Neverwinter Nights 2 released

**Xiahou** · 11-02-2006, 01:13

Originally Posted by Lemur

Here's a collection of initial impressions of the game ...

That reminds me of one of my concerns with NWN2- the henchmen. It says they're completely controllable- now maybe I'm alone here, but I dont want that. I prefer to get into the role of my character, not having to totally control my party members. I was happy being able to adjust their equipment and give that tactical orders- I don't want full controls since they're supposed to be your companions, not automatons.

Hopefully, it will be well done and won't create a problem. I thought the first game was great and have high hopes for Obsidian.

**Martok** · 11-02-2006, 01:47

Originally Posted by Xiahou

That reminds me of one of my concerns with NWN2- the henchmen. It says they're completely controllable- now maybe I'm alone here, but I dont want that. I prefer to get into the role of my character, not having to totally control my party members. I was happy being able to adjust their equipment and give that tactical orders- I don't want full controls since they're supposed to be your companions, not automatons.

I concur. I really don't like to micromanage stuff more than I have to, and I found it was enough just to deal with inventory and whatnot in the original Neverwinter. I wonder if there's an option to automate your henchmen? That would be nice, although I dare not hope for it.

**drone** · 11-02-2006, 02:30

I downloaded some NWN2 videos from IGN last night, they have a few that show combat. The vids seemed to show that the gameplay paused every so often to allow you to command all of the party members. Reminded me of a option you could use in a D&D multiplayer game some years back, where the game paused on notifications of damage and detection. It definitely chopped the action up in the videos. Hopefully you can change options to give more autonomy to the party, and let the fights flow.
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/674/674385/vids_1.html

**Xiahou** · 11-02-2006, 05:52

Maybe a bit of good news..

According to Gamespot's review, it sounds like your party members do take care of themselves for the most part- allowing you to issue commands if they get screwed up. On the down side, they complain alot about the camera control.

**Kekvit Irae** · 11-02-2006, 12:46

I just got it and have been playing it all night. My opinion? If you cant run Oblivion smoothly on High settings (keyword: smoothly), avoid this game like the plague. If you loved NWN, keep playing that, not this heap of junk. Yes, the 3.5 rule additions are great (Monkey Grip + Greatsword + Tower Shield = yum), as are the new PrCs and the new class (Warlock), but it's NOT worth the headache of having to sludge along at 3 fps at minimum settings. As GameSpot said, it's got some pretty hefty requirements for a game that doesnt look all that much better than the original NWN. In fact, it looks worse than the original game at minimum settings.

**Somebody Else** · 11-02-2006, 13:49

Installing now. Looking at the system specs, I could be in for a rough ride... Just about meet the requirements, though it is a laptop I'm using...

We shall see.

**Lemur** · 11-02-2006, 15:19

It runs smoothly on my new rig, but that's hardly a surprise. I was getting some crazy crashing last night, and I suspect it's the Creative X-fi card's fault. Audigy cards are always my first suspect when I get weird crashes. I'll fiddle with the settings if I get a chance to turn it on tonight.

Looks quite lovely as a game. Sorry to hear it doesn't scale to older videocards.