Neverwinter Nights 2: Gamer Node NWN 2 Review: 8.4/10.00

Gamer Node has kicked up a review of Neverwinter Nights 2. Scoring it 8.4/10.00, the review says:

As a fan of the team behind it would expect, the classic dialogue and humor is one of the biggest strengths of the game. The folks at Obsidian Entertainment (mostly formerly of Black Isle) are famous for crafting unique, diverse and totally dynamic plotlines and dialogue for the main characters, and in NWN2 it shows. These days, single player D&D RPGs seem to be on a small decline in terms of the plot and writing department, but NWN2 does all it can to put the genre back at the highest tier of game-writing. If you love reading about characters or want to plunge knee-deep into dialogue-rich conversations, NWN2 has enough for 5 or more helpings. Speaking of dialogue, the voice acting is absolutely perfect for the main characters. The cheerful yet meek tiefling rogue Neeshka's voice acting is complete with the subtle humor behind her "hideous" appearance, while the gruff yet honorable dwarf Khelgar Ironfist's voice acting is rough, tough and ripe for dwarves all around.

There are some downers to the game, though. I talked earlier about performance problems; the visuals are good, yes, but not that good when you consider the game's mega-high system requirements. Combat is also very straight forward, and it seems that most of the game's locations are linear. I remember in NWN, you could roam each location to uncover something new -- but in NWN2 there is just the main path to where you're going, and that's it.

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