Lare Kikkeli Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=44707
Darque Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 Thank you, Lare, I hadn't seen that one when I created this one. I think for the time being I'll leave them both open. In light of that, please use this one for "impressions" about the game's content (which the original one started out as), and the other one for general discussions and questions about the game (which the original thread transformed into) Finally, please take all "tech" questions to Skeeter's Junkyard. Thanks.
Volourn Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Positive Impression: The joinable npcs - minus a couple - are some of the best ever. Mr. Avellone did a heck of a job. Negative Impression: The main story is beyond linear, and instea dof gaining steam; it's losing it except one certain 'twist'. Mr. Avellone should have written the story too!!!! DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
alanschu Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 As I mentioned in the other thread, I really enjoyed the entire game. While I finished it in a "short" amount of time, it was mostly due to some rather lengthy game sessions on a weekend where I had not too much planned. Plus, my work (a bunch of geeks at University) all decided to play it on Friday as well. I'm playing through as a Human Paladin this time, going more as a good guy (I was an exploitative Tiefling Rogue my first playthrough).
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Is it possible for a dev to respond in regards to what is the potential issue causing slow fps? Where the bottleneck is? It's driving me bonkas. "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
The Named One Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I'm sloowwly getting used to the camera. I've also decided against my clich
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I found that the basic camera is best after all. The Baldur's Gate style camera is good when theres alot happening and scrolling whenever a character moves will use up vital system power. My tiefling sorceror can cast fireball now so it feels better. But its really short on clothes in the Sword Coast it seems. Im in Neverwinter now and I have thus far only found two stinking robes, and the first one I couldnt afford. I keep seeing NPC's in fancy outfits but my poor Sorc is still dressed like a poncy hobo DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Dark_Raven Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 The music is very nice. I like how the npcs will bicker with each other, it gives the group realism in not being a bunch of yes men. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Pidesco Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I'm having a lot less trouble with the camera in NWN2 than I had at first with NWN's camera. Also, I like the new music, but the tunes from NWN are really starting to annoy me. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Volourn Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) "I like how the npcs will bicker with each other, it gives the group realism in not being a bunch of yes men." The problem is that they bicker all the time over the most mundane stuff. They're pretty much all children; not a party. Neeshka is the worst offender, and is why she deserves nothing but poo. Both music tracks are awesome. NWN1 music is still awesome, and most NWN2 tunes are awesome. Sadly, they also snuck in some of the lame NWN1 tunes as well. Edited November 8, 2006 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Arkan Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 "I like how the npcs will bicker with each other, it gives the group realism in not being a bunch of yes men." the problem is that they bicker all the time over the most mundane stuff. They're pretty much all chidlren; not a partu. Neeshka is the worst offender, and is why she deserves nothing but poo. Both music tracks are awesome. NWN1 music is stilkl awesome, and most NWN2 tunes are awesome. Sadly,t ehy also snuck in some of the lame NWN1 tunes as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait, you edited your post and it STILL looks like this? "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Pidesco Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 He can't be always drunk. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Volourn Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I've never been drunk in my life. Anyways, soemtimes I edit posts because the silly forums seem to use a large empty space inbetween my actual post and my sig. That is evil, and wrong, and must be DESTROYED. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Dark_Raven Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 With the Limited Edition they should have included the soundtrack. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Oerwinde Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) Do all the companions have side quests? Or just Khelgar and Neeshka? Also: I agree, best joinables ever. One problem I have though, it seems like Neeshka is the easiest to gain influence with... yet she's the only one that doesn't require any influence. Whats the deal? I was going to suggest that in future patches they should add romance branch for Neeshka since she seemed like the obvious romance choice... then I realized that would require voice acting... which I doubt we'd see in a patch. I do think that if an expansion is developed for this, in addition to the expansion storyline, it should add some more sidequests and such to the official campaign as well. Edited November 8, 2006 by Oerwinde The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 With the Limited Edition they should have included the soundtrack. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm pretty sure they have... "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Oerwinde Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 With the Limited Edition they should have included the soundtrack. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm pretty sure they have... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nope. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Lare Kikkeli Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 in the european version they have. why anyone would want to listen to game music is beyond me though.
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) in the european version they have. why anyone would want to listen to game music is beyond me though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HAHAHAHA..... Oerwinde just got pr0ned. Dark Raven.... you can have mine. I knew I'd seen a CD with MUSIC written upon it, MUSIC and ARTWORK. Edited November 8, 2006 by @\NightandtheShape/@ "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Oerwinde Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 in the european version they have. why anyone would want to listen to game music is beyond me though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HAHAHAHA..... Oerwinde just got pr0ned. Dark Raven.... you can have mine. I knew I'd seen a CD with MUSIC written upon it, MUSIC and ARTWORK. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have the LE and it came with no soundtrack CD. Therefore I win. My artwork came in book format too. the north american LE got screwed. We did get the nicer box art though. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 in the european version they have. why anyone would want to listen to game music is beyond me though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HAHAHAHA..... Oerwinde just got pr0ned. Dark Raven.... you can have mine. I knew I'd seen a CD with MUSIC written upon it, MUSIC and ARTWORK. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have the LE and it came with no soundtrack CD. Therefore I win. My artwork came in book format too. the north american LE got screwed. We did get the nicer box art though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't know or care... I also got an artbook in my CE. PR0NED! "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Ellester Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 in the european version they have. why anyone would want to listen to game music is beyond me though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> some of them are pretty good, Morrowind was one I listened to quite a bit. And I agree no soundtrack in the US Limited Edition sucks! Life is like a clam. Years of filtering crap then some bastard cracks you open and scrapes you into its damned mouth, end of story. - Steven Erikson
Enoch Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 Got the game yesterday. Installing and patching took a while, but went smoothly. I was able to play through the whole prologue last night before I shut it off to watch election results (yes, I'm that kind of nerd, too). My first character is a Halfling Rogue2/Transmuter1 who I'll probably build into an arcane trickster. I wanted a class that could test out how all the talky skills work, and I'm not a big fan of bards. The controls seem OK so far, although I haven't budged the camera from the default view mode. (Disclaimer: This is my first 3rd person 3D RPG; so I'm not going to know what I'm missing if the controls for NWN1, WoW, or the like are much better, as the crowd at the BioBoards seems to think.) My machine is a hair below the minimum specs for CPU speed, and a hair above for memory & video: 2.0ghz P4, 1 GB RAM, 6600GT. There was a little stuttering at the transition to the Harvest Brawl (seemed to be more audio than video), but otherwise, everything ran well on the setting that the game recommended to me (I forget what they were besides low textures, and 1024-by-something resolution). Anyhow, I'm looking forward to spending the next couple of evenings with the game. Unfortunately, I have to travel to visit family over the long weekend, so that's all the playing I'll be doing for a while.
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