Whoops, this be insane. Completely insane. Game designer 'n ex-TimeGate-er Drew Rechner’s been on a seven-year quest t' recreate the entirety a Baldur’s Gate (including expansion Tales a the Sword Coast) in Obsidian’s Neverwinter Nights 2, 'n he’s finally succeeded. With the help a a programmer 'n contributions from a ragtag team, he squeezed every last drop a the original’s genre-defining juice into a glistening concoction a role-playing past 'n present. There’s a trailer after the break, 'n it’s pretty bonkers. I’m reinstalling NWN2 right now, because wow. Madness.

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