+Ann Night I liked to imagine my character falling through storm clouds onto Toril as their body and soul take shape and heart begins to beat, set to this music.
I just bought it (yes in 2022), first time in my case. I regret that I've waited so long, this game is definitely a masterpiece when current games are so boring and haven't any identity
If any game company ever has the balls to remake this they should literally only update graphics add voices and character pics and bring back a multiplayer availability.
So happy to hear people are still enjoying it. It often gets overshadowed by Baldur's Gate. NWN was my first western RPG & forever influenced what I look for in games.
I want to cry when I hear this. Can't believe how many memories just a few notes of a song can bring flooding back. I miss those days. I miss dragon coast.
@@andrew_kay the OC wasn't impressive but that was never the point. The community content was and much of that is outstanding, and some of the later-created modules, to say nothing of the multiplayer which has had some of the best rp I've ever found. If you've only dealt with the Wailing Death, you have only scratched the surface of NWN.
*spends 3 literal hours crafting the perfect character* *get in game* *realizes they have no idea how to use this character* *start over* TIME WELL SPENT. YOU ALL DID IT.
Copy the original music file(called either mus_themenwn or mus_thememain), save it to your desktop and rename it mus_x2theme.bmu. Go to the NWN music folder, drop it in and choose to replace or overwrite. Voila! Let me know if you have any questions.
A couple of my favorite quotes from the game are " I'm gonna rip your head off and make it my puppet!" And "Not even a dent... this weapon is USELESS!"
I remember spendind hours creating characters listening to this theme and with them weird portraits. Probably spent more time in the character creation than in the game proper.
Me too! Started playing in elementary school after watching my dad play. I fell in love with Aribeth; she was just the most beautiful and graceful character I had ever seen. :')
Playing old games like this makes me sad... I wish Bioware could return to the old days of making amazing games. Dragon Age Origins was the last true masterpiece they released.
DA:O is faaaaaaarrrrr from being a masterpiece, and lacks a lot of things to come close to games like Baldur's gate, Neverwinter Nights, or even Icewind Dale.
***** Icewind Dale is amazing. Sorry you don't like it for whatever reason but it was a fantastic game (better combat and level design than all of the others, even if there were no interesting characters).
Я ведь совершенно случайно познакомился с этим шедевром. Заходил как то в гости к другу, попросил у него пару дисков с играми, и одной из игр была именно Невервинтер найтс. Тогда я был слишком молод, чтобы понять, что я нашел лучшую рпг игру. Но спустя годы понял это. Спасибо тебе мой друг;)
We, true warriors and wizards, will remember you, Neverwinter. You never will frozen in minds of us, like ice never takes your rivers. We will remember. Long life to you my friends... but now I must go to the long journey... we will see each other during Nights, my friends... Neverwinter Nights...
@@sjdjjsjsjs3991 BG2 лучше лишь если сравнивать ее с оригинальными компаниями NWN. Но NWN не ограничивалась лишь оригинальными компаниями, в ней были сотни модулей, где игроки писали свои собственные истории, творили свои миры, играть в них было офигенно интересно. А еще невероятно крутой мультиплеер: соревновательный, настоящие mmorpg-шарды, где била ключом жизнь. Нет, NWN определенно не была хуже BG2
I played this game for years (online). And also a lot offline. This is among the games i hold deep within my heart. It gave me so much. I love you NWN.
Newer games have bigger budget but are not as fun i played neverwinter nights and baldur's gate than all of them combined tells you something i miss you old bioware.
@@Citizen052 Aye. Although I have a feeling it will be a Baldur's Gate game by name only, judging by playing DoS2 recently and it's very different and Style and seriousness isn't there. So extra cautiously optimistic. Could turn out good. Btw, speaking of BG and NWN: check out unboxing of them 20 and 17 years later respectively: BG2: ruclips.net/video/k7MxuXtjz8I/видео.html NWN: ruclips.net/video/QTOGBEA5J5o/видео.html Think you guys will appreciate it :) Great nostalgia trip!
@@Citizen052 I concur. Baldur's Gate series had the best RPG atmosphere, experience and writing of them all. Likewise the music, art design and everything just made it so special and unmatched. I really hope they can get somewhat close. Pillars of Eternity tried to capture that Infinity Engine style art-style and vibe - but failed terribly in the character, writing, story, world and settings' department. It's a shame. So I really hope Larian can capture the atmosphere and vibe of the classic BG games.
Jeremy Soule is a master of his art. Anyone who doesn't own at least some of his work is really missing out. And +1 for NWN1 YEARS of great memories and fun stuff. :)
That music is so iconic to me I bought a cracked version of this game back in summer 2002 in Kuwait when I was deployed there. Loved the game so much I bought the legit versions, as well as the expansions that followed.
Don't need em. Grab a mate and rip it up. Not too long ago the childhood friend i used to play this with and I, crushed this game together. And loved it every bit as much as when we were kids.
The true GOAT of this game was the AURORA TOOLSET, there is NOT A SINGLE COMPANY, in the world who would giv that freedom and players to make their own contentagain like that.
The ultimate D&D adventure game! :) Nostalgia overflood when listening to these songs, Jeremy Soule did a fantastic job capturing the ''spirit'' of the game while making the soundtracks.
Jeremy Soule...made the soundtrack for this, Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim, Guild Wars, KOTOR....the supreme master of creating a perfect atmosphere for an RPG game
Suddenly, I'm fifteen years old again and I'm playing somewhere on a zombie survival server on the RP tab, or I'm curing Neverwinter of the Plague. It's hard to believe it's been almost seven years since then for me, when I shut my eyes to this, I can still remember.
I remember when I launched NWN1 for the very first time. I remember sitting there, basking in this music while generating my character, and just relishing the endless possibilities that lay before me. Good times, my friends. Good times.
I missed NWN as a kid but thanks to Jeremy Soul and his work on Morrowind, playing NWN felt like discovering a favorite game from my childhood that i never played.
Сейчас, прошло 5 лет с момента ,когда я вкусил весь сок ,всю красоту этой музыки...я постарел.. мне грустно, я одинок.. Но что у меня есть..у меня только эта музыка,топор в руках и отчаяние... Я уже иду
We, true warriors and wizards, will remember you Neverwinter. You never will frozen in minds of us, like ice never take you rivers. We will remember. Long live to you my friends... but now I must go to the long journey... we will see in Nights my friends... Neverwinter Nights...
hit me right in the nostalgia. First video games I ever played were Baldurs gate, Icewind dale, dungeon siege and Nox. By the time I got this game it blew my mind.
I got NWN2 a few days ago, hoping it would give me the same feeling as the first game, but I have to say it just isn't the same thing... NWN1 is one of the greatest games in history and it will be forever in my heart, even its sequel doesn't match its greatness. :)
Sqrew WoW, Neverwinter Nights and The Elder Scrolls are the best RPG games EVER!! They may not be physically real, but they are real in our hearts and dreams. Anyone else who agress, thumbs up!
Yeah, I know that, but I'm referring to the orchestration, phrasing, and instrumentation chosen for this piece. Remarkably similar to what was used in Oblivion.
Neverwinter Nights series is a good example of the transitional, experimental phase between older, "book-like" RPG's like Baldur's Gate and new, more "cinematic" and overly multiplayer-oriented titles. Deeply flawed but enjoyable nontheless, especially for those that tinkered with editor to deliver user-made content.... Also Deekin
Baldur's Gate is highly overrated. Neverwinter Nights had a deep, traditional fantasy outlook and was richly atmospheric. BG2 was just a united states of sidequests, jumbled together randomly.
As much as I love all the new recent RPGs, this one track brings back so many strong memories and emotions....feels like I'm dreaming of a place I can never return to.
+Steve No be fair, DA:O was a damn good game, not quite to the epic score of Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale or even this game (IMO) but was still engaging and entertaining RPG where you could (almost) be who you wanted to be... say... unlike now days where a certain post apocalyptical "RPG" is the benchmark :\
+CCODEZ I know, but I do miss the classes and races from the d&d based games a lot. Also, it may be just nostalgia, but the musical scores for nwn's base game and hotu were impeccable.
+Steve NWN has much more gameplay content (though kind of hard to enjoy now due to its clunkiness), DA:O has actual characters and much more story (and a far more interactive plot too). Between the two I'll take DA:O any day of the week, NWN is a linear experience with no emotional connection and nothing going for it but combat really. Like a more linear Baldur's Gate but with much better gameplay/far more gameplay content. Even DA:O is a lot more complex than today's RPGs like hack and slash Witcher with its severe lack of actual role-playing, or its latest successor Inquisition which has no skills system (though still has the interactivity). If you want the best of both worlds then that would be Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer. Or Planescape: Torment though it lacks the race choice and only has three classes, although I'm sure you know this already, and the story is worth those sacrifices. These two plus Fallout 2 are the real benchmark RPGs.
Man, if all you know about NWN is the single player experience you SEVERELY missed out. the multiplayer/roleplay community was unique and incredible. To this day the only RPG where people actually roleplayed because everyone took it seriously (in years of playing never once ran across a troll), on persistent world servers with evolving story lines thanks to DM clients. I do agree that the single player experience wasn't the best. But multiplayer.. omg
Andreas Michael Design Yeah, I do know what the MP is like. It's still played to this day, as is NWN 2 MP. Not sure how good the community is though but it's so separate from the rest of the gaming industry, I imagine they still take it seriously.
I remember first borrowing this game from a friend, living in my granmas town. A small town in the middle of Ukraine with almost no internet connection in the entire town during the cold harsh winter, with almost nothing seaming fun or eventful this game me a small glimmer of hope lol.. and BAM in in California now, talk about inspirational music and gameplay lol. Thank you Mr. Soule
Level 1 Human Fighter with blue skin named Blue Waffle. Wakes up in a room with a magical sword resting on the floor. As he picks up the sword and walks out of the room, the town square was filled with thousands of Prismatic Dragons! He runs down to face them all in battle with no clothes and sword in hand! These are the memories i recall when i listen to this song. Even I would take off my clothes to revel in the glory atop a mound of dead dragons.
The Nostalgia I get from thiese old tracks, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter nights and Planescape.. Its so strong its almost painful. Jeremy Soule is a god! Spread the word of his coming!
I downloaded an "NWN restoration" download from NWVault that replaced the HotU music with this NWN theme. Truly a classic piece of music. It makes me nostalgic. NWN player since July 2002, brother.
He was the only companion I ever used. Playing a wizard or a thief? Need a meat shield, better take Daelan. Playing a half-orc barbarian, the exact same thing Daelan is? Take him anyways, two axes are better than one. No matter where you went or what you fought, he was there by your side, proving to the world that there is nothing that can't be solved by several solid whacks from a double axe. His interactions with Deekin in Hordes of the Underdark were hilarious.
still playing the game,it will never die, to complex, like this great piece of music!! it only should have lasted longer,like the game. thanky for sharing!!
I Know A Person Who Played The Same Character From When She Got The Game, Only Recently Stopped Because The Computer Broke, But Boy Was Her Character Strong From All Those Replays. Love The Music
Wasn't this the perfect character creation background music ever?
+Ann Night I liked to imagine my character falling through storm clouds onto Toril as their body and soul take shape and heart begins to beat, set to this music.
Lystephe Vayardi Well said, vampire from Wacky Game Jokez.
+Ann Night
Always reminded me of Aribeth
Only under the original Baldur's Gate theme song, but this is great also.
I just bought it (yes in 2022), first time in my case. I regret that I've waited so long, this game is definitely a masterpiece when current games are so boring and haven't any identity
this game has a soul !!
If any game company ever has the balls to remake this they should literally only update graphics add voices and character pics and bring back a multiplayer availability.
So happy to hear people are still enjoying it.
It often gets overshadowed by Baldur's Gate. NWN was my first western RPG & forever influenced what I look for in games.
yes, just please play the amazing mods and skip the cringe and cliched main campaign!
good game and a genius soundtrack
Jeremy Soule: 40th Level Bard, Epic preform skill of 999.
Greatest composer to live.
+XCsoE IT'S OVER 9'000!!!!!!!!
+XCsoE Um, no. He's certainly fantastic, but he's not THAT fantastic.
*****
No. Soule isn't THAT great. There are MANY better composers I could point to, even today (excluding composers of the past)
*****
Never heard of him, but sure. I'll check him out.
Like Christopher Tin, or the composer for One Piece
Sorry, but just... just no...
Anyway music is subjective, so people have different tastes i guess.
I want to cry when I hear this. Can't believe how many memories just a few notes of a song can bring flooding back. I miss those days. I miss dragon coast.
I feel you, bro
Couldn't say it better.
The nostalgia is real. I know exactly what you're saying.
NWN is probably the most nostalgic game for me. When I hear this music, it's so powerful, brings back so many memories.
Same... so many hours playing online too.
2017, I still play this game.
Long live Neverwinter Nights.
2020 still play
TBH this game had shitty plot. Baldurs Gate 2 was much better.
Cope.
2021
@@andrew_kay the OC wasn't impressive but that was never the point. The community content was and much of that is outstanding, and some of the later-created modules, to say nothing of the multiplayer which has had some of the best rp I've ever found.
If you've only dealt with the Wailing Death, you have only scratched the surface of NWN.
So many heroes, villains and other characters where created on this music.
I just can''t, the nostalgia is so strong I'm crying. I was just a kid then. Good times, careless times
*spends 3 literal hours crafting the perfect character*
*get in game*
*realizes they have no idea how to use this character*
*start over*
TIME WELL SPENT. YOU ALL DID IT.
This is correct.
I had a shite character all the way through OC and SoU and really struggled. I decided to go with a pre-made one for HoU and it was much easier.
Gnome wizard breaks the game
Best character creation music in the history of gaming. I was heartbroken when they changed it in HotU.
Agreed. When I reinstall the game for my yearly play through I intentionally not install Hotud. Just so I can listen to the music
Oh man I know how you feel, this was my favorite theme out of the entire game and all its expansions,
There's a way to change it back to this... I'll ask my dad what it was since I don't remember.
LadyLecta Awesome, do share it :)
Copy the original music file(called either mus_themenwn or mus_thememain), save it to your desktop and rename it mus_x2theme.bmu. Go to the NWN music folder, drop it in and choose to replace or overwrite. Voila! Let me know if you have any questions.
This was my very first game. I never felt so happy in my life, not before, and not ever again since.
virtual hug bro
I've been a fan of Jeremy Soule since The Elder Scrolls soundtracks then I recently found out he composed this too?!?! WHAT A LEGEND
"Step up to the fight! Bring them down!"
"I hope you like pain!"
"I *always* get my way!"
Seductress voice, my first picked one
A couple of my favorite quotes from the game are " I'm gonna rip your head off and make it my puppet!" And "Not even a dent... this weapon is USELESS!"
“Now see what a true warrior looks like!”
I remember spendind hours creating characters listening to this theme and with them weird portraits.
Probably spent more time in the character creation than in the game proper.
One of the greatest game soundtracks ever made.
Hell yess
This game taught me how to read..
+Aidan Little lel hahah know what you mean
So you were a kindergarden little one when the game was released? :D
This game taught me english...
For me it was Baldur's Gate 1, 2, ToB - then this.
Me too! Started playing in elementary school after watching my dad play. I fell in love with Aribeth; she was just the most beautiful and graceful character I had ever seen. :')
Anyone still listening to this from time to time even if we ARE TIN THE FREAKING 2020?
Blast this when you take your first steps outside once quarantine is over
Yup
2021
2022
Playing old games like this makes me sad... I wish Bioware could return to the old days of making amazing games.
Dragon Age Origins was the last true masterpiece they released.
blame EA, sadly everything they touch becomes shit...
*****
Blame everyone you want, the golden age of cRPGs is gone and we all know it.
DA:O is faaaaaaarrrrr from being a masterpiece, and lacks a lot of things to come close to games like Baldur's gate, Neverwinter Nights, or even Icewind Dale.
sabrakt I would replace Icewind Dale with Planescape: Torment, but yeah, agreed.
*****
Icewind Dale is amazing. Sorry you don't like it for whatever reason but it was a fantastic game (better combat and level design than all of the others, even if there were no interesting characters).
Я ведь совершенно случайно познакомился с этим шедевром. Заходил как то в гости к другу, попросил у него пару дисков с играми, и одной из игр была именно Невервинтер найтс. Тогда я был слишком молод, чтобы понять, что я нашел лучшую рпг игру. Но спустя годы понял это.
Спасибо тебе мой друг;)
А мне хочется плакать, всякий раз когда натыкаюсь на это видел в рекомендациях..
@@shermanator00 ну плачь, мне всё равно
We, true warriors and wizards, will remember you, Neverwinter. You never will frozen in minds of us, like ice never takes your rivers. We will remember. Long life to you my friends... but now I must go to the long journey... we will see each other during Nights, my friends... Neverwinter Nights...
Ummm... what? Is your intelligence lower than 9 dude?
It’s 7, but his charisma is 18.
Прошло уже чуть больше 18 лет, как я впервые запустил Neverwinter Nights, она была моей первой RPG, как же это было круто...
BG2 лучше
@@sjdjjsjsjs3991 BG2 лучше лишь если сравнивать ее с оригинальными компаниями NWN. Но NWN не ограничивалась лишь оригинальными компаниями, в ней были сотни модулей, где игроки писали свои собственные истории, творили свои миры, играть в них было офигенно интересно. А еще невероятно крутой мультиплеер: соревновательный, настоящие mmorpg-шарды, где била ключом жизнь. Нет, NWN определенно не была хуже BG2
I played this game for years (online). And also a lot offline. This is among the games i hold deep within my heart. It gave me so much. I love you NWN.
anyone else crying from nostalgia?
Joseph Gibbs agree !!
Joseph Gibbs Count me in, bro...
+Joseph Gibbs This game need a HD remake
+Joseph Gibbs Not anymore, but did some years back recently.
+Joseph Gibbs judging by the avatar, you then had 0 years
i cannot forget this game, its like a part of me, faded away, lost in dreams.... you miss me nwn. Peace.
i often find myself unconsciously humming this, not even realizing where it's from. it's just so beautiful it's been burned into my memory...
Newer games have bigger budget but are not as fun i played neverwinter nights and baldur's gate than all of them combined tells you something i miss you old bioware.
I feel the same way. Baldur's Gate was the best, though.
@@SlayerSeraph Baldur's Gate 3 soon
@@Citizen052 Aye. Although I have a feeling it will be a Baldur's Gate game by name only, judging by playing DoS2 recently and it's very different and Style and seriousness isn't there. So extra cautiously optimistic. Could turn out good.
Btw, speaking of BG and NWN: check out unboxing of them 20 and 17 years later respectively:
BG2: ruclips.net/video/k7MxuXtjz8I/видео.html
NWN: ruclips.net/video/QTOGBEA5J5o/видео.html
Think you guys will appreciate it :)
Great nostalgia trip!
@@SlayerSeraph I hope they capture the atmosphere of BG2. Truly wonderful game, perhaps best RPG of all time.
@@Citizen052 I concur. Baldur's Gate series had the best RPG atmosphere, experience and writing of them all. Likewise the music, art design and everything just made it so special and unmatched. I really hope they can get somewhat close. Pillars of Eternity tried to capture that Infinity Engine style art-style and vibe - but failed terribly in the character, writing, story, world and settings' department. It's a shame.
So I really hope Larian can capture the atmosphere and vibe of the classic BG games.
Fortano... Fordigyamah!
Gorag voo keh
Obidai, napora, SESCA!!
NWN's spell incantations are the best. I listed every single one of them lol
EBU
SOLAYNO
SAMATSKA
meong taetrach grash
Found my husband to this music. 15 years later, we are still living happily ever after. Dawwww. 😛
Aż łza mi staneła w oku ta muzyczka jest świetna brawa dla twórców bo gra jeszcze lebsza!
:')
Was my first foray into RPG. 15 years and I'm still wondering about this game. Unforgettable.
Jeremy Soule is a master of his art. Anyone who doesn't own at least some of his work is really missing out.
And +1 for NWN1
YEARS of great memories and fun stuff. :)
That music is so iconic to me I bought a cracked version of this game back in summer 2002 in Kuwait when I was deployed there. Loved the game so much I bought the legit versions, as well as the expansions that followed.
*"Could not connect to Master Server, some multiplayer services may not be available."*
*Triggered*
Don't need em. Grab a mate and rip it up. Not too long ago the childhood friend i used to play this with and I, crushed this game together. And loved it every bit as much as when we were kids.
The true GOAT of this game was the AURORA TOOLSET, there is NOT A SINGLE COMPANY, in the world who would giv that freedom and players to make their own contentagain like that.
"nods" Only Warcraft 3 editor came close.
i think bethesda gives players as much freedom
Acidy sword... Kobolds... then lightning and red sword. Can't remember more but it was great time. Thank you.
i remember i spend a lot of hour just for creating a character.. This song repeated never bored me.. Good old days~
The ultimate D&D adventure game! :) Nostalgia overflood when listening to these songs, Jeremy Soule did a fantastic job capturing the ''spirit'' of the game while making the soundtracks.
I still play this game at 2022,
From a memory of my student days to a memory of my whole life.
Jeremy Soule...made the soundtrack for this, Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim, Guild Wars, KOTOR....the supreme master of creating a perfect atmosphere for an RPG game
It all makes sense now
He also made the soundtrack of the first Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance on PS2, Xbox and Gamecube.
I hold this game close to my heart, i miss those cozy days while playing it..
Okay, this nostalgia actually hurts, man...
Suddenly, I'm fifteen years old again and I'm playing somewhere on a zombie survival server on the RP tab, or I'm curing Neverwinter of the Plague.
It's hard to believe it's been almost seven years since then for me, when I shut my eyes to this, I can still remember.
you are 30 now my dude
I remember when I launched NWN1 for the very first time. I remember sitting there, basking in this music while generating my character, and just relishing the endless possibilities that lay before me.
Good times, my friends. Good times.
I missed NWN as a kid but thanks to Jeremy Soul and his work on Morrowind, playing NWN felt like discovering a favorite game from my childhood that i never played.
Jeremy Soule is the best composer for RPG games ever..
Matt Uelmen is not very far behind. Remember Diablo 2?
@@RandomDuude Not even close
The nostalgia... stop, it hurts!
I 'm going back to Neverwinter Nights every year :)
"At my 'come'on', Atack!!"
"Show them your steel, attack!"
"To the fight my friends, attack!"
dont just stand there! smash some heads!
rip you to shreds!
Get on them! Attack, I say!
I salute you all, heroes lost in time. Remember the time. Wars and battles we participated. Nobody can take it from us.
So...much...nostalgia....I grew up on this game. I remember my dad first introducing me to it when I was like 7....I've been hooked since
Dam this game.. i remember playing it as a kid, and beating it as a late teen years....
It was a hell of a game, and the music is brilliant.
Its freacking 2015 and i still play NWN - am i weird ?
You're awesome if you are playing this fabulous game in 2015.
+Andreas Jüttner i boot up the ole nwn when i'm really bored occasionally and it never disappoints :)
True.
+Andreas Jüttner I'm further down south, WAY south, in Amn, Athkatla at the moment...but it's been a while since I've been up north!
+Andreas Jüttner Brofist!
Сейчас, прошло 5 лет с момента ,когда я вкусил весь сок ,всю красоту этой музыки...я постарел.. мне грустно, я одинок.. Но что у меня есть..у меня только эта музыка,топор в руках и отчаяние... Я уже иду
I want a remake of this Awesome Game
Announced ^^
@@Martinsleep Where? When?
@@Dienaris It's already on steam at this point.. check it out
@@Martinsleep Enhanced Edition is not a remake...
@@Dienaris 2 years ago they announced it as a "HD Remake" so... can i go back to what im doing now two years later?
anyone from 2020? its still epic
We, true warriors and wizards, will remember you Neverwinter. You never will frozen in minds of us, like ice never take you rivers. We will remember. Long live to you my friends... but now I must go to the long journey... we will see in Nights my friends... Neverwinter Nights...
hit me right in the nostalgia. First video games I ever played were Baldurs gate, Icewind dale, dungeon siege and Nox. By the time I got this game it blew my mind.
That one game I can disappear into like a book, nothing else comes close...
I got NWN2 a few days ago, hoping it would give me the same feeling as the first game, but I have to say it just isn't the same thing...
NWN1 is one of the greatest games in history and it will be forever in my heart, even its sequel doesn't match its greatness. :)
The chills. My fav game of all time :) Forgotten Realms forever.
best music theme of nwn. this + aribeth in the opening menu = epic.
its freakin eleven years, and its like I heard this yesterday...
I bought this game in 2002 and I was amazed by this music. My very first character was a Paladin.
This song brings back so many memories. Now I have to return to the sword coast once more!
fantastic game
This is what a called a epic, good RPG! :D
Incredible my feelings about this song... Years playing Neverwinter Nights
Sqrew WoW, Neverwinter Nights and The Elder Scrolls are the best RPG games EVER!! They may not be physically real, but they are real in our hearts and dreams. Anyone else who agress, thumbs up!
You can really hear the roots of inspiration for Oblivion in this theme.
Yeah, I know that, but I'm referring to the orchestration, phrasing, and instrumentation chosen for this piece. Remarkably similar to what was used in Oblivion.
It's almost like it's the same composer.
Mhm, I enjoy it when you can tell who composed a piece by the way it sounds.
Jeremy Soule is the composer of Neverwinter Nights and also The Elder Scrolls games
so...many...memories...
I'm still to this day discovering locations in this game from fading childhood memories
Indeed Jeremy Soule is a GENIUS!!!
Best!
Cool avatar like my: P
Neverwinter Nights series is a good example of the transitional, experimental phase between older, "book-like" RPG's like Baldur's Gate and new, more "cinematic" and overly multiplayer-oriented titles. Deeply flawed but enjoyable nontheless, especially for those that tinkered with editor to deliver user-made content....
Also Deekin
If I could have had Deekin in my party, he was in my party.
Baldur's Gate is highly overrated. Neverwinter Nights had a deep, traditional fantasy outlook and was richly atmospheric. BG2 was just a united states of sidequests, jumbled together randomly.
Oh, how this brings back memories. Good times they were.
This bring tears to my eyes.... Neverwinter Nights
This is not Neverwinter Nights Main Theme...
This is Dungeons and Dragons's main theme.
Its truly neverwinter theme. Same with baldur gate.
@MrKarusto Согласен!, DnD игры лучшие в Мире РПГ игр!
As much as I love all the new recent RPGs, this one track brings back so many strong memories and emotions....feels like I'm dreaming of a place I can never return to.
Jeremy Soule's one of many masterpieces!!!! Still to this day, gives me the chills
Why they do not have these games? I remember how it played. Neverwinter 2 is not the same as 1 part
can't believe rpgs like this have been replaced with ones like dragon age: origins
+Steve No be fair, DA:O was a damn good game, not quite to the epic score of Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale or even this game (IMO) but was still engaging and entertaining RPG where you could (almost) be who you wanted to be... say... unlike now days where a certain post apocalyptical "RPG" is the benchmark :\
+CCODEZ I know, but I do miss the classes and races from the d&d based games a lot. Also, it may be just nostalgia, but the musical scores for nwn's base game and hotu were impeccable.
+Steve NWN has much more gameplay content (though kind of hard to enjoy now due to its clunkiness), DA:O has actual characters and much more story (and a far more interactive plot too). Between the two I'll take DA:O any day of the week, NWN is a linear experience with no emotional connection and nothing going for it but combat really. Like a more linear Baldur's Gate but with much better gameplay/far more gameplay content.
Even DA:O is a lot more complex than today's RPGs like hack and slash Witcher with its severe lack of actual role-playing, or its latest successor Inquisition which has no skills system (though still has the interactivity).
If you want the best of both worlds then that would be Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer. Or Planescape: Torment though it lacks the race choice and only has three classes, although I'm sure you know this already, and the story is worth those sacrifices. These two plus Fallout 2 are the real benchmark RPGs.
Man, if all you know about NWN is the single player experience you SEVERELY missed out. the multiplayer/roleplay community was unique and incredible. To this day the only RPG where people actually roleplayed because everyone took it seriously (in years of playing never once ran across a troll), on persistent world servers with evolving story lines thanks to DM clients.
I do agree that the single player experience wasn't the best. But multiplayer.. omg
Andreas Michael Design Yeah, I do know what the MP is like. It's still played to this day, as is NWN 2 MP. Not sure how good the community is though but it's so separate from the rest of the gaming industry, I imagine they still take it seriously.
My first role playing game. I discovered D&D at the same time. ❤❤
I remember first borrowing this game from a friend, living in my granmas town. A small town in the middle of Ukraine with almost no internet connection in the entire town during the cold harsh winter, with almost nothing seaming fun or eventful this game me a small glimmer of hope lol.. and BAM in in California now, talk about inspirational music and gameplay lol. Thank you Mr. Soule
such an amazing game i played it so much better than NWN2
I can relate to that feeling...I've played so many classic games, but those first memories...I can never undo and do it all over again.
Is it possible to die of nostalgia?
Level 1 Human Fighter with blue skin named Blue Waffle.
Wakes up in a room with a magical sword resting on the floor.
As he picks up the sword and walks out of the room, the town square was filled with thousands of Prismatic Dragons! He runs down to face them all in battle with no clothes and sword in hand!
These are the memories i recall when i listen to this song. Even I would take off my clothes to revel in the glory atop a mound of dead dragons.
Neverwinter nights. I spent 16 1/2 hours on you in one day and loved every minute of it. I still play you since I find you better then the sequal.
The Nostalgia I get from thiese old tracks, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter nights and Planescape.. Its so strong its almost painful. Jeremy Soule is a god! Spread the word of his coming!
I was sad to end this game ... old games have a twist like treasure at the bottom
I wake up to this every morning! Damn the good old memories are coming back now
Jeremy Soul - genius!
2024 still the best
This is my favourite game of all time. This brings back so many memories, I wish I could go back to when I was 13 and play through it just once again.
I downloaded an "NWN restoration" download from NWVault that replaced the HotU music with this NWN theme. Truly a classic piece of music. It makes me nostalgic. NWN player since July 2002, brother.
I just listened to it somewhere else and straight away I knew it was Jeremy Soule who composed it, what luck indeed.
This theme is one of the most beautiful things i heard in my life. Whenever i hear it, it makes me feel warm inside.
Daelan Red Tiger - ultimate companion. NO other henchman was as tireless or as committed as he was.
I always call him "Tiger Woods" haha
*****
"Rage of the red tiger, unleash!"...my brother used to shout it all the time :(
He was the only companion I ever used. Playing a wizard or a thief? Need a meat shield, better take Daelan. Playing a half-orc barbarian, the exact same thing Daelan is? Take him anyways, two axes are better than one. No matter where you went or what you fought, he was there by your side, proving to the world that there is nothing that can't be solved by several solid whacks from a double axe. His interactions with Deekin in Hordes of the Underdark were hilarious.
Well, I still prefer sticking with Nathyrra and Deekin.
still playing the game,it will never die, to complex, like this great piece of music!! it only should have lasted longer,like the game. thanky for sharing!!
I Know A Person Who Played The Same Character From When She Got The Game, Only Recently Stopped Because The Computer Broke, But Boy Was Her Character Strong From All Those Replays. Love The Music