Divinity: Original Sin II

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  1. SlipperyJohn
    Nov 2, 2017
    10
    Best RPG there is, out there. Not much to complain about. Great Story, fully voiced Dialoges, best character Progression System i have seen as well. Very indepth and all that jazz. I was very plesently suprised by it over all. It's like the previous game just much better!
  2. Nerevarin1
    Oct 29, 2017
    10
    на столько глубокий и не линейный сюжет, что просто фигеешь от происходящего, накатал почти 100 часов дошел до 4 акта... В игре вся сюжетная линейка связана, если буду перепроходить то только по сети. Рекомендую тем кого зае***а дибло 3 для школьников.на столько глубокий и не линейный сюжет, что просто фигеешь от происходящего, накатал почти 100 часов дошел до 4 акта... В игре вся сюжетная линейка связана, если буду перепроходить то только по сети. Рекомендую тем кого зае***а дибло 3 для школьников.
  3. Horus163
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Amazing game. Hours feel like minutes inside this one. Everytime I get on I learn something new that draws me in deeper...............................
  4. wawekar
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    One of the best RPG that I have played in a long time. Great game. It gets better with everyone patch. The developer team takes feedback seriously. I would give this game a 12/10 if I could.
  5. ragnarizberserk
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    КАТЕГОРИЧЕСКИ НЕ РЕКОМЕНДУЮ ПОКУПАТЬ ЭТУ ИГРУ!! даже смотреть ее, так как после этого окружающий мир перестанет существовать на долгое время!
  6. raadoo
    Oct 26, 2017
    7
    i'm about 20h into the game. firstly, the camera is awful, luckily there's already a mod allowing a bigger zoom out and camera tilt. there are some ui problems, inventory, looting and highlighting items could be improved and it can get really tedious, but generally it's ok. there's a lot of info regarding skills, abilities and so on missing and you have to google it. quest journal and mapi'm about 20h into the game. firstly, the camera is awful, luckily there's already a mod allowing a bigger zoom out and camera tilt. there are some ui problems, inventory, looting and highlighting items could be improved and it can get really tedious, but generally it's ok. there's a lot of info regarding skills, abilities and so on missing and you have to google it. quest journal and map should be better organized providing more info, it feels like you have to remember everything or note down yourself, if a new marker appears on the map often the description is cryptic and you have no idea what quest it is related to or how it even got there. fights are ok, even if at first you may have no idea what's going on. as for the world and story, npcs seems interesting and intriguing, there seem to be many possible ways of achieving things and completing quests, which is great, and the world seems to adapt to your choices. writing is good with good balance between important info, quality humour and "filler". the main story itself seems quite average and cliche so far, but that may change along the road, the amount of times you are told in the beginning that you are the chosen one who is supposed to save the world suggests that there may be a twist here later. ;) overall, i wouldn't call it a masterpiece but seems a very solid game, nothing new and revolutionary, certainly better than some of the latest rpg releases, though. i didn't really get into the story but so far i want to continue playing.

    [edit: changed from 8 to 7, after a few more hours i somehow lost interest in the game and don't really feel like continuing, perhaps i'll return to the game some time later to finish it; inventory management became a real chore (and it's a problem of 99% rpg games), though i'm only playing with a party of two. also "quest reward items" become worse than standard items in shops very quickly, as shop items upgrade regularly relative to your level, which means you have to reequip quite often... ]    … Expand
  7. kamaroff
    Oct 25, 2017
    10
    Great game. The story-line is not most important part here, absolute freedom is much more valuable. I made a huge mistake rushing it to the end, and now i need to replay it several more times to find all hidden content, coz its very entertaining.
  8. LagTheKiller
    Oct 24, 2017
    7
    So mixed, so unsure. I write this as starting from 10/10 then go down.

    I like: combat (literally 8/10) ,storylines (so many, almost every one with potential then somtimes abruptly ends), relative freedom (sometimes freddom of being raped by 2 lvlel higher mobs), graphics (just awesome), first 2/3 very entertaining storyline (then derp tend to accumulate), game is HARD even on 2/4    So mixed, so unsure. I write this as starting from 10/10 then go down.

    I like: combat (literally 8/10) ,storylines (so many, almost every one with potential then somtimes abruptly ends), relative freedom (sometimes freddom of being raped by 2 lvlel higher mobs), graphics (just awesome), first 2/3 very entertaining storyline (then derp tend to accumulate), game is HARD even on 2/4 difficulty, on 3/4 i can barely advance.

    I dont like:
    Combat: rogue is quite useless, full strength two handed is easily worth 2 characters. AI mobs are buffed so always better armored than ur party, yet they dont capitalize on it sometimes going full suicidal or playing pick with omnipotent knowledge on whose ur most puny member. Confusing af. Also throwing items like there is no tommorow.

    Relative freedom ends when u encounter miniboss on a level higher. Tends to kill one of your character in one turn (usually so high initiative that always starts first and even if they cant u still cant nuke them in one turn). Later in game 3 source skills can easily nuke all your magic resist/armor and leave your party in half strength the other half being knocked/stunned/frozen.

    Graphics are still awesome.

    Most of the side quests abruptly ends, only few (thank god including companion stories) carry to thenext location much less next act. Such a waste. U could easily chain them more. Or maybe i dint find em all.

    ANd final flaw. U are chasing godhood in most grimderpy/cheesy universe to ever existed. EVERYFCKING ONE in this world is tragic/passive/psychopat. There is no in between. Every line includes derping like so hard. Barring mad chief of the cult there is no excuse for citing evil overlord for the half of the enemies. Next half wants u dead for no obvious reason. And gods are sounds like fcking gollums, yes kill'kill u must my precious u must be the one for every moment u hear them.
    After 80 hours u are bored to tears, u just want them to end the lines just to kill them and dont hear their babbling. Goddamit, and even if u hook yourself in the sidequest it is 90% possibility u have to kill something. Although most of the main characters are still decent/not cheesy, but after 80 hours the cheesy ones tend to cause rage.

    Protip: dont roleplay nobleknight.    … Expand
  9. Fill3rup_
    Oct 24, 2017
    10
    Coming from a gamer that until recently,had never played a CRPG,this game is a revelation,yes it could be challenging to a newcomer,i did find myself fairly lost as to where to go to complete cetain sidequests in Fort Joy,but that area is basically a tutorial area to get you used to the systems.
    Im 58hrs in at the moments and so far only one non-fps game I can remember in the last couple    Coming from a gamer that until recently,had never played a CRPG,this game is a revelation,yes it could be challenging to a newcomer,i did find myself fairly lost as to where to go to complete cetain sidequests in Fort Joy,but that area is basically a tutorial area to get you used to the systems.
    Im 58hrs in at the moments and so far only one non-fps game I can remember in the last couple of years to engross me like this was the Witcher 3. If you play games regularly,you need to try this game..    … Expand
  10. gromenawer
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    The game is absolutely terrific. I'm going to list here the bad things about it, but by all means, don't let any of them turn you around from this game. Is a masterpiece and you need to play it.

    - Story wise it could use more missions with your companions. At least suggest more strongly or give you a better reward for changing members of your party often. I swapped guys at the beginning    The game is absolutely terrific. I'm going to list here the bad things about it, but by all means, don't let any of them turn you around from this game. Is a masterpiece and you need to play it.

    - Story wise it could use more missions with your companions. At least suggest more strongly or give you a better reward for changing members of your party often. I swapped guys at the beginning but later I didn't care much and stick with 3 since the middle of chapter 1. The superbattle with the demonic spam murder bossfrom hell in chapter 4 was great and I wonder if I just missed some other epic battle of the other characters that didn't get to follow me.

    - Halfway chapter... 4 I think? you get the option to, let say, swap alliances with some king. I would have love to explore that branch earlier in the game. And the same goes with the demon quests. Just the island felt short.

    - The final battle felt a bit short and a bit cheating. I'm not sure what I did to deserve the infinite source points but felt overwhelmingly powerful in every move. Not to mention that killing THAT character ends the entire fight. I did it just because it was tactically convenience at the time, but I was looking forward for a long ass wiping of all my enemies.

    - I find some minors bugs and the ending of the game. One character told me that she wants to make love with me again (wut???).

    - I loved magic and want more. I would say that at the end of chapter 2 you get all relevant spells. I bit more scaling in between chapter 3 and 4 for more spells was a bit needed.

    - If anything I really dislike is that the vendors sells in proportion to your level. Same vendor has a level 1 sheet of paper shield, but later on has the Ultimate Mithril Force Field. In my opinion this shouldn't happen. You need to go to the bad parts of the neighborhood and slay monster in order to get to the Kung-Fu master that sells you cool shlt This feels bad also because at the end of a tomb quest of 5 hours you get a super armor of level 6; but later on the brain damage vendor has 20 armors of level 10 for you to buy with almost scrap money.

    Again, don't let any of these to keep you away from the game. You should go play it NOW.    … Expand
  11. Lostframe
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Great game...everything we wanted from Fallout 4 and we don't have it...OMG, THIS GAME MAKE RPG GREAT AGAIN!.....this game is a classic.
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  12. 21grams
    Oct 19, 2017
    9
    Larian Studios strike again with massive cRPG game and if you love this genre - you have to play this one. It's pure game as it gets, no micro-transaction bullcrap, no day 1 dlc, nothing - just a brilliant game made with passion.

    Obviously the game is not perfect, no game is and nothing is, but it's bloody good. You start the game you are not hand-held by anything, you figure you way    Larian Studios strike again with massive cRPG game and if you love this genre - you have to play this one. It's pure game as it gets, no micro-transaction bullcrap, no day 1 dlc, nothing - just a brilliant game made with passion.

    Obviously the game is not perfect, no game is and nothing is, but it's bloody good. You start the game you are not hand-held by anything, you figure you way thru and do your things your own way. You have plenty of option to choose from, starting from your own character - you have many playstyles to choose from: fighter, summoner, necromancer, archer, rogue assassin, mage of 4 different forces of nature, polymorphy and you combine those anyway you like to make a truly unique build and experience in gameplay. You can create your own character from scratch or play one of the 6 origin characters. The origin characters serve as fantastic companions to choose from as well, all of them being different and unique in personality and special abilities. All companions have a unique storyline to experience.

    The quests, dialogue writing and exploration feel really good and thru your gameplay you'll be accompanied with brilliant music written this time by a new composer (Borislav Slavov) and it's up to par with original composer that worked for Larian for so many years, but sadly passed away soon after prequel of this game came out (rest in piece Kirill Pokrovsky). Unlike many other cRPG - this one is fully voice acted for all NPC and a narrator and it ads to immersion - believe me!

    Combat is one of the best in cRPG games in my honest opinion. It's tactical turn-based combat, but it's not hexagon map based. Instead you only have range units that limit you how far you can move your character or how far you can reach with your skills and how big area you can cover - this way it feels more natural. Each turn your party characters get set amount of action points and there your tactics begin on how to use them - whether to strike some damage, crowd control enemies, buff you or your party member, or move your character to a new position. On top of that - you can combo elements for extra effects: fire + oil = massive explosions, etc. You can use environment to your advantage or it can be used by the enemy against you - so play smart, every decision matters and has consequences. You cannot ask for a better combat in cRPG.

    Ofc there are few minor problems with the game - a minor bug here and there, but nothing impacting your experience a lot and story is not the best I've seen in genre, but it's solid enough to suck you in.

    I didn't play 10/10 game yet (because it would have to be absolutely perfect in every way - that's how strict I am) but Divinity Original Sin 2 is close one. My 9/10 would be 10 for most reviewers out here.

    If you are looking for fantastic adventure without being held by your hand - the game is for you. If your are looking for modern cRPG - Divinity Original Sin 2 should be your prime choice!    … Expand
  13. WarmlyCalculate
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Okay so i am not good at writing reviews, in fact, i am not good at writing, i always get the lowest score in my English exams, but on bright side there was this girl who would help me with my writing, i think cause she felt bad for me, i wanted to make her my gf but she already had a bf :(
    Okay enough about me, lets talk about the game, yes the game, so i was looking online on guides on    Okay so i am not good at writing reviews, in fact, i am not good at writing, i always get the lowest score in my English exams, but on bright side there was this girl who would help me with my writing, i think cause she felt bad for me, i wanted to make her my gf but she already had a bf :(
    Okay enough about me, lets talk about the game, yes the game, so i was looking online on guides on how to write game review on metacritic but to my surprise i found barely any guides at all. One guide suggested to keep my review short and simple, straight to the point. But another guide said list all the pros and cons and give an objective opinion on the game, i did not know which one to follow so my mom suggested i enroll in an english course online. Two weeks later i had completed my online training, i even met a girl there, thought she turned out to be a guy pretending to be a girl. Anyway, now i can finally give this game the review that it deserves.
    It's pretty good.    … Expand
  14. Stzero
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Divinity Original Sin II ... a masterpiece of RPG Art.

    This game made me feel emotional. In less then an hour i felt the RPG. I have become the Hero i play ingame. I have felt glorious Wins and dreadfull Treasons. I have make powerfull allys and even lost some. The hole game is a up and down of emotions. Im happy i played it. Definitely one of the best    Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Divinity Original Sin II ... a masterpiece of RPG Art.

    This game made me feel emotional. In less then an hour i felt the RPG. I have become the Hero i play ingame. I have felt glorious Wins and dreadfull Treasons. I have make powerfull allys and even lost some. The hole game is a up and down of emotions. Im happy i played it. Definitely one of the best pure RPG ive ever played.

    Graphics: 9/10
    Sound: 10/10
    Gamedesign: 10/10
    Balance: 9/10
    Story: 11/10
    Scope: 9/10

    MY RATING: 95 >>Masterpiece    … Expand
  15. Chadpowers
    Oct 18, 2017
    7
    Quick review:

    Graphics: 8/10 Good enough. Nothing special. Sound: 8/10 Again, nothing special. Story: 7/10 Standard stuff with some extra embarassing and cringy dialogues, lots of unnecessary rambling done by many characters. Gameplay: 5/10 The combat and overall game mechanics would have been nice 20 years ago, by now they are just outdated. Games should be way more    Quick review:

    Graphics: 8/10
    Good enough. Nothing special.

    Sound: 8/10
    Again, nothing special.

    Story: 7/10
    Standard stuff with some extra embarassing and cringy dialogues, lots of unnecessary rambling done by many characters.

    Gameplay: 5/10
    The combat and overall game mechanics would have been nice 20 years ago, by now they are just outdated. Games should be way more interactive. Especially the many scenes were the player is just told what is supposed to happen by some narrator, while the characters are just standing still, are a huge disappointment and one would be better off reading a book instead.
    It still gets 5 points for gameplay because it has some good puzzles and exploration.

    Overall: 7/10
    Could be a 9/10 if you like that kind of old fashioned game, though still not as good as Baldurs Gate.
    For everyone who doesn't live in the past it would be a 7/10, they can accept the old school stuff.
    If you expect actual action and interaction from a game - this game is not for you.    … Expand
  16. cake89
    Oct 17, 2017
    8
    Good game but some questionable design choices and noticeable quality drop after act 2 detracted significantly from my overall enjoyment. (200+ hours played)
  17. TheDeusEx
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Наверное лучшая крпг изометрия в истории, тут за гранью крутости все - и лор, и квесты, и ролевая система, и боевая система, просто потрясающая система взаимодействия с миром, и все это просто в небывалом количестве без ущерба качеству - 100/10!Наверное лучшая крпг изометрия в истории, тут за гранью крутости все - и лор, и квесты, и ролевая система, и боевая система, просто потрясающая система взаимодействия с миром, и все это просто в небывалом количестве без ущерба качеству - 100/10!
  18. LavenderSpectre
    Oct 16, 2017
    8
    As video games go, this one is about as good as they can get. The best part about it: It has that great Dungeons & Dragons feel where you are trying to be a hero in a chaotic, terrifying world where all kinds of tragedies are happening and maybe if you're lucky you can do some good deeds, but if you want to survive at all you'll have to make hard choices--the right way to do something isAs video games go, this one is about as good as they can get. The best part about it: It has that great Dungeons & Dragons feel where you are trying to be a hero in a chaotic, terrifying world where all kinds of tragedies are happening and maybe if you're lucky you can do some good deeds, but if you want to survive at all you'll have to make hard choices--the right way to do something is never clear. It also has a ton of options for various difficulty levels that add a lot of fun. And a huge world to explore with a lot of secrets where information and understanding about what is happening is rare and precious. Graphics are pretty.

    Bad parts: The writing feels like a really bad translation from French from a person who is really bad at writing. The story is great but the way it's written is awkward. The romance is particularly bad, like they are written by a 13-year-old boy.

    Most of the game play time is spent waiting for the party to walk from A to B. Pretty but kind of a waste of time.

    Some of the traps will just instantly kill everyone, no chance, no matter what. Also some of the battle difficulty is just wayyy extremely high without any particular warning about how hard the battle will be.

    That said, overall, super fun game, just exploring and learning the story and making interesting choices is a lot of fun.    … Expand
  19. night4
    Oct 16, 2017
    5
    I was absolutely LOVING this game... until the bugs. It was in Early Access for a whole year, and yet, they launched it without localizations, broke multiplayer with the first patch, and Act 1 is a complete bugfest.

    I'm really confused as to what they were doing in Early Access.
  20. falifax1202
    Oct 16, 2017
    7
    would be a 10 out of 10 but i encountered numerous bugs and i'm not satisfied with all of larians quest building, many details too small to notice really got me to giving up on the game sometimes, also, some quest and enemy design is kinda **** generally a good game worth its money, but not the holy grail some reviewers want me to believe it is.
  21. MacheteDontText
    Oct 15, 2017
    9
    No ground breaking improvements or innovations compared to the first one, but its just more great crpg.

    You actually meet interesting characters, who invoke real emotions in you, I felt sad, angry, even giggled a few times. Combat feels balanced on tactician, I have to try bigger battles a few times before succeeding and you have to put some thoughts into your builds if you want to    No ground breaking improvements or innovations compared to the first one, but its just more great crpg.

    You actually meet interesting characters, who invoke real emotions in you, I felt sad, angry, even giggled a few times. Combat feels balanced on tactician, I have to try bigger battles a few times before succeeding and you have to put some thoughts into your builds if you want to progress. Gameplay is open, and you pretty much do whatever you want, no hand-holding at all. Main story is quite a bore though, if it had an intriguing setup like Tyranny did, I d give this a 10.

    Oh yeah and the default camera is a pain, go grab the mod for it!    … Expand
  22. Pitonas
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Seriously good game, well worth the money with 120 hours of walk-through time, and vast replay choices, like making party from characters that you haven't played with to experience their stories...
  23. momo79
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Best crpg of the year and one of the best crpg ever...instant classic. Not for cassual gamers. After 80+ hours ingame I want more. And offcourse , must replay with other party :)
    What a refreshment on the scene!
  24. JureMure
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Pros - world, story, music, characters, rpg elements, cost...
    Cons - some bugs

    10/10

    and now some characters :) .................................................................................................................................................................................
  25. Jorgos
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Great game, I enjoy every minut in my travel through acts...I have no bugs, no FPS drops...maybe I am lucky one? Anyway...this is the game witch AAA game company hate most....game with brain.
  26. Galaad97
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    I've spent well over 70 hours playing now and intend to spend many more. This is the best coop experience i've found in a PC game. The game itself is also one of the best, the writing is miles ahead of the first game, the gameply is great and challenging.

    Great work on this one Larian.
  27. Spined
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    I am never sure if there is much to be gained from a wall of ratings which consists "10 - wow".

    This game is well done. It has a GM mode which is a great edition - if anyone uses it. Anything that is a return to yesteryear and the period of gaming where people actually used their own imaginations is always going to be good. It's just , I can't actually see many people actually using it.    I am never sure if there is much to be gained from a wall of ratings which consists "10 - wow".

    This game is well done. It has a GM mode which is a great edition - if anyone uses it. Anything that is a return to yesteryear and the period of gaming where people actually used their own imaginations is always going to be good. It's just , I can't actually see many people actually using it.

    The problem with games that hearken back to the past (and for mind this is a copy of Baldur's gate, a great game from the past) is that one thing you quickly realise is, how far games have actually come.

    I enjoyed this game at first but somehow the desire to keep playing expired after leaving the first area of the game. The story was interesting enough. The lore was great and very new and imaginative. So why did I have so little desire to keep going?

    Was it because there were so many little things I didn't complete properly? Was it because the combat was starting to grate on my nerves? Was it the Monty Haul of stuff I had to micro manage?

    In truth it was a combination of all. For me a game is a measure mostly of how long I want to play it. So I have to mark this one down because, unfortunately, the answer for me was , about a week, or nowhere near long enough to warrant what I paid for it.    … Expand
  28. steddye
    Oct 13, 2017
    8
    219 hours to finish the game in tactician mode.
    cons:
    This is really a nice game but in the beginning is really too hard especially if you haven't played the early access. The combat system is degnised to make fights more balanced (compared to DOS1) but it forces to you to grind for exp and gold because as soon as u level up or change map all the gear u have became useless and seems    219 hours to finish the game in tactician mode.
    cons:
    This is really a nice game but in the beginning is really too hard especially if you haven't played the early access. The combat system is degnised to make fights more balanced (compared to DOS1) but it forces to you to grind for exp and gold because as soon as u level up or change map all the gear u have became useless and seems like u are starting the game over due to the big increase of magic and physical protection that the next level objects have (same story for the weapons damage). Borderland and diablo 3 use the same system and I really hate it. The last map is really boring whit a terrible plot. Lack of visual puzzles (only 1 ). Missions log too intricated.
    pro:
    Amazing area whit superb music , companions storyes are great and intriguing especially the red prince and sebille. The possibility to re-spec your pg and companions every time u want is really a nice feature (avaiable only after u left fort joy). The freedom to explore and complete quests is great.
    Funny and not repetitive side quests. NPC and villains characterization is suberb.
    Spike emotional moments ... the plot take me in, can't stop playng.

    advice: if you find too it too hard to procedd, spec 2 pg with summonig 10 (conjure incarnate, power infusion and farsight Infusion)

    THANKS LARIAN p.s. don't give up pls we need DOS3 :))    … Expand
  29. Jeb077
    Oct 13, 2017
    9
    The Divinity Sin series is the best kickstarter games to date. DOS: 2 improves on the original with a better story, expanded skills, and fully voiced NPC's just about everywhere. The heart and hook of this game is the combat system though.

    A new system is in place where your characters have both physical and magical armor. It serves as an important "buffer" before they start taking real    The Divinity Sin series is the best kickstarter games to date. DOS: 2 improves on the original with a better story, expanded skills, and fully voiced NPC's just about everywhere. The heart and hook of this game is the combat system though.

    A new system is in place where your characters have both physical and magical armor. It serves as an important "buffer" before they start taking real damage to hit points. Even more important, armor blocks status effects and this game has a slew of nasty ones. Stunned, Cursed, Burning, Petrified, Diseased, Suffocating, Frozen, Crippled, to name just a few. Once your armor goes, things get ugly real fast. Enemies have both magic and physical armor as well, so here is where the strategy on your part comes into play. You can build a balanced party good for dealing with all enemies, or you can focus on doing one type of damage and have a cakewalk on some enemies, and a nightmare with others. Up to you.

    The game has a good amount of dialogue solvable encounters. You work against a persuausion system where where an NPC has a base attitude stat toward you and then an attribute like intelligence or strength is used to reflect the type of answer you can give. To me some of the attributes didn't make a whole lot of sense. I can see intelligence, wits, and memory being used, but think Finesse and Constitution shouldn't really be able to help you answer questions.

    The crafting system is there, but in a highly neutered state. There is no blacksmithing anymore, just the ability to craft food, potions, arrows, and grenades. Finding an epic recipe and going on a quest for the ingredients make for interesting quests so not sure why they did away with it. Perhaps they ran out of time to implement it.

    Finally I wouldn't be giving an honest review if I didn't comment on the overuse of elements in this game. Sure they were meant to give another layer of strategy to combat, and sometime do, but nearly every skill can produce fire, electric, ice, poison, etc. I don't think level 1 skills in general should have been able to create fire fields and poison clouds. It also makes every battle graphically quite messy, hard to highlight an enemy sometime because they are often overlayed in smoke, poison, and fire.

    There you have it. I give it a 9 despite my quibbles about the elements and crafting. With the fall of Bioware, we are really lucky to have Larian still producing high quality RPGs.    … Expand
  30. PlayorNaygames
    Oct 13, 2017
    6
    Let me start of by saying I love RPGs. "RPG" can mean so many things and elements are in most games today. Divinity Original Sin 2 (DOS2) tries to be a classic "RPG" for PC in the mid to late 90s. It succeeds in emulating what made those games great, however, is that something that is still fun to play today?

    For me, while the voice acting of all dialog is great, the lacks any    Let me start of by saying I love RPGs. "RPG" can mean so many things and elements are in most games today. Divinity Original Sin 2 (DOS2) tries to be a classic "RPG" for PC in the mid to late 90s. It succeeds in emulating what made those games great, however, is that something that is still fun to play today?

    For me, while the voice acting of all dialog is great, the lacks any animations or facial expressions. The narrator will describe the littlest thing (even laughing, when they could just have the voice actors do it, why have the narrator say "the character laughed"?). One of the great things about RPGs like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout 1&2, ect. is seeing the characters react to your decisions. In DOS2, you have to use your imagination, or the impact of the story is severely diminished. It's basically a book read to you aloud.

    That said, the combat is very similar to DOS1. It feels like you have to be at or above the level of the enemies you're fighting or you'll have a rough time. The stats system is broken, however. The only stat you need is your classes' main stat (strength, finesse, or intelligence). Constitution does not matter (when does it even really :p) because armor scales very, very quickly with each level, making the HP bonus not needed. Wit used to matter a lot, but they nerfed it in beta because it made the game too easy, so now it on affects the turn order of your highest-wit character (really lame). It's still the second best stat due to a passive 1% increase to crit chance though. Finally there is memory, which increases the number of skills you can use at once and that's it. This is only needed for some casters and even then only a couple points. You can see there isn't a whole lot of choice in what stats you choose.

    That's what this game comes down to, window dressing. For me, I simply want a more interactive experience and I feel like older games like Fallout are better balanced for combat and tell a better story. You can do a lot of bad things, but nothing comes of it, no one notices. That makes it less fun to me.

    Graphics are serviceable here, about what you'd expect for an isometric game and dated by many other genres standards. The UI is okay in that it is functional with a keyboard and mouse, but it is poor with a controller. There is not a lot of loot in the game, you'll buy much of your equipment from the shops. However, you find a lot of crafting recipes, but finding useful ones is difficult.

    You can play this game co-op with up to 3 others. It's not my cup of tea, but you can do that if you want. There's also a dungeon master deal where you can create your own adventure. Could be fun, but again, not what I bought the game for, so I don't have an opinion on that.

    The game did not appeal to me as much as the original game did and I really had to force myself to finish the first game. I was hoping for improvement here, but gone is the quirky music and dialog from the first game that I liked. You may want to wait for a sale if you're curious about this one.    … 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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