Last Week's Poll's Results
Posted Saturday, November 9, 2002 - 18:18 CEST by Sorcerer

What we asked:

Q: Overall, which D&D game do you like better, Icewind Dale II or Neverwinter Nights?
(347 votes total)

Icewind Dale II (194) 56%
Neverwinter Nights (96) 28%
Both equally (57) 16%

Well, a poll like this certainly makes you think, and its results even more so.

The overwhelming majority of those who voted (56%) have picked Icewind Dale II over Neverwinter Nights as the game they like better overall. Whether this is due to our dedication to the departing Infinity Engine and the good memories playing a new game made with it brought back, or simply due to the fact that it is a good game, is up for debate. In my opinion, however, the end result is a very appealing combination of both which makes Icewind Dale II so popular.

Rated overall, Neverwinter Nights got half less votes than Icewind Dale II (28%). Being a radical change from the Infinity Engine games we have been used to in the past, it obviously did not appeal very much to most of the people who voted in our poll. The fact that the official Neverwinter Nights campaign is hardly on par with the stories of previous Infinity Engine CRPGs most of us are used to, the lack of a party, and the general feeling of not really being much of a hero are just some of the more obvious reasons for this, in my opinion.

Finally, 16% of poll participants liked both games equally, which is quite interesting, considering that the games share very little in common.