Countdown to NWN 2 *1.03 Patch Out*

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With NWN 2 only 1 week away I'm looking to hear any thoughts people have on it. I've been kicking around the toolset and it seems *extremely* powerful and I can't wait to get the chance to see all the new tilesets.

I am however worried about Atari's lack of promotion for this game. This is their one chance for a huge hit and the buzz is more like a shy cricket.

7 Days!

I never played NWN 1 multiplayer although it sounded great, so I'm eagerly anticipating trying this, hopefully with some Goodjers. Farscry, you out there?

I've found the toolset to be disappointing, though it may be due to bugs. It seems a bit more limited in terms of aesthetics for items. Like there aren't any alternate appearances for katanas?

But I've got the game pre-ordered.

Highly looking forward to this one. I need a good RPG fix. Got my character already planned out.

I wouldn't worry too much about what you see in the pre-order toolkit. I have a feeling a fair amount of stuff was left out. If NWN 1 is any indication, we'll be seeing huge amounts of item models as well as all out static meshes to add to our campaigns

Fedaykin98 wrote:

I never played NWN 1 multiplayer although it sounded great, so I'm eagerly anticipating trying this, hopefully with some Goodjers. Farscry, you out there? :wink:

Not with those system requirements, I'm not. This is looking like a mid-to-late 2007 purchase for me.

I'm ever-so-hopeful that the s-play component will have some meat to it this time. Sure, KOTOR 2's ending was a bit of a letdown, but I'm cutting Obsidian some slack since the development time they were handed on that title was insanely short.

C'mon boys, show some of us old Black Isle Studio fans that you can still crank out the goods.

I'm waiting for the reviews, considering the history of both the previous title and the developer.

I can't find the system requirements for this title anywhere. Does anybody have a link? My wife and I might play this, but not if it's going to chug on our computers.

Farscry wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

I never played NWN 1 multiplayer although it sounded great, so I'm eagerly anticipating trying this, hopefully with some Goodjers. Farscry, you out there? :wink:

Not with those system requirements, I'm not. This is looking like a mid-to-late 2007 purchase for me.

Fed abandoned us for WoW!

I'm with Farscry in that my current PC won't deal with NWN2 so I'll be playing the original for a while longer.

The requirements are definitely higher than that for Oblivion, as are the recommended specs. Allegedly (I haven't found official confirmation yet) according to the box/manual, it requires 1GB system RAM (2 gigs are the recommended spec) and a 128MB ATI 9700Pro or GF 6600 minimum (256MB ATI x1600 or GF 6800 GT/GS are recommended).

Geez.

Farscry wrote:

The requirements are definitely higher than that for Oblivion, as are the recommended specs. Allegedly (I haven't found official confirmation yet) according to the box/manual, it requires 1GB system RAM (2 gigs are the recommended spec) and a 128MB ATI 9700Pro or GF 6600 minimum (256MB ATI x1600 or GF 6800 GT/GS are recommended).

Geez.

For something that looks like it's running off the KOTOR engine, that's got to be a red herring.

It has higher specs than Oblivion?! Wow, the Elder Scrolls games have always been the big dog in the league for a long time. I remember it took forever for Morrowind to run successfully on a system with full graphics and settings.

Anyway, I'll pick up NWN 2 as soon as I hear that the campaign is worth anything more than the first one. Toolsets are fine and all, but I'm not buying a ROLEPLAYING GAME without a story. Sorta beats the point, no?

Guess I was wrong. Check out your rig vs. the system specs here.

Rat Boy wrote:

Guess I was wrong. Check out your rig vs. the system specs here.

That'll learn you not to doubt the kitty pirate captain! Let the flogging commence!

Vrikk, everything I've heard about the included campaign is that it's absolutely outstanding, which is in stark contrast to the boring heap of troll dung they included with NWN1.

Also waiting for the reviews. NWN 1 was a bit too 'diabloesque' for me, but if there is a good story I'll probably get #2.

All the commentary I've heard regarding the single player campaign points towards a more character driven storyline. With the fallout2 writers leading the way I don't think I'll be disappointed. I'm more curious to see what kind of areas are possible in the new engine and how the conversation structure pans out.

Hi Guys,

Been hovering around here for a while and figured this was as good a place as any for a first post

NWN2 got 90% in the PC Gamer (UK) review this month.

The campaign was pretty much praised as being the next best thing to Planescape: Torment mixed with KotOR (which I would hope so given it has the same lead designer) and it was particularily complimented on for it's NPC interactions and character development. (It also sounds like it borrows a lot of the alignment/influence system from KotOR2 as well).

I am seriously psyched for this game now - it'll be good to get my hands on another RPG that hasn't been tainted by being multi-platform.

Good info steven, thanks. Compared to Planescape? This may go back on my must buy list, can't believe it is only a week away.

Good info steven, thanks. Compared to Planescape? This may go back on my must buy list, can't believe it is only a week away.

You're tellin' me. It's great to hear my thoughts on the sp campaign were confirmed. Now I just have to avoid any video game stores for a week so I can afford it!

Though i'd just re-read the review to see what negatives they had to say about the game.

Really the only things they mention are that it can *occasionally* feel a little familiar to previous games in some places (one of the NPC's is apparently *very* similar in tone to Mission from KotOR).

Also there seem to be some issues with a few of the quest setups "not always delivering the promised results, sometimes fizzling out"

But, overall they were pretty much singing it's praises.

I don't want to go copying the whole review here but here's the last paragraph for you

"NWN2 is something of a suprise. Obsidian could have overhauled the engine, focused on the modding potential, and tacked on a decent enough singleplayer campaign. Instead, this is a game to file alongside KotOR and Planescape. Perhaps too much is familiar, lacking KotOR's finess or Planescape's astonishing charm.

But it's warm, deep, intricate beyond belief, so very, very funny (just wait until you meet the gnome bard) and opulently involving..."

I too was deeply disappointed with NWN 1's single-player campaign. I was later intrigued by all of the user-made modules and even persistent worlds, but I never tried any of them.

I really enjoy multiplayer gaming (which is why I'm playing WoW), so I'm following NWN2 to see if it'll be good enough as-is to buy (big Fallout fan here), or if possibly the user-made content and the prospect of multi-Goodjer gaming will make it worthwhile.

That's a lot along what I've been reading too, Steven. Good info. If it weren't for a cluttered fall release schedule for me, along with the crazy system requirements, I'd be giving this a closer look sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, as it is, it'll be mid 2007 before I can likely give it a purchase consideration.

I think you're all a little too quick to trust the word of a Scotsman made of Legos.

Actually, Steven, thanks very much; I just couldn't resist saying the above.

Looking at the NWN (1) site, I'm thinking that with mods and multiplayer, you could play that one for a good long time, even if #2 is, well, number two. And some folks have made persistent worlds for NWN multiplayer; there'd be little reason to ever return to WoW.

I am still confused why the system requirements are so high.

I am going to read as many early reviews as possible by next Tuesday and if they are all this positive, I think I will be heading to the store on Halloween.

This is just a stupid couple of weeks for game releases.

That sys-req link says I'm above the reccomended, which is wrong. I'll give it a try, anyway.

Morrolan wrote:

That sys-req link says I'm above the reccomended, which is wrong. I'll give it a try, anyway.

Take it with a grain of salt. Sys-req says that I can't run Prey, but the demo for it ran beautifully on my system.

I've got the Collector's edition pre-ordered and am looking forward to diving back into some fantasy RPG after I finally finish Knights of the Old Republic.

Thanks for the summary, stevenmack. Sounds like PC Gamer UK is echoing my own gut feel.

EDIT: Not so sure why everyone thinks the system requirements are unreasonably high? To my knowledge the recommended specs are a 3ghz CPU with 1gb RAM and a x800/6800GT. That's not so bad if you look at some of the other stuff coming out these days. And really, Oblivion's requirements might be lower, but the engine is a dog. I'd be surprised if NWN2 runs worse.

I'll be buying it, it's just a question of the day of release, or a week later. Unlike many others I thought the NWN1 campaign was decent and I played through it and both expansions.

LeapingGnome wrote:

I'll be buying it, it's just a question of the day of release, or a week later. Unlike many others I thought the NWN1 campaign was decent and I played through it and both expansions.

/cheer Leaping!!

Maybe you and I can play something online again for the first time in years. Been a long time since WoW.

I'm quite looking forward to this as well. I did enjoy NWN1 (even the single player a little bit), but my concern is that Atari will once again push a broken, incomplete product out the door and never patch it (Test Drive Unlimited anyone?) That would be really bad since most gamers blame Obsidian for KoTOR2, even though that getting pushed out unfinished was LucasArts' doing. I played almost no multiplayer in the first one, but I think I'll try to get my co-op on this time. I hope the frame rate will be better than it has been in most of the gameplay vids I've seen.

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