A step up from the previous game and many other rpg's. A must own for the wrpg fan.
User Rating: 9.1 | Neverwinter Nights 2 (CD-ROM) PC
Before you read any crackpot reviews from someone who hasn't finished the game due to typical PC game bugs, keep in mind its a story based game. Without giving it time, you have no chance to absorb whats going on and get a look at the games main point and true value. Its turn-based western RPG with DnD rules. Its an obvious choice for the fans of the KOTOR series and of BG/NWN games. It imporves on mechanics of those. The game blends chracteristics of Kotor and the past NWN. Most of the important dialogue is done in the same cinematic view of the characters faces as in KOTOR. Most of the dialogue is voiced and is fantastic. The music is some left over from previous NWN and some great new tracks. The single player of about 60 hours (or multiplayer up to 4 co-op for less time). The graphics are not cutting-edge but with a top-end PC and in drive mode camera the game can look fantastic. This type of game is not dependant on sound affects so while you hear very few they are ok. The toolkit and multiplayer gives it huge replay value. Not to mention the campaign and huge array of character types you can chose from adds to that replay.
Without going into a wall-o-text reviews that will be difficult to write without spoilers, this game is one of the best rpg's ever in my opinion. It was made with a great forumla that has been working since Baldurs Gate. In this game it has been modernized and improved on. Graphics lovers and impatient types need not apply. If you want a great fantasy story, great charcter interaction, and DnD turn-based fantasy play, this is a no-brainer. Buy it. Someone who wants a slower paced gaming experiance that has never played any role playing games, give it time, it may break you into this type of game.
