTOR - NEW BIOWARE ENGINE - 3 STARS - While the new playing engine definitely improves the graphics and adds several user-friendly options like more control over the journal and maps, it seems like some of the previous perks of the old D&D engine were changed for the worse. One example would be the new camera angle which doesn't go below 45 degrees making it almost impossible for you to see ahead in a dungeon without drawing back the camera until your character is a little spot on your monitor.

BUGS - 5 STARS - Very few bugs which Bioware is known for. While some have complained of bugs and crashes, I myself have only had one in-game freeze and I have played it for several days and too many hours to mention. There is also a very friendly updater in the game that allows you to easily patch it with any fixes that have been released.

REPLAY VALUE - 5 STARS - While I haven't enjoyed the campaign included in the game as much as previous Bioware D&D stories I feel the redeeming factor is that an easy tool set has been included in the game that allows anyone to design a campaign of their own. Already, some small campaigns have been released at various fan websites. Comparing the editor to other games, it is very easy to use and Bioware has just released a great online tutorial for it. Considering the vast imagination in a fan community that plays D&D, I'm sure there will be several great mods released in the future that promise to bring hours of enjoyment.

I had never played Dungeons and Dragons before

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

so the learning curve was high at first. I didn't really want to read the manual cover to cover before I started to play this game!

A friend familiar with DND and NWN helped me create a character on the loose concept of "a chick fighter who also uses spells and looks really cool." I decided to be a sorcerer because the idea of "preparing" spells (4 classes of characters have to do this daily!) seemed appallingly tedious. I started out with a level of fighter because I was told mages are really weak at first. One of the coolest parts of the NWN graphics is, you can turn on "environment mapping on characters." And all the outfits are somewhat reflective, creating a mirror effect that looks especially cool on chain mail and full plate when you pan the camera.

My character has evolved beautifully, although I have to skip the shiny armor unfortunately (armor causes spell failure!) in favor of mage robes. Also, I have a great magic helmet which adds one extra spell per level...and covers her cool face and hair.

On the upside, I have a killer magic sword named "Harbinger Kin" that was forged especially for me with Dragon Blood. My character is now in Chapter 2 and up to level I think 14. The maximum character level is 20 though and I have many more chapters to go, so I wonder if it will get old when I don't get the thrill of gaining levels and spells and stuff.

I DID take a lot of quests on, but that was because the first time I went from Chapter One to Two, I didn't have my henchman with me (I didn't know I wouldn't be able to go back and I even left a lot of gear behind at the temple!) and I absolutely could NOT beat the groups of NPCs attacking me. I went back to a previously saved game in Chapter One and picked up all the quests I could to beef up my character. Though now she's a little too good and it's all pretty easy. But the plot is so well-thought-out so far, I'm really enjoying all the little puzzles, and the multitude of items, and building my character.

As far as just running the software goes, I must say I have complaints. I don't know if my RAM needs upgrading or what, but the game crashes the entire system every 15 minutes or so. I spend about half the time on a loading screen or saving the game, or going through the usual spells I cast to prepare my group each day (you can have just one henchman, but also a familiar and a summoned creature depending on class and abilities). I have gotten the latest game patch from [an online site], and still, problems. I guess it says a lot for how great this game is that I still play it despite all this! Hopefully there are more patches to come.

Neverwinter Nights is a very cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: August 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm just going to add a quick note. I've been playing Asheron's Call 1, Dungeon Siege, Morrowind, and Neverwinter nights. NWN is a very interesting game with options to make it a lot more like D&D or less so for those of us who aren't pros. I got a new graphics card the other day and loaded up a new game of NWN. It made me want to play it all over again. Wow, it's far more beautiful than I knew! I'm going to play it all over again and then hit up multiplayer :]

Worth the purchase

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I normally only play more 'first-person' type games, but didn't take me long to like this one! The graphics were great and the story line was very involving. Can't remember how many hours I played it when I first got it, but alot! The only negative I had was online play. Anyone can host a server, ala Quake, and even on high bandwidth lines, it was still laggy. But other then that, it was well worth the cost.

I like it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This seems to be a great game if you liked playing D&D but all your friends have moved away. I have enjoyed both the single-player and the LAN-based games. Haven't tried internet games yet. D&D rules are faithfully represented with a few minor revisions. I haven't played D&D since AD&D 1st edition, but I don't have any problem understanding how things work.

A few minor problems stopped me from giving it five stars. Frequent patches. (But at least the do patches!) I've had a few system lockups, but a reboot seems to clear them. NWN doesn't seem to like MacAfee VShield running. Better luck with virus scanning turned off.

All in all, It was well worth the [money].

Dave

Lives up to the hype! Awesome game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Neverwinter Nights is the best role-playing game I've ever played on a computer. The single player story isn't as good as Baldur's Gate 2, but the overall game, combining the DM client and the Toolset, and the superior multiplayer game, makes this game truly excellent.

This is the first game that successfully brings tabletop Dungeons & Dragons to the computer, with a live Dungeon Master and infinitely customizable adventures. It's every D&D geek's dream come true.

I won't buy another computer game until the expansion or sequel for this game comes out. It's that good.

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