- Publisher: Hip Games
- Release Date: Apr 28, 2004
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Not a "Diablo II" killer or a vast improvment over the first Divinity title, it is however a sometimes frustrating game, with limited replay value.
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My conundrum is that despite the issues and glaring oversights, Beyond Divinity is still fun to play.
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Cheat Code CentralThose that appreciate long, deep and difficult RPGs will have their hands full with Beyond Divinity. I can honestly say that this game is beyond me. I've played it for days and I still don't really know what the hell I'm doing.
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BoomtownBeyond Divinity is like a rigged slot machine; you always win the same amount you put in, but the jackpot never comes. You’ll continue to play because you have nothing to lose, but it’s not as exciting.
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You will inevitably find yourself getting tired of all the levers and keys, and frustrated by the scripting bugs and inventory glitches.
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Larian has escaped formulaic RPGs and brought us a game truly worth the 80+ hours it takes to discover everything within. Fans of the "Baldur's Gate" and "Icewind Dale" series will find something familiar here and experience a strange form of nostalgia.
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An incredibly generic RPG. Often playable, but sometimes frustrating and never original through its 100 hours plus playing time. In a PC market that thrives on innovation, Larian Games seem to have missed something fundamental.
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I just plain old got bored with the game. The occasional clunkiness of both the presentation and the interface didn't bother me, but when the thrill of getting new items began to diminish under the realisation that the developers had little else up their sleeve other than to keep heaping monsters and loot onto me then I just gave up.
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The problem with the story in Beyond Divinity -- advertised as “deep and detailed” on the game’s web site -- is that there isn’t really one.
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Computer Games MagazineWhile the writing is more polished this time around, the dialogue remains inconsistent in voice. For every dramatic moment, there's a completely out-of-place near-verbatim take on "Monty Python,' or a silly inside joke. [Aug 2004, p.58]
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It has a refreshing sense of humor.
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We can overlook the dingy appearance of the redesigned world, but the new style of play, involving a pair of bonded characters and a sort of extra-dimensional training area known as The Battlefields, adds layers of unnecessary complication.
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Computer Gaming WorldIn spite of any number of small improvements, the new game feels more stale and by-the-numbers than the first one. [Aug 2004, p.78]
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Ostensibly worthy, but fundamentally uninspiring – the only value is the size.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 80
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Mixed: 29 out of 80
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Negative: 10 out of 80
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DeanFeb 23, 2005
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AndrewS.May 5, 2004Class...pure class.