Hordes of the Underdark Preview

GameSpot has put together a preview of Hordes of the Underdark, the soon-to-be-released expansion for Neverwinter Nights. An excerpt to follow:

Since you start with such a powerful character, Hordes quickly throws you into the action. The battles have an epic feel to them, and we can’t recall seeing battles as large as these in the earlier campaigns. The lighting effects are really spectacular when high-powered magic users crank out the combat spells. As in the Undrentide campaign, the gameplay is streamlined, so it’s more about adventuring and monster-fighting and less about errand-boy quests, crate bashing, and chest-looting. There’s also an emphasis on puzzles as well, especially in the dungeon of Undermountain. As in other BioWare games, there’s a strong undercurrent of humor, from the wry in-jokes to the humorous conversations between you and your followers–especially Deekin.