Divinity: Original Sin II

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2570 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 182 out of 2570

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  1. eefeef
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Normally, I don't watch movies twice because it's boring to see something I've already seen. For similar reasons, I'm reluctant to watch story games twice. However, I've experienced this game's vast amount of content twice
  2. 7thru7
    Aug 4, 2021
    9
    With a wonderfully engaging story, intricately designed class mechanics, and an incredible art style, Divinity Original Sin II is an opus of an RPG. The world is well designed and incredibly in-depth, which constantly hooked me in as a player. Even on my replays, I found new opportunities and ways to interact with the world. The combat is incredible, with some of the best designedWith a wonderfully engaging story, intricately designed class mechanics, and an incredible art style, Divinity Original Sin II is an opus of an RPG. The world is well designed and incredibly in-depth, which constantly hooked me in as a player. Even on my replays, I found new opportunities and ways to interact with the world. The combat is incredible, with some of the best designed abilities I have ever seen in a game. The magnitude of possibilities in regards to building your character's "class" is endless. You can always find new ways to play through the combat of the game, in using new skills or combinations of the different skills. An incredibly enticing game, few RPG's can touch the scale of Divinity II.… Expand
  3. Morvex
    Sep 6, 2021
    8
    A really solid gaming experience, though the plot becomes much weaker in the last act, and some tactic battles turned to be very tiresome (the oil swamp, I'm looking at you)
  4. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    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
  5. Miranis
    Nov 2, 2021
    9
    A game of great variety and depth, that allows you to venture together with your friends. One of the best RPGs of the generation, that has already become classics and will remain one for years to come.
  6. biggboii
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    broooo what is larian doing, they are creating and selling drugs. Once you get in the world of divinity you cant go back, thats for sure.
  7. turkeshiina
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing DoS2, on any difficulty really, is kind of like playing a game with a spoiled child, who constantly makes tiny adjustments to the game and rules to fit their game and hinder yours, in the most infantile ways possible (very annoying).

    The game offers plenty of options and variety, simple level up system, plenty of spells and skills, items and ways to power all of those up, mix them up or craft with them. Regardless, you can`t help but feel you`re often pulling at the short end of the rope (especially at the hardest difficulty). Played with 4, 2 and also 1 character, but I ended up finding the combat to be rather restrictive and repetitive as you cannot really try things without having to reload the combat, since one wrong move often changes the tide of the battle. At some point, playing with 4 characters becomes rather boring and with 2 characters (lone wolfs) become extremely repetitive and down right nearly impossible at times (I mean, have you visited Devourer at level 18, for example?).

    + On the bright side, game offers a very rich, deep and interesting story with twists and decent plotting, with many ways to go through it (chatter, sneak, deception, etc.), with plethora of, often, interesting side quests for more complete experience. Myriad of spells and skills helps you navigate through the world even outside the combat, during sneaking or exploring or simply manipulating the world around you.

    - On the downside, the game massively looses with the removal of narrated PCs. The dialogues are unnecessarily long, often boring and many times not needed at all. With literally everything, that has voice, narrated apart from your characters, a lot of the game`s mood and feeling of actual interaction is lost if not killed completely. That`s very bad, as this was not an issue in DoS1.. This makes interacting with NPCs, the most boring and annoying part of the game. You spent hours, upon hours of listening to pointless monologues and pages and pages and pages of flavor text and of course, you yourself will be reading pages and pages text. For me, this is a total mood killer, I remember that I started to dread interacting with NPCs after Driftwood, in my fist gameplay and kept hating these interactions throughout all other gameplays, too.

    Overall, slightly better than DoS1 in some ways, slightly worst in other - 7.5/10    … Expand
  8. Odal
    Jan 18, 2022
    9
    It's one of the best RPG:s ever made. The narrator, world, graphics, story, music, combat and setting all ties together to a great adventure. There is not much more to say, I think you should experience it for yourself.

    There are some negative aspects as well of course (depending on who you ask). For me those were: The later act being worse than the first parts of the game, a few    It's one of the best RPG:s ever made. The narrator, world, graphics, story, music, combat and setting all ties together to a great adventure. There is not much more to say, I think you should experience it for yourself.

    There are some negative aspects as well of course (depending on who you ask). For me those were: The later act being worse than the first parts of the game, a few annoying puzzles, the combat sometimes being overwhelming with conditions.

    But in the grand scheme of things there is not much to complain about. I loved this game and it's one of my favorite games of all time. Great successor to Divinity Original Sin which was also a great game!

    I should also add the Soundtrack is great. It's unique in style, while still fitting. One of my favorite RPG-soundtracks in a long time. I would prefer you didn't get combat-music tho. Combat music always annoyed me.

    +
    The combat
    Story
    Characters
    Setting
    Aesthetics
    Character creation
    Music
    Difficulty
    Graphics
    Choices matter
    Humor

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    Annoying puzzles
    Conditions overwhelming sometimes
    One later act not as fun
    A bit linear    … Expand
  9. khangpro1112
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Highly Recommended : 10/10
    1. Graphics : GOOD
    2. Gameplay : GOOD
    Definitely worth a try !
  10. Kiriiko
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!
    Graphics: 10/10
    Gamplay: 10/10
    Audio: 10/10
    Story: 10/10
    Good price compare to playtime and experience
  11. Jailod
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Шедевр 9.5/10, можно переигрывать как ради сюжета, так и для геймплея.
  12. Afterthegame
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    un verdadero juegazo, las historias me han llegado al corazón, los graficos son buenos y es lo que menos importa por que en todo lo demás (especialmente en los combates) éste juego brilla y ha mejorado mucho a su antecesor, de lo mejor del género
  13. chiakiasia
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    one of the best games I've played in my life. the music of the game is excellent. the atmosphere, world, combats of the game are perfecttttt. It feels great to be tactical in the combat of the game. a masterpiece.
  14. rindert
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    This is one of the greatest games I ever played. The story is good an the combat is outstanding.
  15. Deneuz
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    This is by far the best game I ever played. Everything is great about this game; the graphics, the story, the settings, the gameplay, the sound, etc.
    If you like turnbased RPG's then you cant go wrong with this game! I really look forward to future games by this studio.
  16. Antohadance
    Mar 18, 2023
    10
    Потрясающая рпг, идеальна во всем. Играется невероятно интересно. Однозначно 10/10
  17. Shadowxxx
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash
  18. alex_opr
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    An exciting journey!

    After 100 hours spent with the game over the course of 7 months, I am sad that this is over as I was sad when I finished The witcher 3. This game oozes passion from witty writing to mechanics. It was my first CRPG so I can't compare it to the old school stuff, but I don't have to, this is an amazing piece on its own. Gameplay was amazing and there were so many    An exciting journey!

    After 100 hours spent with the game over the course of 7 months, I am sad that this is over as I was sad when I finished The witcher 3.

    This game oozes passion from witty writing to mechanics. It was my first CRPG so I can't compare it to the old school stuff, but I don't have to, this is an amazing piece on its own.

    Gameplay was amazing and there were so many things to do and discover
    Graphics were good
    I really enjoyed the writing
    The sound and music were good, nothing really special
    On the technical side, even though I had the required specs, the game was running awful at times, but other than that I only had a one-time random crash

    Larian Studios, hats off!    … Expand
  19. Menaga
    Aug 14, 2022
    8
    Recommended
    124.7 hrs at review time
    Tactician Mode
    Gameplay 8/10
    Music and sound 9/10
    Screenplay 9/10
    Technical 7/10
  20. Modeofdanger
    Mar 18, 2023
    10
    Only game that i've just started over again after i completed. Story is well-handled, dialogues is not boring it does not feel like a monologue at all, best combat mechs as far as i saw in an isometric rpg. Its just fablous..
  21. TastieToasty
    Apr 27, 2023
    8
    Game starts off Amazing but gets tidious after a dozen of hours.

    The puzzles are meh
    RPG elements are not forgiving.
    Combat looks really fluid and is fun.

    The Physics based combat is amazing.
    The story is also good with the main chosen ones.

    the Arx part is really really bad, the game devs said **** you at the end.
  22. PenetratorGod
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    It's definitely a much better game than Baldur's Gate 3. I wish the company had continued this series instead of coming out with a new name. Then everything would be as it should be, but BG3 is a big failure.
  23. 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
  24. xxx_nesquik_xxx
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    My first crpg game, in which I spent 160 hours and I don't regret it at all. An exciting plot, quests, teammates, turn-based battles, humor and much that is in this game is done at the highest level
    =^-^=
  25. CactiKo
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I had some jolly good fun playing this game with my pals. Would recommend if it goes on sale and the battle system is quite enjoyable. There is a lot you can do in this game and anyone can play how they like since it’s a very flexible game.
  26. SauceBox6
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    10 - Masterpiece
    9 - Amazing
    8 - Great
    7 - Good
    6 - Okay
    5 - Mediocre
    4 - Bad
    3 - Awful
    2 - Painful
    1 - Unbearable
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    Nov 27, 2022
    9
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  28. LT_Gruber
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I have ever played in my life.

    Divinity: Original Sin II is a masterpiece in every way. It has been a long time that I played a game so unbelievably beautiful, well made and fun as this one.

    In Divinity: Original Sin II, you are pulled in into a massive story, full of lore, past events and former rules. The story is huge and detailed, but if to sum it up, you play as a Sourcerer who has been captured by the Magisters, an order that wants to rid the world of source. Sourcerers command divine like powers that make them really powerful, something that the Divine Order wants to wipe out or contain where possible. You escape the ship in which you are transported to a prison island, called Fort Joy, because a Kraken attacks the ship and you fall into the water. A mysterious voice, calling you “Godwoken” apparently saves you. You wash up at Fort Joy, in which your journey begins.

    The world is being infested with Void Woken, monstrous creatures from another dimension. You learn of your Godwoken status and what it means and your destiny to become the next divine. You need to travel through different continents to reach Arx, where Lucian the Divine is buried. On your journey, you meet various characters, complete many different quests, increase your Source powers and defeat numerous foes. Lucian’s tomb is the key to reach divinity and restore balance to the world, all while stopping the Void Woken from consuming everything and everyone. When you finally reach it, a massive plot twist unfolds that is too good to spoil. This is something that one has to experience for themselves.

    Divinity: Original Sin II is the ultimate definition of an RPG. The combat is turn based, you earn XP and gold, can invest in many different skills that help you on your adventure and you can have a party of four characters. Combining different tactics and skills is essential and you are free to fill this in however you want. Each character is not bound to be a fighter or mage, and with the right skills and attributes, you can create whatever party you like.

    You can craft your own stuff, like potions, food items for healing, arrows and many others. Just collect enough garbage and stuff in the world around you and experiment with the items by combining them. Alternatively, you can find many recipe books that teaches you new crafting recipes. Although most of the times you are better off with just finding items instead of crafting them, combining shoes with nails for example, grants you immunity to slipping over ice, a crucial and very helpful feat.

    When you talk to NPC’s, everything is possible. You can convince them to give you something or to do something for you, they can hate you, love you or outright attack you. Nothing is scripted and whole side quests and later parts of the story can be dismissed or failed because you decided to plant a sword between Gareth’s eyes on Reapers Coast. That is the beauty of this game.

    The best thing about Divinity: Original Sin II is the way combat is played out. A higher level enemy does not necessarily need to be invincible. There is always a way or tactic to beat the situation. Use the terrain, use teleporting powers, telekinesis, healing and buffs to get the upper hand. There were so many battles that I won by being creative, and one time, one character stayed behind, resurrected my fallen teammates, teleported them to safety, geared up again and then rejoined the battle, winning it in the end. You can experiment endlessly with this game and that makes it so great.

    Divinity: Orignal Sin II is hard, really hard. The difficulty is legendary. It is kind of unforgiving to new players and requires some serious strategy and planning. If you made some all-round characters and just “go with the flow”, you are going to have a bad time later on in the game.

    The graphics and music are beautiful in this game. It looks stunning, alive and detailed, and combined with the excellent fight tracks and the calming ambient music, you really feel like living in a fantasy land, far away from the troubles of everyday life. It is just glorious.

    There are just so many things you can do, try, or experiment with in this game, the possibilities are almost endless. You never get bored and there is always something new to discover. The battles are amazing, the humor is spot on, the story is solid and I can do nothing else than praise it.

    Divinity: Original Sin II is just perfection in every way and there has yet to be a game that matches it.

    Absolutely recommend this work of art to everyone.    … Expand
  29. Pmstz
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Nice RPG game

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  30. RandomLogic
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    This is the best game ever made. It's super cheap at 45€ and you can easily get 100+ hours of playtime. A ton of builds to try, paths to explore and characters to bond with. Sure it's not great for tiktok kids that have a 7 second attention span (still reading this review? ;), but that's more of a positive than a negative.

    Not only the single player experience is flawless, playing    This is the best game ever made. It's super cheap at 45€ and you can easily get 100+ hours of playtime. A ton of builds to try, paths to explore and characters to bond with. Sure it's not great for tiktok kids that have a 7 second attention span (still reading this review? ;), but that's more of a positive than a negative.

    Not only the single player experience is flawless, playing multiplayer with a party is also tons of fun. In it's own chaotic way. On top of everything you can add mods to multiply the potential game time infinite times. I bought this game on sale and felt like I was robbing the devs. Only development studio worth supporting amidst the sea of all the greedy b*******, ty Larian for restoring my faith    … 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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93

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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