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Ahh, Neverwinter Nights. At first glance, it may be hard to understand why this game is so well regarded, especially when compared to Bioware's previous masterpieces of the Baldur's Gate Trilogy. The first thing you'll probably do is start the main campaign, and probably be bored out of your mind. Nothing's really compelling, the gameplay is kinda clunky, and you'll probably end up just turning the game off after an hour unless you're playing with some friends. This was exactly my first experience with the game... until I clicked that multiplayer button.

The real magic of Neverwinter Nights lies in one thing: user generated content. There's a TON. One look at the server browser and you'll see tons of populated servers, all with their own distinct, custom-built worlds, with a dedicated community in each. Seeing what's possible, you may decide to dig deeper, then find the Neverwinter Vault with hundreds of hours of content waiting to be consumed. Currently, I'm playing a complete remake of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, and thinking about trying out the Diablo remake after. That's how robust the editor can be. Hell, some of these are available from within the game with the new community modules tab, which have a select few featured modules ready to download and play with little hassle. Yes, a lot of these mods are janky, but some of the experiences you get from these dedicated fans can rival anything released in the modern day.

At its core, Neverwinter Nights is a kinda janky platform for delivering RPG adventures within the dungeons and dragons ruleset, whether that be homebrew stories, tabletop conversion mods, full game remakes, or huge communities roleplaying in Ravenloft or The Forgotten Realms. No other RPG has come close to giving this level of freedom to the community, and I doubt we'll be seeing one any time soon. Well, except for Neverwinter Nights 2, but it just ain't the same.

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This version requires a lot of tinkering/patching to get running, which are covered by numerous guides, but it DOES have native controller support now, even through steam link. The problem is steam defaults to a community control steam which emulates a keyboard/mouse. You just have to set the controller profile to the default "Gamepad" profile and you'll be using the built-in controller support including rumble (though the game doesn't use it too much) and on-screen controller prompts, though they are shaped like keyboard keys.

One downside is the sensitivity is a bit on the high side, makes fighting the camera a bit difficult. From what I can tell there's no way to adjust.

As for the game itself, it's a classic. I've encountered a few bugs in my current playthrough so far that have required me to reload the game, but nothing completely halting progression. The graphics, music, etc are all fantastic and also bring you straight back to the era it was released.

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