Which RPG to buy - Neverwinter Nights 2 or Risen

Looking at gettin a new one before Dragon Age..

NWN 2 rated higher then Risen.. but Risen clips look pretty dam good..

any recomendations?

Neverwinter Nights 2 is insanely good and will last you a looong time. Risen, I don't know how long it'll last, but the gameplay is fun. I'd suggest Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold over Risen anyday.

NWN2 has probably changed since its release... if the performance of the game is good and you no longer have to babysit your party because of the terrible, terrible pathing AI then NWN 2 is probably the best choice. Risen, however, is pretty great in its own right. If you're a fan of RPG's I'd recommend playing both either way, so the question is probably.. which should you play first? :D

In which case I'd recommend Risen. Dragon Age looks like it'll have a lot of NWN2-style combat to it and you don't want to burn yourself out prior to its release. Best to play something with a different style of gameplay.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is filled with content I hear.

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-Unreal-

I'd go with Risen before Dragon Age, and then play NWN2 after you've played DA, supposing you are interested in playing both at one point or another,just an opinion.

i've said this to alot of people and i'll said it again - i believe a platinum edition for NWN2 will be released sometime in the future, and i suggest you to wait for that. Risen is a great game - though it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Looking at gettin a new one before Dragon Age..

NWN 2 rated higher then Risen.. but Risen clips look pretty dam good..

any recomendations?

simo98088

I would go with NWN 2 myself simply because I liked the amount of choice and customization available in the first Neverwinter Nights. Risen is a good RPG none the less though.

it really depends on your preference and experience with "RPG" (an abused term in gaming).

NWN2 is a true to the bone DnD CRPG, and a big chunk of experienced RPG gamers just hate DnD, and many this and next gen gamers don't know what DnD is exactly. so might just fall in love with it or simply hate it. whether you will be into NWN2 depends on which kind of gamer you are...

Risen is a decent solo RPG, one of the few solo RPGs I actually enjoy playing. vivid game world and an interesting, though a bit simplistic, leveling + cIass system. if you're into solo RPG but not really to the extreme of hack n' slash, this game might be a good fit for you.

I myself like NWN2+MotB (expansion) much more than Risen...but of course I'm biased, just like everyone has his/her preference.

I haven't had a chance to play Risen yet, but I've played through NWN2 and it's expansions too many times to count - it's amazing, I'd say it's even better than the original NWN. Like one poster said you could wait for the platinum edition, I have no idea when it's coming out though. "Mask of the Betrayer" (the first expansion) is really the only one worth playing though (it is truly excellent), so the platinum edition with all three expansions may not be of interest to you (Storm of Zehir was so boring I can't believe I actually played through it three times!)

I'd go ahead and buy NWN2, because you can get it dirt cheap (iirc I paid $29.99 and that was years ago), and Risen is brand new and still full price (I'd imagine.)

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Captain__Tripps

Aside from the worst combat system ever made, NN has awful, kindergarden dialogue. The art is fine, but art hardly makes an

interesting game. Its always been the problem for me with Bioware, the worlds they made were fine and i tried to get into it, but the game mechanics

itself always suck hard.

Risen is one of my favorite titles, so i suggest that.

Risen have a huge problem. The first half of the game is okey 8.5 of 10 in score. After that its so rushed that i would give the 2nd half a score of 6 of 10. The ending is at the same level as Might and Magic DM (one of the worst endings ever?).

Edit: Go for NWN 2 ;)

Im in agreement with them..Own both, neverwinter nights 2 has more options for you..With that said go with dragon age origins in two weeks..Cant go wrong with bioware rpgs..Also they said they will have content for it over two year peroid..Great if you ask me..

Not to mention you can get NWN2 right now for next to nothing compared to full new release price for Risen. You will be able to pick it up for $19.99 in a few months (after you finish DA).

NWN2 hands down.