I picked this game up a few months after having built my first gaming rig. I still have the game disk with Bioware's logo on it, even if I don't have a disk drive to run it on. By the time I stopped using Xfire, I'd logged 300+ hours on it playing NWN. It catalyzed a discovery of, and eventual addiction to, Dungeons and Dragons and Elder Scrolls.

This is an example of a studio in its prime. With the technical limitations of that time period, they were able to tell a detailed story that you could lose yourself in, with rich backgrounds and deep characters. It laid the foundation for later titles such as The Witcher and Dragon Age.

All that gushing aside:
- The control system could be better, to the point that it toes the line between "just off" and "janky".
- The graphics haven't aged well.
- The main characters are voiced but the rest of it is entirely text which, if you're not 100% immersed in the game, will become hard to read after a while.
- It's looking to celebrate its 2nd decade of being a thing, don't expect the online playerbase to be active.

Verdict:
It's not that expensive, and if you like a good story involving magic, plagues, stabbing people, doing side missions for hookers, and getting actual bro-time to chat with the Reaper, you'll love this game.

I picked this game up a few months after having built my first gaming rig. I still have the game disk with Bioware's logo on it, even if I don't have a disk drive to run it on. By the time I stopped using Xfire, I'd logged 300+ hours on it playing NWN. It catalyzed a discovery of, and eventual addiction to, Dungeons and Dragons and Elder Scrolls. This is an example of a studio in its prime. With the technical limitations of that time period, they were able to tell a detailed story that you could lose yourself in, with rich backgrounds and deep characters. It laid the foundation for later titles such as The Witcher and Dragon Age. All that gushing aside: - The control system could be better, to the point that it toes the line between "just off" and "janky". - The graphics haven't aged well. - The main characters are voiced but the rest of it is entirely text which, if you're not 100% immersed in the game, will become hard to read after a while. - It's looking to celebrate its 2nd decade of being a thing, don't expect the online playerbase to be active. Verdict: It's not that expensive, and if you like a good story involving magic, plagues, stabbing people, doing side missions for hookers, and getting actual bro-time to chat with the Reaper, you'll love this game.