Neverwinter Nights Diamond
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Video Game Reviews of Neverwinter Nights Diamond
Customer Review: Oldie but Goodie
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was younger, I didn't have the patience to wade through NWN's seemingly endless quests as you participate in the spiralling plot. This kept me in the first two chapters indefinitely. But when NWN2 came out, my interest in the NWN franchise was renewed. NWN2 was more immediately engaging for me than NWN, but the denouement of the original NWN campaign makes the foot-dragging of the mid-game well worth it.
Coming back to NWN, I can say I'm glad I did. BioWare adventures like this are always worth your money if you're an avid RPG fan. With my Diamond edition, I beat the original and part of SotU, and still come back to play it from time to time when I am craving a well-designed and interesting single player RPG.
I'm also hosting a NWN dedicated server campaign on my Internet-facing Linux box. Some friends and I work on the module and deploy once in a while, then partake in a little roleplaying environment when we all have the time. So the multiplayer and modding aspects are actually the best of any Bioware game (except, perhaps, NWN2). All of this is great fun, and puts Mass Effect to shame.
Those unfamiliar with BioWare's legacy may not be convinced by the name alone; but once you've taken the time to play through just one of their games, you'll have no doubt that BioWare titles truly live up to their renown: a genuinely interesting, intense, engrossing single player RPG experience that will keep you glued to your screen until you've finally restored order to the Forgotten Realms once again.
Stability/System Reqs: 4.5/5. Game is well-engineered to scale to high and low-end hardware, and has never crashed on me. Minor Windows Vista issues can be worked around.
5/5 for replayability/moddability, excellent main storyline (in all the expansions), value (only $20 for all of this!), and graphics that are serviceable even in 2008. Recommended as a gift to folks who are stuck with an older PC that can't play the newer ones like Mass Effect. Highly recommended to anyone who has ever played a BioWare game, liked it, and somehow skipped NWN.
Customer Review: A couple camera issues, but otherwise great.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fantastic game; very enjoyable despite its age. My only two complaints deal with the camera. Sometimes when your character walks too close to a wall, the camera zooms so far in you can't see anything, but you only have to rotate the camera a bit to zoom back out again. Also, not all camera settings are saved, so when reloading a saved game the camera angle and zoom distance are reset to defaults.
That aside, I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs, and especially any D&D fans. It even makes some minor improvements on pen-and-paper D&D, such as a Lore skill which lets you identify magic items without a spell.
Customer Review: Finally Upgraded To Diamond!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ordered 2 copies on the 27th, got them the 30th, stoked!!!
I already own 2 copies of regular Neverwinter, so I was stoked to pick these up as it has the expansion, & some of the premium modules, plus you can get the CEP also, hours of fun for me & my lady!!!
Now I can have two friends over also to play on my extra Linux machines w/ my old copies!!! Double stoked!!!
I ALSO GOT CORRECT CD KEYS, I am figuring that issue is fixed by now...
Customer Review: The Ultimate Game
Summary: 5 Stars
Neverwinter Nights is, quite simply, the ultimate game. Unlimited opportunity for creativity, thousands of player-created add-on goodies that can be downloaded for FREE... hundreds of awesome online worlds available at the click of a button... what more could you ask, really? Granted, the game has a learning curve, so this is not for the simple folk. You will need to have a bit of determination and patience to become proficient, but the process is quite entertaining.
Start out by playing through the original campaigns, then move on to the online realms when you are ready. Endless fun!
If you love Dungeons & Dragons on paper, this is your game. You can game anytime of the day with excellent roleplayers from all over the world.
Customer Review: Pretty good game
Summary: 3 Stars
I've enjoyed NWN. I've only played as one character so far, but there's a lot of replayability there. However, I've been frustrated by the bad multiplayer interface, especially since I bought the game to play multiplayer.