[Sir Heinrich Godfrie IV]

This game is a major disapointment to me for two reasons, which I'll get to later on.

For months I was completly excited about it's release as I read all (some) of the hype that was given on this site about the game. I even bought the $10 pre-order for the game and waited and waited and waited. Finally after spending over $60 for NWN I brought it home and installed it. Alright lets play!...WHAT?...My graphics card is not compatible?!%*?!

So I spend the rest of the day researching all the various specifications and variations that go into video cards. Finally after all that research I head back to Best Buy and buy a $100 GeForce4 MX 420 graphics card. It's not great, but it definetly blows my old 3dfx Voodoo3 card out of the park (or so I'm led to believe). Nevertheless it's compatible with NWN, YIPPPEEEE!! So the total cost now for this game so far is up near $180. OK, it's a lot of money but hey it's worth it right?? I mean this is supposed to be the three-demensional version of a Baldurs Gate-like game, but with so much more!!

So I create the typical, lawful-good, human, male, fighter (playing it safe) and start the game. The intro story seems quite interesting and different so I have no complaints there. Then the tutorial starts and it's farely boring like most games are in the begining. Ok so the fighting starts and I'm having fun. Then later I meet up with Pavel and I'm really excited now because I've got my first of MANY comrads. WHAT!!?$^%?! GET BACK HERE YOU IDIOT! WHY THE HECK ARE YOU RUNNING HEADLONG INTO THOSE MONSTERS??!! Ah, it's just the prelude/tutorial I'll figure out how to control him later.

So Paval leaves and I'm standing in the Halls of Justice waiting to get started on whats going to be weeks upon weeks of gaming heaven! I then meet Tommy Undergallows and he wants 250 gold for his services, but unfortunetly I'm short on dough, that's ok I'll pick him up later or meet someone else. I then go solo for most of chapter one and finally make it to the prison. After fighting my way down through the pits I decide to teleport back to the HoJ and get healed up. Next I go and hire little Tommy and head back to the prison.

I do a little backtracking as to have Tom lockpick the chests and cabinets that I couldn't smash open. Alrighty then, lets kick some Garrison butt and find out who's at the bottom of this prison mess! So we run into our first set of monsters and things are looking good. HEY!...HEY YOU! WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING YOU NUMBSKULL!! COME BACK HERE!! Those were my thoughts as I watched little Tommy Underwear run right up to some goons and get his butt kicked.

I couldn't beleive it, this has got to be a nightmare. So I spent the next couple of minutes trying to figure out how to control this little punk. So after awhile I gave up and teleported back again and went to the Trade of Blades as to hire another henchperson. I decided on Sharwyn. WHAT??!! WHERE THE HECK DID THAT TOMMY GUY GO TO!!??

So after reading up on NPCs/Henchmen I realized that this game was not what I expected. And so after pounding my head several times (and swearing) in disgust, I decided to go back to my trusty old Baldur's Gate I and start a new campaign. I haven't touched NWN in over a week and I'm not sure when I will again. -THE END-