Divinity: Original Sin II

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2570 Ratings

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  1. Stnr
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    The game did not live up to the hype and noise surrounding it. I felt it lacked atmosphere since the world was war-torn. The creatures did not seem to be in an existential crisis; they were just standing there either crying or doing something random. I felt something was off about it since all living beings exert themselves to the extreme when driven by the will to survive and the will toThe game did not live up to the hype and noise surrounding it. I felt it lacked atmosphere since the world was war-torn. The creatures did not seem to be in an existential crisis; they were just standing there either crying or doing something random. I felt something was off about it since all living beings exert themselves to the extreme when driven by the will to survive and the will to make and weave their destiny.

    Another thing I hated was how I went from one island to another. The only island that fully realized what was missing in the others was the first one. The rest lacked the will to survive through actions, attitudes, the complexity of feelings, and the way their lives changed. Yes, it was a prison, but that does not justify the important little details that were missing.

    I was disappointed in the final island and the final fight, especially as it also felt like something was missing. There was a lack of content, characters, and side stories. Lastly, the whole city atmosphere did not feel fresh, coming from the sea as a group of people who were literally torn apart. Not to mention, it was supposed to be the greatest, the centre of arts, culture, and all that's beautiful in life.

    I highly suspect that the lack of content was due to greedy ambition to make players buy the next games, such as Baldur's Gate 3. Some certain characters highly hinted at going to another place after the end.    … Expand
  2. Ratingss
    Apr 5, 2023
    0
    This type of gameplay is just atrocious, clicking to move and braindead turn based combat, with a controller its a little more tolerable but you literally dont have commands to do some stuff, the story would have to be the best ever for for me to put up with this kind of bs game in 2023, it isnt even interesting.
  3. Shadowxxx
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash
  4. PunchBunnie
    Feb 17, 2023
    0
    one of the best games to play with friends or family, highly recommend you do not play this alone
    while it does stand up as an amazing single player RPG it is substantially better with a partner
  5. Crimson9
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    God this is overrated.

    The story is mediocre at best. The characters are fine, not exceptional by CRPG standards. RPG elements are less than usual for CRPG standards. Turn based combat is cool, but is let down by two things: overabundance of environmental effects, and the armor system. The armor system is such a colossal stupidity that I can barely stomach playing this game.    God this is overrated.

    The story is mediocre at best.

    The characters are fine, not exceptional by CRPG standards.

    RPG elements are less than usual for CRPG standards.

    Turn based combat is cool, but is let down by two things: overabundance of environmental effects, and the armor system. The armor system is such a colossal stupidity that I can barely stomach playing this game.

    The constant looting of everything is tiring. The universe and lore are not nearly as interesting as other CRPGs. Utterly overrated in every way.    … Expand
  6. Demon2017
    Jun 10, 2022
    4
    Мега скучная дрянь. Не понимаю, почему все прутся с неё. Ужасная диалоговая система, скучная боёвка, в игре постоянно нужно шляться по миру и искать всякую фигню. Отвратительный интерфейс. Спасает только несколько интересных моментов и пара неплохих квестов, но играть никому не советую, только если вы не супер фанат.Мега скучная дрянь. Не понимаю, почему все прутся с неё. Ужасная диалоговая система, скучная боёвка, в игре постоянно нужно шляться по миру и искать всякую фигню. Отвратительный интерфейс. Спасает только несколько интересных моментов и пара неплохих квестов, но играть никому не советую, только если вы не супер фанат.
  7. Steyraus
    May 22, 2021
    1
    Boring monotenous trash. Fun for a few hours then becomes a slow redious grind. That fact this game has high scores either means theirs alot of people that quit early or have no lives and meatloaf for brains. Watching paint dry is more stimulating than this " game"
  8. Boredgamer98
    May 13, 2021
    4
    This game starts out fun, but quickly turns into a game where every combat encounter feels like an ambush. You walk into a room and 6 enemies spawn out of no where. It also feels like your playing with a cheating DM. I gave up when during a fight a warrior who should know no spells used a teleport spell and 1 shot my mage. I talk to a lady, she summons 10 minions from no where and theyThis game starts out fun, but quickly turns into a game where every combat encounter feels like an ambush. You walk into a room and 6 enemies spawn out of no where. It also feels like your playing with a cheating DM. I gave up when during a fight a warrior who should know no spells used a teleport spell and 1 shot my mage. I talk to a lady, she summons 10 minions from no where and they jump my party. Walk into a room the enemies jump you. You don't even have time you place your party, so that leads to the enemy hitting you with aoe attacks while you're still clumped up while they are always spaced out and in proper position. The boss is not hard, the hard part is the 5 archers hiding behind the boss.… Expand
  9. Ordnik
    May 6, 2021
    2
    Pros:
    -Good graphics
    -Nice musics. -Good detailed modeling. -Most dialogues are fun. -Good voice acting. Cons: -Story ongoing is really slow and boring. -Even a small battle taking too much time. -Some characters are boring. -When a companion dies, he/she never comes back without resurrection scrolls. So you have to use mod but that will disable achievements. -Menu UI isn't    Pros:
    -Good graphics
    -Nice musics.
    -Good detailed modeling.
    -Most dialogues are fun.
    -Good voice acting.

    Cons:
    -Story ongoing is really slow and boring.
    -Even a small battle taking too much time.
    -Some characters are boring.
    -When a companion dies, he/she never comes back without resurrection scrolls. So you have to use mod but that will disable achievements.
    -Menu UI isn't obvious, hard to find quests.    … Expand
  10. Kjaerhus
    Mar 30, 2021
    4
    Like with so many other Indie/Kickstarter games there has been a lot of hype around this game, but had it been released by a large company, people would have been a lot more critical.

    The graphics and music are the high points of this game. Mechanics are clunky though, the story not exactly captivating and there is a lot of primitive implementations that you would not see in a triple-A    Like with so many other Indie/Kickstarter games there has been a lot of hype around this game, but had it been released by a large company, people would have been a lot more critical.

    The graphics and music are the high points of this game. Mechanics are clunky though, the story not exactly captivating and there is a lot of primitive implementations that you would not see in a triple-A game (try reading a book for instance). I am sure a lot of people have enjoyed this game a lot, but I believe that most people will be disappointed. I personally found it pretty and utterly boring.    … Expand
  11. Feorh
    Mar 25, 2021
    3
    I've tried it many time. I really waned to like it but the game's just broken.
  12. quake2th
    Mar 3, 2021
    2
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! IT'S AS BAD AS IT CAN BE

    The high score reviews are obviously fake, due to the massive marketing campaign this game had. The game is BAD, BAD BAD. Everything in the game is broken, literally everything. Looks like an indie game made in spare time. Right at the beginning, you encounter enemies that you can't avoid that are 10+ levels above you, they one-shot    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! IT'S AS BAD AS IT CAN BE

    The high score reviews are obviously fake, due to the massive marketing campaign this game had. The game is BAD, BAD BAD.

    Everything in the game is broken, literally everything. Looks like an indie game made in spare time.

    Right at the beginning, you encounter enemies that you can't avoid that are 10+ levels above you, they one-shot you over and over, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. The game is simply impossible to play without mods and cheats. Read forums, 90% of the answer are "I just used mod xyz to remove that broken feature". ARE YOU FU** KIDDING ME???

    EVERY SINGLE ENEMY in the game will cast a fire spell that sets everything on fire and you're dead within a few turns. EVERY SINGLE ENEMY has tens of action points, while you have 3 or 4. Again, you're forced to use mods that increase your action points (they're so much required to play, that THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE GAME BY DEFAULT!). It makes no sense.

    I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  13. maxineslip
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    take the time, enjoy the story and gameplay, simply one of the best,i'm glad i played it
  14. Demerian
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Frustrating High-level areas that destroy the concept of "exploration", and paradoxal answers available for the players (You can be lovely once, then incredibly cruel a few seconds later). That's all what bugs me about this game because otherwise, the rest is a birthday cake: delicious, made with love, with something special you can't put your fingers on, and some bonus on top you can'tFrustrating High-level areas that destroy the concept of "exploration", and paradoxal answers available for the players (You can be lovely once, then incredibly cruel a few seconds later). That's all what bugs me about this game because otherwise, the rest is a birthday cake: delicious, made with love, with something special you can't put your fingers on, and some bonus on top you can't refuse.
    Well balanced gameplay, just enough time to finish it, a nice view of the Monomyth, and really good writen characters. The tabletop RPG-player inside me is tearing, and my heart torned to shater... it is perfect.
    ... and I really wasn't a big fan of Turn-based gameplay. Well played, Larian, well played.    … Expand
  15. cruccolo
    Aug 29, 2020
    4
    The story is predictable (Jesus saving the World). The inventory is poorly manageable: no search button, lots of junk. The mess continues during the fights: every combat area is a mess of flammable surfaces, that in theory should provide depth and strategical complexity to the battle. In fact, since every single enemy can teleport, the fight is a random chaos, where everything is on flameThe story is predictable (Jesus saving the World). The inventory is poorly manageable: no search button, lots of junk. The mess continues during the fights: every combat area is a mess of flammable surfaces, that in theory should provide depth and strategical complexity to the battle. In fact, since every single enemy can teleport, the fight is a random chaos, where everything is on flame after a few seconds. Mobs cheat by teleporting everywhere, nullifying every strategy. Forget about tanks. The only viable tactic is building a solo character with the Lone Wolf perk. Of course you have to respec often, since the game is designed to have only a few viable builds.
    In short, if you are looking for a good isometric RPG, go for Pillars of Eternity 1/2.    … Expand
  16. Rakshasa
    Jul 8, 2020
    3
    I am an rpg player since 1990s since Elder Scrolls or Neverwinter Nights. As to sumnarize in one sentence the game is not designed for exploration or fun - it is designed to make you angry.
    I am in the last act - city of Arx. So this means game made me play. You play to see what is gonna happen. Every more minute you spend on this game you encounter a more absurd status. You try to say    I am an rpg player since 1990s since Elder Scrolls or Neverwinter Nights. As to sumnarize in one sentence the game is not designed for exploration or fun - it is designed to make you angry.
    I am in the last act - city of Arx. So this means game made me play. You play to see what is gonna happen. Every more minute you spend on this game you encounter a more absurd status. You try to say yourself - Oh that is a puzzle or hard try - No no no. I do 90% of quests and I don’t look through internet I and seemed to pass the Nameless Isle at level 17. Nooo you should be a soldier and do all minor quests and pass at Level 19 to be in relief. Good that I am a veteran player and beat monsters through the city. Ok then is it enough ? No you have assassins as you killed the advocate. There are undying cursed skeletons- killed in 45 minutes. There are spiders spreading death fog. Is this difficulty ? Is this fun ? Challenge ? No this is **** Please stop your Trolling style when Baldurs Gate 3. Items skills and scrolls and so on. Please try to make everything begin with magic missile or so. This game is not bad but really annoying. You need to be calm or a money earning streamer or a young gamer so you give it 9-10.
    So linear gaming. In a map you have to follow a path. Otherwise there is a warning - enemies stronger than you. As I said instead of rewarding for 90% quest completion they punish you for not doing the 10% remaining so I killed people in houses to get quickly to Level 18 for example. You walk beside lava but character walks on it. You are 1 m from an enemy but path is interrupted or target invalid. You teleport to a place where you can jump down easily. Be ready Gooo Fighting in the middle of fire. Kill win and kill to encounter more absurd and harder. Kill easy and say I did it but after an area they put deathfog. If you stay high you are the winner. They say themselves an Open World game. They should say - Follow a Path Pain in the ass - Rpg Tactical ?! Oil Barrel RPG made by Trolls. Let me repeat I am at Arx. My dying hours for this linear absurdity.    … Expand
  17. Deaden
    May 28, 2020
    1
    Another over-hyped and overrated game with bad game play mechanics. It's ultra boring and it's not a true RPG. Combats are taking about 1-2 hours after you show up in Driftwood. Save and load every combats to find right strategy but almost every enemy are in the game is over countering you. There is some specifics builds makes you god which is against true RPG rules. On the other handAnother over-hyped and overrated game with bad game play mechanics. It's ultra boring and it's not a true RPG. Combats are taking about 1-2 hours after you show up in Driftwood. Save and load every combats to find right strategy but almost every enemy are in the game is over countering you. There is some specifics builds makes you god which is against true RPG rules. On the other hand every class should be viable but not in this game. Shield and sword looool it's waste of time. There is no tanking in this game. Give your shields to your mage which makes better choice lol. I'm not mentioning about decaying sh*te. Also there is not having alignments rolls neither. What kind of a role play game is this? I guess people don't have any idea how turn-based RPGs should be. Or many of these votes are faked.

    I have many things to say this garbage game which is pretending as a RPG but I will hold short. It's total b**sh*te. It's ok at least I paid what this game was deserving after bought with a nice discount. Otherwise it's just a time waste gadget while I couldn't find any good RPG games in these quarantine days.

    Note: Also I see mods allowed in this game and I got it. Modders always fix the game designers' mess rite! But somehow they prevent to get achievement if you use mods even they let you keep in the name of gift packs. lol, my brain is burning in the name of their stupidity ideology. Who cares, they got lot's of money from this scam game which named as Turn-pained RPG.    … Expand
  18. LazieGamer
    May 11, 2020
    3
    Don't believe the hype. This game had potential but quickly falls into tropes of being simplified and boringly repetitive just so consoles can also play the game. This game has a few moments of enjoyment make no mistake. However rated it as high as BG2 and higher than other amazing games is simply just hot hair and puff. There is no real depth here.
  19. cyberdamn
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    Usually different (and I mean it) dialogue branches lead to the same result
    Game skips players moves and it wasn't fixed for 3 years now. Either devs don't care about their customers or simply cheat with the game rules, both options show complete disrespect towards the players
  20. FunkyGodzilla
    Mar 31, 2020
    1
    Firstly I just want to start by saying I'm posting here because Steam definitely vultures negative reviews of the game, I've had two reviews randomly removed with no message or notification at all, they contained no profanity. Now I cannot even post a review on steam. They definitely are biased and try to guard their "overwhelmingly positive" rating.
    I feel like the player choice that    Firstly I just want to start by saying I'm posting here because Steam definitely vultures negative reviews of the game, I've had two reviews randomly removed with no message or notification at all, they contained no profanity. Now I cannot even post a review on steam. They definitely are biased and try to guard their "overwhelmingly positive" rating.
    I feel like the player choice that people rant and rave about is still actually extremely superficial and introduces more tedium than excitement into a game that is at its core a turn based combat rpg. High magic- and you definitely have to play that way, you want a party of sword and shield bruiser knights? you can't. you just can't play the way you want, magic is way too powerful comparatively, why bash a guy with your sword when you can blow up the screen with some elemental attack. Random oil drums scattered around the map probably the biggest cliche in gaming. Gimmicks on top of gimmicks, Oh wow you can heat water... then electrocute the vapor... so sick bro. I want good combat at it's core not distractions. All of this is distracting you from the fact that the gearing and combat is actually just not very good. The exploration aspect is actually pretty good I have to admit. But that said, it's good for certain types of people that kind of find what they are looking for in the first place. Because at the end of the day, the dev did have to add all the choices, and no there is not infinite choices or ways to play, in a given situation you might be able to deal with it in 3, 4, MAYBE 5 ways? if you simplify all the ways you realize there is not as much choice as it seems while you wade through the slog of carrying around a bunch of junk, paperclips, string thinking "Oh it's a super rich RPG some random beggar guy with a beard might ask me for these stupid junk items and reward me" meanwhile you just waste your time with the "super rich" rpg managing a bunch of junk that ultimately doesn't add to the actual core of the game which is the combat which again isn't that good.    … Expand
  21. PHDIKOULAS
    Nov 6, 2019
    0
    heres a 0

    hey guys we make an rpg and we put animal and plant and you can even talk to turds, Thats why our rpg is the coolest. I shudder to think what these guys will do with baldurs gate 3. Not to mention that even now patches come out. wtf do you even play your games before shipping?
  22. Gadlajk
    Aug 9, 2019
    3
    How many hours does it take for this game to get any interesting? Way too many, I felt very sleepy after 3 hours of this game.
  23. Mercestes
    Mar 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story, lore, characters, and base design of the game is good...but then somebody made so many bad decisions with it that it pretty much ruins the entire game.

    NPC (As an undead): AHH! An abomination! Die!!!
    Same NPC (while hiding your undead nature): Ah, I knew you were undead all along, it's cool fam. Wanna chill?
    Zaleskar: If you weren't absolute gutter-trash you wouldn't have to hide the fact that you're undead, you know.

    PCs in combat, who supposedly have no idea that you are undead: "I don't know why I'm casting massive amounts of long range healing spells on you, it just feels right!"

    Undead: *Is obviously undead*
    Undead in a hat: *Is also obviously undead, but no one seems to notice.*

    DoSII Developers: We have 97 types of environments!!!
    With enough fire, all of them become fire.

    You: *spends three hours researching and tweaking the perfect main character*
    Fane in the first five minutes of the game: I predate the gods, and you are lowly gutter trash.

    Magisters: *treats you like a slave*
    Red Prince: *treats you like a rejected slave*
    Fane: *treats you like gutter trash*
    Actual gods: "You are the chosen one!!!!"

    You (To Zaleskar): Hello, my name is...
    Ifan (interrupting): Wait, I have business with this bloke
    You: *waves him ahead and tries again): Hello! My name i...
    Sebille (interrupt): Wait, I have business with this bloke...
    You: For the love of...Fine! Go ahead!

    You (fighting with a sharp piece of metal tied to a stick): *kills an NPC in full magister armor dual-wielding axes literally glowing with arcane power*
    Also you: They only thing they had of use was this piece of lint and a string I snagged from their sock.

    You (surrounded by a dozen people or so): Yea...I'm alone.

    You get a bless spell that tells you it can remove curses, but it can't remove the curses from cursed items.

    There are also so many prerequisite feats and stats you have to get on your main character that just don't work right on your party members, like persuasion and Pet Pal, that your main character ends up gimped with a ton of social status unless you plan on simply murdering everything in your path.

    The rules are incredibly unclear as to what heals undead and what doesn't. Necromancy and necromancy skills "heal" vitality and seem to work normally, but other skills that "heal vitality" do damage instead, with no clear indicator as to why.

    Likewise, decaying says it causes "healing" to do damage, but that effects anything that makes your HP go up it seems, including "damage" from poison and necromancy on undead characters, which makes zero sense sense it specifies "healing potions and healing spells."

    Cursed surfaces are the Devii, happen often, and have no clear way of removing them.

    Most of the monsters can 1-shot your entire party so most of the game-play is centered around min-maxed "broken" builds and cheese game play.

    There is so much deus ex machina in this game that your involvement is largely unnecessary. The writers break pretty much every rule of RPG etiquette.

    Half my time playing is spent alt-tabbed into an Internet browser trying to figure out WTF I'm supposed to be doing.    … Expand
  24. TucoMerc
    Jan 26, 2019
    3
    Total unbalanced turd of a game. Either impossible AF or easy AF. Disgusting. Only conversations are fun, balance is in the toilet. Don't buy this game unless you want to loose endless hours reloading old savegames and watch your team getting steamrolled by everything, everywhere.
  25. LDGMDeniel
    Jan 23, 2019
    3
    Game is slow and boring. Level design is bad, story not much good either, new battle system is horrible, dialogs whole new level worse without your party member being able to influence the outcome.
  26. zelloxy
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    I loved the first game. And I want to love this game as well, but I just can't. I can't even get myself to finish the game - it now lays on the shelf so to speak. The new concept around physical and magical armor just ruined it for me completely. This is a RPG game, that comes from board games where dices are the main component. But here, due to the fact of armor, NOTHING is random. 0%I loved the first game. And I want to love this game as well, but I just can't. I can't even get myself to finish the game - it now lays on the shelf so to speak. The new concept around physical and magical armor just ruined it for me completely. This is a RPG game, that comes from board games where dices are the main component. But here, due to the fact of armor, NOTHING is random. 0% change to inflict CC when armor is up, when it's down 100%. This has gotten me to stop playing.… Expand
  27. deepelemblues
    Dec 9, 2018
    3
    The combat in this game is extremely badly designed. Enemies come in two categories: 1. They have far too many action points and abilities, or 2. They are laughably easy to destroy. Fights come in three flavors: laughably easy, endlessly stunlocked (or the equivalent), and actually fun. The last category happens rarely. Since the rest of it is a very standard, conventional "isometric"The combat in this game is extremely badly designed. Enemies come in two categories: 1. They have far too many action points and abilities, or 2. They are laughably easy to destroy. Fights come in three flavors: laughably easy, endlessly stunlocked (or the equivalent), and actually fun. The last category happens rarely. Since the rest of it is a very standard, conventional "isometric" CRPG, the combat is what needed to carry this game... and it didn't, not compared to other recent CRPGs of the same style.

    Also, the "sex scenes..." shudder. Voyeur narrator narrating your decision tree sex life. Weird.    … Expand
  28. rusty_drow
    Sep 28, 2018
    4
    Repetitive combat. "Samey" skills and traits. Repetitive tactics. Arena-like environment for fights (looks very unnatural and cheap). Areas split in to character levels, like in MMO game. No use of telekinesis and other stuff that makes DOS1 great (but those feats are still in the char sheet, waiting to waste your skill points). Poor role-playing options (tags and more tags only).Repetitive combat. "Samey" skills and traits. Repetitive tactics. Arena-like environment for fights (looks very unnatural and cheap). Areas split in to character levels, like in MMO game. No use of telekinesis and other stuff that makes DOS1 great (but those feats are still in the char sheet, waiting to waste your skill points). Poor role-playing options (tags and more tags only). Unmemorable, forgettable and extremely dull story.

    What's good is music (personally i like it) and nice graphics.

    DOS1 8/10
    DOS2 4/10

    Very disappointed.    … Expand
  29. psylife
    Sep 28, 2018
    4
    The combat mechanics are centered around the interaction between elemental magics and environmental opportunities; Cast a thundering bolt on a puddle of water and all the enemies that happen to be standing there will get electrocuted and eventually end-up losing their turn because of that specific status effect.

    The turn-based system gives you the time to reflect upon your next move and    The combat mechanics are centered around the interaction between elemental magics and environmental opportunities; Cast a thundering bolt on a puddle of water and all the enemies that happen to be standing there will get electrocuted and eventually end-up losing their turn because of that specific status effect.

    The turn-based system gives you the time to reflect upon your next move and plot tactics. Each characters possess two types of armor; One armor protects from 'magic and elemental' damage and the other protects from 'physical' damage; This system is interesting in the sense that it forces the player to balance its party between characters that deal elemental damage and the ones that specialize in dealing damage to the physical armor.

    Unfortunately, none of that ever amounts to a truly satisfying combat experience, since the sheer chaos and unpredictability of the various situations means that nothing really ever goes according to plan. There is also a lot of redundancy across the various abilities, and a general sense that there is just too much on offer for the player to develop a proper level of confidence within a single play-through.

    It doesn't help, that across my play-through, every enemy I have encountered happened to be systematically 3-4 levels above mine and could eliminate my party members in a single shot. This has been a real source of frustration.

    The fact of the matter is that it just never really felt about smart tactical decisions, but more about mastering the art of save scumming, circumventing, and grinding. The game has fairly unoriginal story, and uninteresting characters. The audio-visuals are repetitive and ultimately uninspiring. For all its many merits, this is a definite let down.

    Play Darkest Dungeon instead.    … Expand
  30. extrememuslim10
    Aug 6, 2018
    0
    This game is a massive 'meh' for me. I don't know why people constantly dismiss all the flaws that this game contains. Itemization is atrocious. Atmosphere is all over the place (you have blood and gore, but in the same time you have cartoony/goofy characters and environments). After act 1, the gameplay becomes extremely tedious and level scaling becomes ridiculous. Main character is asThis game is a massive 'meh' for me. I don't know why people constantly dismiss all the flaws that this game contains. Itemization is atrocious. Atmosphere is all over the place (you have blood and gore, but in the same time you have cartoony/goofy characters and environments). After act 1, the gameplay becomes extremely tedious and level scaling becomes ridiculous. Main character is as slow as a snail. Story is way to linear for an rpg. Companions aren't very compelling. The game's romance is just a bunch of text narrated by an old man. Most of the casual people playing this game don't progress too far into the game, that's why they fail to see the problems after act 1. If you want a true quality CRPG, go play games in the Pillars of Eternity franchise. Some people may be turned off by the RTWP combat (which i absolutely love btw), but everything else about Pillars is exponentially superior.… Expand
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#1 Best PC Game of 2017
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Universal acclaim - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 72
  3. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. Easy Allies
    Mar 1, 2018
    95
    If Divinity: Original Sin 2 had only been an enormous single-player RPG, it would still be far better than most of what you could compare it to. The fact that it has such well-implemented co-op and a user-friendly game master mode gives it a tremendous amount of value at a time where such a thing can feel like a rarity. Even if you never touch all of its various components, you'll still be left with a role-playing game that exemplifies the best aspects of its genre.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    100
    From a great story to a difficult fight, from a beautifully created world to an excellent multiplayer, Divinity: Original Sin II is a unique game offering an unforgettable experience. Despite some mistakes, another RPG giant was born. [Issue#279]
  3. RPGamer
    Jan 22, 2018
    90
    For those looking to get into cRPGs, and even for those just searching for a great RPG, Divinity: Original Sin II is heartily recommended. It has all the virtues that fans of the subgenre have extolled and wraps them up in a way that is much friendlier to newcomers than every other title I've tried. Combine that with fantastic writing, a highly engaging combat system, and great design, and you have another standout RPG in a year packed full of them.
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