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Summary: Improvement over original game
Review: I'm one of those people who, having loved the Baldur's Gate series, was REALLY excited about NWN. When NWN finally came out, the graphics already looked dated and the official campaign (OC) was, franky, silly. Still, the power of the toolset--and the fact that there are thousands of modules freely available (many of which are MORE entertaining than the OC) kept me playing. I wasn't expecting too much from SoU and my worst fears appeared to have been realized when the adventure starts with your adventuring school is attacked and you have to recover the four artifacts that were stolen (that sounded a bit TOO close to the OC). After that, though, the story picks up. The henchmen and villains are much better written; Drogan is a more compelling mentor than angst-ridden Aribeth. You have more control over your henchman (including the desperately needed inventory management). The toolset expansion is welcome as well. While it's still not as easy to use as I would want, they've incorporated a lot of small improvements that make it feel a bit more like (to steal another reviewer's image) Leggos and less like object-oriented programing. The new tilesets are useful as well, though they're only "just as good" as fan-created content available for download. Really, ultimately, what makes this a 4-star game (and one I keep coming back to) is the fan-created content. While the OC stuff is pretty much hack-and-slash D&D (the kind I liked when I was 13), you can download old-style adventure gaming (full of challenging puzzles--it's like Riven with a sword), PvP deathmatch (Rune with a wizard), and even online social servers (like those MMRPGs without the MM part). There are even scripts to allow players to create full-size parties. It's exciting to have a game where the official releases are only a jumping-off point for users to improve upon.
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Summary: Review
Review: It isn't out yet... but it will be cool...
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Summary: A bit anti-climactic
Review: It's not that there's anything wrong with SoU, it's just that a lot of the fan made content is way better. The module itself is alright, but it's too short, too small in size and scope, and there were a few really non-intuitive puzzles. The tilesets are nice enough too, but I don't see why they didn't include several others for fans to use. An outdoor Arabian city tileset, and a corresponding city in the module would have made SoU a lot better. The Prestige Classes are a mixed bag. Specifically, the Shadowdancer and the Assassin can't do much that a normal rogue can't do. On the positive side, the new Feats and Skills are very cool, and should allow for more unique characters. The new spells are awesome, probably the best addition to the game. SoU isn't all bad, but I still recommend saving your money and downloading the fan made Lone Wolf modules and a few others instead.
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Summary: SecuRom...more like Suck-U-Rom
Review: Like others, I'd like to put a disclaimer up front that BioWare seems like a good company and the people there seem to care about their product.
Atari, on the other hand, clearly does not. I am one of the many people who are unable to use this game with my cd drive. I tried everything under the sun (checked that drivers were current, updated firmware, etc.). There is no fix for this on the BioWare or Atari site (as of 7/25/03). I emailed Atari's tech support (after going through their troubleshooting maze) TWO WEEKS AGO and I have received NO RESPONSE. As some(probably most) people's cd drives work with the SecuRom, one could say that it is MY problem that it doesn't work and I should just go out and buy another cd drive so I can play this game.
The question is, "Do you want to gamble with your time and money?" Alternate Review:
This game is great. Unlike the previous NWN, this expansion revolves around the exciting world of computer troubleshooting and technical support. You play an unwitting dupe of the Atari game distribution company who has been suckered into buying a game that won't run on your computer despite the fact that your system meets the requirements printed on the packaging and that there was no disclosure of the known hardware incompatibility issues. Your pulse will race as you search for new drivers. Your heart will pound as you update the firmware for your cd drive. Will the firmware work? Or will this be the end of your drive? On-line play is great to, as you post to discussion threads and share your frustration with other "users". The high level of realism makes this title "one not to miss".
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Summary: Too short
Review: Neverwinter Nights is a great game, and I really enjoyed playing this expansion pack, but the game is way too short! It probably only took me 15-20 hours playing time. It's got a Chap1, Interlude, and Chap2. Chap2 is very very short and the end enemy was cake. The new specialized classes are cool, but just as you get to a high enough level to train in one, you're about done with the game! You might want to wait for the price to drop on this one before purchasing.
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Summary: An awesome expansion to an awesome game
Review: Neverwinter Nights was a brilliant game, though the single player game was lacking. Shadows of Undrentide has fixed this, and added immensely to the most amazing aspect of the game, the toolset. Creating your own modules is easy. Scripting requires a knowledge of C programming, but isn't hard. The additions to the toolset enable users to create even bigger, better worlds, expanding the spectrum of possibilites. Scripting is especially improved with a number of great new functions that are much needed. This game isn't for everyone though, as much as I am obsessed with it.
This issue of multiplayer play is an important one. Everything is based on custom user content, which is good. The bad part is that many users that create modules simply don't know what they are doing. Bioware NEEDS an official on-line only campaign. However, there are so many modules broken into so many catagories, you are bound to find something somewhere you like. The fact that on-line play is free makes it even better. Regardless, the single player expansion and the vast, vast array of new toolset options (Especially within the scripting realm) make this addition a must have. Even if all they added was the new toolset stuff, it'd still be worth it.
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Summary: Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Underntide
Review: Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide adds a little of everything. There is the addition of Prestige Classes that allow your character to specialize in more unique areas. Again, there are new feats that allow a character to more in a very specific or very general direction. Additionally, new skills and spells were added as well (although the skills were focuses primarily on rogues and many will argue that mage classes are still "inferior" to other classes). Shadows of Undrentide also adds a new set of official modules with the expansion. The plotline is interesting and the game makes use of new tile sets, but ultimately it is quite short and not as challenging as would be expected after finishing the official quest that came with the original Neverwinter Nights. Shadows of Underntide has maintained the playability of the game while adding the new content. Whether you play single or multiplayer, the new modules and rule set integrates nicely into the game. If I were to say that Shadows of Underntide has one problem, it would be that it did not add as much content relative to the price of the expansion and that of the original game (or the next expansion in the series). Because all the material that was added was so specific for a single play style, many players will most likely never experience even all the Shadows has to offer. For players that desire to play the latest play/fan-base mods or just really have enjoyed NWN, Shadows of Underntide is an average expansion for a great game.
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Summary: Its a hard 3 stars
Review: ok i bought this game for the single player game and the box says 20 hours of new single player adventures well i beat the gamae in under 10 hours and i am very thorough to so there is no way its 20 hours of game play. The original was a far better plot as well. Not that it wasn't good but it was way to short. In the future i would say a long harder single player game or i will stop buying the neverwinter nights games.
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Summary: Falls a bit short
Review: Overall this is a good game but..lets face it if your a fan of the D&D system it falls short in far too many ways. Lack of attention to detail and lack of variety is the problem here-missing many crucial spells, lack of variety in the tilesets, the player pictures are horridly un-archetypical, cant even put a cloak on your character, bizzare NPC choices. I dont understand why its taking Bioware/Atari so long to really take what they have done with NWN and turbo charge it a bit with more variety and such. Of course I look forward to any new installments they might have but this game leaves me with the feeling that someone who never really loved the original game is in charge of its progress....
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Summary: Good Stuff
Review: Overall, very good stuff - but the game is shorter and in some senses easier than the original. The artwork and new classes are really cool - the story line could have used more work - it comes off as being from the same "can" as the original.
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