BadBadNeil
07-23-2002, 09:58 AM
Ok done with the game, here is my review / input on it.
Overall this is great game, fixes many problems of BI's previous games. The story wass pretty good, had a few twists (even if they were a bit predictable). The visuals were excellent I found myself stopping and just looking at the graphics a few times. It is very linear. In addition there is no world map so you can't go back somewhere later so you must finish all your quests then move on to next area. This is better than all that traveleing done in the previous BG series but I'd still like to be able to travel the world at my own discretion.
The problems I found were more to do wtih the feeling of the game as opposed to the technical parts of it. I loved more of how NWN was made but what let me down was creating the sense of being important in the world, of actually achieving goals. I remember in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, I felt like I had to set off and do something, when one of my teamates died I had to get them back. I liked controlling my partners and giving them armor and spells. This leads me to my next point. There is only 1 teamate allowed and he or she cant be controlled. This often runs into trouble when you pick a teamatte for a certain reason and you can't allot them points for the skill you need teh most. You also can't equip them wtih stuff, even if you possess a better weapon then they have. They also seem meaningless, not like the characters of BG where they had a personality. It also sucks because in BG series you'd pick a teamate to have a well rounded crew. You'd have a rogue, lockpicker, fighter, mage, ranger, etc. In this game you have one choice. I picked some short thief since I was a fighter and needed trap finding/lockpicking. But the whole game I had no spells.
Difficulty
This game is much easier than the previous BG series. I remember reloading in BG TONS of times. Also I remember Umber Hulks in the first game being very difficult, and in this game (although they look much better) they are easy. Much of the spells associated wtih BG series have been dumbed down. I rarely saw many spells used in teh game from enemies. The toughest enemies are the ones taht are impossible until you do something (invincible golems). And sure a certain red dragon had me reload a few times but for most part cake. In fact many times I'd tell my stupid compadre to stand ground (before he ran into a pack of ppl and died again) and I would waste everryone myself.
Upsides:
*Great 3D and visuals
*Control was great (much better than dungeon seige)
*GREAT backpack space and system
*Great hotkey control system
*Yay you can hold down the mouse and walk or use arrow keys!!
Downsides
*Was too linear for my taste
*ONLY 1 PARTNER???
*Much easier than Baldurs gate series
*Didnt feel like i was a part of the world like in baldurs gate
*pathing system is a bit weak (would be excellent if you could click on the map and tell your guy to go there)
*although sound for most part was good again BG was better adn this time it sounded a bit repetitive.
*partners wouldnt talk to you randomly, no partners arguing/flirting with each other
Well this is my review. Other than these problems was an excellent game. Need more good RPGs out there.
Rated (8-10) ********
Overall this is great game, fixes many problems of BI's previous games. The story wass pretty good, had a few twists (even if they were a bit predictable). The visuals were excellent I found myself stopping and just looking at the graphics a few times. It is very linear. In addition there is no world map so you can't go back somewhere later so you must finish all your quests then move on to next area. This is better than all that traveleing done in the previous BG series but I'd still like to be able to travel the world at my own discretion.
The problems I found were more to do wtih the feeling of the game as opposed to the technical parts of it. I loved more of how NWN was made but what let me down was creating the sense of being important in the world, of actually achieving goals. I remember in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, I felt like I had to set off and do something, when one of my teamates died I had to get them back. I liked controlling my partners and giving them armor and spells. This leads me to my next point. There is only 1 teamate allowed and he or she cant be controlled. This often runs into trouble when you pick a teamatte for a certain reason and you can't allot them points for the skill you need teh most. You also can't equip them wtih stuff, even if you possess a better weapon then they have. They also seem meaningless, not like the characters of BG where they had a personality. It also sucks because in BG series you'd pick a teamate to have a well rounded crew. You'd have a rogue, lockpicker, fighter, mage, ranger, etc. In this game you have one choice. I picked some short thief since I was a fighter and needed trap finding/lockpicking. But the whole game I had no spells.
Difficulty
This game is much easier than the previous BG series. I remember reloading in BG TONS of times. Also I remember Umber Hulks in the first game being very difficult, and in this game (although they look much better) they are easy. Much of the spells associated wtih BG series have been dumbed down. I rarely saw many spells used in teh game from enemies. The toughest enemies are the ones taht are impossible until you do something (invincible golems). And sure a certain red dragon had me reload a few times but for most part cake. In fact many times I'd tell my stupid compadre to stand ground (before he ran into a pack of ppl and died again) and I would waste everryone myself.
Upsides:
*Great 3D and visuals
*Control was great (much better than dungeon seige)
*GREAT backpack space and system
*Great hotkey control system
*Yay you can hold down the mouse and walk or use arrow keys!!
Downsides
*Was too linear for my taste
*ONLY 1 PARTNER???
*Much easier than Baldurs gate series
*Didnt feel like i was a part of the world like in baldurs gate
*pathing system is a bit weak (would be excellent if you could click on the map and tell your guy to go there)
*although sound for most part was good again BG was better adn this time it sounded a bit repetitive.
*partners wouldnt talk to you randomly, no partners arguing/flirting with each other
Well this is my review. Other than these problems was an excellent game. Need more good RPGs out there.
Rated (8-10) ********