Divinity: Original Sin

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  1. krugman25
    Nov 7, 2014
    10
    I played this game beginning to end and finished much (70-80%) of the side quests. I played through the game with dual Lone-Wolf on the hardest difficulty to get the best possible experience. I have about 100 hours invested in the game as of the writing of this review. Here is a quick rundown of the pro's and cons from my play through.

    *RPG Element - The RPG element of the game is deep    I played this game beginning to end and finished much (70-80%) of the side quests. I played through the game with dual Lone-Wolf on the hardest difficulty to get the best possible experience. I have about 100 hours invested in the game as of the writing of this review. Here is a quick rundown of the pro's and cons from my play through.

    *RPG Element - The RPG element of the game is deep and well fleshed out. This is a break of fresh air considering how shallow and watered down RPG games have been over the past 10 years.
    *Strategy Element - This isn't a run in and destroy everything type of game. Strategy is very much required and with the interaction with environment and very large skill trees it makes for dynamic and rich strategic combat. Even with a perfectly built out team, best gear, best skills/spells, without implementing good strategy you will get destroyed
    *No Grind - One of the first RPGs I have ever played where you don't grind and yet you make it through the game trying to stay ahead of the difficulty curve. Monsters don't re-spawn which means you can level beyond the monster which keeps the game tough, but it also eliminates the type of grinding required in 99% of all RPGs.
    Rewarding Battles - This is a combination of all of the above, most battles, even small trash mob type battles took me anywhere from 15-60 minutes to complete. Again the game puts an emphasis on strategy and instead of grinding the same mob hundreds of times for hours, you fight 1 mob 1 time but they make sure you work for it and you get rewarded as if you had been grinding it for hours.
    Rich World - The world is rich and vibrant. Some of the world feels bright and happy while other parts are dark and foreboding. The developers did a great job at drawing you deep into the game both through story telling and developing a world so real you forget you are playing a game.
    *Good Skill Tree/Loot - The game doesn't shower you in uber gear but it also doesn't keep it out of reach. You feel like you find good gear just often enough to make it rewarding but not so often that it becomes meaningless. My only complain here is that is errs a little to much to the side of being too stingy with gear. There were times where I would go 20-30 hours of gameplay before I found that better pair of gloves. Also there are plenty of well flesh out skill trees. You learn different skill trees, mix and match and try and find the best synergies between different trees. Because of that there is an almost unlimited number of unique character builds.

    I could probably list another half dozen minor things but those are the major pro's that stand out. My only complaint of this game is that the story line starts strong in the beginning but because a bit shallow and far fetched towards the end. Also the graphics are merely "ok". Although the game does have very nice looking spell animation. Overall any minor cons of this game are all but forgotten with all of the good it has going for it.

    It's a breath of fresh air to once again play a real RPG in the 21st century    … Expand
  2. Squidsie
    Nov 3, 2014
    10
    I really don't know where to start with this game. There's just so much to do. It's incredibly fun. The dialogue is clever. The combat is satisfying. You could easily spend hours upon hours doing whatever you feel like in Divinity: Original Sin. It's not often I look back and wish I would have participated in crowdfunding a video game project, but I really wish I had helped fund theI really don't know where to start with this game. There's just so much to do. It's incredibly fun. The dialogue is clever. The combat is satisfying. You could easily spend hours upon hours doing whatever you feel like in Divinity: Original Sin. It's not often I look back and wish I would have participated in crowdfunding a video game project, but I really wish I had helped fund the creation of this game. It's spectacular. If you're a fan of RPGs or turn-based strategy games, you simply have to play Divinity: Original Sin.… Expand
  3. David_Cameron
    Oct 30, 2014
    9
    Pro's:
    +Very tactical turn-based combat, which manages to make every fight seem vastly different to previous encounters. Also the enemy AI is (mostly) very good, making combat challenging, yet rewarding
    +Impressively high degree of character customisation +Rich, beautiful graphics and map design, even on the lowest settings +The story is engaging and well thought out +60+ hours of    Pro's:
    +Very tactical turn-based combat, which manages to make every fight seem vastly different to previous encounters. Also the enemy AI is (mostly) very good, making combat challenging, yet rewarding
    +Impressively high degree of character customisation
    +Rich, beautiful graphics and map design, even on the lowest settings
    +The story is engaging and well thought out
    +60+ hours of content, with definite incentives for multiple playthroughs
    +Even on medium difficulty, this game is very hard, exactly how a proper RPG should be!

    Cons:
    -Very long loading times (although maybe that is my rubbish laptop's fault)
    -The item-management system can feel a bit clunky and time consuming
    -Many of the game's aspects are poorly explained, or not even explained at all! There were countless times that I was genuinely stuck, and had to consult online guides. (Although this may be a bonus for hardcore RPG fans

    Overall:
    Divinity: Original Sin is a breath of fresh air in a market driven by generic shooters. Difficult, time-consuming, but ultimately great fun, this game will satisfy RPG veterans and newcomers alike.    … Expand
  4. Edward_F
    Oct 30, 2014
    8
    This is game is great! It’s closest to wonderful D&D titles (as Baldur’s Gate, Icewind dale, Planescape and etc.) as anyone has ever been in a decade.

    D:OS is more battle-driven than story-driven game. It’s more like Icewind dale and Temple of Elemental Evil than BG or Planescape. Story has its few gags and interesting ideas, though it’s easy just to scroll through dialogues and get    This is game is great! It’s closest to wonderful D&D titles (as Baldur’s Gate, Icewind dale, Planescape and etc.) as anyone has ever been in a decade.

    D:OS is more battle-driven than story-driven game. It’s more like Icewind dale and Temple of Elemental Evil than BG or Planescape. Story has its few gags and interesting ideas, though it’s easy just to scroll through dialogues and get back to battle ASAP.

    Turn-based battle system is what makes this game GREAT! It’s really requires strategic thinking, careful use of element magic, use of skills and a lot of damage control against enemies’’ actions. Some battles are long and frustrating, though they are always rewarding.

    Graphics is nice, nothing special, but it’s enough to enjoy fantasy setting and use of magic.

    I think it’s must have for old-school RPG lovers.    … Expand
  5. games4breakfast
    Oct 28, 2014
    9
    One of the best strategy rpg since Baldur's gate!

    Challenging turn-based combat, checked!
    Complex character systems, checked!
    Cool DA with old-school 2D isometric, checked!
    Great immersive soundtrack, checked!
    ....

    Larian studios can be proud!
  6. steevm
    Oct 25, 2014
    7
    Despite all the gushing praise being heaped upon Divinity: Original Sin, it's not actually the second coming of Baldur's Gate (or whatever your favorite old-school RPG is). It IS a decent game, but it's marred by some serious flaws resulting from some poor design choices. Given the fact that there were apparently 20,000 kickstarter backers, it's strange that these obvious issues are stillDespite all the gushing praise being heaped upon Divinity: Original Sin, it's not actually the second coming of Baldur's Gate (or whatever your favorite old-school RPG is). It IS a decent game, but it's marred by some serious flaws resulting from some poor design choices. Given the fact that there were apparently 20,000 kickstarter backers, it's strange that these obvious issues are still in the final release.

    The good:
    - It's a party-based CRPG with turn-based combat.
    - Nice twist on the genre, with an interesting mix of elemental effects that complement each other. Oil burns; water puts out fires but creates steam; water conducts electricity etc. This adds a whole new element to combat, elevating it beyond the more traditional "ice monster = fire attack".
    - There's various moments that require role-playing, where your two (main) characters can express their opinion and influence their character traits. Different traits can give you distinctive perks when high enough.
    - Overall it's great fun to play whenever you forget about the flaws (see below).

    The bad:
    - The game is actually very linear. Sure, you can explore areas outside the city that aren't part of the main storyline at the beginning, but only if you don't mind instadeath whenever you meet enemies.
    - The camera can only be rotated 90 degrees, which makes it really hard to see things obscured by the scenery or to target enemies. You can toggle between top-down and pseudo-isometric view, but that doesn't really solve the problem.
    - Targeting is extremely finicky and requires pixel-perfect precision. Move your mouse one pixel between targeting and clicking and your warrior will waste half their action points walking all the way around an enemy, while giving the enemy a free attack of opportunity in the process. Combine this with the limited camera and given how tough some of the combat is, this is EXTREMELY frustrating and can turn the tide of the battle.
    - Inventory management is poor, and the trade interface is a shining example of how not to design a game. Only ONE member of your party can trade at once. That nice new spell you wanted to buy for your mage? Turns out your mage is 4 gold short after adding all his loot to the barter screen. Want to add 4 gold from another character? No problem. All you need to do is leave the trade screen. Transfer the 4 gold to your mage, and the reinitiate trade and add all the items again. The most bizarrely frustrating and useless change to the tried-and-tested party based trade in every other CRPG ever. It makes the inventory management in the unpatched Jagged Alliance: Back in Action seem almost sane, and that was terrible. At least JA: BIA got a patch, AFAICT this isn't going to happen with D: OS.
    - Speaking of trading, another major annoyance is that trading is further complicated by virtue of the fact that irrespective of which character you have selected to trade with, gear in the shop is always compared to the gear worn by the character that initiated the conversation with the shopkeeper. Start conversation with your fighter, switch to your mage and then mouse over a robe, only to see that, yes, the robe isn't suited to your fighter. Solution: cancel and restart trade again. I can only assume that this is a bug... but it sure is annoying.
    - Lack of quest markers and lack of information on what you need to do next to advance the game. Yes you have a journal, no it isn't helpful. After pointlessly walking around town talking to everyone 192029 times, you'll find yourself reading the walkthroughs rather than wasting your time, which is always a pity.

    In essence, if you like CRPGs and can look past some of the frustrating design flaws, you'll probably get your money's worth, just be aware that the game isn't flawless and isn't the best CRPG ever. The funny thing is that although this game gets called "old school" all the time, in many respects it's taken a step back; rather than adhering to tried-and-tested conventions, the devs seemed to feel it necessary to fix what wasn't broken - the result being that they broke it, which is to the detriment of the game. D:OS is however a good solid game and with a little more polish and care could even rub shoulders with some of the classics.    … Expand
  7. ZaPaAl
    Oct 24, 2014
    9
    Starts very strong with a lot to discover and interesting main and side quests, but diminishes against the end.
    Story is ok, but sadly drags out, and get's pulled down by to much text, and to little voice acting.
    Combat is very fun for the most part, but being over leveled for the entire last map, with no new skills to discover, and hardly any new equipment upgrades or uniques does not    Starts very strong with a lot to discover and interesting main and side quests, but diminishes against the end.
    Story is ok, but sadly drags out, and get's pulled down by to much text, and to little voice acting.
    Combat is very fun for the most part, but being over leveled for the entire last map, with no new skills to discover, and hardly any new equipment upgrades or uniques does not make for the best of experiences.
    There is far to much loot in game, so don't clean out the rooms and be a packmule, money is no issue.
    You can craft and blacksmith a lot (if you discover the workings and recipies) but really, you don't have to. Do yourself a favor, and skip most of it.
    Game needed quite a few patches to get in this state, but you can have a good time now, if you are up to a rather lengthy adventure, if you can restrain yourself from dragging everything along and if you can handle hours of inventory sorting and overlong battle animations.    … Expand
  8. Ixoziel
    Oct 23, 2014
    8
    The amount that you enjoy this game is going to depend on whether or not you're playing alone. With a friend, the game is great fun, especially if you disagree about decisions. The game is still solid if you play alone, though.
  9. Dcruize
    Oct 23, 2014
    4
    I'm really disappointed. I love RPGs but found there to be too many irritations to really enjoy this game and after 4hrs I don't want to play any more. Nothing feels rewarding. After searching through countless empty crates and barrels I gave up even checking them. After trying to read conversations and constantly being distracted by multiple NPCs loudly voicing their inane dialogues everyI'm really disappointed. I love RPGs but found there to be too many irritations to really enjoy this game and after 4hrs I don't want to play any more. Nothing feels rewarding. After searching through countless empty crates and barrels I gave up even checking them. After trying to read conversations and constantly being distracted by multiple NPCs loudly voicing their inane dialogues every few seconds I ended up just not bothering reading them. After either steamrollering through combat or getting completely destroyed, I realised I couldn't care less what happened to my source hunters and just deleted the game.… Expand
  10. rawhide1970
    Oct 18, 2014
    9
    This is about as good as a top down fantasy RPG can get. Good story, good level of character customization, and brilliant combat system. Larian knocked this one out of the park. This is a must have for any RPG or tactical combat fan.
  11. Lanky14
    Oct 15, 2014
    7
    This game can get tedious but if you play with a friend, it has endless possibilities.

    My favorite aspect was the lack of 'classes'. You literally play whatever you want. If you want to be a mage that wears heavy armor and carries a sword and shield, you can do it. If you want to go 100% melee, enjoy smashing things. etc..
  12. Loler13gr
    Oct 15, 2014
    9
    Amazing old-school RPG... A must buy for anyone who plays RPGs... Squad based gameplay with a great story full of moral choices... Hundreds of things to do , interesting NPCs , one of the best RPGs of the decade,,,
  13. Krogort
    Oct 15, 2014
    3
    Excelent combat gameplay.
    Unfortunately this doesn't offset the terrible storytelling, tedious quest and horrible UI.
    The humor is also special, I found it quite immersion breaking.
  14. TheMitherer
    Oct 11, 2014
    9
    It took a long time for someone to drag the isometric RPG back to where it belongs and Larian have done an excellent job of it. All the plaudits that you can read here and elsewhere are justly deserved. Engrossing, challenging, addictive, well written and a treat visually. Can't say I was a great fan of the combat system initially but it grew on me quite a bit. Spells and abilities areIt took a long time for someone to drag the isometric RPG back to where it belongs and Larian have done an excellent job of it. All the plaudits that you can read here and elsewhere are justly deserved. Engrossing, challenging, addictive, well written and a treat visually. Can't say I was a great fan of the combat system initially but it grew on me quite a bit. Spells and abilities are good and some of the fights quite challenging (although enemy AI could be improved - I felt a bit too lucky in a few fights). Crafting and blacksmithing systems are great, there are wide variety of enemies and, of course, loads of magical items floating about with which to outfit your party. All contained in a very impressive game world. Inventories are a bit fiddly and annoying (err make them bigger onscreen?) and we could do with some more joinable NPCs in the game world who have a bit more voiced dialogue. I suppose there is a case for not making every PC be able to learn every skill too. There are a few more minor annoyances but I'm sure these will be ironed out in time. If you are an RPG fan you should play this game.

    Baldur's Gate still holds the crown, but I get the impression that if anyone could make something that could be hailed as a BG3 (at least in spirit) then Larian would be the people to do so. Well done guys - a great accomplishment.    … Expand
  15. mattia_76
    Oct 10, 2014
    8
    If your up for an old styple RPG, this is a great game. Great story, very well balanced difficulty (although sometimes you may get stuck for a while until you understand how to solve some quests). It definitely is oriented to people that can invest time into exploring since it is very time consuming and big. If your looking for a quick experience this game is not for you.
    As a drawback i    If your up for an old styple RPG, this is a great game. Great story, very well balanced difficulty (although sometimes you may get stuck for a while until you understand how to solve some quests). It definitely is oriented to people that can invest time into exploring since it is very time consuming and big. If your looking for a quick experience this game is not for you.
    As a drawback i would state inventory management since it quite complex and you tend to accumulate quite a stock. There are also different minor bugs that must be adjusted here and there.    … Expand
  16. DumbRiceBucket
    Oct 7, 2014
    10
    It's been a long time since I been so addicted to an RPG, this is genuine good quality game play with awesome graphics to boot. It is right up the alley of DnD lovers and RPG lovers alike, this game is literally the reason I became sleep deprived for two weeks. The greatness of this game completely shadows most of it's flaws. Playing it co-op just makes it that much more fun.
  17. wafelkill
    Oct 6, 2014
    10
    Divinity: Original Sin is what Baldurs Gate 3 should be!!!
    +Graphic!!!
    +Ablosute THE BEST turn base system in games!
    +MUSIC!!!
    LOVE THIS GAME!!!
    528
  18. Triiz
    Oct 6, 2014
    9
    Absolutely fantastic game, it brings back to me vivid memories of my Black Isle/Interplay experiences (Baldur's Gate, Fallout...). I have been playing for 50 hours so far. Here's a short summary of my opinion:

    Pros: - The combat mechanics are well thought and it's always exciting to get into a fight. The amount of skills allows you to setup a lot of interesting strategies. I have    Absolutely fantastic game, it brings back to me vivid memories of my Black Isle/Interplay experiences (Baldur's Gate, Fallout...). I have been playing for 50 hours so far. Here's a short summary of my opinion:

    Pros:

    - The combat mechanics are well thought and it's always exciting to get into a fight. The amount of skills allows you to setup a lot of interesting strategies. I have been going with a combo of 2 mages, rogue and dual hand weapon warrior. So how interesting is it? A good example is that aside the traditional fireball spell, you have teleport spells where you can potentially send your heavy warrior in the middle the monster pack, or send an enemy in a pit of fire.
    - The music is perfect and I keep humming it even when not playing
    - Graphics are really nice, maybe slightly too cartoony for me, but that comes down to personal preference
    - So much reading materials, lore and random objects everywhere. This is one of the thing that gives you that distinct BG or Fallout feeling. Opening a crate, finding an armor and a random book about random lore stories.

    Cons:

    - The dialogue system between your 2 main characters is pretty rubbish. I find myself reloading just to got the best traits (which improves some aspect of your character sheet like skills or combat boost). Also the way conflicts are resolved (when your characters disagree) is too random. It is basically a game of rock-paper-scissors. But this doesn't feel very random as the computer player never chooses the same object than you.
    - One thing that I think could have been improved very easily is the map/teleport system. The issue is that there is no world map. Instead you have a local map that helps you navigate the place you are currently present and a teleportation device that allows you to select in a list the portal you want to go to. That gives a feeling of a disconnected maps rather than a coherent world.

    Overall this is a great game and I totally recommend it if you like old school RPGs.    … Expand
  19. panzerbadger
    Oct 5, 2014
    3
    Are you looking for a storyline-heavy, hardcore RPG experience in the vein of the old Infinity Engine games? Then I have just the thing for you! Go and replay Baldurs Gate, because Divinity: Original Sin will offer you nothing of the sort, though it sure as hell likes to pretend that it does.

    Instead, you'll be running back and forth through the same locations looking for that ONE THING    Are you looking for a storyline-heavy, hardcore RPG experience in the vein of the old Infinity Engine games? Then I have just the thing for you! Go and replay Baldurs Gate, because Divinity: Original Sin will offer you nothing of the sort, though it sure as hell likes to pretend that it does.

    Instead, you'll be running back and forth through the same locations looking for that ONE THING you missed, that doesn't let you progress further. The game offers almost no clues about what you're supposed to do. You might think that this lack of handholding is a good thing, fit for such a "hardcore" game. You couldn't be more wrong. This is not about providing a challenge, this is about the developer saving money on creating content, by wasting player's time. In case you've already bought this game, I recommend you play with a guide, unless you enjoy spending hours entering every basement and breaking into every house, looking for something you missed the previous five times you were visiting that portion of the map.

    There is no storyline per se. You come to town to solve a murder, but the story very quickly devolves into the usual Saving the World snoozefest. After the initial exposition, the main storyline takes a backseat, making place for an assortment of random quests, that mostly involve... you guessed it... running back and forth, trying to figure out what the hell you're supposed to do.

    The pacing is horrible. There are groups of monsters standing all over the map. Some of these monsters can be defeated right away, others require you to level your party by killing other monsters first, effectively preventing you from completing some quests until your level is high enough. This makes the game linear, because it forces you to do things in a strict order, while the game pretends that you're playing a largely open ended cRPG. The game has very little optional content. You're literally forced to do almost everything, because otherwise you won't get enough XP to push the game forward.

    The combat system is pretty good and the fights are reasonably challenging without being frustrating. Unfortunately, everything else in the game is an unholy mess of bad design, bad writing and bad humor. The dialogues are particularly bad, it looks like the writer used the thesaurus a little too often for his own good, making them sound weird and unnatural.

    So if you really want to play this game, do yourself a favor and wait a year or two so you can get it for 10 bucks. Maybe they'll finish patching it by then. Or maybe some better cRPG will come along, so you don't have to play this one.

    It's a win-win situation!    … Expand
  20. suneater
    Oct 5, 2014
    6
    "It's over... It's FINALLY over." After drudging through DOS's heavily padded campaign, unlocking the "real" final, final boss, and beating it after a crash on Turn 30, this was all I could think. Divinity: Original Sin starts out beautifully by dropping you off in a large seaport town called Cyseal, the start of your murder mystery. The first dozen or so hours are gripping; not because"It's over... It's FINALLY over." After drudging through DOS's heavily padded campaign, unlocking the "real" final, final boss, and beating it after a crash on Turn 30, this was all I could think. Divinity: Original Sin starts out beautifully by dropping you off in a large seaport town called Cyseal, the start of your murder mystery. The first dozen or so hours are gripping; not because the plot is particularly good, but because Cyseal feels like a handcrafted cRPG town of old, a gigantic playground for your heroes to explore. However, even within this first area, the game's problems start to rear their ugly heads.

    The Journal system is almost useless. Quests are just dumped into your book with no filtering or sorting options besides being able to toggle visibility of completed quests. Two very important quests (one was required to continue the story and and another to unlock the "real" final boss fight) were lost in the list of tedious & ambiguous side quests that I picked up along the way. The Journal is also wildly inconsistent with how quests are followed and marked: some quests will drop markers for each part on your map, while others are so vague they will have one line of text saying "congrats! you did it!" with no indication of how to continue the quest. Too many times I had to go to Google just to figure out where I was supposed to go for a quest because the journal, local NPCs, and pocket portal friends were clueless or just too vague.

    The plot, its pacing, and the gameplay's pacing are all terrible. Many parts of the game involve listening to long-winded NPCs tell you their life story so you can pick up a side quest from them that will simply unlock their store front (or something similarly unimportant). D:OS is overly compartmentalized; you can feel the devs saying "Okay, combat NOW! Okay, 5 hours of NPC chat NOW!" I don't have a problem with reading text in a RPG but D:OS often feels like NPCs are chatting just for the sake of chatting. The story is heavily padded with long, boring sequences that stray from any semblance of plot that the game tries to carry. Too many times I loaded up my saved game and thought "What am I even doing here? Where am I supposed to go? What does this have to do with the story?" The main story itself is godawful too, shoveling in every trope the devs can think of (ancient evils awakening, chosen heroes with amnesia, pandora's box, an evil church, an evil twin sister, etc.) that attempts to twist and turn through a series of often predictable events that your characters have little effect on. Despite having little voice acting, there are few real dialogue options; most of the time during important NPC conversations, you're sitting there reading page after page of text, pressing 1 repeatedly until you get the chance to press 2 because you have a key item in your inventory from a side quest.

    Even though the combat system is enjoyable and has plenty of room for character customization, I often found it an exercise in frustration. D:OS's combat isn't hard or even particularaly challenging, the game just plays itself better than you do. Enemies often "cheat" by teleporting in more foes after you engage them, a la Dragon Age 2, along with summoning pets of their own. While the Magicka-style elemental combos are a unique touch to a cRPG, enemies often utilize them in unexpected ways, like shooting lightning at a pool of blood (that came out of an enemy you killed) to stun your hero for at least 2-3 rounds (not counting additional stun checks while the field is active). Combat often comes down to who can CC who harder, turning fights into a knockdown/blind/stun-fest while you beat the punching bag enemies before they can summon pets or kill your mages in one enemy's turn. At least a third of the spells in the game have direct upgrades making many early spells obsolete in 20 or so hours (why use a single target version of a spell when the AoE has the same AP cost?). This would be reasonable in a MMO but in a single player cRPG where the highest spell req is level 20, it just looks like lazy design. Like the plot, combat is too compartmentalized; many areas have large swaths of nothing, while the last map in the game has a party of 4-8 mobs every screen width.

    Tons of smaller issues plague this game. A clunky inventory system where important quest items gets easily lost in a sea of crafting materials. A frustrating crafting system that rewards guesswork and wiki-reading more than ingame exploration. A tedious Rock-Paper-Scissors minigame system for winning dialogue checks. A painfully long mandatory stealth sequence against invincible enemies that will kill your heroes in 2-3 hits. Although I think Divinity: Original Sin is a decent cRPG and I recommend it to fans of the genre, I feel no desire to ever play it again. Too much of D:OS is just tedious busywork in a predictable story that is stretched too thin to be consistently enjoyable.    … Expand
  21. binmaze
    Oct 5, 2014
    10
    This is a pleasant surprise from Larian studio, who have kept releasing so-so games.
    It is an instant classic that any serious RPG fan should play.

    I never imagined there would be a room for improvement to old-school RPGs.
    But they managed to pull off. And applaud to them.
  22. Infaereld
    Sep 30, 2014
    9
    I had never played any of the other Divinity games so this title has been quite a "trial by fire".

    Wow! What a breath of fresh air this game is. Complex without being overly so, excellent story (humour included), great sound and graphics, great replay value, truly open world with great crafting, loot, character customisation etc. The game can be quite difficult but the puzzles, traps    I had never played any of the other Divinity games so this title has been quite a "trial by fire".

    Wow! What a breath of fresh air this game is. Complex without being overly so, excellent story (humour included), great sound and graphics, great replay value, truly open world with great crafting, loot, character customisation etc.

    The game can be quite difficult but the puzzles, traps and challenges are well thought-out.

    It does feel truly like a game made by gamers, for gamers.

    Larian deserve full praise for a wonderful (and mostly bug-free!) release and I will keep a close eye on their future titles.    … Expand
  23. Lenzie
    Sep 29, 2014
    9
    When I heard that D:OS was touted as a modern day spiritual successor to games like Ultima 7 & and Baldur’s Gate I immediately backed this game on Kickstarter, and I'm very glad I did.

    Larian Studios have delivered a game that has the nostalgic charm of an old school isometric RPG but with unique and modern game play mechanics, graphics, story and style that make this game a pleasure to    When I heard that D:OS was touted as a modern day spiritual successor to games like Ultima 7 & and Baldur’s Gate I immediately backed this game on Kickstarter, and I'm very glad I did.

    Larian Studios have delivered a game that has the nostalgic charm of an old school isometric RPG but with unique and modern game play mechanics, graphics, story and style that make this game a pleasure to play. If you like RPGs and haven't tried this game yet, do it, you won't regret it.

    Pro's:

    - Thoroughly enjoyable tactical combat that always makes you think and use your skills, spells and the environment to your advantage.
    - Varied enemies with cool boss fights
    - A diverse range of skills, spells and character builds available
    - Detailed and interesting locations to explore
    - Lush graphics / art style
    - Lots of quests often with varied and alternate means to solve
    - A solid story coupled with interesting dialog (often humorous)

    Con's:

    - I felt the game was a bit long - I sank 90 hours into this game (completed every single side quest)
    - While the maps (corresponding to each act) were very large and detailed I didn't get the sense of a 'world' to explore - more so simply 4 different main areas.
    - Some minor bugs, nothing to bad
    - Combat went from being very challenging at the start to quite easy at the end (I upped the difficulty to 'hard' mid-game)    … Expand
  24. kucyk
    Sep 28, 2014
    7
    This game is good, optimization is good too but loading time is totally damn long. After xx hours the game is a little boring, similar, boring enemies. But overall the game is good
  25. TimTeamTebow
    Sep 25, 2014
    8
    There aren't many bugs left, so that is nice.
    One of the only problems I have it is that the quests have no guidance at all.
    That is usually a good thing, but it can result in running around for hours.

    Multiplayer is also pretty bad.
    You join someone's game and use their characters.
    For a host, its fine, but the co-op partner makes 0 progress on their own.
  26. Duracier
    Sep 25, 2014
    10
    Un des meilleurs jeu de ces dernières années. Un vrai rpg comme baldur's gate ou les anciens fallout.
    Une difficulté un peu faible sur la fin, mais bon scénario, trés nombreux objets, du craft, de trés beaux graphismes, tres bonne musique...une merveille
  27. Salvinha
    Sep 24, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolutely awesome, I've been waiting so long for a good old school RPG.
    The combat system: The turn based combat is just marvelous, you really must do a good strategy for taking down strong enemies.
    The lore: As the game says, original story, it isn't anything complex, but I thought it was good enough.
    Coop mode: Playing with a friend is fun, but a really good RPG should be played by 3-4 players.
    Camera: It is a weak point, could be a 360 degrees camera.
    NPCs: You have many NPCs to play with, but most of them by contract , they have no back history or anything like this, until now.
    Final consideration: The game is very good, and I don't feel sorry for spending money in it. I only wished there was a respawn system for some places.
    Going against some reviews, some complained that the journal does not help anything or point the way to go, the RPG games were becoming easier day by day to attend new generation of players, now it is back to the root. But I agree it should at least say where to go in some quests, if it is not about seek for something, because marking is not seeking anymore.    … Expand
  28. VerenaMohr
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    As a big fan of old school RPG I can recommend this fantastic game. I am very surprised that I missed Kick-starter campaign. I do not know where I was hiding that I did not notice.
  29. Mikimax
    Sep 20, 2014
    9
    Good RPG hindered by small problems.
    If you are ready to spend TONS of hours to finish this game then this is the game for you.
    I have been playing it for 3 months.
  30. kwerle
    Sep 17, 2014
    7
    Graphic performance disappointing on my system that runs D3 just fine.
    I found the game tedious after a while (18th). Quests failed to clear when goals became obsolete or impossible. Dealing with inventory is a drag. Crafting is a little random and not logged - making it a pain to do it again. Combat feels poorly balanced.
  31. StaticSpine
    Sep 16, 2014
    9
    The story and the setting are average. The combat and magic systems are very nice. The game itself is pretty lengthy and has a huge amount of content. I enjoyed it, but probably won't touch it again.
  32. belfong
    Sep 12, 2014
    10
    I'm a working parent and have limited time. I have a huge backlog and find that I'm not able to start and continue a game till the end. So, it's a huge testament to D:OS that I played every chance I get and sacrifice sleep to progress the game. I'm also surprise to see that I have the patience for a turn base game. This is definitely GoTY to me!!
  33. Anderman
    Sep 11, 2014
    10
    Great old school RPG, Why can this little studio do it but the big company's can not! This game is so much fun, It will not hold your hand so you must read the quest and put it together..Fun combat and you can steal/loot anything...Worth every Penny
  34. onux
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Amazing, loved every minute of it. Great tactical combat, great story, funny. Sound is perfect, graphics are good and scale well to a 3 year old laptop with an Intel card! Took me back to when RPG's were fun again.
  35. ArminW
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    After 2 very thorough playthroughs and with 172 hours on record, I guess I must clearly recommend this game :-)

    It is a HUGE, wonderfully modernized but still refreshingly old-school rpg, with an incredible attention to detail, great humor, a decent story and an amazingly deep, turn-based tactical combat system that allows for countless approaches and combinations. It looks georgeous,    After 2 very thorough playthroughs and with 172 hours on record, I guess I must clearly recommend this game :-)

    It is a HUGE, wonderfully modernized but still refreshingly old-school rpg, with an incredible attention to detail, great humor, a decent story and an amazingly deep, turn-based tactical combat system that allows for countless approaches and combinations.
    It looks georgeous, is surprisingly bug-free for a project this size (and it's patched regularly and fast as well), and it runs well even on older systems. The crafting system is fun and intuitive, and some of the puzzles are very well done.

    For all the praise, however, I also have to mention the downsides. And there are definitely those:
    The balance, in general, could use an overhaul. The game has a pretty steep learning curve in the beginning, but once you know the system, the fights are actually very, very simple. Note that I say simple, not easy.

    The fights, especially boss fights, tend to be long, repetitive, tedious, and, yes, even boring. The enemies usually have a TON of hitpoints, unlimited special abilities and everyone and their mothers, - of the same level or a bit higher than the party - is pretty much immune to special abilities - and thus, most tactical choices. They do, however, do pretty pathetic amounts of damage while keeping your party stunned, crippled, knocked down, frozen and generally annoyed but alive.
    I would highly prefer shorter, more challenging battles against enemies that are actually affected by all the special arrows I can craft and all those abilities - foes that are much faster to kill or disable but a lot more likely to kill ME.

    The numbers/RPG mechanics are yet another problem. Larian follows the old JRPG-style of insane number exaggeration. You start with a weapon that does 10 damage and you'll end with some monstrous obscentiy that can easily exceed 1000 damage on a critical hit or with a special maneuver. Enemies hitpoints and resistances grow accordingly, and the interesting enemies are thus always within about 2 levels of yours. Higher enemies are pretty much untouchable, lower ones pathetically helpless.

    And, finally, many quests and puzzles are just too damn obscure. I commend Larian to go against the mainstream, and skip all the quest markers, map markers, signs above a quest giver's head etc. But sometimes they fall to the other extreme and there is simply no way to continue with a quest but to randomly walk evereywhere, try everything and finally check the internet, only to learn that you missed some random item 4 hours ago... ;-P
    More logic and sensible hints, please!

    But this is all just criticizing on a VERY high level, and it doesn't diminish the fun at all. And, hands down, you won't get a better deal for your money anywhere atm.    … Expand
  36. Rookie11
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    After beating this game, I feel like I should revise my review.
    + Good combat, although it becomes repetitive and annoying as it feels slow and clunky, and it simply boils down to having strong items or high intelligence for spellcasters
    + Decent writing, but throughout the game you start to notice a pattern of the same silly writing that tries hard to be different and smart but just    After beating this game, I feel like I should revise my review.
    + Good combat, although it becomes repetitive and annoying as it feels slow and clunky, and it simply boils down to having strong items or high intelligence for spellcasters
    + Decent writing, but throughout the game you start to notice a pattern of the same silly writing that tries hard to be different and smart but just becomes annoying and unrealistic. It's as if all characters in the game speak the same lame dumb way.
    ----------------- Horrendous puzzles that are stupidly designed. Hunting every millimeter of your monitor for retarded hidden buttons or sorting out through the mess of the inventory system for obscure keys/items or simply solving crap through illogical trial and error is just horrible puzzle philosophy. Simply horrible. I play games to have fun, and my time is limited. Wasting hours to solve idiotic puzzles that make no sense is just a waste of my life and mood.    … Expand
  37. CrazyWitch
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    Divinity: Original Sin is a very good game. I think the main values of this RPG are exploration the world, meetings with interesting characters and funny dialogues. Сombat system is fascinating! A lot of skills, different their combinations, interactions with environment. Beautiful music and wonderful visual design! Graphic isn't realistic but it have own unique style and createsDivinity: Original Sin is a very good game. I think the main values of this RPG are exploration the world, meetings with interesting characters and funny dialogues. Сombat system is fascinating! A lot of skills, different their combinations, interactions with environment. Beautiful music and wonderful visual design! Graphic isn't realistic but it have own unique style and creates atmosphere of magic world full of mysteries and wonders. When I play Divinity: Original Sin my soul is relaxing. This game let me feel spirit of adventures!… Expand
  38. CloudOJD
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    A beautiful throwback to the days of Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. This game doesn't just live up to the classics, it manages to even surpass them in several ways, and expands on the familiar RPG flavor with many interesting additions, such as a highly interactive environment and co-op dialogue.

    It also features a toolset, which almost guarantees infinite replayability once    A beautiful throwback to the days of Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. This game doesn't just live up to the classics, it manages to even surpass them in several ways, and expands on the familiar RPG flavor with many interesting additions, such as a highly interactive environment and co-op dialogue.

    It also features a toolset, which almost guarantees infinite replayability once those user-made modules and adventures start popping out. Play it!    … Expand
  39. UNCLEPAULIE
    Sep 7, 2014
    10
    I love this game, its so much fun and the game world is amazing . I have had a great time exploring and combating enemies, I have never been a fan of turn based combat but this game nails it . The games attention to detail is first class and everything in world can be interacted with, there are millions of weapons and armours .

    Nothing I don't like about the game but one thing I would    I love this game, its so much fun and the game world is amazing . I have had a great time exploring and combating enemies, I have never been a fan of turn based combat but this game nails it . The games attention to detail is first class and everything in world can be interacted with, there are millions of weapons and armours .

    Nothing I don't like about the game but one thing I would change is, I would like it to be voice acted, because there is a ton of reading to do lol but its still amazing without it .    … Expand
  40. Skhitzoid
    Sep 7, 2014
    9
    As others have said. Fantastic game, best fun I've had for years. Have all the consoles but P.C is my love and these types of games don't come out very often. Great stories, gameplay, graphics, music and fun. Recommended.
  41. SethEvandor
    Sep 6, 2014
    6
    I wanted to enjoy this more as a big fan of Larian because I know they have good ideas. I think this got a high score because the co-op thing was fairly good although I wish you could be given the choice to argue a bit longer in the text. The second in turn in the argument has no option to give a choice and then change decide to agree. Also, when the options are rarely what I want to sayI wanted to enjoy this more as a big fan of Larian because I know they have good ideas. I think this got a high score because the co-op thing was fairly good although I wish you could be given the choice to argue a bit longer in the text. The second in turn in the argument has no option to give a choice and then change decide to agree. Also, when the options are rarely what I want to say and rarely give you the option would choose, it really ruins the immersion.

    NPCs will repeat the same lines which are randomly selected are the same for every similar NPC around it. NPCs with routines will keep doing routines, which is annoying when they keep shouting the same lines every time, it's very peculiar. I noticed one or two NPCs said Cyseal had fallen, so I thought Cyseal was basically burned to the ground, but it wasn't (it seems like the orcs just assumed it was?).

    I'd actually of preferred the game without the voice acting in its state. I think more voices were necessary. It was quite apparent that the male rogue voice and male warrior voice were done by the same person, so playing with two male characters didn't leave me with much options.

    I'm not really going to get into stereotypes. I noticed at one point, an NPC in Cyseal expects one of your characters to be male. Also, a female character is called Lord by another NPC.

    I have a big list of issues but those were my main qualms. I could nitpick all day since the game isn't that polished, but at least you can alter the storyline and use UGC with it. I felt the game was rather demanding considering the graphics, I hope next time everything improves TBH.    … Expand
  42. TheEpicSheep
    Sep 6, 2014
    9
    This game is fun. Nothing else to really say. Its a great RPG with great mechanics and a ton-of-fun Editor to use to make your own crazy stuff. I say no more. Buy it.
  43. JERupp
    Sep 6, 2014
    6
    + + Awesome graphics for an isometric game
    + Great fight mechanics
    + Surprisingly lengthy story - Truly awful inventory control - Equally awful crafting mechanics - Inconsistent crafting mechanics - ...and boring crafting results - Terrible vendor/merchant concept (this sounds tiny, but it *really* affects game play) - - Adding a new skill mid-way through the game? And with    + + Awesome graphics for an isometric game
    + Great fight mechanics
    + Surprisingly lengthy story

    - Truly awful inventory control
    - Equally awful crafting mechanics
    - Inconsistent crafting mechanics
    - ...and boring crafting results
    - Terrible vendor/merchant concept (this sounds tiny, but it *really* affects game play)
    - - Adding a new skill mid-way through the game? And with limited skillbooks for respecs? Who allowed this?    … Expand
  44. BrankoPanko
    Sep 3, 2014
    10
    Back to OLD school. They done it, a game that goes back to the roots of real RPG, with all of its aspects of gameplay, story, quests, funny characters (man and beast). Great use of area effects with spells and elements. Very easy and complex crafting system that sometimes makes you laugh :)

    For all those real RPG fans, a must play game of the year.
  45. godking
    Sep 2, 2014
    9
    wow, great game. now im going to skip all the good things because you already know em.
    the "not so good things"
    -the hardest part is from lvl 3 to lvl 7 (excluding some boss battles) after that its easier because jahan can heal every turn. -if you clear all the places and do all the quest you will end at lvl 22 or 21. (the boss is lvl 20) so the final battle is long but easy if at least    wow, great game. now im going to skip all the good things because you already know em.
    the "not so good things"
    -the hardest part is from lvl 3 to lvl 7 (excluding some boss battles) after that its easier because jahan can heal every turn.
    -if you clear all the places and do all the quest you will end at lvl 22 or 21. (the boss is lvl 20) so the final battle is long but easy if at least one of your crew has the right resistances.
    -I didnt used the crafting because i felt it like a pain in the arse. because usually the different components where in different categories and i had A LOT of things in the backpack. and the crafting is not that important

    excuse me if my english is not good    … Expand
  46. PowerGamer
    Aug 31, 2014
    5
    I make my reviews as an independent thinker, that being said I don't see why this game is rated so high.
    To me as in the old tale the Emperor is truly naked here.
    Furthermore I've been playing RPGs and more since 1981 starting on an Apple2+ with Ultima, etc., and I've even worked (as a programmer) on an RPG of what people consider one of the top ten of all time..which might mean nothing    I make my reviews as an independent thinker, that being said I don't see why this game is rated so high.
    To me as in the old tale the Emperor is truly naked here.
    Furthermore I've been playing RPGs and more since 1981 starting on an Apple2+ with Ultima, etc.,
    and I've even worked (as a programmer) on an RPG of what people consider one of the top ten of all time..which might mean nothing other then to say I've played a lot of RPGs and have considered design in some detail.

    I had to read some guides and other views to see why people really like this game.
    My problems with it should be obvious.
    Apparently you have to really work at this game to understand it enough to even start.
    The whole experience seems very unpolished, unbalanced, and very unintuitive in a lot of places.
    Mind you I didn't play the original one, maybe it's a prerequisite.

    My first experience:
    I create a character, then I see okay I start with actually two characters. There is very little explanation or little telling you the significance of each.
    Now in game it's kind of fun. I do my first battle, etc., then I wander into a place where monsters are level 3 and they quickly wipe out my party. I reason, humm, okay I guess I need to get level 3 or higher to be on even ground. Then I reach level 3 go back and maybe I can beat them this time, and then hit another level 3 group but this time the boss dude has some kind of AOE that wipes out my whole party in one shot? WTF is going on here?
    And then there are quests with little indication where to go next to solve them.

    Yea all those classics (like the one I worked on) were fun, but the reason they just didn't have any of the advancements we have today are:
    A) They weren't invented/thought/tried yet.
    B) Were just not technically feasible yet.
    C) The costs/dev time was prohibiting.

    "Tough-S" is not the solution.
    There is a reason why more modern games have those helpful features, because they can.
    Proper gradient (in skills, advancement, etc.), arrows that show the way, etc., IMHO make things more fun.
    No one says you have to do everything for the player, but then doing little to nothing for them either?
    And sure they are a lot more work and resources for a developer to do.

    This game only made more sense to me as I read guides and or walk-throughs for it, okay I get that now. To me having to do all that sort of cases to make it a "game", it becomes more of a "job".. even from the get-go.

    Furthermore the skills and their interactions with MOBs are out of balance; the game lacks polish.
    Beta is not an excuse to release something before it's ready, and this game feels more like a barely playable alpha to me.

    In the end the game was fun for the several hours I played, don't mean to sound entitled at all, but because the game's imbalances,bugs, and incompleteness made me move on to other games..    … Expand
  47. erezike
    Aug 30, 2014
    0
    Seems like almost everyone here uses almost only 10's and 0's and I am forced to play along.
    Here is my review:
    With more than one hours logged into this game and I haven't gotten out of the first act, not because its that packed with sweet baked cookies but because its that time consuming. The game has only recently came out and it was summer, the end of student vacation all around    Seems like almost everyone here uses almost only 10's and 0's and I am forced to play along.
    Here is my review:

    With more than one hours logged into this game and I haven't gotten out of the first act, not because its that packed with sweet baked cookies but because its that time consuming.
    The game has only recently came out and it was summer, the end of student vacation all around the world, but there is a big problem with this game. Unless you are a RPG, story based game fan like myself it wouldn't hold your interest and you would grow tired of it quick.

    The reason lay within the game itself, as a single player its a complete failure - You are in charge of two main characters and possibly two flat henchmen, without another player to assume the role of one of the character you are left there alone to weed through hundreds of pointless arguments with yourself...

    The game becomes very easy when you play it on single player with a very strong resemblance to heroes of might and magic 4 - you don't need to communicate and thus lose the fun of communication.

    - The story telling in this game is quite average like the rest of Larian games, it starts of nice at the intro but it loses pace quick and soon your investigation of the murderer will sum up with breaking into everyone houses, stealing all their belonging so you can afford the highly priced books from the local 'friendly wizard' or from the very people you are trying to save. but don't worry no one will seem to notice you are a major kleptomaniac as there are no real choices and consequences in this 'rpg'

    - After you are done breaking into everyone houses - you will go on a kill spree, no choice in there either. The enemies are nicely leveled in order to guide your approach which would remind you of a silly arcade game. level 2, level 3, level4.
    But divinity isn't doesn't present itself as a silly arcade game. It wanted to be the spiritual predecessor to planescape torment and the baldur's gate.

    Let me tell you something about those old games - They didn't have boring items immersion breaking system which glorified the replacement of your sword or armor every time you played. In baldurs gate your attributes didn't change every two levels(In planescape they did but it was part of the plot) Your Great sword would improve 800% from level 1 to level 20
    it would improve only by a mere 35% from 1-10 to 1-10 +2 your full plate armor didn't improve by 2000% from level 1 to 20
    It would improve by 10%.

    What happens here is, that Larian has a developed a diablo like item system devoid of any logic, fun or immersion in order to promote time consuming tasks. rather than spending their time developing a real time they spent it on creating lots of identical loot painted in different colors or ridiculous names. but in reality these are the same items and the all point of them being there is to turn you into a kleptomaniac and inflate the game time.

    The noncombat skills are worthless and un interesting and only serve in breaking immersion.
    Trade - non interesting and only serve in consuming time
    Your two top source hunters are under supplied and can be beaten by lowly guards at the beginning.

    Some of these problems are common among many rpg games, but they are still problems which can easily distract from the fun you will have playing this game, too many developers like to glorify their leveled games based on the old D&D well in reality the D&D gave great respect to levels and used them to create a better sense of immersion. while in today games level are there in order to grant you a false sense of achievement and consume your time with menial tasks.

    Instead of focusing their time on great a great and wonderful interactive story and fun combat, Larian sucked in to the mmorpgs mentality of creating a highly frustrating and time consuming game which give you cookies every time your did a repetitive action.

    This can still be fun if you have a reliable playing partner, do not buy this game if you don't you will only become frustrated and waste your valuable time.    … Expand
  48. Erazor
    Aug 30, 2014
    7
    I enjoyed it, It brought back something that was missing in games these days. However loot was annoying to manage, too many junk items, books and quest items should disappear when no longer needed. Its just my opinion but I really dislike inventory management in RPG's it's just a chore that takes away from the game. Quite a bit of pointless conversations and lore that's not directlyI enjoyed it, It brought back something that was missing in games these days. However loot was annoying to manage, too many junk items, books and quest items should disappear when no longer needed. Its just my opinion but I really dislike inventory management in RPG's it's just a chore that takes away from the game. Quite a bit of pointless conversations and lore that's not directly related to the current time of things that's happening now making some conversations very boring to listen through, it's like a history class but it's fictional, it doesn't help me immerse more into the game either so I see no point of it (cutscenes of the guardians were fine though). Making gold was too easy (stealing paintings). Some quests became hard to interpret after the first area, leaving me to double check things online, as I no longer have the patience to explore things over and over again. If those things were addressed to my personal liking more I'd give it 10/10.… Expand
  49. VerneoUK
    Aug 29, 2014
    10
    A wonderful experience which will not let me go.
    A time vampire of many talents, Divinity: Original Sin really shocked me with it's quality. I haven't truly enjoyed an RPG this much since the golden age of Final Fantasy & Baldurs Gate. People have commented already on the humor of this game; the random combinations of elemental fields very much rings of games like Magika but that    A wonderful experience which will not let me go.
    A time vampire of many talents, Divinity: Original Sin really shocked me with it's quality. I haven't truly enjoyed an RPG this much since the golden age of Final Fantasy & Baldurs Gate. People have commented already on the humor of this game; the random combinations of elemental fields very much rings of games like Magika but that doesn't give the writing enough credit.
    I only hope Larian Studios can give this wonderful game the support it deserves going forward.    … Expand
  50. Bellasarius
    Aug 29, 2014
    8
    Overall I am very happy with this game, having put about 50 hours into it. I am still in the second map, so I have no idea what the mid and end game are like. But So far the experience has been very enjoyable.

    I do understand the concerns of the negative reviews. Depending on what you are looking for in a RPG it is totally possible that a consumer may regret his/her purchase. I have    Overall I am very happy with this game, having put about 50 hours into it. I am still in the second map, so I have no idea what the mid and end game are like. But So far the experience has been very enjoyable.

    I do understand the concerns of the negative reviews. Depending on what you are looking for in a RPG it is totally possible that a consumer may regret his/her purchase. I have at times been quite frustrated and swore out loud, but very few, if any, games are so polished that these things can be avoided.

    The most frustration comes from the interface. The camera is VERY unwieldy and there have been several times I have "misclicked" in battle because the hotbar didnt register, or the thing I was clicking shifted position just as I was attacking.

    The amount of junk loot is overwhelming, but you cannot ignore anything as you have no idea as to what might be needed in the future. Twice I have spend about a half hour organizing my inv to a manageable
    point so I could continue.

    Character progression in the beginning is the slowest of any game I have ever played. This gives the game a very slow feeling out of the gate. Let me say though this changes once you hit level 5 and have the ability to start finishing some of the bigger quests. Progression after that is much better and more satisfying.

    The game WILL NOT help you through the story line or quests. You WILL come to points where you have no idea what to do next. You WILL stare blankly at the screen. But pushing on will allow you to proceed deeper into the game. Often times you will kill an encounter that will drop the item for a completely different quest that you had given up on because you had absolutely no idea where to start looking. The times I have been well and truly stuck, a night sleep and new perspective has made all the difference. The answers are there, the clues are there. There just isnt a big green arrow pointing at them.

    If you can look past the above issues, then get this game. You will LOVE it. If what I have written gives you pause, then you may not want to invest. I will say though that I have three friends who are also playing the game, and we all love it. The positives far outweigh the negatives in my book.    … Expand
  51. Raistx
    Aug 24, 2014
    10
    Overall: very happy with this game.
    It was identified to me as a game similar to Baldur's Gate. The comparison was right. Using modern graphics, the gameplay is enjoyable. My experience was bug free. After a short install I end up playing the game for about 25 hours in one weekend (it's very addictive).
    Minor - I only wish we could have a party bigger than four people. To do - I did not    Overall: very happy with this game.
    It was identified to me as a game similar to Baldur's Gate. The comparison was right. Using modern graphics, the gameplay is enjoyable. My experience was bug free. After a short install I end up playing the game for about 25 hours in one weekend (it's very addictive).
    Minor - I only wish we could have a party bigger than four people.
    To do - I did not tried the coop mode yet (but colleagues are quite happy with it)    … Expand
  52. pkarapan77
    Aug 24, 2014
    9
    Game is very good. However, when it says that it's "old school," bear in mind this also means it adopts old school game/plot mechanics. This can lead to frustration at times as the combat is ridiculously difficult (except on "easy" where it's *too* easy), and quests can be extremely vague in what you're supposed to do next.
  53. Indrigis
    Aug 23, 2014
    6
    When it works, it is truly great. Vivid colors, some combat variety, lots of dialogue and humor.

    But the combat variety is dulled by the huge cooldowns on most abilities so your fighters will rely on lots and lots of autoattack and your mages will use the same 1-2-3 spell set every turn, because everything else is on cooldown. The dialogue... Well, it's all voiced. But it's so    When it works, it is truly great. Vivid colors, some combat variety, lots of dialogue and humor.

    But the combat variety is dulled by the huge cooldowns on most abilities so your fighters will rely on lots and lots of autoattack and your mages will use the same 1-2-3 spell set every turn, because everything else is on cooldown.

    The dialogue... Well, it's all voiced. But it's so pompous it begins to hurt halfway through. Yes, yes, we're saving the world, blah-blah-blah, skip-skip-skip. Oh, you want to go with us? Sure. Oh, you've decided to not go with us? Ok. Why does this take five screens of text?

    Also, crowd control is very unreliable so quite a few fights can only be beaten by either blatant quicksave scumming or by massive overleveling.

    Environmental effects are decent and a breath of fresh air. Except after level 10 I could not care less if I was standing in a fire or in a poison pool. The best way to wage combat is to BLAST EVERYTHING!

    Many puzzles can be cheated through with the use of certain items but then again, you can't teleport anything over a knee-high obstacle...

    It all feels like Larian were really trying but had to cut a lot of corners to deliver the product. The game might improve over the next half a year with patches.    … Expand
  54. okamimiyazaki
    Aug 22, 2014
    10
    Let me make something clear: this is NOT "Baldur's Gate 3". It is nothing like Baldur's Gate. Pillars of Eternity is the game that is striving to be like the Infinity Engine classics.

    Divinity: Original Sin is more like Diablo with turn-based combat. It's not a terrible game but I'm left feeling unimpressed. Music is okay. A few songs are gorgeous (e.g. character creation music) but    Let me make something clear: this is NOT "Baldur's Gate 3". It is nothing like Baldur's Gate. Pillars of Eternity is the game that is striving to be like the Infinity Engine classics.

    Divinity: Original Sin is more like Diablo with turn-based combat.

    It's not a terrible game but I'm left feeling unimpressed. Music is okay. A few songs are gorgeous (e.g. character creation music) but many are forgettable and dull. The opening cinematic was cheesy. Environmental graphics are nice but the level design is a bit repetitive and I don't feel the urge to explore the world because it's not a very exciting one. Character models are hideous and the character creation is very basic. You'd think that in a game where you create two characters at the start, it wouldn't be this way. I had a lot of trouble attempting to get my male wizard to not look like an identical twin of my male warrior.

    I'm not impressed by the class system. It doesn't have anywhere near the depth of D&D games like NWN, where you have ability points, feats, skill points, spells/abilities, and various unique classes that can be combined in any way. Instead, you just have class 'names' which attempt to make the game look as if there are classes, which there aren't, really. You just pick a few skills and build your own character from scratch. The limited skills are VERY much like D3/WoW and NOTHING like the Forgotten Realms games.

    I don't feel myself enjoying the dialogue as much as PS:T, NWN or BG. It's not as well-written and a lot of it is filler/boring. Still, it's not -that- bad.

    I'll say that the game is somewhat charming and the turned-based combat can be fun/creative, but overall it doesn't deserve the high ratings that it's getting.    … Expand
  55. Vamrem
    Aug 22, 2014
    10
    Been years since I enjoy so much a game, the character development is incredibly deep influencing directly in the gameplay, talents like Lone Wolf are amazing to change completely the way to play and fit any player tastes and the combat system is mindblowing, full of possibilities to solve a combat. And no RPG would be complete without its toolset to make mods, adapting it even more to theBeen years since I enjoy so much a game, the character development is incredibly deep influencing directly in the gameplay, talents like Lone Wolf are amazing to change completely the way to play and fit any player tastes and the combat system is mindblowing, full of possibilities to solve a combat. And no RPG would be complete without its toolset to make mods, adapting it even more to the player's desires. All RPG gamers should have this pearl.… Expand
  56. Avernix
    Aug 21, 2014
    10
    Where to begin with this masterpiece?

    Pros: + One of the most beautiful and immersive worlds I've seen in a game to date. You can interact and barter with almost anyone (including animals if you have the talent). The graphics are grade A for a game like this and I often find myself just staring at the scenery. + Gripping story that has you guessing whats coming next, and most of the    Where to begin with this masterpiece?

    Pros:
    + One of the most beautiful and immersive worlds I've seen in a game to date. You can interact and barter with almost anyone (including animals if you have the talent). The graphics are grade A for a game like this and I often find myself just staring at the scenery.
    + Gripping story that has you guessing whats coming next, and most of the time you guess wrong. For me, at least, it seemed most of the story came straight out of left field. I loved it.
    + Combat feels engaging, challenging, and at times it can be very unforgiving. One wrong move could cost you a hero. Icy surfaces are definitely the bane of my existence, I think they get me more than anything else. But the combat itself really gives you a sense of accomplishment when you kill a group of enemies you just died 3 times on to your own stupid errors.
    + The music is incredible. I constantly find myself humming along to the music, even when I'm not playing. Every song is a perfect match for whats going on in game.
    + Character creation and class system is the most flexible of any RPG I've come across. You can be whatever you want to be from level one, so you don't end up with cookie cutter builds that everyone uses. This really allows you to adapt the game to your play style.
    + Replay-ability. I'm still on my first play through and already I find myself thinking about and deciding what I'm going to do next time around. Almost every quest can turn out differently depending on what you do and how you play. It seems no two play throughs will ever the same.

    Cons:
    - I'm not going to lie there were a couple bugs I've come across so far. None of which were game breaking and were fixed with a simple Save/Reload. The most common and most annoying for me if sometimes combat will start but the music wont. The only other big one I can remember was one of my companions wasn't able to be healed. But as stated saving/reloading did fix both of these bugs.
    - I wish it was longer. Not to say it's short because it's not by any means. I'm on my first play through level 16 and so far I've invested 76 hours of play. I really just don't want it to end.

    I can honestly say this is the best 40 bucks I've ever invested in a game. I highly recommend it anyone who enjoyed games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, or Knights of the Old Republic. Anyway hope this was helpful and hope you enjoy the game.

    Cheers,
    -Avernix    … Expand
  57. alekssilin
    Aug 21, 2014
    9
    When i planned to explore this game the first time, my intention was to spend just an one weekend evening. The final result was that i spent much, much more. My feelings were that im again in my early twenties and playing in "gold" rpg's games of that time, when i played Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's gate and others ( i guess you know...)From the very beginnings of the journey, there wasWhen i planned to explore this game the first time, my intention was to spend just an one weekend evening. The final result was that i spent much, much more. My feelings were that im again in my early twenties and playing in "gold" rpg's games of that time, when i played Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's gate and others ( i guess you know...)From the very beginnings of the journey, there was an irresistible call for a big adventure ahead. And it was. Interesting quests, not easy puzzles, brilliantly crafted maps, npc and the world of Divinity is so engaging that makes me plunge into it with my head. My special compliments deserves soundtrack with amazing melodies. I put off my hat before the creators from Larian studio for this masterpiece.… Expand
  58. PeregrineOmega
    Aug 21, 2014
    10
    Simply put, Divinity: Original Sin is nothing short of a masterpiece.

    A Role Playing Game in the truest sense. It's deep, dense and unbelievably engaging. A world with so much to offer both in visuals and content.

    Larian Studios just raised the bar.
  59. JLK88
    Aug 21, 2014
    10
    A lot of care went into every aspect of Divinity Original Sin. The graphics are modern and often stunning. The atmosphere is gorgeous and detailed. The music in the game is memorable. The characters are surprisingly fleshed out. The game is actually pretty long but never gets boring. Usually the top down turn based games aren't my preferred type of game to play, but Divinity Original SinA lot of care went into every aspect of Divinity Original Sin. The graphics are modern and often stunning. The atmosphere is gorgeous and detailed. The music in the game is memorable. The characters are surprisingly fleshed out. The game is actually pretty long but never gets boring. Usually the top down turn based games aren't my preferred type of game to play, but Divinity Original Sin may have changed that.… Expand
  60. krammerlock
    Aug 20, 2014
    2
    Yes it has nice graphics and a simple interface, but what it does not have is anything to draw you into the story. The game in a word is boring. I played it for hours and never could get excited about it. The pace is very slow. The click and move is very annoying. There is just no fun to this one.
  61. Puki
    Aug 20, 2014
    8
    i started to play it, and it looks nice, we start controlling two characters, and i was wooow so far so good, but when i realize it's turn-based game i got disappointed, not with the game, but just because i can't play that, i get so so so bored playing that way, but i'm almost sure if the games wasn't turn-based i would love it.
  62. Uyzy
    Aug 19, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the sea of reviews that usually give any game 0, 1, 9 or 10 it's always nice to read a review with the score of 4-8 in my opinion. I don't believe any game, book or a film can be called a 0 or a 10 without properly defining it's strong points and weaknesses. That being said, let's proceed to the review.

    D:OS is a typical kickstarter project. By that I don't mean to insult it, but it seems a lot of kickstarter games are old school comebacks. While the game proudly states it's genre as full fledged RPG, I'd say it's a mix between adventure game and tactical rpg. When I think of an RPG, I think of a lot of important choices, character depth and complexity. Adding stats, some companion dialog and a billion of items doesn't make an RPG (hence i cringe when someone calls Diablo an RPG). Despite the size of the world and its seemingly vast amount of choices, in reality this game delivers a simple (albeit finely done) story about saving the world. The story itself seems to wink at the players with its references. Sometimes they are hidden in a line of dialog, other times they are ripping off (and I don't mean this negatively) old RPGS. The finest example of the latter is teleporting to The End of Time (for those, who don't know - google end of time chrono trigger).

    So we got a basic, but coherent plot of saving the world. Now what about the world itself ? I'm pleased to say, that the graphics combine the old&new very well. A drop down perspective pleases the eye, the details are decent and while the design it self is rather generic, I think that technically-wise the game looks good.

    When it comes to the game mechanics, it contains everything we've seen plus a little bit extra. Tactical games like this always present similar challenges and have their pros and cons. It's no different this time. While we have a lot of things to work with (spells, classes, elemental effects etc.) there are simply so many calculated ways, builds and ideas of how to play it some players will get lost, while some will abuse the system. As an example, after 15 hours of game play I noticed, that the battles that were difficult were those that played out on the first map. Then after about 3-4 hours I understood the system quite well, and for another 11 hours I'd pretty much use the same tactics all the time. There also seems to be a lot of interesting to use mechanics, that peter out towards end-game. One of the example is specialist arrows. While the effects are great at the beginning, toward the second part of the game my archer would always dich out more damage just using his skills and normal attacks. Not to mention piercing defenses of high level enemies is almost impossible. While it may seem like I nitpick, I certainly enjoyed the combat most of the time and it gives the player a lot of possibilities.

    To sum things up, Divinity: OS is a solid title, that scores double points for the simple fact, that there just aren't too many amazingly good rpgs lately. If you're a fan of old school rpgs and tactical games be sure to check it out. However, if turn based combat, calculating your chances and a loooot of quick saving isn't your thing, I'd pass it.

    Ps I didn't touch on the subject of "moral" choices, as despite being an interesting mechanic, it doesn't truly do much for the game imho.    … Expand
  63. Mandrake42
    Aug 18, 2014
    8
    An incredible experience that has some of the deepest combat I have played in recent years. Turn the entire environment to your advantage. This game took me over 100 hours to solve and they were some of the most compulsive hours I have spent . A few little design issues let it down from a 10 but don't hesitate to pick this up, if you are a fan the RPG's of yesteryear, especially Ultima 7,An incredible experience that has some of the deepest combat I have played in recent years. Turn the entire environment to your advantage. This game took me over 100 hours to solve and they were some of the most compulsive hours I have spent . A few little design issues let it down from a 10 but don't hesitate to pick this up, if you are a fan the RPG's of yesteryear, especially Ultima 7, then you owe it to yourself to play this game.… Expand
  64. Llaerrick
    Aug 17, 2014
    9
    this is a very good game with a lot of layers and ways to play it. i hesitated initially on buying it but now do not regret it at all after more than 100 hours into the game. fans of old-school turn-based rpg's (think early Might and Magic series or the later classics like BG and NWN) will love it.

    the combat is fun and engaging without being unduly complicated. building and gearing    this is a very good game with a lot of layers and ways to play it. i hesitated initially on buying it but now do not regret it at all after more than 100 hours into the game. fans of old-school turn-based rpg's (think early Might and Magic series or the later classics like BG and NWN) will love it.

    the combat is fun and engaging without being unduly complicated. building and gearing your characters will define how successful your campaign will be. bad character building choices are punished and unlike the Paragon/Renegade concept in Mass Effect giving an illusion of choice (and cosmetic aesthetics only), choices in this game have practical consequences (giving different boosts and bonuses).

    the crafting in this game is intuitive and surprisingly fun (with some really good community mods out there).

    there are some bugs of course but nothing game breaking as yet (the mod community has also done a good job fixing some of those). the only real gripe i have about the game is that archer classes are pretty under-powered in the game (especially at lower levels) but that is something which hopefully will be addressed in subsequent patches.

    tl;dr - buy it.    … Expand
  65. rainynights
    Aug 17, 2014
    10
    The game I was expecting. After years of waiting, after a kickstarter campaign and after hours on alpha/beta. They simply made a little gem, this game deserve to be one of the best rpg ever. And I think it is.
  66. Karthos1000
    Aug 16, 2014
    10
    I gave this game 10/10, because honestly, so far it is just about perfect. I have not finished it yet, but it is exactly what I have always loved about roleplaying games. If you go outside of the starting city too early, the enemies are not scaled down, and instead you get killed. The game can be PUNISHINGLY hard if you don't do a few side quests now and then. There's a lot of humor to theI gave this game 10/10, because honestly, so far it is just about perfect. I have not finished it yet, but it is exactly what I have always loved about roleplaying games. If you go outside of the starting city too early, the enemies are not scaled down, and instead you get killed. The game can be PUNISHINGLY hard if you don't do a few side quests now and then. There's a lot of humor to the game. For example, when you go into "stealth mode" you diguise yourself as a part of the environment. Undergound you might disguise yourself as a stone. Inside, as a barrel, etc. There's a lot of fun to be had and a lot of content to explore. If you're expecting visual spectacles the likes of which you have never seen or spectacular voice acting, then this isn't the game for you. But if you want a good, old-fashioned RPG like Baldur's gate or Morrowind, then you've come to the right place. The game doesn't coddle you. It doesn't adjust the levels of enemies. The first time I played, I made some unfortunate mistakes leveling up, but I don't object to the fact that it cost me a little. Now I've learned and I'm trying it over again.

    And the best thing about it is that I don't feel the ten hours I spent before I restarted were wasted at all. No, I learned in the school of hard knocks. I'd elaborate more, but I'm going to go play a little bit more.    … Expand
  67. Surprise
    Aug 16, 2014
    10
    Bought it a week or so ago... took , me about 90 - 92 hours for one play through. I consider it the best RPG I've ever played. I will play it through again in the future as I didn't even use half the classes in the game. The only negative thing about this game is that there are some super troll puzzles with hidden switches that ruin my immersion.
  68. zombieche
    Aug 15, 2014
    9
    The first hours of play I encountered very few fights, spend most of the time talking to people, looking around a city, talking even more and I'll tell you this: I could barely be more pleased with this game.
    This is an RPG is more about conversation, exploration and well, role playing than just mindless combat, loot and meaningless levels, attributes and exp points.
    This is the type of    The first hours of play I encountered very few fights, spend most of the time talking to people, looking around a city, talking even more and I'll tell you this: I could barely be more pleased with this game.
    This is an RPG is more about conversation, exploration and well, role playing than just mindless combat, loot and meaningless levels, attributes and exp points.
    This is the type of game I have been craving in long time. The freedom, immersion and everything was just the thing that really jived with me.
    However, this game is probably not for every. If you enjoy something lighter, more action-y and more like other contemporary RPGs, you should probably look elsewhere, but I'd say give it a try.    … Expand
  69. blubberguts
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    As someone who's been playing computer games since pong, about 40 years of gaming... I have to tell you that this is currently the best RPG ever made. A big claim, but D:OS deserves it.

    Wonderful graphics, fascinating and deep fighting system, turn based so you can *think* about your moves rather than just reacting, beautiful scenery and monsters, ENORMOUS world, heaps of varied and    As someone who's been playing computer games since pong, about 40 years of gaming... I have to tell you that this is currently the best RPG ever made. A big claim, but D:OS deserves it.

    Wonderful graphics, fascinating and deep fighting system, turn based so you can *think* about your moves rather than just reacting, beautiful scenery and monsters, ENORMOUS world, heaps of varied and interesting loot, great plot with twists and turns that surprise you, this game does everything right.

    Currently standing at 9.0 for the user score, I have to tell you that isn't fair. They deserve a 10 for this.

    Of all the previous greats - Planescape, Planetside, Baldur's Gate, Oblivion, SkyRim - this is the best. It should become the new yardstick for RPG's, eg: "This game is good, but it's no Original Sin.."

    To repeat: This game currently stands rated at 9.0 and it's underrated. It's a 10.

    You must try it, if you like RPG's and like deep games you will love it.    … Expand
  70. Immorta
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    Good work Larian.. each game you release gets better and better.

    If you are looking for the old school Baldurs gate/ Fallout esque style of game with a huge improvement on combat tactics this is your game.

    The standard Larian Humor makes a return too..
  71. Undre
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    Holy Moly Mother of God! This game is amazing. Took me back to the glory days legendary RPG titles like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape Torment. Larian really nailed it with this title: a near perfect combination of storyline, turn-based combat, exploration, character building, and loot hunting.
  72. maethlin
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    Incredible game. So perfect for an old-school gamer who is looking for a fantasy-based turn-based RPG (something like Fallout but not in a wasteland). I guess if I had a single nit it would be that I like my game flavor a bit more serious, but Divinity has always been a bit tongue 'n cheek and they do it well.

    Lovingly created, everything can be interacted with and it's a looters    Incredible game. So perfect for an old-school gamer who is looking for a fantasy-based turn-based RPG (something like Fallout but not in a wasteland). I guess if I had a single nit it would be that I like my game flavor a bit more serious, but Divinity has always been a bit tongue 'n cheek and they do it well.

    Lovingly created, everything can be interacted with and it's a looters dream. Every NPC can be traded with. The game gets deeper as you go and has a very flexible character system. Can't recommend enough. Buy this game so Larian keeps cranking out the good stuff.    … Expand
  73. fleischer
    Aug 13, 2014
    3
    Bought this on the assumption that it was going to be a modern take on Baldur's Gate, but it really isn't.

    This game doesn't come even close to having the fidelity of the D&D games of the late 90s/early 2000s. Character creation consists of choosing between many different class names - all of which are irrelevant, since everything is about skills. There is no differentiating between    Bought this on the assumption that it was going to be a modern take on Baldur's Gate, but it really isn't.

    This game doesn't come even close to having the fidelity of the D&D games of the late 90s/early 2000s. Character creation consists of choosing between many different class names - all of which are irrelevant, since everything is about skills. There is no differentiating between skills and spells either - the fighter is essentially a spellcaster like everyone else. In short, character creation is boring and your characters all look the same. Only two characters can be recruited, which means absolute linearity with a 4 member party system.

    The worst part of it however, is all the bugs and things that simply do not work, or work in a way that is very difficult to grasp from the information you are given. An example of combat: I want my wizard to teleport an oil barrel to set a group of enemies on fire and sneak my rogue in and kill the enemy boss. First try: I use my walk in shadows skill on the rogue, and walk him in while the rest of the group stands behind. Nope, doesn't work - walk in shadows gets cancelled and the main group refuses to join the battle. Second try: I teleport the barrel and boom, big explosion, lots of fire, but the enemy does not take any fire damage? Why? Because they are wet? Because they are skeletons? Because the developer wanted to give them a fire protection for some reason? God knows. Oh well, I activate my 'walk in shadows' on the rogue, this time with success, and prepare to sneak him in. But, hmm, there is fire there, so I should use my "immunity to burning" scroll with a 100% chance of setting the 'immunity to burning' buff! Good idea! 4 action points spent, and in we go! But...no, first thing that happens is that my rogue loses half his hitpoints to, guess what, fire damage. What gives? Maybe I need immunity to _fire_, not _burning_? Okay, very well, third try: This time I choose to spend some extra action points and sneak my rogue _around_ the burning oil. However, still he ends up in a tight situation with one enemy left to fight. What to do? Use the healing potion? Hm, no I have a stun skill with a 105% (!) chance to work, no need to waste potions. So, whizz-bang, large effect, but is the target stunned? Nope, "The keeper of bla bla saved against stun". So what the hell does 105% chance of success actually mean?

    Suffice to say that after 5 tries on the same battle, you get very tired of the nonsensical game mechanics of 'Divinity' and just turn it off.    … Expand
  74. Goodnightmoon
    Aug 11, 2014
    9
    I´m not a big fan of these kind of rol games, yeah I love Diablo II but who doesn´t? I think so many of these games are the same thing and that´s annoying. But this game is familiar but different and is simply awesome, it has incredible freedom, beautifull lands and graphics, tactical combat system, a very interactive world, is very well writting, etc It´s really a magic game, a reallyI´m not a big fan of these kind of rol games, yeah I love Diablo II but who doesn´t? I think so many of these games are the same thing and that´s annoying. But this game is familiar but different and is simply awesome, it has incredible freedom, beautifull lands and graphics, tactical combat system, a very interactive world, is very well writting, etc It´s really a magic game, a really special one.… Expand
  75. AthanasiosT
    Aug 10, 2014
    10
    Following in the tradition of some of it's great predecessors, Divinity is simply a must for RPG fans. Everything in the game is pretty finely tuned, but what I liked more are : 1) the ability to mix magic spells with the surrounding landscape (i.e. setting fire in oil or electrocuting water ponds). 2) the dialogue and text details in everything around you 3) the difficulty of someFollowing in the tradition of some of it's great predecessors, Divinity is simply a must for RPG fans. Everything in the game is pretty finely tuned, but what I liked more are : 1) the ability to mix magic spells with the surrounding landscape (i.e. setting fire in oil or electrocuting water ponds). 2) the dialogue and text details in everything around you 3) the difficulty of some battles. All in all, for me it was a cool bomb for the summer !… Expand
  76. ragnavirus
    Aug 9, 2014
    8
    Great game with a some flaws.

    1-AMAZING combat(flawless).Best fun in ages 2-Beautiful and detailed scenarios 3-Interesting quests 4-challenging 5-Playing with elements is sooooo cool.(fire,water,thunder,...) Cons: 1-Impossible to find switches (the size of a virus) , makes some quest very hard to finish. 2-Instability(game is very buggy and crashes a lot) but it is    Great game with a some flaws.

    1-AMAZING combat(flawless).Best fun in ages
    2-Beautiful and detailed scenarios
    3-Interesting quests
    4-challenging
    5-Playing with elements is sooooo cool.(fire,water,thunder,...)

    Cons:
    1-Impossible to find switches (the size of a virus) , makes some quest very hard to finish.
    2-Instability(game is very buggy and crashes a lot) but it is playable.Dont trust Scores like 10 or 0.    … Expand
  77. Zhael
    Aug 9, 2014
    7
    This game has so much potential to be a 10/10 classic of all time game, but it just loses the opportunity. Graphics are great, controls are ok, audio is great and the game design is fresh and gripping. For whatever reason the game designers built in serious fun-killing experiences. So here is how it goes: you discover a new location (great!) and you have a challenging battle with aThis game has so much potential to be a 10/10 classic of all time game, but it just loses the opportunity. Graphics are great, controls are ok, audio is great and the game design is fresh and gripping. For whatever reason the game designers built in serious fun-killing experiences. So here is how it goes: you discover a new location (great!) and you have a challenging battle with a large group of enemies (great!). Now you're having a nice time in the game and thinking you're glad to be playing it. BUT now comes the hour you spend looking for a switch that is 2-pixles square, or the lever that's no where to be seen but you know it's there. The pace stops the fun stops and the frustration begins. The cycle continues throughout the whole experience.… Expand
  78. Rawnchie14
    Aug 6, 2014
    9
    This is a classic style turn based RPG done right, with a sense of reward for approaching scenarios in well thought out manners - and being properly prepared. Then the fact that there are surprises around every corner and box you open. Good UI, gameplay, and suitably charming graphics and musical score make this a must have for for any fan of adventure games.

    Note: Explore every nook    This is a classic style turn based RPG done right, with a sense of reward for approaching scenarios in well thought out manners - and being properly prepared. Then the fact that there are surprises around every corner and box you open. Good UI, gameplay, and suitably charming graphics and musical score make this a must have for for any fan of adventure games.

    Note: Explore every nook and cranny. It's the only way to really succeed in this game - for those struggling with it.

    I'll give it a 9 due to some cumbersome inventory management, and occasional bugs remaining up to this point.    … Expand
  79. MrDobo
    Aug 5, 2014
    10
    This is an incredibly unique game in a genre that I have a love/hate relationship with. Many games of this type just never clicked with me, but some (fallout 1 & 2 for example) have. I can honestly say I haven't had this much fun with an RPG since Fallout 2... and that was a loooong time ago.

    Story/Dialogue: The way you interact with the world just feels very natural and keeps you    This is an incredibly unique game in a genre that I have a love/hate relationship with. Many games of this type just never clicked with me, but some (fallout 1 & 2 for example) have. I can honestly say I haven't had this much fun with an RPG since Fallout 2... and that was a loooong time ago.

    Story/Dialogue: The way you interact with the world just feels very natural and keeps you entertained. These days I feel myself getting bored or never even really getting interested at all when it comes to game storyline. Even games that have generally good reviews feel cheesy to me pretty often. This one, for whatever reason, is keeping me genuinely interested.

    Art/Style: It's pretty good. It's nothing special. Honestly that's probably the only thing that isn't super great about this game.

    Combat: Extremely gratifying and complex, but not so much that it pushes you away. It takes time to figure out, but that's part of the reason this game holds my interest... it doesn't hold your hand. Figuring out ways to beat a fight that you probably shouldn't be in feels amazing. I'd honestly put the combat complexity and depth somewhere near Final Fantasy Tactics.

    Overall: An amazing single-player experience. I can't vouch for multiplayer since I haven't tried and don't plan to. If you enjoy RPGs at all, this is a must. Worth the full price, which I rarely say.    … Expand
  80. Mortensus
    Aug 4, 2014
    10
    La perfection n'existe pas... et pourtant, j'ai trouvé là le jeu que j'attendais depuis des années, un jeu sans concessions à la facilité, où il faut rester attentif et s’immerger dans l'histoire, dans les dialogues, un jeu où l'on prend plaisir à expérimenter les différents combos possibles, où chaque classe, chaque type d'approche a sa chance pourvu qu'elle soit logique et raisonnée.
    Ce    La perfection n'existe pas... et pourtant, j'ai trouvé là le jeu que j'attendais depuis des années, un jeu sans concessions à la facilité, où il faut rester attentif et s’immerger dans l'histoire, dans les dialogues, un jeu où l'on prend plaisir à expérimenter les différents combos possibles, où chaque classe, chaque type d'approche a sa chance pourvu qu'elle soit logique et raisonnée.
    Ce n'est sans doute pas un jeu pour tout le monde, l'humour est décalé et le joueur n'est pas tenu par la main d'un bout à l'autre. Moi j'adore, d'autres vont sans doute détester, car pour "réussir" dans D:OS, il faut s'y investir un minimum.    … Expand
  81. elth
    Aug 4, 2014
    10
    A remarkable RPG experience with a fun and lighthearted approach. I do not want to compare this game to the RPG greats because I firmly believe it deserves a place among them. It takes everything that the classic RPG's had and pushes it into a new age with new and improved features.

    My favourite features: - Turn-Based Combat - Deep character skills, talents and abilities system -    A remarkable RPG experience with a fun and lighthearted approach. I do not want to compare this game to the RPG greats because I firmly believe it deserves a place among them. It takes everything that the classic RPG's had and pushes it into a new age with new and improved features.

    My favourite features:
    - Turn-Based Combat
    - Deep character skills, talents and abilities system
    - Fun dialogue with a rock/paper/scissors mini-game to handle disagreements

    Cons: Starts of a bit slow and can be overly complex for simplistic gamers that aren't used to all the stats and abilities. By no means would I take a point off my score because of this because I also consider it to be a defining feature.    … Expand
  82. FooLman
    Aug 4, 2014
    9
    At this time this is the RPG with all capitals. I mean it would be all capitals if RPG wasn't spelled so anyway. It has bugs, game breaking sometimes, but still. This is what you remember Baldur's Gate was back then. (Well it wasn't, this is. :) )
    It is deep, it is challenging, it is fun. (And sometimes frustrating until you find how to conquer the challenge at hand.)
  83. BlueEyeDoc
    Aug 3, 2014
    10
    A big suprise - as this game is as phantastic as it looked like on kickstarter, and now its really realeased! A huge world to explore with so many details, quests, hidden secrets and unlimited combinations on the tactical combat by the amazing magic system... flaming the oil, freezing or lightning the water, combine all, and you need all of this :-) AND the best point: its the first gameA big suprise - as this game is as phantastic as it looked like on kickstarter, and now its really realeased! A huge world to explore with so many details, quests, hidden secrets and unlimited combinations on the tactical combat by the amazing magic system... flaming the oil, freezing or lightning the water, combine all, and you need all of this :-) AND the best point: its the first game since years which really is made for a NON-MMORG coop play in the roleplay-gaming. Its really funny to play it with a friend! This is (beneath Wasteland 2) what i was looking for years! Its a 11/10 Game and for me the Game of the Year 2014!… Expand
  84. blade01
    Aug 3, 2014
    5
    Ive played some hours into the game and than.....deinstalled it!Why?Visuals are ok but its not my style.Same for the music.The music repeats itself very quickly and sometimes it will not suit the situation.Than i encountert a massive problem with the loading/saving times.IT TAKES FOREVER TO SAVE A THE DAMN GAME!!!!And i need to save a lot because it crashes randomly.And its not really anIve played some hours into the game and than.....deinstalled it!Why?Visuals are ok but its not my style.Same for the music.The music repeats itself very quickly and sometimes it will not suit the situation.Than i encountert a massive problem with the loading/saving times.IT TAKES FOREVER TO SAVE A THE DAMN GAME!!!!And i need to save a lot because it crashes randomly.And its not really an easy game.There are many enemys that can kill you very easy when they die.There are some walking living bombs for example.I lacked the skill to put out the fire on the fuse, they blow up on dying, end of story.While this may be funny and challenging it pisses me off when a game needs longer to save than other games to load an entire level.What do we have up to that point:Crashes, slow saving.Not great.The interface is clumsy too.Like some reviewers stated you need to click right onto the enemy, otherwise youll walk instead of attack.The enemys are animated, so the hitboxed for the clicking move around a bit.Suckz, cause the battles are challenging.And this is a con for me, they are challenging because the game dictates you what you have to do.Ive encounterd many enemys that needs a specific strategy.Like those bombs.Youll have to use water to put out their fuse.The problem with this is when you dont have the right spell available the fight is not winable or so hard that there is no fun in it.This might be fun for some people but not for me.That counts for the quest markers too.There arent any.While its ok to give you the option to turn them off it suckz if they are not there when you dont have the time.My time is limited and i cant search for every **** piece of intel.Besides that the game got some new ideas.You have 2 characters, they can argue.Good idea.But how this plays out is stupid.Stone-paper-scissors.Seriously?That is too random.Another idea is to manipulate the enviroment.For example you can save a burning ship with a rain-making-spell.Thats quite an idea.But all in all with the crashes and the savetime, sorry, this isnt a good game.After some hours ive to uninstall it because i dont have the time for that crap.The story wasnt that engaging up to that point where i uninstalled too.And i think the game is doing a fairly poor job job by NOT telling you where you can go.Ive left the first city, the first enemy was deadly.Death after 1 hit.Sorry, that suckz too.Everyone that claims this is a masterpiece is a backer, im sure.I dont know what the magazines are testing, its not this game.… Expand
  85. Daz4x
    Aug 2, 2014
    9
    Divinity Original Sin is a great game with several issues which could easily be fixed with future patches.

    The Good: Combat: The combat is some of the best rpg combat I have played in a very long time if not ever. Element interaction for combat makes every fight interesting. Music: The music is very well done. Unfortunately some of the music does not create immersion/    Divinity Original Sin is a great game with several issues which could easily be fixed with future patches.

    The Good:

    Combat:
    The combat is some of the best rpg combat I have played in a very long time if not ever. Element interaction for combat makes every fight interesting.

    Music: The music is very well done. Unfortunately some of the music does not create immersion/ repetitive.

    Story: The story is not the most original story ever created but it still intriguing enough to keep you playing through the game.

    The Bad:

    Lack of Characters:
    There are only two characters that you are able to get for your party are bland, and the mercenaries you are able to get from your homestead are just the same except no boring/ uncreative back stories.

    The game is easily the best RPG I have seen for years, since the age of Baldur's Gate. I have been incredibly satisfied with the game overall. With future fixes and Mods this game could be one of the best RPGs ever.    … Expand
  86. Nyxious
    Aug 2, 2014
    10
    Great game, I sunk about 80 hours in and enjoyed the whole thing (even if I felt a bit guilty for playing so much). I am hoping there will be a sequel or another game similarly designed with such a great combination of story and fun tactical play for these guys in the future.
  87. harmattan
    Aug 1, 2014
    10
    A superb game. In a sentence, it's everything that is good about Baldurs Gate, Ultima VII/VIII, Neverwinter Nights, Diablo, Divine Divinity, and the Trine series wrapped up in one package with modern graphics. With other AAA titles holding my attention for a couple hours, I've immensely enjoyed this game for 30+ hours now and I'm not even a quarter through the main quest. GreatA superb game. In a sentence, it's everything that is good about Baldurs Gate, Ultima VII/VIII, Neverwinter Nights, Diablo, Divine Divinity, and the Trine series wrapped up in one package with modern graphics. With other AAA titles holding my attention for a couple hours, I've immensely enjoyed this game for 30+ hours now and I'm not even a quarter through the main quest. Great graphics, excellent dialog and story, terrific combat and customization -- it's the best RPG I've played since Dragon Age Origins and surpasses that game in many ways.

    This game deserves huge accolades, and will keep you happy for a good while.    … Expand
  88. Gloin
    Aug 1, 2014
    10
    It has been so long i haven't had such fun on a game ! A great comeback to basics of rpg ! If you loved the firsts fallout (the real ones not the fps/rpg :p) or baldurs gate go for it !

    Some pro and cons to sum it up. pro : - real old school rpg -integrally customizable character (traits, spell etc) -story -game length -fight / gameplay -interactive environment Con: -maybe    It has been so long i haven't had such fun on a game ! A great comeback to basics of rpg ! If you loved the firsts fallout (the real ones not the fps/rpg :p) or baldurs gate go for it !

    Some pro and cons to sum it up.

    pro :
    - real old school rpg
    -integrally customizable character (traits, spell etc)
    -story
    -game length
    -fight / gameplay
    -interactive environment

    Con:
    -maybe a bit excessive on dialogue length but nothing awful ^^.
    -portal name not indicated on maps...
    -some key item on secondary quest can be sold xD.    … Expand
  89. Anastasi
    Jul 31, 2014
    10
    this is a game of the year. awesome world! super interactive and interesting story. i have spend 80 hour playing this game its super!! every one buy and paly you would like it if you wanna really great RPG
  90. sonarctica
    Jul 31, 2014
    6
    I just found it really boring after playing for 40-50 hours... I just couldn't get into it. I can understand why people like it, I really wanted to like it too and get sucked into the world but didn't happen for me.
  91. Enshia
    Jul 31, 2014
    9
    Well I'd give it a 9-9.5/10 but metacritic doesn't let you do that. So what to say? Game time played from start to finish gave me 87 hours, and I missed at least 6 quests that I could have completed.

    How does the game feel? Pretty good, it has excellent combat and spell combinations. You can use the environment to control your enemies movements. You can pick them off by funneling    Well I'd give it a 9-9.5/10 but metacritic doesn't let you do that. So what to say? Game time played from start to finish gave me 87 hours, and I missed at least 6 quests that I could have completed.

    How does the game feel? Pretty good, it has excellent combat and spell combinations. You can use the environment to control your enemies movements. You can pick them off by funneling them down a tunnel with the environment. Bait them into traps of your own making as well. It has plenty of dialog, not as much as say Planescape Torment, but still enough for a good novel. The overall story is excellent, though at times jarring. You can easily get lost if you decide to go off and do side quests, and then come back to the main story. There's plenty of places to explore, and the game lacks some of the more annoying aspect of modern gaming. "Social justice," "conveying a message of intent," "pressing the moral ideas of someone else." It lacks all of that, and gives you a simple, and good story.

    You have mod support. Probably the greatest thing with modern gaming allowing you to expand the original game, beyond the scope of the original. Make it more difficult, make it easier it's all there for you.

    So what's wrong? Well, I found load times even off a SSD to be sluggish at times. Patches have fixed this. "Friendly fire" against companions, and then them breaking dialog in very rare cases, though this has 99% of the time been fixed since patch 1.08. Issues with the main character in slot 1, defaulting to slot 2, was an issue for a bit, but seems to have been fixed as well.

    Overall, it's worth the money, I just wished I'd backed it like Pillars of Eternity, and Planescape: Tides of Numenera.    … Expand
  92. aidan0
    Jul 29, 2014
    9
    This is the RPG that I've been waiting for. It takes me back to the good old day of Baldur's gate and Neverwinter. I just love this game. It forces you to read and understand the books and quests you find. No more endlessly clicking past every line to blast through the content. You do that and you will become lost and have no clue what is going on.

    An outstanding part of this game is    This is the RPG that I've been waiting for. It takes me back to the good old day of Baldur's gate and Neverwinter. I just love this game. It forces you to read and understand the books and quests you find. No more endlessly clicking past every line to blast through the content. You do that and you will become lost and have no clue what is going on.

    An outstanding part of this game is the interaction with the environment. You can make it rain and electrocute enemies who are standing in a puddle. Or teleport an enemy into lava.

    The most important part about this game is that it rewards exploration. To all those game developers who think it's fun to run from quest marker to quest marker, take a good look at this game. This is how it should be. You only have an idea where you need to go. The rest you have to discover yourself. And when you do, it's freaking awesome. That's what exploration is about, set out into the unknown and be in awe of what you find along the way. Good or bad.    … Expand
  93. elven_ranger
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    I was playing dungeon and dragons in 2011-2012
    and divinity was like bring back my old memories.

    - the turn based dnd like battle system
    - the dnd stats system
    - the way how you should finish a quest
    - the way how you should interact with your environment (seriously dude, this feature is awesome)
  94. Mrsmit12
    Jul 28, 2014
    5
    Meh.

    This game has such positive reviews and I bought it. After playing thirty minutes, I wasn't impressed at all. Without voice acting, the game moves at a snail's pace. The story is confusing and the initial trailer wasn't impressive at all. I play some silly games like Nancy Drew for PC and those $6.99 games have better character development than Divinity: Original Sin.    Meh.

    This game has such positive reviews and I bought it. After playing thirty minutes, I wasn't impressed at all. Without voice acting, the game moves at a snail's pace. The story is confusing and the initial trailer wasn't impressive at all.

    I play some silly games like Nancy Drew for PC and those $6.99 games have better character development than Divinity: Original Sin.

    The environments are pretty stellar though.

    The combat is slow and feels ancient.

    After giving it a second go, I was disappointed by the $40.00 I spent. Don't waste your time with this overrated game.    … Expand
  95. Hart
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    Finally a game like this has arrived! I have wondered for years if we would see another great game in the style of Baulders gate or torment and not only does Divinity deliver with modern graphics, but updates the controls and mechanics to make a really enjoyable gaming experience. Keep in mind I am totally biased because I loved BG and Torment, if you hate those then you are in the wrongFinally a game like this has arrived! I have wondered for years if we would see another great game in the style of Baulders gate or torment and not only does Divinity deliver with modern graphics, but updates the controls and mechanics to make a really enjoyable gaming experience. Keep in mind I am totally biased because I loved BG and Torment, if you hate those then you are in the wrong place, but I am having so much fun playing this game I had to write a review. I also remember playing Soldiers at War and enjoying the action point strategy system like xcom currently uses and Divinity combines those two, making, for me at least, an wonderful gaming experience. I can't say character development and story is on par with Torment or BG2 (what is?), but I still give this game a 10.… Expand
  96. Lane_Steel
    Jul 28, 2014
    8
    "I can understand why there are so many 9 or 10s here." >> ...gives the game a "0" rating.

    A well constructed and fun game, not worthy a zero rating.
  97. bigdannyb
    Jul 28, 2014
    1
    this will probably be my favourite game of the year but at the moment it crashes pretty much every time I save so thats ruining it slightly ! Apparently associated with 32 bit versions of windows 7 so until they get it out of beta like performance I'll give it a 1. They have already been many updates which is good to see but dont think it should have been released in this state.
  98. Itachi8
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    Divinity: Original Sin is a fantastic back to roots RPG with the same amount of lack of hand holding as other RPGs suck as dark souls. This lets you discover things for yourself and requires you to think way more than some modern turn-based RPGs. The graphics are good the music is spot on. Simply, buy this game.
  99. Ivan665
    Jul 27, 2014
    7
    Except for combat, there is not much going on for Divinity: Original Sin. Environments are decent, crafting is decent, yes there are many, many recipes but nothing that stands out. Most dialogue is fun. Quest navigation is all right, the player is given enough clues to get going, and the journal logs all the dialogue from the first line in the game.Now for the bad part: No races. This isExcept for combat, there is not much going on for Divinity: Original Sin. Environments are decent, crafting is decent, yes there are many, many recipes but nothing that stands out. Most dialogue is fun. Quest navigation is all right, the player is given enough clues to get going, and the journal logs all the dialogue from the first line in the game.Now for the bad part: No races. This is the most striking thing for me, the dialogue is not voiced, the Bio would be the same, so I see no reason why the developers could not add a couple more player models. More bad: The Rogue class in this game is utterly useless piece of effing dead weight. In calssics like BG II: SoA for example such a character was a valuable addition. But here his dmg is way, way (I cant stress this enough) subpar to the Ranger, Rogues cant dual-wield (huh?!), Rangers with high Awareness (which is a decent stat for them) can just see traps and ground shoot them. Rogues are my second favorite RPG class after Wizards, so this is a big downside for me. Speaking of magic users, Wizards are completely imbalanced. Air magic dominates all school trees, the first support character will cover most other magic needs with Rain, Heal, Teleport (playing with 2 Teleports is too OP) and any other points put in a different magic tree of your main Wizard other than Air magic significantly decrease dmg output. Next: money. Gold is really scarce in the start, so the player cant afford anything other than a few healing pots. Spellbooks look like something from the Vatican Archives, items look like the new limited edition Channel collection. The way around that is to steal from houses which is so easy in this game, its stupid. Another stupid thing is that Secret Agents working for the government are forced to petty theft for chump change. The devs should have thought of some way to get gold in the start, after that gold is not an issue any more, and if the second main character has Barter high enough, the player can hoard on pretty much anything. Which is another imbalance - no gold in the start, gold is irrelevant afterwards. And lastly its not open-world, the game is almost entirely linear and its not very long, its rather short compared to classics and TES games. If you see bad scores, know they are given by children who are lied that they have played real RPGs and are usually fans of ME, WoW and consider Dragon Age to be hardcore (it was the only good one after KotoR but still a far cry). On the other hand the perfect scores are given by Kikcstarters to self justify and suppress buyers remorse. So take everything with a grain of salt. My best tip: skip this one and wait for Pillars of Eternity.
    7/10    … Expand
  100. inoxcopia
    Jul 27, 2014
    10
    Best turn based RPG i have ever played. I was so focused on the other upcoming kickstarter RPGs (Pillars of Eternity & Torment ) that i didn't even realized that this game was already out. If you want a direct comparison with another game, i would say that this game has many similarities with Temple of Elemental Evil. But it's more lavish in content, much clever combat design and withoutBest turn based RPG i have ever played. I was so focused on the other upcoming kickstarter RPGs (Pillars of Eternity & Torment ) that i didn't even realized that this game was already out. If you want a direct comparison with another game, i would say that this game has many similarities with Temple of Elemental Evil. But it's more lavish in content, much clever combat design and without the very high number of bugs that Temple had upon release. Enjoy the best gaming surprise of the last decade.… Expand
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#9 Best PC Game of 2014
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#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 31, 2014
    91
    It's a conscious decision on Larian's part to resurrect tried-and-true threads that run deep into the bones of the CRPG genre. It's a culmination of those efforts and an unapologetic celebration of battle-tested concepts backed by solid co-op. Most of all, it comes together as a grand adventure that hearkens back to sleepless nights buoyed by the roll of a die and a pad of grid paper shared between fellow dungeon crawlers.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 22, 2014
    80
    Relatively small Larian Studios finally managed to deliver a really significant game. Original Sin is brimming with ideas on how to bring back old school RPG vibe and make it fit modern times. [Sept 2014, p.50]
  3. GameCritics
    Sep 12, 2014
    75
    As much as I loved the bulk of the game, by the end I was burning out, and burning out fast. Despite that, I'm glad that some studios are still willing to show an almost insane level of ambition in realizing the games they want to make without compromise, even if it does lead to a few dire moments here and there.
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