Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold

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One of the best games I've ever played

I held off on getting this game at launch, as I heard it was riddled with bugs. Two years later, I saw it at a local store in the Gold package for $30, and just couldn't turn it down.

Wow. Just wow. These guys REALLY know how to tell a story. The original campaign is pretty good, but the expansion (Mask of the Betrayer) is something else. It currently stands as one of my top RPGs ever, rivaling Planescape: Torment.

The gameplay is fun. The camera is a bit obnoxious at first, but once you play around with the options you can set it to better suit your needs. You will need to make adjustments every now and then, but I really didn't find it to be as bad as some people make it out to be.

I've read horror stories about the glitches, but in my playthrough of the OC and MotB, I only had one. The game hung during a map transition, and I had to reboot my computer. Luckily, I had a save ten minutes prior. Keep in mind, this is ONE problem within 50-60 hours of gameplay. Not too bad in my opinion.

If you're looking for a fun RPG with a great story and INCREDIBLE character development, pick this up. You will NOT be let down.

THE PATRIARCHS OF cRPGs ARE SLIPPING YET FURTHER DOWNHILL ...

I remember watching the trailer for the first NWN and actually holding my breath. I had IMMENSELY enjoyed BALDUR's GATE I & II and all their expansions, a well as the ICEWIND DALE series. I had been enchanted by the best cRPG ever, PLANESCAPE TORMENT. Now the same game developers were delivering a 3D, cinematic version that would make total immersion inescapable! Right? Wrong, oh boy, so WRONG!

Measly henchmen replacing our deliciously diversified company, nauseating camera movement, infantile designed objects, slow battle movements, low polygon characters and bland storyline. Now, NWN had its virtues, no doubt. It was such an original approach that games like WOW and OBLIVION borrowed heavily from its innovative concept of a Third-Person cinematic RPG. Nevertheless, it suffered from raising the expectations bar too high - and then not delivering but a fraction of its obvious potential. It eventually got accepted by the MODing community that created numerous ingenious MODs that saved the day.

It has been over two years now and NWN2 does not seem to take off. It is as if no one wants to concern himself with it. And for good reason.
The much higher system requirements do not translate onto the screen. There are improvements of course but not by much. It feels more like an expansion than a sequel.
The camera movement is even worse. Much WORSE! Supposedly it positions itself in the best angle, Well, I found myself spending more time repositioning the camera than the interacting with the characters!

Does it have bugs? Enough to make a horror B-Movie! Patch after patch gets released and the damn thing still stutters and freezes and crashes. Another fine example of an untested product rushed to the market unfinished. While traveling everything seems fine. When the battle heats up, though, and spells fly left and right all hell breaks loose. Tweaking the video and graphics settings helps but does not eliminate all problems.

All in all, a game to avoid if a cRPG fun. If new to RPG games do not start with this one: you will get disappointed and may be miss out on true gems.

Another fine example of accountants and stock-jockeys meddling with an art-form they cannot grasp...