Neverwinter nights 2

Klisto1 · Post by **Klisto1** » 31 Oct 2006, 06:08

Neverwinter nights 2 comes out on wednesday. Gunna pick it up. It has been awhile saince any good RPG games have been released.

I messed around with the game for an hour at the past PAX show in August, here in Washington and it looked real good. I liked how now you can move the camera all over and you have more interaction with your party members.

The tool set was pretty cool also and real easy to use.

Klisto

:)

Post by **skipclarke** » 31 Oct 2006, 09:10

I'm gonna assume Obsidian was smart and incorporated widescreen, yes?

We'll need a report ASAP; I'm eager dammit! :P

Bluesilentpro · Post by **Bluesilentpro** » 31 Oct 2006, 09:24

Is there a Demo available? I would like to test it first.

YouTube · Post by **ViciousXUSMC** » 31 Oct 2006, 09:50

wow just now the 2nd one is comming out? never played the first but i know this is one of the games i have heard the most about here and there in the forums. supposedly a great deal of gamplay was added to the first with mods.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 31 Oct 2006, 10:18

The two addons were fun - the main game I wasn't really all that keen on. Some of the mods are fantastic. :D

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 31 Oct 2006, 13:47

I loved NWN. Let me preface this with telling everyone that I am notoriously bad at finishing games, but I actually finished NWN AND its two expansions.

The selling point to me was the cooperative online play. A friend and I rolled through all three games over several sessions. It was a blast. Too bad I didn't have a widescreen monitor back then.

Pretty excited about the new one. More Co-op online games please!

Templ · Post by **Templ** » 31 Oct 2006, 22:16

There have been reports from users who have already gotten the game that the game does indeed support widescreen... and that makes me very happy :D.

Klisto1 · Post by **Klisto1** » 01 Nov 2006, 06:18

When I was at PAX i had just gotten my new dell 24 inch monitor. The first thing I asked the guy running the NWN2 booth was "Does it support widescreen?".....................Yes..

He said it supports all rezolutions. He was playing it on a 30inch dell if I remember right. Most games there were all on big monitors.

Out on Wednesday......................Best Buy here I come...

Klisto

cyrana · Post by **cyrana** » 02 Nov 2006, 13:54

Widescreen works fine.

But, it makes my E6600+7950GX2 cry (at 19x12). If you get the game, pay attention to the options pertaining to shadows as they are the main performance killers.

Graphics aren't as good as Oblivion, but it hits my computer even harder.

Big Bottom · Post by **Big Bottom** » 02 Nov 2006, 16:23

I think most of the developer presentations were done in widescreen.

http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neverwinternights2/review.html

8.6 from Gamespot. I'm definitely picking this game up.

Gecko · Post by **Gecko** » 02 Nov 2006, 17:32

Got the game. Yep, widescreen is natively supported.

On the NWN2 forums, it seems a lot of people are having performance issues. Oddly enough, the game runs perfectly on my PC, all settings completely maxed.

The graphics are definitely dated looking. What is worse is that there is no AA available in the graphics options. Only options for Bloom, anisotropic filtering, and texture detail.

So even at 1680x1050, you still get very noticeable jaggies.

A real let-down for me after playing games like Oblivion or HL-2 and Dark Messiah, where the graphics are excellent. I'd put NWN2's graphics somewhere around the original Morrowind graphics.

The camera mechanism is VERY annoying, but apparently they are working on that.

If they fix the klunky camera controls and enable AA - which for the life of me I can't understand why they didn't incorporate it, though I assume there is a valid reason - it should prove to be an excellent game!

Actual gameplay and plot thus far are very enjoyable.

xocomaox · Post by **xocomaox** » 02 Nov 2006, 19:00

The graphics are definitely dated looking. What is worse is that there is no AA available in the graphics options. Only options for Bloom, anisotropic filtering, and texture detail.

So even at 1680x1050, you still get very noticeable jaggies.

A real let-down for me after playing games like Oblivion or HL-2 and Dark Messiah, where the graphics are excellent. I'd put NWN2's graphics somewhere around the original Morrowind graphics.

The camera mechanism is VERY annoying, but apparently they are working on that.

*just inserted knife into breast*

Bluesilentpro · Post by **Bluesilentpro** » 02 Nov 2006, 19:22

What about a NWN2 Demo?

xocomaox · Post by **xocomaox** » 02 Nov 2006, 19:47

What about a NWN2 Demo?

According to a developer at the official NWN forums, there will not be a demo for this game.

From maverickshane:

"To answer the specific question, no there will not be a demo before June. Nor do I expect that there will be a "demo" per say released at all. Very few publishers release demos for RPG's anymore. Demo's are best suited for other types of games that are more "level centric" (FPS, RTS, etc.) Dont expect one for NWN2."

SIGH.. another DVD-9 game.

Bluesilentpro · Post by **Bluesilentpro** » 02 Nov 2006, 21:21

After a lot of dissapointing experiences with recent games I prefer definitely a demo to prevent me from buying crap. I need a feeling of a game, not only screenshots.:( I was very lucky to play NFS Carbon Demo and Railroads Demo as well as Anno 1701 Demo. This prevented me from buying and saved more money for my PC-Upgrade.

I won't buy NWN2 unless its getting cheaper...around 10-20Ã¢â€šÂ¬.

mengzor · Post by **mengzor** » 02 Nov 2006, 23:05

Widescreen works fine.

But, it makes my E6600+7950GX2 cry (at 19x12)

wow , srsly?
my 7600GT is gonna commit suicide =/

DasFox · Post by **DasFox** » 04 Nov 2006, 01:33

I've read there are a lot of bugs and problems with the game, it doesn't sound very good. :(

Let's hear what The_cranky_hermit has to say?

LOL

ALOHA

Klisto1 · Post by **Klisto1** » 04 Nov 2006, 06:22

Been playing the game for 2 days now with no problem except the auto patch. It seems you need 7 GIG of free space on your hard drive to run the patch. Thats alot of space just to download a patch and then install for it to work. Humm......... weird. Other than that game is fine for me.
Looks great

Here's some reviews I've read so far:

GameDaily who gave NWN2 a five star out of five star rating and said: Neverwinter Nights 2 delivers. This extremely enjoyable action RPG contains fabulous visuals, plenty of options, and incredible gameplay. Neverwinter Nights 2 is truly one of the most epic adventures found on a PC, and it should be purchased without hesitation.

http://pc.gamedaily.com/game/review/?gameid=3511

Games Radar Review: 9/10...

huge great link that breaks the tables

Gamespot Review: 8.6/10.00

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neverwinternights2/review.html

Yahoo Games Review: 4.5/5.00

http://videogames.yahoo.com/gamereview?cid=1991549031&tab=reviews&page=0&eid=490808

IGN Review of NWN 2: 8.5/10 "Great"

http://pc.ign.com/articles/744/744019p2.html

Hope these help show its a great game in my opinion :)

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 04 Nov 2006, 19:11

I just picked this up.

Wow. I am impressed so far. I would say that it is kind of a mix between NWN1 and KOTOR. There seem to be more "character" to the game as compared to the original.

I hear a lot of people complaining on the official forums about performance issues. While I am not exactly getting "OMFGWTFSUXOR!!11!" crazy high framerates, I am getting very smooth performance with everything on high (this includes bloom and full shadows). In the starting fair area, I am getting 25-30+ fps which feels completely smooth and playable @ 1680x1050. I haven't even tried it at 1920x1200, but I will give it a shot tonight. I still think the developers can tweak the code and get better performance via a patch.

I am pretty excited about digging into this one, although I am kind of waiting for a few of my friends to pick it up so we can play through the game in co-op mode.

The game seems to support most widescreen resolutions and aspect ratios. I don't know if this one is destined for the certified "golden cog", but it will be close.

I'll post some screenies and perhaps start the groundworks for a detailed report.

Bluesilentpro · Post by **Bluesilentpro** » 04 Nov 2006, 21:38

This would really be fine. :) I've watched some videos and I might getting addicted again. Maybe I should give NWN2 a try...

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