History Videogame / NeverwinterNights2

*** ''Mask of the Betrayer'' and certain fan modules prove that it ''is'' in fact possible to script a character name change (the ''[=MotB=]'' instance being Kaelyn the Dove adding a similar [[AnimalMotifs Animal Moniker]] to your name), so we can probably put this one down to Obsidian not caring enough.

* AnimalMotifs: Kaelyn the Dove and her half-celestial siblings call themselves the Menagerie. The other members you meet are Efrem the Stag and Susah the Crow.

The original game was plagued by the same problems as KOTOR 2: [[YourMileageMayVary storyline of debatable quality]], rushed development, very buggy programming, and poor enemy placement. Added to these problems is an engine with serious graphical issues and massive slowdown even on relatively modern computers. Later patches and expansion packs have removed many of the bugs and improved the engine, but it's still rather a hardware hog. However, the original campaign in [=NWN2=] also has a surprising amount of tongue-in-cheek humor from most characters, while not quite GenreSavvy, results in a campaign with an unusual amount of deadpan humor from party members and [=NPCs=] alike, including poking fun at the game's own cliches and plot, as exemplified by the example at the top of the page.

* SmithWillSuffice

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point, it was planned for the PC to have been given control of their faction's operations on the docks in a section similar to managing Crossroad Keep. The structure that would have been your base is still in the game next to the Sunken Flagon. Quite a bit of dialog in Act 1 and early in Act 2 still references your character as being in charge of a faction there, even though you never have any authority in the final version.

* YouKnowWhatTheySayAboutX

* GoingThroughTheMotions

* StrangeBedfellows: Especially evident with Casavir and/or a paladin Knight-Captain, who in a pen-and-paper game would literally not be allowed to work alongside evil teammates Bishop and Ammon Jerro. It's a violation of the paladin code of conduct and they'd lose their powers over it.

* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:Male {{Player Character}}s can enter into one with Safiya.]]

* ParentalAbandonment

** This gets even more egregious in Mask of the Betrayer. You get a maximum of four companions and a party limit of three, which means you always have to leave one behind. This is unusual since the party limit for the last half of [=NWN2=] is four.

** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Mask of the Betrayer:

** [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Did You Just Arm Wrestle An Iron Golem]]: An NPC Berserker will offer to arm wrestle you, and is tough enough to beat a player transformed into an Iron Golem when he is at full power. To win, you need strength boosts on top of the transformation.

* MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: The good path involves you defeat [[BigBad Orbakh]], slay [[BigBadWannaBe Tasheni]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan Zymena]]. You also destroy the human cattle factory and free yourself from your curse. The evil path have you join Orbakh, slay your companions, destroy Tasheni and the Ebon Claws. You also free yourself from the curse, but you become a vampire slave under Orbakh's will.]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: Atari insisted that the DLC ship with a {{DRM}} scheme. This cause the game's release to be delayed for nearly two years, [[InterNetBackdraft causing an uproar in the fanbase]]. By the time the game was released, people have lost interest in the game. Months later, Atari [[AndTheFandomRejoiced removed all manner of DRM from the game and its expansions]].

* HeroicSociopath: One of Many.

** With high influence, Kaelyn may induct you into the Menagerie, after which you can add a similar moniker to your name. One option is to name yourself "the Wolf" after the telthor wolf you ate during your escape from Okku's barrow.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Atari insisted that the DLC ship with a {{DRM}} scheme. This cause the game's release to be delayed for nearly two years, [[InterNetBackdraft causing an uproar in the fanbase]]. By the time the game was released, people have lost interest in the game. Months later, Atari [[AndTheFandomRejoiced remove all manner of DRM from the game and its expansions]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: Atari insisted that the DLC ship with a {{DRM}} scheme. This cause the game's release to be delayed for nearly two years, [[InterNetBackdraft causing an uproar in the fanbase]]. By the time the game was released, people have lost interest in the game. Months later, this prompt Atari [[AndTheFandomRejoiced remove the DRM in the entire game]].

* MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: The good path involves you defeat [[BigBad Orbakh]], slay [[BigBadWannaBe Tasheni]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan Zymena]]. You also destroy the blood cattle and free yourself from your curse. The evil path have you join Orbakh, slay your companions, destroy Tasheni and the Ebon Claws. You also free yourself from the curse, but you become a vampire slave under Orbakh's will.]]

* ThievesGuild: The Night Masks and the Fire Knives.

* MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: The good path involves you defeat [[BigBad Orbakh]], slay [[BigBadWannaBe Tasheni]] and[[TheManBehindTheMan Zymena]]. You also destroy the blood cattle and free yourself from your curse. The evil path have you join Orbakh, slay your companions, destroy Tasheni and the Ebon Claws. You also free yourself from the curse, but you become a vampire slave under Orbakh's will.]]