Well, I finally got round to finishing the OC. It was everything the original NWN's OC was not, and needed to be [img]smile.gif[/img] . I'm looking to get the official Ironworks opinion, pros and cons, so I'll get the ball rolling.
The Storyline was GREAT. Unlike the NWN's OC this thing actually had me wrapped. It was thought out and told well, very original in it's plot and, via the use of a good narrator and some nice transit movies I was really impressed.
The Scripting was really good! The attention to detail was near flawless, from interactions with the henchman to NPC's making physical gestures/movements during conversations in order to portray certain emotions. From applying shadowy vfx on scenery to creating walls that intermittently fade out. There were many unique items in this mod too, and again I noticed alot of steps had been taken for precision. Impressive. Alot of the script base clearly came from the NWN's community and I actually heard they hired some 'exceptional' scripters to aid in the creation. Obviously it made a huge differance.
The Building was great too. Showcasing the new tilesets (which were really nice looking) and placeables much like the scripting, some really spiffy stuff was done here.
If I had any gripes it would be with this nagging feeling of cheapness I seemed to have..things like no new VFX for (obviously very talented) scripters to work with, overuse of the old ones (the villain at the end died in a shower of multiple power-word kill vfx). Although thse were cleverly used they seemed reluctant to spend money on this area and more interested in making profit...people notice it and I don't think they realize that.
When the makers of this game don't choose to pioneer some new material this mod becomes a very good one...but simply that. I just hope were not landed with that come HOU, they really do need to add more visual tools to bring justice to the great work they can do when they want to. Oh and call me spoiled but I was also kinda expecting a new intro movie on game-startup...just a hope I guess [img]smile.gif[/img] .
I will also say that I didn't get to level up as high as I'd hoped..I'm not sure if this module was actually short but my char was at level 12 when I completed..I dunno, maybe I missed some XP along the way.
Overall though, I will say I did love playing it and this module stands among the excellent few. A pleasure to play it and a sure desire to see it through all the way to the end
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[ 07-02-2003, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ]