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RPG Planet has posted a preview of Bioware's upcoming RPG Neverwinter Nights. Even though the game won't likely be released until late next year, this 3D real-time RPG is already garnering a lot of attention from excited gamers. Bioware is hoping to accurately recreate the group experience of pen-and-paper AD&D on the computer, allowing you do play as Dungeon Master for a party of adventurers, or adventure online with a human DM shadowing your every move. Here's a clip from the preview describing the interface used in this title:

The transparent interface also promises to be slick, simple and effective. All players, non-player characters and monsters have portraits and these will appear in many of the interfaces. Besides the quick slots at the bottom and a menu on the right, the major method for interaction with the world is the radial menu that is brought up by right-clicking. When the player wants to fight, cast spells, or perform other actions, they bring this menu up and then simply drag the mouse in a certain direction to select. These menus are several layers deep and commonly used actions can be put in quick slots. The game is real-time; only the DM will be able to pause the multiplayer game, thus an intuitive, easy interface is a must. There are also two chat text boxes at the bottom so you can follow different things like the action and a conversation.

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