Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold
$29.99
My computer pretty much meets the minimum specs for this game, but my processor speed is a little slow. I do have a quad-core processor which usually makes up for the speed requirement in games. Advertized minimum spec processor speed is 3.5 GHz, recommended 4 GHz. Amazon doesn't state this in the ad I recall reading, and it's a good idea for potential buyers to know.

The game experience is a different format than the original -- several new character classes, new customizing options. You don't choose in-game portraits yourself like in the original.

Gameplay experience is generally great, except for some periods of lag-like slowdowns I attributed to my slower processor. learning curve with party selection modes took some time.

The expansion "Mask of the Betrayer" gives more race/class options and ability options. I am impressed with the Planetouched races.

In the original NWN game I used to have a lot of trouble getting back to desktop and then returning to game [on returning to game, I was unable to use the mouse or any keys to progress further in the game]. This problem was never solved with any patches.

That problem doesn't exist in NWN2.

Neverwinter Nights
$29.95
I will admit the game is fun, but its not as fun as its NWN2 squeal, the graphics are very low quality, the story feels limited and you don't have as much freedom to customize your character.

Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Expansion Pack
$4.99
I don't mean any disrespect to Bioware or Atari, but after Baldur's Gate the Forgotten Realms series seems to have lost its appeal to me. I appreciate that this was their first attempt to bring the Forgotten Realms computer game closer to the original pencil and paper version of Dungeons & Dragons by adding the ability to have a Dungeon Master and to make multiplayer gaming more feasible for this series. However, the original campaign story-line, although not bad, did not compare to Baldur's Gate, in my opinion. The relationships and romances between PC and NPC seemed to go nowhere. The expansions to the game were, in my opinion, not expansions, but totally different games. I eventually purchased Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition, just to have the complete NWN game in my collection. However, I quickly lost interest and went back to Diablo II: LoD and recently, Fallout 3.

Neverwinter Nights 2
$29.99
Great game. Older but still very fun. Great story line and good graphics. If you like role playing games I highly recomend this one.