Then I started realizing and noticing other things. Like every creature/chest in the game *ALWAYS* drops the same items *EVERY* time you play through it, with any class. It’s ridiculous. What kind of RPG doesn’t have random loot?

Then I decided maybe I could get some redeeming qualities from playing Multiplayer with a friend. We encountered even more bugs than I previously saw, and decided to try me running the server as a DM and just helping him through the story, create creatures and new treasure chests to make things more interesting. That didn’t even work for too long, cause it kept trying to load my DM character through the cutscenes, without giving him the option to speak to people.

There’s also been about 14 patches for it so far. And even with all those patches, only some of the bugs were fixed.

Overall, I’d say this game had a potential for a 5 star rating, but due to the fact that it isn’t finished, I’m giving it a 1 star, and recommending you don’t buy it, unless you’re ready for a headache.

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…