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Snitzella · 07-13-2002, 09:42 AM

I just finished NWN singleplayer adventure, and I have too admit, that I am a little bit disapointed. I am a big fan of BG and SOA with the add on ToB and I was aware of, before i started NWN, that It was a different game and not a BG3. First I think, that the story in the singleplayergame was a bit thin I didn’t find it so exiting and I was always looking forward to see if the next chapter could bring a little more exitement. I didn’t feel that I eas actually in a world because I couldnt go where I wanted, I had too finish chapter 1 before moving to chapter 2 and it wasn’t possible to go back to ex. Neverwinther when entering chapter 2 or 3. The things i liked in BG and SOA was the sidequests witch made it possible to travel around between many maps feeling that you where actually in forgotten realms. Second i think that the battles was to easy, and that made the game too mutch hack and slash and too little tactics ( I played by AD&D hardcore rules). Third I was missing having companions with personality, dialog and inventory. The henchman thing anoid me a little because You didn’t need them at all, often they were just in the way. I used Tomi with missile weapon almost the intire game and he was usefull in the beginning to disarm traps and open locks but as time went by it was easyer just to bash the chests myself and you could easy survive the traps. I didn’t have the feeling that I was a “person” in the game and I think that the main reason was the dialogs with the partymembers missing. I think that roleplaying is a big part of AD&D and I missed that in NWN. I also think, that not having a party and only collecting things to my own character and not to my party was a flaw in the game. I played a paladin with greatsword so I was only looking fore good armors, greatsword, gauntlets and belt that added to strength etc. And all the others very good things i found in the game fx. Brazers of dexterity +5 was just gold, witch I had plenty of. Fouth I think that the dungeouns was too mutch the same. The caves all looked alike and the same for the castle dungeouns, crypts etc. This was just some thoughts and I am woundering if I am being to negative or anayone else feel the same about NWN?

07-13-2002, 09:42 AM	#1
Snitzella Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 14, 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 29	I just finished NWN singleplayer adventure, and I have too admit, that I am a little bit disapointed. I am a big fan of BG and SOA with the add on ToB and I was aware of, before i started NWN, that It was a different game and not a BG3. First I think, that the story in the singleplayergame was a bit thin I didn’t find it so exiting and I was always looking forward to see if the next chapter could bring a little more exitement. I didn’t feel that I eas actually in a world because I couldnt go where I wanted, I had too finish chapter 1 before moving to chapter 2 and it wasn’t possible to go back to ex. Neverwinther when entering chapter 2 or 3. The things i liked in BG and SOA was the sidequests witch made it possible to travel around between many maps feeling that you where actually in forgotten realms. Second i think that the battles was to easy, and that made the game too mutch hack and slash and too little tactics ( I played by AD&D hardcore rules). Third I was missing having companions with personality, dialog and inventory. The henchman thing anoid me a little because You didn’t need them at all, often they were just in the way. I used Tomi with missile weapon almost the intire game and he was usefull in the beginning to disarm traps and open locks but as time went by it was easyer just to bash the chests myself and you could easy survive the traps. I didn’t have the feeling that I was a “person” in the game and I think that the main reason was the dialogs with the partymembers missing. I think that roleplaying is a big part of AD&D and I missed that in NWN. I also think, that not having a party and only collecting things to my own character and not to my party was a flaw in the game. I played a paladin with greatsword so I was only looking fore good armors, greatsword, gauntlets and belt that added to strength etc. And all the others very good things i found in the game fx. Brazers of dexterity +5 was just gold, witch I had plenty of. Fouth I think that the dungeouns was too mutch the same. The caves all looked alike and the same for the castle dungeouns, crypts etc. This was just some thoughts and I am woundering if I am being to negative or anayone else feel the same about NWN?