Re: New NWN content

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 I was never a huge fan of the 2002 "Neverwinter Nights" game. It was
okay, but it felt like a huge step backwards after the "Baldur's Gate"
games; an attempt to chase after the action/RPG fans rather than cater
to the people who adored classic CRPGs. Its promise of creating a
framework that could be used by DMs to curate their own online
adventures for friends, mixing traditional PC gaming and tabletop
gaming into one new and unique mixture, never really came to fruition
either. I played the games, gleaned what fun I could from them, but
ultimately found them fairly forgettable.
 Still, others were not so sanguine and --thanks to their can-do
attitude-- the game has had a lifespan far in excess of even what the
original devs probably expected.
 Case in point: a new expansion, "Doom of Icewind Dale" is currently on
sale today. Yes, it requires the 2018 "Enhanced" edition of NWN, and
ultimately is just a third-party mod that the developer is trying to
make a few bucks on... but the fact that this is still seen as a
viable business strategy says a lot about the core game.
 Is it good? I've no idea. I've not played it and -quite honestly- I've
no real desire to do so. I've tried to get back into NWN but I found
the engine just too clunky for me to stick with it very long. (The
"Icewind Dale" setting isn't all that attractive to me either. I was
always more of a fan of the Dalelands).
 But I can appreciate the love people still have for this old game.
  If you're interested, the mod's available for a tenner on GOG
https://www.gog.com/en/game/neverwinter_nights_doom_of_icewind_dale
(and probably Steam too)
 

Does your description change about NWN II?  I've got that in my collection yet haven't played it.
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