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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.
-- 
No heebies, creepies or hallucinogenics It's the height of paranoia
Male, white, mid-to-late thirties

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