They're very different - you don't need to play the first to enjy the second. Neverwinter Nights 1 is very much an online experience. The game featured awesome mod and DM tools, allowing players to create their own DnD adventures and run through them with other players. There was also a campaign, but you only control one character and it's generally pretty bland. Worth checking out if you love DnD, totally skippable otherwise. Neverwinter Nights 2 feels much more like a classic Bioware game (which is weird, since Bioware only did NWN2). It's a hybrid of BG2's complexity and party-based combat, with KOTOR's presentation and more accessible gameplay. It's not quite as great at either of those things, but it's still definitely worth checking out (just be warned: the camera controls are very odd).
i enjoyed both but for slightly different reasons, the first was fun making and experiencing others dungeons where as the second was just a very good western rpg, along the lines of baldurs gate 1 and 2 with slightly more bling. on a side note really looking forward to see what they do with the baldurs gate enhanced edition.
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