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What's the best D&D game currently on the market?
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Welverin
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Kai Lord said:
Well if you've been out of the loop that long, BG2 and the expansion are probably the best way to go.
There's also the Icewind Dale series.
SW: Knights of the Old Republic will be out later in the year and makes some use of the d20 SWRPG rules.
edited for me doing something I hate seeing others do.
I also second keeping an eye out for ToEE.
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Dark Jezter
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is definately a must-own for any fan of RPGs. It features over 100 hours of gameplay, an excellent storyline, memorable NPCs, wonderful character interactions, dozens of subquests, and addictive gameplay. You should also pick up the expansion pack, Throne of Bhaal, which is almost large enough to be a seperate game.
Icewind Dale II is another fun game. It does a good job of adapting the 3rd Edition D&D rules to a game engine that was obviously designed for the 2nd Edition rules. Gameplay is very similar to the Baldur's Gate games, but Icewind Dale 2 is a lot more combat-heavy and less story-heavy than the BG series.
Neverwinter Nights is also great. It lacks the depth of Baldur's Gate, but does a good job of converting the D&D 3e rules to a real-time system. In addition, there are literally thousands of user-made modules out there (many of which are conversions of classic AD&D modules). If you have friends who play Neverwinter Nights, the multiplayer mode can also be incredibly addictive.
Later this year, keep an eye out for Greyhawk: The Temple of Elemental Evil. It will be the first D&D computer game to use the 3.5e rules, and claims to be the closest conversion of the D&D rules to video game format ever; combat will be turn-based, and even the item creation feats will be making it into the game! It looks to be very cool.
Icewind Dale II is another fun game. It does a good job of adapting the 3rd Edition D&D rules to a game engine that was obviously designed for the 2nd Edition rules. Gameplay is very similar to the Baldur's Gate games, but Icewind Dale 2 is a lot more combat-heavy and less story-heavy than the BG series.
Neverwinter Nights is also great. It lacks the depth of Baldur's Gate, but does a good job of converting the D&D 3e rules to a real-time system. In addition, there are literally thousands of user-made modules out there (many of which are conversions of classic AD&D modules). If you have friends who play Neverwinter Nights, the multiplayer mode can also be incredibly addictive.
Later this year, keep an eye out for Greyhawk: The Temple of Elemental Evil. It will be the first D&D computer game to use the 3.5e rules, and claims to be the closest conversion of the D&D rules to video game format ever; combat will be turn-based, and even the item creation feats will be making it into the game! It looks to be very cool.
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Welverin
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Dark Jezter said:
Well it should be, BG was originally planned to be a trilogy, but they had you advance so fast that by the end of BG2 the develpoers decided that a third game would have going to high level wise.
Oh and KL, what ever you do, don't get Pool of Radiance Ruins of Myth Drannor.
Dark Jezter
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Welverin said:
Agreed. Avoid this game at all costs! It's a bug-ridden, unplayable piece of crap. I can't think of anyone who liked it.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
In descednding order or preference:
Temple of Elemental Evil should be out in September or October, and looks like it may improve on some of the best features of the BG series. It has the closest execution of D&D Rules to date, and is 3.5 to boot -- this would be my recommendation if you only get one game.
BG1 & BG2 are great, of course, and available cheap now (2E rules-based)
If you want a less involved story, IWD and IWD2 are fun hack 'n slash games with the same engine as BG. IWD2 did a fair approximation of 3E rules. The roleplaying is less involved than the BG series, and the plots are essentially linear.
If you're into multiplayer games, then NWN is nice with user-created modules. The single player game is pretty poor IMO, with some poorly chosen modifications to the 3E rules to make a real-time game. It's not party-based except in multiplayer, which is another feature I find annoying. Since I prefer single-player CRPGs, I rapidly got bored with it.
Avoid Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor unless you're absolutely desperate.
Temple of Elemental Evil should be out in September or October, and looks like it may improve on some of the best features of the BG series. It has the closest execution of D&D Rules to date, and is 3.5 to boot -- this would be my recommendation if you only get one game.
BG1 & BG2 are great, of course, and available cheap now (2E rules-based)
If you want a less involved story, IWD and IWD2 are fun hack 'n slash games with the same engine as BG. IWD2 did a fair approximation of 3E rules. The roleplaying is less involved than the BG series, and the plots are essentially linear.
If you're into multiplayer games, then NWN is nice with user-created modules. The single player game is pretty poor IMO, with some poorly chosen modifications to the 3E rules to make a real-time game. It's not party-based except in multiplayer, which is another feature I find annoying. Since I prefer single-player CRPGs, I rapidly got bored with it.
Avoid Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor unless you're absolutely desperate.
Eternalknight
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Neverwinter Nights is fun. I have found multiplayer hit-and-miss; it all depends on the competency of the DM.
Lazybones
Adventurer
If you're looking for scheduled games of Neverwinter Nights with players and DMs who are reviewed for their style/skill, check out www.neverwinterconnections.com. I've played over 100 sessions there and it's about as close as you can get to "regular" D&D without Mountain Dew and Cheetos.
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