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by
Adam Miller
Pros
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excellent story
• great way to begin a character
Cons
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occasional bugs
The Bottom
Line -
A series of modules that is actually better than
Neverwinter Night's main campaigns.
Download - Hak
Pak for the Entire Series (3.5 MB)
ShadowLords1
- The Message
ShadowLords2
- Hill's Edge
ShadowLords3
- Skull's Gorge
ShadowLords4
- Stonemeet
ShadowLords5
- Enter the Shadow
Review
Do you own
Neverwinter Nights and you are not crazy about the
main campaigns that came with the game? No
problem, because you can pick up the Shadowlords
series and engross yourself in a deeper, more
satisfying game experience. There are a total of
five installments in the series and each one
boasts a great story, fun puzzles and riddles, and
game play that very seldom breaks down to the
point where you are stuck at one point for a
significant amount of time. The quality of the
modules also increase with each installment.
According to the author, he spent around two years
working on the story. In other words, he has been
writing the story for the series long before the
game hit retail shelves and it definitely shows.
The interaction
with henchman also stands out as a major game
feature. For example, the henchmen will actually
strike up a conversation with you at different
parts of the game as you encounter different
situations. In fact, my male fighter could even
flirt with the female thief. You not find that
type of communication from your henchmen in the
main game.
The only downside
to this series and the reason it does not get a
perfect score are the occasional bugs that can
shut down the game. Most of these bugs are in the
same general area, but they can still be very
annoying if you get a few of them right after each
other. Those glitches aside, Shadowlords easily
stands above other modules series and should be
played by anyone who owns NWN.
Game Ogre's
Rating (out of 10):
9.50
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