The better of the two Divinity: Original Sin

Excellent game, but I also had bit problems with it. I can immediate admit that I had to look few times walkthroughs and this in fact revealed those problems. Game is so open ended that I wandered multiple times in way too hard areas that I forcefully had completed multiple areas way too early on like Braccus boss. Game felt really hard because of this in multiple occasions and plot felt bizarre cause of that. Like in end game there´s one place your supposed to visit frequently, but I opened it up completely in like 10h of gameplay in the end. I wish I would´ve checked help more early on. But even with these flaws it was one of the best games I´ve played through. 9/10

>boring ares game ngl

dont bother, play 2 instead

unbalanced combat - not fun at all
most annoying voice actors in any larian game
goated music

I tried to like this game to the best of my experience as a veteran player since the 80`s but had to uninstall after a few hours of gameplay.

While i acknowledge the game`s best qualities, the incredibly generic story just kept stabbing me in the face. I started wondering if this was just an attempt to keep a company afloat with at least something before the next hit product like Diablo 3.

The good

Graphics are bright, crisp and work well for a game of this type. The best part is the scenery and landscapes, and while characters lack any ruggedness or drama in design, they do the job. Voice acting is good, narrative works most of the time. Sound effects fit in well and visual effects work.

The bad and the ugly

- Some narrative moments are far too long without giving any real entertainment or quest information in return
- Music, for my taste, was sawing my ears off for the time i played; perhaps better would be coming late-game
- Character design was probably done during coffee breaks - it was that basic
- Storyline and events were so predictable they were almost blatant copies of older products of similar type ( roleplay tabletop games and similar pc titles ). Someone had an easy payday or too little time to actually put an effort in the uniqueness of anything in the story.
- UI for mouse users is okay, but for anyone using a controller, the UI is sluggish and simply dreadful to engage with.

Just don`t buy this. Buy Something else.

Divinity 2 is alot better

Game gets off to a slow start. Most the enemies are undead and hitting them with physical attacks will cause them to poison themselves and characters attacking them.

Scoundrel is pretty useless right off the bat. Probably better off with battlemages tbh. By the time I get into position to backstab I either get caught or run out of AP. Dual wield is costing my like 7AP in one turn for one attack.

Marksman can barely hit anything far away. Even if something is close they will only have like 50% chance to hit. The next turn its 90-100. Neither side has moved. Nothing has changed. Why does it start off 59%? This doesn’t make since. Height gives no advantage either.

Its not a bad game but I feel like making almost every enemy in the beginning heal itself and have poison everywhere kind of takes the fun out of it. I’m not really seeing a challenge or a fun time. I see myself slogging through enemies with a huge self heal and characters like a scoundrel that does 16 damage a round and dies in 3 hits to something a level below it.

fun and interesting

it's good but for some reason doesn't work with the launcher.

Pressing plates, and pressing even more plates - is that an RPG? And even if pressing plates is the joy of your life: The slow movement and the irritating camera make it unbearable.

One of the best RPGs I've ever played. World building, combat, dialogue choices, mystery and characters, all come together beautifully. Larian deserved a lot more recognition for this game back when it released.