Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 89.08% |
| Metacritic | 91/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 9.2/10 |
| GameSpy | 91/100 |
| GameZone | 9.3/10 |
| PC Gamer US | 95/100 |
| FiringSquad | 91% |
| Gameplanet | |
In general, Neverwinter Nights met with positive reviews, receiving "universal acclaim" according to Metacritic. GameSpot referred to it as "one of those exceedingly rare games that has a lot to offer virtually everyone, even if they aren't already into RPGs", and praised it for its campaign, its Aurora toolset, and its graphics. PC Gamer US called it "a total package—a PC gaming classic for the ages", and said that its "storyline as persuasive as any I’ve encountered in a fantasy roleplaying game". Allgame found that the game's story was "humdrum" and "mediocre".
GamePro noted the game's graphics as being "gorgeous" and its sound as "untouchable", and GameZone likewise praised its visuals, specifically mentioning its combat animation and spell effects as being well done. GameSpy wasn't as impressed by the graphics, saying "The biggest, and arguably the only, glaring flaw in the game, is its graphics. You can tell that this game has been in development for five years"; however, they praised its voice acting and music.
Allgame praised Neverwinter Night's DM tools, calling that the game's level creation options "impressive" and the multiplayer options "great". GamePro thought that Neverwinter Nights is the closest that any video game has come to accurately representing the full Dungeons & Dragons rules, a statement further reinforced by Greg Kasavin of GameSpot, who said that "Neverwinter Nights isn't the first Dungeons & Dragons game for the computer to make use of the pen-and-paper game's 3rd Edition rules, but it's the first to implement them so well". GameZone said that the Aurora Toolset was one of the "best features" of the game.
According to GameSpy, "Neverwinter's contribution to D&D gaming is always a hot topic and a source of argument."
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