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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
Digital Entertainment News has posted a dubious <a href="http://www.dignews.com/review.php?story_id=1766" target="_blank">review</a> of (the original) Neverwinter Nights:<blockquote><em>Built from an overhaul of the game engine BioWare created originally for Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights is a powerful platform built on D&D 3.0 rules, one of the first titles to do so back when it was released. What makes Neverwinter Nights so appealing is the visual upgrade from the original Baldur’s Gate engine and how well the game retains the turn-based feel of the original pencil-and-dice Dungeons and Dragons game off which it is based. Unlike the Baldur’s Gate bastardization that showed up on PS2, where the game was intentionally “dumbed down” by BioWare to be nothing more than a brainless Gauntlet clone, Neverwinter Nights allows the player to get as detailed as they want with the die-rolls, or hide some of the mechanics to give the game a more immediate-action feel without ever degenerating into arcade stupidity.</em></blockquote> |
Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:54 am |
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goshuto
Wanderer
Joined: 29 May 2002
Posts: 1142
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Originally posted by review
The 60-hour official campaign in Neverwinter Nights is one of the best-realized stories BioWare has produced under the AD&D license since they debuted Baldur?s Gate itself.
I can see why the review is dubious.... How many Bioware games did this guy play?
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Originally posted by review
While there are plenty of user-created scenarios out there to download if you know where to look, be aware that Neverwinter Nights still gives would-be game-designers access to scripting code and while most enthusiasts are benign, the potential exists for malicious code to be hidden within a game ? so run that virus software on any download before playing through! If you stick closely to Atari/BioWare and their official sites, the risk of downloading a virus-infected campaign is considerably lessened.
 Not only dubious, it's hilarious as well!
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