

Beamdog were at the helm of the project the developers behind other remasters like the Icewind Dale and Baldur’s Gate titles. It’s super faithful to the tabletop Dungeons & Dragons in that sense, and so enjoyed a steady stream of updates from fans (and official ones, of course) from its initial release onward.Īll these years later, then, the game’s Enhanced Edition has arrived on Steam. In deference to the source material, the combat in BioWare’s title (as well as just about every other darn action) is influenced by constant digital dice rolls.

That one ran on AOL from 1991 to 1997, if you’re decrepit enough to remember it.

It’s based on an even older title of the same name, which was the very first MMORPG to actually display graphics. It’s set in the Forgotten Realms area, a campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons. Released for PC back in 2002, Neverwinter Nights is a third-person RPG from BioWare. Are we talking a ground-up rework, like the Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy? On the other hand, we’ve all been burned by lazy remasters that just give the game a slight texture bump.īefore we take a look at what kind of dramatic change Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition has made to the game (spoiler: precious little, really), the uninitiated are going to need a quick overview of this curious old title. These days, the word remaster brings up a whole array of mixed feelings. Neverwinter Nights has been remastered, and it’s waiting for you on Steam right now.Īlready, then, every gamer’s spidey sense is tingling. It’s time to whip out your character sheets and twenty-sided die once more.
