NWN2 Sports Enhanced Companion System

Atari and Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian Entertainment release details of the companion system for their highly anticipated role playing game.

Atari and Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian Entertainment today released some more details about the upcoming game which is very highly anticipated as the successor to the popular Neverwinter Nights. These new details focus on the companion party system.

In the revised companion party system, said the two video game companies, more than 10 new companions will be available to join the player as he or she quests through the game. Up to three selectable companions will be able to join the party at any one time in a system which gives players the ability to either control their actions or let the game’s AI do so. Also changed with the system is greater companion complexity in terms of characteristics such as alignment, personalities, dialogue and story background.

“Companions in Neverwinter Nights 2 are much more than just a simple collection of statistics and abilities,” said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, in a statement. “We wanted companions to provide the player with real value, insight into the game’s storyline as well as a source of additional entertainment. Allowing more companions to accompany the player, the addition of companion control, much more robust companion storylines and interactions, not to mention the romance possibilities, are all sure to make companions a very popular part of Neverwinter Nights 2.”