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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7685319" data-attributes="member: 37579">It's not really. NWN was a game where you came to a chest and could either pick it open with a skilled rogue or smash it with a fighter. SCL is a game where everyone can somehow pick a lock regardless of their skill or ability scores and you just flail away at it until you succeed. NWN is a game with abilities and health that recharge overnight, where you pause and can rest anywhere. SCL is a game where everything is on a cooldown and if badly hurt you just drink potions or wait for the clerics heals to recharge (since her healing is free and done automatically, you just pull up another window and check ENWorld for 2-3 minutes before continuing to play). NWN was a tactical game where you could micromanage your character's abilities and spells on a round-by-round basis, pausing and changing tactics, and managed at-will and daily resources. SCL is a game where you use a couple choice powers and then let the party just autoattack while you watch, occasionally re-positioning if someone does something stupid or focusing fire when an enemy dies. NWN is a game where if you come to a locked door guarded by someone, you could pick it, break it down, trick them into letting you in, or do their stupid quest. SCL is a game where you can click the "lie" or "break down the door" text options but autofail without a roll and have to do an annoying quest that runs you back across the dungeon you *just* cleared. Twice. Even if you just plan on killing everyone beyond the door anyway. The game is really missing the polish and flexibility of NWN. You are very firmly on the tracks without deviation. It feels like playing in a campaign with a DM who really wants to tell you a story. DM: "You find the injured man who helped kidnap your contact. He says if you heal him, he'll tell you where the safehouses are."Player: "I kill him"DM: "You can get the cleric to heal him for free or use a healer's kit."Player: "No, I kill him."Dm: "Okay... um... you find a map on his body leading to the safehouses." Plus there's all the small gameplay annoyances. The game is just filled with small little rough edges and things that make playing it a hassle at times.</blockquote>

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