Divinity: Original Sin

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  1. Teleman
    Jul 7, 2016
    5
    I have no idea what is with the high scores. The killer of this game is turn based combat. For a genre that is based on a fantasy setting and rpg style, the story should be told at a pace that is immersive. This is no XCOM, I am not trying to play tactical combat, I am trying to live in a fantasy world that is 100 times more interesting than my life; but if I have to play 10 hours for whatI have no idea what is with the high scores. The killer of this game is turn based combat. For a genre that is based on a fantasy setting and rpg style, the story should be told at a pace that is immersive. This is no XCOM, I am not trying to play tactical combat, I am trying to live in a fantasy world that is 100 times more interesting than my life; but if I have to play 10 hours for what basically a couple of pages of a books content then **** you. My life is faster paced than this. The combat is not that interesting either, hated the loot due to the distinct lack of explorable sites and random useless items, hated the magic system due to having to collect ****ing books to learn one (really, should you be playing a game where you keep alt+tab'ing to see where to find **** that is ESSENTIAL for your characters). Besides the main story line itself is too short but you have to player hours and hours until yours eyes bleed to get a single step on.

    Examples of good RPG in fantasy setting that has very good and immersive story and rightly paced: Neverwinter Nights 2, Witcher 2 and 3 etc.

    Examples of insufferable bad storylined games that are slow paced and relies on annoying side quests instead of their short main quests: This **** Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Skyrim etc.    … Expand
  2. mechanicalpulse
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    Divinity: Original Sin is the first in the Divinity series that I have played. Yes, combat is turn-based, but it feels less tedious and more stimulating than than RPGs such as Baldur's Gate. Elemental effects in the environment figure prominently, and are of utmost tactical importance. Rain, water, oil, fire, heat, cold, poison, clouds, lightning -- they are present in spells, inDivinity: Original Sin is the first in the Divinity series that I have played. Yes, combat is turn-based, but it feels less tedious and more stimulating than than RPGs such as Baldur's Gate. Elemental effects in the environment figure prominently, and are of utmost tactical importance. Rain, water, oil, fire, heat, cold, poison, clouds, lightning -- they are present in spells, in arrows, in weapons, in the environment. A lot of thought went into the elements of combat and it makes for a stimulating and satisfying experience.

    Hit your fire elemental enemies with a rain storm, which weakens them. Now that they're wet and weak and unlikely to set your own comrades ablaze, move in and follow up with freezing spells to take them out of the action for a couple of turns. It's a lot of fun figuring out the best way to turn the environment against your enemies.

    The character system is part WoW and part Fallout. You get character attributes, abilities, and talents. Everyone is familiar with character attributes. Abilities are skills that you may level, like talents in WoW. Abilities can be leveled up to 5. Talents are like traits or single-rank perks in Fallout. You either have a talent or you don't -- there are no levels. It's a fair and engaging system with plenty of room for refinement.

    There are a few things about the game that get on my nerves, though. I'm early in and the story seems a tad weird, even for a fantasy game. The map could use some love. Inventory management and crafting are inferior to WoW, although I admit they are better than Skyrim (but not by much). I also think the game should always auto-save prior to entering combat. Despite these drawbacks, I'm still giving the game at 10 because combat, magic, weapons, and environment are so well done. Also, the game is stable and not buggy. It's almost sad that I have to include that.

    If you love RPGs, get this game. You won't regret it, especially if you've been disappointed by the current trends in RPGs with boring combat systems (I'm talking about you, Diablo III!)    … Expand
  3. Ogr
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    This is the first Kickstarter Project that really could satisfy my expectations. If you are looking for a movie-like new school RPG like Mass Effect etc. please just go on, this is not your game.

    But! It is a wonderful old school RPG, like Ultima 7... a beautiful world, a lot of things to do, a great tactical combat system where you need to make use of the elements etc, a nice Story and    This is the first Kickstarter Project that really could satisfy my expectations. If you are looking for a movie-like new school RPG like Mass Effect etc. please just go on, this is not your game.

    But! It is a wonderful old school RPG, like Ultima 7... a beautiful world, a lot of things to do, a great tactical combat system where you need to make use of the elements etc, a nice Story and all in all maybe the best old school RPG since... well since the real old school RPGs ;-)

    If you liked Arcanum, Baldurs Gate and Ultima 7 you surely will like this game.    … Expand
  4. jmarner
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    This is possibly the best RPG i have played since Baldur's Gate 2. It has everything that a good RPG needs: Deep turn based combat, non-linear sand box game play, highly interactive environment, support for full parties and has no level scaling. It is definitely not for everybody - it requires patience and intelligence (e.g. there is no quest markers) but it infinitely more rewarding as aThis is possibly the best RPG i have played since Baldur's Gate 2. It has everything that a good RPG needs: Deep turn based combat, non-linear sand box game play, highly interactive environment, support for full parties and has no level scaling. It is definitely not for everybody - it requires patience and intelligence (e.g. there is no quest markers) but it infinitely more rewarding as a result.

    I have played 25 hours so far and has only scratched the surface. I hope Larian studios begin work on an expansion soon.

    And there there is the editor. I think we will see a huge amount of mods for this game. It might very well be the successor of Neverwinter nights in this regard.

    So much awesomeness!    … Expand
  5. TimVG
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    Fabulous game, richly detailed RPG world, witty quirky dialogue and characters, lots of group dynamics, a good range of classes, some decent crafting ideas and lots of TOUGH fights. Expect to die a few times on this one! Overall an amazing achievement, congrats to Larian.
  6. Goatsecks
    Jul 23, 2014
    6
    1. crafting system is absurd.
    2. story-line is really boring.
    3. ranged is favored.
    4. some abilities and attributes aren't worth the levels.

    The rest of the game is good. Lots of replayability but I can't seem to do it a 2nd time considering how boring the story was.
  7. Skellimancer
    Jul 23, 2014
    6
    The combat is a cut down version of ToEE. The game delights in one shotting your party for clicking on inanimate objects. The hirelings consist of a redneck mage hater and an edgy as **** demon hunter. The game forces you to go level up before even leaving the first town which is filled with the most irritating NPCS I have seen for generations. glitches can occur that force you to reload,The combat is a cut down version of ToEE. The game delights in one shotting your party for clicking on inanimate objects. The hirelings consist of a redneck mage hater and an edgy as **** demon hunter. The game forces you to go level up before even leaving the first town which is filled with the most irritating NPCS I have seen for generations. glitches can occur that force you to reload, example: tutorial dungeon. I unlocked a large stone door and opened it, misclicked the door again and it slammed shut and could not be reopened. This is not an awful game but it is mediocre at best.… Expand
  8. op8
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    If you're like me, and have little or no experience in isometric turn-based cRPG's, then I urge you to take the step into a whole new world of game-play and immersion!
    I pray that D:OS (and its inevitable success and admiration) creates a significant turning point in the gaming industry.
    I wont **** and moan on the state of gaming right now, but I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like I    If you're like me, and have little or no experience in isometric turn-based cRPG's, then I urge you to take the step into a whole new world of game-play and immersion!
    I pray that D:OS (and its inevitable success and admiration) creates a significant turning point in the gaming industry.
    I wont **** and moan on the state of gaming right now, but I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like I am being used, patronized, and financially milked by the empty, shallow cookie-cutter games we are offered these days.
    As far as my review of the game goes I really only have good things to say. Its an incredibly engrossing world, with interesting stories and interesting characters, that keeps you wanting to play; NOT through cheap tactics like we see in Diablo clones, MMO's, or other gear-treadmill/unlocks type shenanigans, but because of genuine desire.
    I know, I know, how can I not find anything wrong? That's impossible right? Wrong. Honestly, Ive not experienced any bugs or crashes of any sort in the short 40 hours I have spent in-game so far. The game was ready to come out of Early Access. (FYI the devs have not stopped to rest and have been hot on the case post release, with updates and fixes).
    Who knows, maybe I'm unable to be critical because I've been totally enchanted by it all. Jumping from a solo play-thru to a co-op play-thru (on 2 separate profiles, and I've nowhere near finished the game on either) I am pleased with both, and we only have more to look forward to in the form of developer content and player created mods.
    I highly recommend Divinity: Original Sin to lovers of authentic cRPG's with intelligent design, or if you just fancy trying something new to you, this is a great place to start!
    Thanks for reading :)    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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)
  15. 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
  16. sprocket64
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    My favorite RPGs were Dragon Age Origins, both Witchers and Baldur's Gate 2....until Divinity Original Sin, that is. I backed D:OS on Kickstarter and I am proud to have done so. My wife and I are having a blast playing this game!
    To me, role playing means complete escapism - deep character customization and development, a great story, a large world to explore full of interesting    My favorite RPGs were Dragon Age Origins, both Witchers and Baldur's Gate 2....until Divinity Original Sin, that is. I backed D:OS on Kickstarter and I am proud to have done so. My wife and I are having a blast playing this game!
    To me, role playing means complete escapism - deep character customization and development, a great story, a large world to explore full of interesting characters and challenging, tactical combat. D:OS ticks every box for me! Thanks Larian!    … Expand
  17. 00wolf
    Jul 6, 2014
    9
    A solid RPG and a proper entry in the series that is more in line with the first two titles. If you enjoy immersing yourself in a world for hours on end then this is the game for you.
  18. ShockcreteAU
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    Future of RPGs for the next generation. Shining example of games developed by gamers for gamers. Mass production of casual AAA's now has some competition coming.
  19. Jolmer
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    I was never a huge top down RPG guy and at times even found turn based combat in other games to be boring. This game has honestly blown away the expectations I had for it. Its an excellent blend of hardcore features, no hand holding and excellent combat based on a classic RPG rule set. It is punishing in the right ways and rewards thinking and effort.

    Honestly with games like Skyrim and    I was never a huge top down RPG guy and at times even found turn based combat in other games to be boring. This game has honestly blown away the expectations I had for it. Its an excellent blend of hardcore features, no hand holding and excellent combat based on a classic RPG rule set. It is punishing in the right ways and rewards thinking and effort.

    Honestly with games like Skyrim and other RPGs being so linear and simple (albeit looking very nice) a game like this is a breath of fresh air to the genre. Hopefully it will inspire other developers to create good challenging RPGs for the PC in the future.    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. Hicks
    Dec 11, 2014
    5
    I am writing a mixed review cause with such high score comes high expectation that do not really delivers in this game.

    I can agree with the score for a classic RPG however this game without google would be a nightmare. You can miss an important item in a messy room and struggle for hours, really! You have barely a clue where a quest begins where it ends. For Hardcore RPG player    I am writing a mixed review cause with such high score comes high expectation that do not really delivers in this game.

    I can agree with the score for a classic RPG however this game without google would be a nightmare. You can miss an important item in a messy room and struggle for hours, really! You have barely a clue where a quest begins where it ends.

    For Hardcore RPG player maybe who are still nostalgic of You are the hero Books. Need better system to keep your track of your main quest at least. Another thought character customization could be improved. For a design fan of the latest games, I can’t understand why your character still have to walk with banana yellow boots and electric blue full plate.    … Expand
  27. IE33
    Jul 3, 2014
    9
    Great RPG game which provides hours of content.

    +Story +Map design +Combat and great solutions +Fully open world [With tons of content] +Mod support which will make sure that this game will live forever +Difficulty Only one minus as I can think of at the moment is: -Bugs, there is a few annoying bugs in game which can make you unable to proceed with main quest and so on if    Great RPG game which provides hours of content.

    +Story
    +Map design
    +Combat and great solutions
    +Fully open world [With tons of content]
    +Mod support which will make sure that this game will live forever
    +Difficulty

    Only one minus as I can think of at the moment is:

    -Bugs, there is a few annoying bugs in game which can make you unable to proceed with main quest and so on if you will do required quests in wrong order, other than that all is ok.    … Expand
  28. Durante
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    Divinity: Original Sin is far better than anyone could have reasonably expected. While its excellent world interactivity and in-depth crafting system were things which were talked about and demonstrated before the release, and the typical Larian humour in quests and writing could be expected, its sheer level of quality in other regards is simply off the scale.

    The battle system may be    Divinity: Original Sin is far better than anyone could have reasonably expected. While its excellent world interactivity and in-depth crafting system were things which were talked about and demonstrated before the release, and the typical Larian humour in quests and writing could be expected, its sheer level of quality in other regards is simply off the scale.

    The battle system may be the best in any computer role playing game ever created. The combination of a full set of modern features, including attacks of opportunity, with an initiative / action point system, free movement and a highly polished user interface is a joy to play and strategize with.

    However, what truly sets the game apart is the versatility in terms of player agency which it offers. Ideas which you might never even consider in other games, or which might not even be possible to attempt, are not only possible to execute but actually . This level of interactivity, combined with the very well developed system of elemental area effects and their interaction, allows for an almost infinite number of possibilities for solving situations, both in battles and during exploration.

    I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes using their head while playing.    … Expand
  29. n0th1ngs0ul
    Jul 3, 2014
    9
    Divinity: Original Sin is easily the best RPG I've played in a long time! The turn-based combat is challenging and fun, nearly perfect. The freedom of choice and the deep characterization of the world is astonishing. The story is good too. This game reminds me of the RPG's golden era, back in the nineties. Congrats from Italy, Larian!
  30. mrrockitt
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    Awesome game, so great to see the Baldurs Gate/Ultima type RPG is still popular. This is a 'proper' roleplaying game, not just a combat-heavy, monster-grinding money-spinner!
    Believable characters, wonderful sound and graphics and a great interface.
    Hoping this means the start of many similar game in the near future :)
  31. Soulhex
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    After playing like 50 Hours I can say this is the best RPG i played in the last decade! Simple as that - this the best RPG yet ! 10 out of 10 peerless and well done ! And I just signed up to write this review
  32. wiremap
    Jul 8, 2014
    10
    This game is on the top 10 list of my 30+ years of gaming. The intense care and attention to every detail, the level of freedom, the sheer amount of options you have to solve quests is mesmerizing. My only hope is that it will not finish quickly and there will be a lot of DLCs and mods. My hat is off to Larian Studios
  33. ChunkySaurus
    Jul 26, 2014
    7
    I would say that all the 10/10 reviews out there are Kickstarter backers who want to help promote the game. The game is decent but no 10/10. If you liked Baldur's Gate, then you will probably enjoy this game too.

    The elemental area of effect mechanic adds a lot of fun to the game. Cover an area with flammable poison ooze and then set it on fire to create an explosion. Then use a    I would say that all the 10/10 reviews out there are Kickstarter backers who want to help promote the game. The game is decent but no 10/10. If you liked Baldur's Gate, then you will probably enjoy this game too.

    The elemental area of effect mechanic adds a lot of fun to the game. Cover an area with flammable poison ooze and then set it on fire to create an explosion. Then use a hostile teleport spell to throw enemies into the conflagration for good measure. Make sure you pick up a good spread of elemental abilities. Not only is it fun, the game assumes you have them at certain points.

    The Rock, Paper, Scissors method of winning arguments with NPCs is stupid. It detracts from immersion in a big way. At one point I accused someone of doing something(no spoilers!). When I presented evidence to back up my case, we played Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide the argument. I'm not kidding or exaggerating, you actually do this several times in the game. If they wanted to randomize success when using Intimidate, Reason or Charm a hidden dice roll would have been less annoying.

    The writing and dialog are pretty good, when the game has a chance to "warm-up". It is a little iffy early on; they dump a lot of weird useless story on you early in the game. At times your two main characters will have "discussions" where you role-play both sides. This is good if you want to role-play but silly if you just want to have an experience.

    You will be frustrated by the interface, unless you are a sniper. There is no assistance to click on very small or moving objects. If your mouse is one pixel off, you don't select the monster/item. It is very frustrating when a monster shrugs so your attack command turns into a move.

    Crafting exists but it is not explained very well. I haven't done any the whole game. You probably won't either.

    All-in-all, this is not a bad game. Good for some nostalgia if you liked BG. Some bad design choices hold it back though. Worthwhile on a sale.    … Expand
  34. kafkaz
    Jul 25, 2014
    6
    I expected this game as new revelation, I backed it up on Kickstarter, I was avidly watching developer diaries. Today, I finished the game.

    My thoughts? First off, this game is something me and a lot of old school players were waiting for. We´ve finished Baldurs Gate many times, and we´re starved to death. No suprise we are ready to overlook caveats, and focus only whats good. We    I expected this game as new revelation, I backed it up on Kickstarter, I was avidly watching developer diaries. Today, I finished the game.

    My thoughts?

    First off, this game is something me and a lot of old school players were waiting for. We´ve finished Baldurs Gate many times, and we´re starved to death. No suprise we are ready to overlook caveats, and focus only whats good.

    We praise:

    1) Combat: it is complex, fun, turn-based. Working with elements and combining them is refreshing technique and is very well implemented. It is great fun and the main highlight of the game. But - continuous turn-based/realtime system in Baldurs Gate IS FAR SUPERIOR.

    2) Graphics, atmosphere. This depends on your taste, but the game is meticulously crafted, there is no deny. But, why do have to male protagonists look like STEROID BUFFED ANIMALS? They are literally looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his best years, even fragile wizards types! But, you can design your underwear. This game can be weird. Some call it humour, not me. The progression of your character´s visuals doesn´t work also. Remember how in BG you were looking like truly menacing wizard, after you´ve finally found that great robe? There is nothing like that in here, you look insignificant at the end same way as you were at the start (this applies mainly for wizards). A robe is robe, it has one look and that´s it.

    3) Music. Again, your taste. For me, its nowhere near Baldurs Gate 1 brilliance, but good enough to not be distractive.

    Blunders we overlook:

    1) Story: nothing to write home about. It is uninteresting at the start, it gets somewhat intriguing in the middle, only to finally become big letdown in the finale. Bottom line: if you want to make Baldurs Gate successor, you don´t have to make 2 of 4 protagonists ex-demigods. It´s worn idea of long gone novelty. As if this wasn´t enough, one of the companions just happens to be ex-king. Do writers thing that great story can come only through gods and kings? Come on.

    2) Useless features:
    - crafting is absolutely useless, it only makes your inventory clutter in epic way. Finding out what ingredients you need to combine is quite tiresome. You need to find books, get through blocks of irrelevant texts to realize you need to mix mushroom with stick to get something. It is so cumbersome that after I tried to make few things, I ditched it forever. It just is not worth the trouble. You find tons of items on the way, which are the same meh quality as the one you make, so why bother.

    - blacksmithing: see above, apart from making more junk, you must repair your weapons and armor. Is it fun? No. Is it tedious and superfluous? Yes.

    - lockpicking: this buffles me the most - lockpicking in Baldurs Gate was blast, you´ve found dozens of mysterious chest with great loot, you could burglar random people´s houses, so it was VERY WORTHWILE feature. Here? It is ABSOLUTELY useless, not even kidding. Every chest in this game can be opened with a key lying around. There are like 4 chests in THE WHOLE game, which actually require lockpicking.

    3) Loot
    This game has really bad loot system, even worse than vanilla Diablo 3. The items are randomly generated, very often giving you heavy armor with intelligence bonus, wizards staff with strength bonus etc. It is annonying to kill bad ass boss only to be rewarded with this junk. Very often you will find yourself playing with lvl 15 characters, which wear 5 lvl items, because nothing better dropped for the last 15 hours of gameplay.

    4) Inventory and management
    Do you remember how many inventory slots did we have in Baldurs Gate? 20? At max. It was great. You weren´t feeling like travelling gipsy wagon, you carried items that mattered. Here, you´ve got LIMITLESS inventory space, and believe me, there are moments when it almost feels it is not enough. So, be prepared to spare much of your time tidying up your inventory, rearranging hundreds of items which you won´t ever use. It really is not right when you feel like a clerk while playing a game.

    5) Puzzles
    Most of the puzzles are unfair and uninspired. Either it is about pixel hunting small switches, or trying to follow instruction of some obscure guide you´ve found hours ago, granted that if you´ve kept it at the first place. You WILL be searching on the internet A LOT to get through. The teleport pyramid technique, although interesting at first, grows VERY INCONSISTENT later. In some situations it work, in some it doesn´t, you never know when, so you just try it all the time.....

    6) Dialogues and co-op
    Co-op dialogues turns to save/load fest thanks to the stats you get if you answer "correctly". You will find yourself answering not how YOU would like to answer, but the way so your character gets some special bonus. Depending on what you choose, you become e.g. Romantic, which will get you +1 charisma, or Pragmatic +1 to intelligence, etc. Your decision are commanded by which class you play, not by your conscience.    … Expand
  35. AregAr
    Jul 24, 2014
    10
    That is how the RPG should look like. Great game, challenging and beautiful. For three days now, I have been wondering just in one city, but there are so much to thinks to do that sometimes you feel you are reading a very interesting adventure book.
  36. Animorganimate
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    I was not expecting Divinity: Original Sin to be this objectively great.

    I've played most of the old Divinity games (but haven't necessarily completed them), so knew I liked Larian's game design; lore; humor and what-not . . . but Original Sin isn't just a great Larian or Divinity game. Divinity: Original Sin is exemplary of what a near-perfect CRPG should be. My favorite CRPG from    I was not expecting Divinity: Original Sin to be this objectively great.

    I've played most of the old Divinity games (but haven't necessarily completed them), so knew I liked Larian's game design; lore; humor and what-not . . . but Original Sin isn't just a great Larian or Divinity game. Divinity: Original Sin is exemplary of what a near-perfect CRPG should be.

    My favorite CRPG from back in the day is Arcanum, and also I love the other top-rated RPGs (Baldur's Gate series, Fallout series, etc), but Original Sin has quickly become not only my GOTY, but one of my top 3 favorite RPGs of all time.

    Everything from the turn-based combat with reactive environments; to the characters and humor and lore; to the exploration and immense satisfaction of completing areas . . . Original Sin is almost perfect.

    The only real issue I have found is NPC chatter is somewhat repetitive and happens during conversations. That's it. I know Larian will fix that in a patch at some point though, so that's why Divinity gets a 10 from me.    … Expand
  37. bwort007
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    Wonderful graphics, hardcore rpg elements, good story und a very good tactical fighting. This is the game mature rpg players are waiting for years. The world ist detailed like hell, everywhere u find interesting things and storys.
  38. moogmouth
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    This game was clearly made by passionate people that actually care about playing their own game. An instant classic. Best money I've spent on a game in a long, long time.
  39. 88bohemond88
    Jul 8, 2014
    10
    Phenomenal game. I am enjoying it as much as or more than I enjoyed Baldur's Gate 1&2 and Planescape many years ago. I have waited a long time for a high quality turn-based combat RPG like this. The depth is impressive, the storyline is good, and the combat is perfect. I haven't experienced any bugs yet, and have many hours in game now. If you like the genre, definitely give this game a try.
  40. Jannus
    Jul 11, 2014
    10
    Superb game, Larian have excelled themselves particularly on the fun scale and delivered a game that taps right back into the reservoir of all those things we miss about RPGs these days, serving it up fresh. Many of the things associated with oldskool are recreated, improved, even evolved. The attention to detail and the variety offered to the player more than make up for the few flaws,Superb game, Larian have excelled themselves particularly on the fun scale and delivered a game that taps right back into the reservoir of all those things we miss about RPGs these days, serving it up fresh. Many of the things associated with oldskool are recreated, improved, even evolved. The attention to detail and the variety offered to the player more than make up for the few flaws, which are primarily interface frustrations, and could be patched. The tactical combat is the best of its type, the constant possibly of failure is back as the AI will use the landscape too and has access to a similar skillset as yours, which is itself more than satisfying to experiment with and learn, which you'll be encouraged to do, plus character customization actually encourages some roleplay choices both solo & coop.

    This feels like the game we should've had 10 years ago, and should make Larian proud, and others drop to their knees and beg .... "how?".

    Get it . Play it. If its not a future fondly remembered classic already, people will still be talking about it for sure.    … Expand
  41. pasido
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    I'm addicted. I felt hesitant buying the game because I have a hard time getting into single player games, but I'm actually getting into this game big time. This is coming from a multiplayer-only gamer. There are so many good things about this game. I'll just list them here.

    1. The sense of exploration. DOS is a rich world full of hidden treasures. For example you can get around 6000    I'm addicted. I felt hesitant buying the game because I have a hard time getting into single player games, but I'm actually getting into this game big time. This is coming from a multiplayer-only gamer. There are so many good things about this game. I'll just list them here.

    1. The sense of exploration. DOS is a rich world full of hidden treasures. For example you can get around 6000 gold worth of stuff from the Legion Warehouse that you encounter soon after beating the tutorial. It's near the burning ship. You will need to kill the legion guards (fight will be pretty hard) around the warehouse. You will also need Unlock Magic Door scroll (for some reason I had one, don't know how I got it but whatever!). Go in and you will find great equipment and plates that can be sold for a ton of money. Stuff like this just makes me so excited for a game.

    2. The combat is amazing. I just LOVE the combat. It's kind of like playing a game of Magic the Gathering, where you spend "mana" to cast spells, walk around, attack with your sword, etc. The magic system is well thought out, with elements interacting with one another. Fights are TOUGH and you will need to use tactics and your environment to your advantage.

    3. It's like reading a good novel. This game does a great job of immersing you into the world though dialogue.

    4. The game doesn't hold your hand. Quests are text only. You will have to listen to the dialogue and look at your journal to have a clue what the hell is going on.

    5. The music is really really good. All of my roommates have commented on how good the music is while I'm playing the game.

    The cons of this game are only "inconveniences" that can be fixed in future patches like inventory management and some clunky controls. Seriously, the core game design itself is simply perfect. And I'm not trying to overhype this game, I think it deserves the hype and the glowing reviews.    … Expand
  42. Smrajdl
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    10/10 GOTY RPG
    finally game worthy of #pc-master-race, EA should learn from this

    If you liked baldur's gate,icewind dale and NWN,you'll like this too
  43. NyaR
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    I really like this game, there is a lot to explore and multiple ways to play it. Singleplayer and multiplayer are very different experiences. I should have backed it, but I didn't, however I am happy that the game has exceeded my expectations and bought it at full price.
  44. Stingray
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    Original Sin is the best RPG we've seen in over 10 years. Sure, it has some flaws - if I could give it a 9.5, I would. But it's closer to a 10 than a 9, so 10 it is.
  45. RockinSmack
    Jul 3, 2014
    9
    What a wonderful game. Tons of skills, attributes, gear, stats - DEEP synergy system between skills/environment etc... What an amazing game. Lots of conversations to take part in and idle chatter/ambiance all around. Great music and sound effects. The movement seemed real choppy and awkward at first. - Realized you click the ground and pan the camera around with WASD became much moreWhat a wonderful game. Tons of skills, attributes, gear, stats - DEEP synergy system between skills/environment etc... What an amazing game. Lots of conversations to take part in and idle chatter/ambiance all around. Great music and sound effects. The movement seemed real choppy and awkward at first. - Realized you click the ground and pan the camera around with WASD became much more fluid. I can't give any game a 10 and there are no decimals - 9.4

    If you like Rpg games then don't be a fool, pick this up. There is just no way that you, as an RPG fan, could possibly be disappointed. Rather you will be losing significant amounts of your time in a flash with no regrets to speak of!    … Expand
  46. ToygunS
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    A very strong candidate for game of the year. Great dialogue, dynamic combat and clever quests. It will easily take 60-120 hours of your life and you will love it. I recommend it to anyone playing computer games.
  47. Wildeskind1981
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    This is a true successor to baldurs gate 1&2,Planescape : Torment and so on!
    But : BETTER!
    Yes, this game is better than the glorious BG-series! I think everything is said in the existing reviews, so I just can say : If you are into REAL rpgs then get this game as fast as possible! * BEST tactical combat I have ever experienced * BEST skill-diversity. Every skill matters and is    This is a true successor to baldurs gate 1&2,Planescape : Torment and so on!
    But : BETTER!

    Yes, this game is better than the glorious BG-series!

    I think everything is said in the existing reviews, so I just can say : If you are into REAL rpgs then get this game as fast as possible!

    * BEST tactical combat I have ever experienced
    * BEST skill-diversity. Every skill matters and is interesting!
    * Awesome possibilitys to solve quest. If you think of a way to solve a situation - it is probably possible!
    * The world just invites to explore! The last time I had this feeling was...well...in Baldurs Gate?
    * Spend hours and hours and hours playing around with the game mechanics to steal stuff, try to get into hidden rooms and so on and so on!
    * GET THIS GAME! NOW! support the developers! This can be the game that changes rpgs in the future! Let us show them that real gamers are not dead! We do not need casual-rpgs!

    Game of the year for me so far!    … Expand
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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.
  51. jgr94
    Mar 26, 2016
    7
    This game ended up being to slow for me (its turn based)
    But the graphics, lvl design and story is great.
    Not a game for me but if you like "turn based games" give it a try.
  52. 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.
  53. 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..
  54. matt79
    Nov 20, 2014
    7
    Game is nice overall, but too linear for me to call it a RPG. You make some decisions but they barely change anything in the plot. Yeah, I can get things done in various ways, but it just doesn't make much of difference. After playing Witcher 2, I'm expecting my choices to really matter in RPG's and I'm not getting it here. Other then that I had a lovely time with it, combat system isGame is nice overall, but too linear for me to call it a RPG. You make some decisions but they barely change anything in the plot. Yeah, I can get things done in various ways, but it just doesn't make much of difference. After playing Witcher 2, I'm expecting my choices to really matter in RPG's and I'm not getting it here. Other then that I had a lovely time with it, combat system is good, game design is good.… Expand
  55. FooJones
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    Don't Believe The Nay Sayers!

    Divinity: Original Sin was the RPG I've been waiting for...for a LONG time. I just want to put this out there really quickly, that I am an RPG veteran, dating back to the mid to late 80s, so I've had my fair share of CRPGs. Anyhoo... Divinity: Original Sin is the prequel to the first Divine Divinity. Like the first game, I had no idea this one even    Don't Believe The Nay Sayers!

    Divinity: Original Sin was the RPG I've been waiting for...for a LONG time. I just want to put this out there really quickly, that I am an RPG veteran, dating back to the mid to late 80s, so I've had my fair share of CRPGs. Anyhoo...

    Divinity: Original Sin is the prequel to the first Divine Divinity. Like the first game, I had no idea this one even existed. I had never heard of Larian Studios at the time of release for Divine Divinity, and happened to pick it up at Best Buy one day, and fell in love right away. The same happened with this game. Somehow, I never knew it was coming and just saw a Web ad one day and immediately downloaded it.

    Character creation is very solid, and can be daunting for those who don't really like to get into too much detail (though not nearly as hardcore as a D&D game). You create two main characters, picking sex, face, portrait, hair, voice, starting skills, attributes, and 2 talents. Depending on what class you pick, these will all be pre-assigned, but you are free to modify and rearrange them if you wish. As the game progresses, you can build your character in anyway you choose, and either stay on the path you chose, or create a hybrid class. Hybrids will not be overpowered machines, but they can easily be viable and fun.

    The story isn't anything extremely original, but it is engaging, especially if you've played the other games. Fans of Divine Divinity will get some chuckles out of Larian's usual humor or some old references, but you don't need to have played the other games to understand this one or enjoy what's going on. The NPC's do feel a bit one dimensional, and there isn't a lot of voice acting, but it's still engaging and there's some lore in books that you find. You can also make your characters argue with each other, and the dialogue options that you pick will alter personality traits, which in turn alter certain skills. This is quite useful to help beef up some skills without wasting valuable skill points.

    Combat is turn based (which I love in an RPG), and does require some thought. Early on, you can't just go off and think you're going to steamroll everything (though towards the end you might be able to do so. I always found battles much easier as the game went on, save for boss battles). You can use objects and the elements to your advantage. Spill water on the ground, toss a lightning spell and electrocute/stun your foes! Great times! If you've played Fallout or Fallout 2, you'll kind of feel the combat system in there a bit, as everything is done with action points. The good news though is you can adjust combat difficulty at anytime, even during combat, if something is too hard and you don't want to wait to try it later when you're better prepared. Spells are quite fun, and there's a lot of useful ones. The only downside to this is that sometimes there are too many spells to deal with, and a lot of them become useless later on as you gain more powerful spells, but that's usually the case with most games.

    For most modern day gamers, questing might be one thing to upset you. Be forewarned that this game isn't a hand holder like today; You will not get direction as to where to go or what to do. You will be given a few hints here and there, then the rest is up to you. There is a journal though that records quests and conversations so you can refer back if you forget what to do.

    My only real gripe with the game is the rock-paper-scissors mini-game. It's fun at first, but it's completely random. Even if you seem to have more points per victory than the NPC you go up against, the computer always seems to win no matter what (maybe I just have bad luck). I rarely ever get a victory.

    While most people seem to hate the camera angles, it doesn't bother me. I get enough of a zoom in or out, and am able to rotate the camera just fine. If you need a full top down view during combat, just press the "B" key (I believe that's the default)

    The graphics are pretty and the world is large and lush. There are several large maps you will travel throughout the game. Those who played Divinity or Beyond Divinity will understand this, and probably relish in it. Just like Divine Divinity, monsters do not respawn during the game, and it isn't like Diablo where a whole new game starts every time you log in. The single player mode saves and stays in the same state. The level cap is somewhere in the 20's, so it's pretty short in terms of leveling, but there's enough content to keep you going for hours.

    To sum it up, Divinity: Original Sin might not be for the faint of heart, or those with short attention spans. It does require quite a bit of thought and strategy, but the game has so much to offer. I'm hoping Larian takes it even further with mods, because there's so much more that can be done with this game. The story is good, the combat is good, and the puzzles are fun and challenging. I highly recommend this underrated gem.    … Expand
  56. Progenitor
    Dec 20, 2014
    9
    The combat system is the absolute best part of this game. The story is engaging and the art style is beautify, but it is the diversity of combat scenarios and solutions that really sold it for me. The only negatives for me were the only average questing system and a few frustrating camera controls.
  57. silvermancz
    Jul 4, 2014
    9
    Without doubt one of the best RPGs i'v played in a long time. Reminds me a lot of old gems like Baldur's gate, though it does not use the same (AD&D) rules but went in a different way. And that is a good thing, the combat is very intense even though it is turn based. Every choice matters and you will likely spend some time pondering which spell to use next or what target to attack. WithWithout doubt one of the best RPGs i'v played in a long time. Reminds me a lot of old gems like Baldur's gate, though it does not use the same (AD&D) rules but went in a different way. And that is a good thing, the combat is very intense even though it is turn based. Every choice matters and you will likely spend some time pondering which spell to use next or what target to attack. With the right strategy, previously impossible fights turn out to be easy and you will soon feel powerful enough to venture further. But don't worry, this is not just about combat. The world feels alive and exploring it brings you rewards in terms of loot, quests and even some easter eggs here and there. I spent perhaps 30 hours in game so far and I look forward to playing much more in the coming weeks. Quests are fun and clever, mostly there are more ways how to complete them and your actions have consequences that can be seen and felt.

    There are however also still some bugs and a few areas might require some polish. I did not encounter any game breaking bugs at all though i saw some annoying glitches - being unable to pickup some loot I had to reload once. Good thing the game keeps several quicksave and autosave slots so i would not worry about savegame corruption. Personally i didn't encounter such issues. Also the "journal" which keeps track of your progress in quests tends to be a bit confusing which is also true for the list of possible teleportation locations. These are however just minor annoyances that can be hopefully fixed in future updates.

    All that said, it would be a huge mistake to miss this game. It offers a lot of content and fun things to do (did i mention crafting your own gear? ), it has nice graphics and awesome music. Larian did an outstanding job and i hope they deliver us more games in the future.    … Expand
  58. TheRulesLawyer
    Jul 7, 2014
    8
    Great interactive world with an internal logic that lets you try all sorts of approaches to problems. Really really steep learning curve. Seriously you will likely scrap your initial party and restart after playing a couple hours. Read some online hints to avoid it. If you're a hardcore player you'll probably love it. If you're used to more forgiving modern RPGs you're in for some frustration.
  59. ignore78
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    This game is AWESOME! It does everything right. at first i thought, why can you turn the camera half the way, but you can fix that in the game option menu, and unlock camera so you can turn around your character all the way! controls in a game is the most important i think. The graphics is beautiful, and its smooth to. you can pick up everything you see in the game, move it aroundThis game is AWESOME! It does everything right. at first i thought, why can you turn the camera half the way, but you can fix that in the game option menu, and unlock camera so you can turn around your character all the way! controls in a game is the most important i think. The graphics is beautiful, and its smooth to. you can pick up everything you see in the game, move it around if you are strong enough.
    i think its great that you have to figure out your self what and how to do things, the game do not hold your hand much. and that is great. the world feels so alive. in real life, there is no tutorial there. you have to figure out where to go and what to do. when you completed a thing you never thought you would, that makes you feel great. dark souls is that way to. no more tutorial based games. hard, challenging, rewarding games is the best there is.    … Expand
  60. CamToo
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    Baldur's Gate style meets the openness of Skyrim and complexity and lack of hand holding of Dark Souls. The ultimate compilation. After years of generic, simple, dunbed down cRPGs we're finally back to the good old "golden age" of the genre. If you enjoyed Planescape, BG, Icewind Dale etc. you will be happy to hear that there's more, and it's called Divinity: Original Sin.
  61. Deeds
    Jul 7, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Divinity: Original Sin reminds me of why I love games. For over twenty years I have been a passionate gamer, and Like many adult gamers, I often fondly look back at games and the experiences that will stick with me for life. The games I look back with on with nostalgia aren't perfect, and neither is Divinity: Original Sin, but that's not what makes gaming great. If you are a gamer you will understand that unexplainable feeling of excitement and charm that truly makes the game perfect in your eyes. This is what Divinity: Original Sin is to me.

    The Good:
    - Beautiful World
    - Tons of exploration
    - Great story (often comical)
    - Amazing combat (I hated turn based combat before this game, so don't let that stop you)
    - Large amount of content (I spent 30 hours on the first section of the game)
    - Obviously a labor of love for Larian (A game for gamers by gamers)

    The Bad
    - Very rare stability issues
    - muddy textures up close
    - minor bugs
    - Strange difficulty spikes

    It should be said that this is not the casual gamers RPG. Divinity: Original Sin can be very challenging at times, especially on harder difficulties. Encounters may require multiple attempts and careful planning to overcome. The same can be said with the many environmental puzzles/secrets in the world. Finally, there is no quest guidance, you explore, discover, and complete without any "go here to complete quest" arrows. the difficulty and lack of hand holding is refreshing, and adds to the games value. Like I said before, Divinity: Original sin is not a perfect game, but it is truly rare gaming experience that should be experienced by every RPG fan out there.    … Expand
  62. ZedsDeadBaby
    Jul 7, 2014
    9
    30 hours into the game and I still get my ass kicked sometimes, loving it. What a gem of a rpg, interesting story, great tactical combat and visually impressive. Role playing has not been this good for ages, some of the so called AAA rpg,s should have a look at how it should be done. Wonderful.
  63. j0ust
    Jul 8, 2014
    10
    This game isn't perfect, but it earns a 10 from me nevertheless. And that's because I can't remember the last time I was finding excuses to sit down for hours at a time to immerse myself in so rich, deep, and multi-faceted a gaming experience. After years of soulless AAA decline, the harbinger of RPG incline is here. Thank you Larian for reminding me what it feels like to be proud of thisThis game isn't perfect, but it earns a 10 from me nevertheless. And that's because I can't remember the last time I was finding excuses to sit down for hours at a time to immerse myself in so rich, deep, and multi-faceted a gaming experience. After years of soulless AAA decline, the harbinger of RPG incline is here. Thank you Larian for reminding me what it feels like to be proud of this genre again.… Expand
  64. MadWasp
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    This game is Jesus Crist in gaming history. We waited it like a messiah. It comes and wins every gamer's heart. A new etalon of RPG. 100*100 Never ever experienced the same in any game. Nothing similar. Giant content too!
  65. Rei_dos_Vermes
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    Divinity: Original Sin is a RPG for people who like to explore, improvise and figure out things by themselves. Even the most ordinary delivery quest is fun to complete because you have to talk to NPCs and look for clues instead of blindly follow a magic arrow like in most modern RPGs.

    The tactical turn-based combat, character customization and crafting systems are intuitive while    Divinity: Original Sin is a RPG for people who like to explore, improvise and figure out things by themselves. Even the most ordinary delivery quest is fun to complete because you have to talk to NPCs and look for clues instead of blindly follow a magic arrow like in most modern RPGs.

    The tactical turn-based combat, character customization and crafting systems are intuitive while keeping a high degree ot complexity and a lot of space for creativity.

    Buy this game. You won't regret. Divinity: Original Sin is the best RPG released in a long time.    … Expand
  66. DoctorPloxo
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    As many others have said, this is the best RPG to come out in the last 10 years.

    If you've ever enjoyed classic, deep RPGs that don't hold your hand and/or enjoy turned based combat - buy it. You will not be disappointed.
  67. Sea69
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    This game is such a win. Hilarious quests with humor, well written dialogues, cool characters, secrets, and such beautiful graphics and effects for a top down rpg. Not to mention that you can play it all in coop with your friend. How do you even make something so beautiful with so limited budget ? This proves that kickstarter is not entirely a joke. And Larian even with limited budget canThis game is such a win. Hilarious quests with humor, well written dialogues, cool characters, secrets, and such beautiful graphics and effects for a top down rpg. Not to mention that you can play it all in coop with your friend. How do you even make something so beautiful with so limited budget ? This proves that kickstarter is not entirely a joke. And Larian even with limited budget can do a better game than Bioware nowadays. I always loved Larian's games, but this time they outdone themselves. Now go, BUY IT!… Expand
  68. smoothmoovs
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    You know those games where it feels like the devs took time to make sure even the little aspects of the games had significant time spent on them? This is one of those games.

    One common flaw in turn based tactical games is the combat is just not tactical enough. D:OS does an amazing job with their skill system combined with the environmental dangers on the battlefield. I found wasn't    You know those games where it feels like the devs took time to make sure even the little aspects of the games had significant time spent on them? This is one of those games.

    One common flaw in turn based tactical games is the combat is just not tactical enough. D:OS does an amazing job with their skill system combined with the environmental dangers on the battlefield. I found wasn't doing well until I was utilizing the environment in almost every battle, and it is awesome.

    Co-op games are so easy to set up! I had 0 issues getting my friend in my game and its fast every game. If I had one issue with the game it comes in this category though. Conversations started by one person is difficult and sometimes not observable by the other player. I want to see that amazing story too!

    Are there bugs? Yes, but nothing gamebreaking and not many considering it just released. The one bug I kept encountering they fixed in one of their 4 small patches in 4 days anyways. I love knowing the devs won't wait forever to patch this game.    … Expand
  69. skyst
    Jul 3, 2014
    9
    Divinity: Original Sin is one of the best RPGs to come along in quite some time. It really does feel like an updated, reimagining of the classic adventure/RPGs from the 80s and 90s. The world is large and jam packed with detail. The turn based combat is tight and tense, requiring you to use all of your skills, items and abilities to survive most encounters. The game also has one of theDivinity: Original Sin is one of the best RPGs to come along in quite some time. It really does feel like an updated, reimagining of the classic adventure/RPGs from the 80s and 90s. The world is large and jam packed with detail. The turn based combat is tight and tense, requiring you to use all of your skills, items and abilities to survive most encounters. The game also has one of the best fantasy soundtracks of recent memory.

    Just a handful of points mar a perfect score. There are still some bugs and unfinished bits here and there, which are disappointing. NPC banter is loud, repetitive and annoying. Some balancing issues exist, making a few character aspects or abilities too good. Nothing worth avoiding this gem of a game over, however!    … Expand
  70. Wirbelwind
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    Lovely game. Very deep, conversations are interesting to read and the game does not hold your hand - it allows you to explore and discover. Combat is a lot more fun than I thought it would be, you need to keep your head at it. I imagine reviews will be late to this game as it's simply that big.
  71. nestamon
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    This is a great game. As a long time RPG player, I heard some good things and decided to check it out when it was on sale on Steam's Summer Sale. Wow am I impressed. I've put 40 hours into it in the last 6 days and I loved almost every minute of it. Very well put together, great game play and mechanics. Love, love, love it. Don't listen to the idiots blasting about 'game bugs' as IThis is a great game. As a long time RPG player, I heard some good things and decided to check it out when it was on sale on Steam's Summer Sale. Wow am I impressed. I've put 40 hours into it in the last 6 days and I loved almost every minute of it. Very well put together, great game play and mechanics. Love, love, love it. Don't listen to the idiots blasting about 'game bugs' as I haven't seen a single one yet in my 40 hours. I really hope this studio makes more games like this and I cannot wait to see what the user-generated content is going to be like.… Expand
  72. JohnnyDixon
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    Amazing game. Turn based combat is so engaging! It's so fun and immersive. The gameplay/graphics/music are incredible. It's got everything that I loved about Baldurs Gate 2, but with insanely modern polish.
  73. 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
  74. Tarby
    Jul 26, 2014
    9
    Basically what the other ten reviewers said. Nice to have a game that makes you READ the quests to give clues where to go next. I've started to dislike having markers everywhere. Proper hardcore PC RPG unlike recent releases that were obviously made easier for the general console crowd. I have however knocked a point off for the poor inventory and slightly clumsy crafting.
  75. Docdra
    Jul 3, 2014
    8
    Played sporadically before launch and now after launch this is the only thing I'm playing. The game is very reminiscent of Baldur's Gate, so I am enjoying it immensely, but there are still some bugs. Most bugs should be classified as annoyances and since I have not encountered any game breaking bugs as of yet, I'm content.

    Turn-based combat = great - I've missed this in RPGs, everyone    Played sporadically before launch and now after launch this is the only thing I'm playing. The game is very reminiscent of Baldur's Gate, so I am enjoying it immensely, but there are still some bugs. Most bugs should be classified as annoyances and since I have not encountered any game breaking bugs as of yet, I'm content.

    Turn-based combat = great - I've missed this in RPGs, everyone wants real-time 3D, but this trumps a lot of game mechanics if you ask me
    Graphics = good - running things on the highest settings possible without any hitches and it looks good for this type of game

    Story = good- 3 days in and I'm still not sure what direction the story will take, which is a good thing for me

    Voiced dialogue = overall quality is good, but the repetitive nature of some of the NPCs' scripts is torture

    Written dialogue = good - think I've only seen one spelling error so far

    Interactive environment = good - not quite to the degree I was expecting, but not bad

    Stability = good - as noted, no game breaking bugs - way more stable than beta

    Leveling = okay - I honestly don't know about this one yet, it seems a bit slow at the start, but now that I'm a few levels in it seems to be speeding up, which seems backwards to me

    Game world = Considering how much content is crammed into the starting area, I have no idea since I haven't left there yet... I'm considering this a good thing though, as I can see you'll be able to jump around later on, which means you won't be limited to questing in a single area at a time

    Crafting = Probably the one thing that bugs me the most, you need to invest in the ability to craft and early on you'll accumulate a lot of things you won't be able to do anything with; however, this means that you will really weigh the value of that next combat skill upgrade versus a crafting/blacksmithing upgrade - tons of replay value right there alone.

    Overall this beats my expectations of an Kickstarter/Early Access game by quite a bit and since they're still working to improve it, I can't see a downside to owning it. The old school feel in a new skin is perfect, but just remember to save often, very often, and things should be okay.    … Expand
  76. Chomag7
    Jul 1, 2014
    8
    This game is...big. You're gonna find yourself spending hours running quests and dialogues before you even leave the first town. Yep, it's an old school Baldur's Gate type of game with Fallout's turn based combat.
    Combat tends to be very messy if you don't have a strategy and is also pretty difficult, excepting the tutorial areas ofcourse. Also if the enemies are even 1 level higher than    This game is...big. You're gonna find yourself spending hours running quests and dialogues before you even leave the first town. Yep, it's an old school Baldur's Gate type of game with Fallout's turn based combat.
    Combat tends to be very messy if you don't have a strategy and is also pretty difficult, excepting the tutorial areas ofcourse. Also if the enemies are even 1 level higher than your party, you're likely to get your ass whooped, especially if you're fighting a group of such enemies.

    Money is very easy to make in the game, as you can basically go into the rich people's mansions and robe them blind while you distract them with a party member and then switch to another and sneak around picking paintings off the walls and gold/silver stuff from around the house. It's easy to not get caught. Not to mention you will find some very good weapons and armor in some chests. I left the first town after I bought the best equipment that vendors had.

    Melee characters seem to have the role of meatshields while the real damage and utility is possessed by wizards. It's probably very much possible to play an all wizard party with some summons to act as meatshields. Not sure I like that.

    One thing I noticed is that the music is rehashed from other Larian games. Noticed music parts from Divine Divinity and Divinity 2.

    If you play solo make sure to assign an AI personality to one of the two characters, usually the one you don't consider as playing your part, otherwise you're gonna have to manually select dialogue options for both characters and talking to yourself during dialogues is kinda weird. :D    … Expand
  77. Rocksbury
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    As a final game I can say that Divnity: Original Sin is as close to perfect as any RPG has gotten in the last 10 years. It really is a terrific throwback to the old RPGs that defined the genre. It isn't dumbed down, and that is the best thing they could've done. The only thing which does upset me is the lack of an informative journal. Which is what made the older RPGs so great, studyingAs a final game I can say that Divnity: Original Sin is as close to perfect as any RPG has gotten in the last 10 years. It really is a terrific throwback to the old RPGs that defined the genre. It isn't dumbed down, and that is the best thing they could've done. The only thing which does upset me is the lack of an informative journal. Which is what made the older RPGs so great, studying your journal to find out what to do next was often one of the best experiences of the older RPGs, sadly this isn't present in D:OS. The vague journal can often leave you very puzzled and stuck, but still it doesn't detract from the overall experience of the game. The best thing is by far the combat. It's well done for turnbased, the elements and all their weaknesses and strengths definitely always leave you on the balls of your feet and make each fight unique and interesting. Using water spells to wet your enemies, followed by an electric spell to stun them is one of the few combinations you can use in combat to your advantage.

    The graphics are amazing as well, especially for a kickstarter game, like holy **** It looks better than almost anything on Xbox One and PS4 at the moment and it's not even that technically impressive, it just looks really really good.    … Expand
  78. Juunro
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    Best RPG to come out in years; I have experienced none of the bugs people seem to complain about.

    It doesn't particularly surprise me that the great fans of Dragon Age and Fallout 3+ aren't into this; those games were pretty good, but they held your hand and did so very hard. This does not at all; it's combat is brutally hard without the use of tactics and it gives you no indicator    Best RPG to come out in years; I have experienced none of the bugs people seem to complain about.

    It doesn't particularly surprise me that the great fans of Dragon Age and Fallout 3+ aren't into this; those games were pretty good, but they held your hand and did so very hard. This does not at all; it's combat is brutally hard without the use of tactics and it gives you no indicator whatsoever where to go for your quests. Questing in it is far more akin to Baldur's Gate or Morrowind, and that's incredibly refreshing.

    The dialog is funny and plentiful; it is not limited by having every single line voice acted. The systems it uses for combat are fairly intuitive if you have any experience with tabletop gaming. The quests are interesting. The world is interesting, and you can do more to manipulate it in the starting town then you can do for the entirety of the last 5 Bioware games you care to name.

    Buy it if you love RPG's, get ready for a headache and being forced to re-examine how to play them if you love RPG's and are under 20 years old.    … Expand
  79. Solipsistic
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    I just can't give this below a 10. It is def. above 9 worthy. It is a beautifully painted RPG with nothing to hold your hand and everything accessible (if you are willing to put time in effort). I am SO GLAD I picked this up. Wish I was a backer.
  80. scythe_pl
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    The game is a true cRPG, not only did it live up to my expectations, it actually exceeded them. It takes the best from Baldur's Gate and improves upon it. It adds many interesting features, tactics, introduces new mechanics, while keeping the depth and freedom specific to he best RPGs. The combat is challenging, the quests are interesting, the game world is vast and beautiful... Even theThe game is a true cRPG, not only did it live up to my expectations, it actually exceeded them. It takes the best from Baldur's Gate and improves upon it. It adds many interesting features, tactics, introduces new mechanics, while keeping the depth and freedom specific to he best RPGs. The combat is challenging, the quests are interesting, the game world is vast and beautiful... Even the music is great.
    There are some minor flaws in inventory management, some UI "latency" issues - but after a while they are hardly noticeable and overall don't lessen the game experience. All the bugs other people are mentioning - I haven't seen any of them yet.

    This game is a absolute must-have for all who enjoyed Baldur's Gate or Dragon Age: Origins. A definitive must have for all cRPG fans. And a great choice for all others, who are certain to fall in love in the genre after playing Divinity: Original Sin.    … Expand
  81. Mkilbride
    Jul 8, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Smelly panties. Check.

    Soiled trousers. Check.

    Awesome red-heads.

    Stellar art.

    Buy it, or you're missing out on a great revival of the CRPG genre.    … Expand
  82. godimus
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    Finally an RPG that doesn't insult your intelligence by holding your hand..If you are a fan of old school RPG's shut up and buy it. Game is incredible..
  83. gthompson83
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    I was a little reluctant to buy this game, it seems that even though games like Baldur's Gate and Planescape were my favorite, I thought the genre was dead. However, this game give me hope for a future where top down RPG's aren't dead. So I'm 10 hours in and here are my impressions.

    Pros: +Combat - it's turn based but done so well. +Story - Duh it's and RPG this is the bread and    I was a little reluctant to buy this game, it seems that even though games like Baldur's Gate and Planescape were my favorite, I thought the genre was dead. However, this game give me hope for a future where top down RPG's aren't dead. So I'm 10 hours in and here are my impressions.

    Pros:
    +Combat - it's turn based but done so well.
    +Story - Duh it's and RPG this is the bread and butter.
    +Environment - it's huge and very well done.
    +Character Development - I love all of the options and the choices in building your character.

    Cons:
    - To Much Dialogue - it's good for story, bad for conversations not taking 10 minutes.
    - Bugs - so far I haven't had any game breaking bugs but there are a few annoying ones.

    Ok so I'm going to get back to playing the game now.    … Expand
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. stokny
    Jul 24, 2014
    10
    This is an excellent game! Right away it seemed like BGII with a fresh story line and better graphics. As I continue playing, the combat system really starts to stand out. Most battles are epic and very difficult, the turn based system reminds me of FFX in some ways, which is a good thing.

    My only minor complaint is that the UI seems a bit clunky sometimes. I really do not care for the    This is an excellent game! Right away it seemed like BGII with a fresh story line and better graphics. As I continue playing, the combat system really starts to stand out. Most battles are epic and very difficult, the turn based system reminds me of FFX in some ways, which is a good thing.

    My only minor complaint is that the UI seems a bit clunky sometimes. I really do not care for the 'chain' system that controls your party. Sometimes the inventory menus, etc are hard to navigate. I'm just being picky though.

    Bottom Line: If you enjoyed the Baldur's Gate type of games, this is what you've been waiting 10+ years for. If you perhaps missed the boat on the older games but enjoy RPG style games, you will probably love this. I hope the developers sell a million copies and make a ton of money on this so we can get more games like this in the future!    … Expand
  87. 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
  88. xVinci
    Jul 23, 2014
    9
    The most fine game since Neverwinter Nights 2, a **** of fun to play with a friend in coop. The world is so detailed and lovely designed and the best thing: You'll actually get to THINK again in a game, you'll have to read, explore and actually be interested in stuff, just following dumb quest markers (there are only some for POIs) and clicking text away will leave you wondering.

    Plus    The most fine game since Neverwinter Nights 2, a **** of fun to play with a friend in coop. The world is so detailed and lovely designed and the best thing: You'll actually get to THINK again in a game, you'll have to read, explore and actually be interested in stuff, just following dumb quest markers (there are only some for POIs) and clicking text away will leave you wondering.

    Plus the workshop integration will hopefully mean a ton of mods will be coming.

    Get it, the devs deserve your support.    … Expand
  89. Gavitron
    Mar 25, 2015
    5
    It's technically a decent enough game with a great soundtrack, and I love that Baldur's Gate-style games are making a comeback, but I honestly found this game quite boring and tedious. Admittedly, I only played about five hours into it, and it's supposed to get good later on, but throughout my five hours of gameplay I was never given a reason to care about anything in the game world. TheIt's technically a decent enough game with a great soundtrack, and I love that Baldur's Gate-style games are making a comeback, but I honestly found this game quite boring and tedious. Admittedly, I only played about five hours into it, and it's supposed to get good later on, but throughout my five hours of gameplay I was never given a reason to care about anything in the game world. The dialogue was just so hackneyed. I really tried to like this game. Maybe I was comparing it too much to the far superior Baldur's Gate. Either way, I simply can't recommend it.… Expand
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. changrot
    Jul 14, 2014
    5
    Some reviews are comparing this game to a new Baldur's Gates, wich lead me to buying this game and regret it. I'm not saying this is a bad game, but be advised that you'll like this game alot more if you're into WoW or ElderScroll online than classic RPG like BG.

    Let me explain myself. Right from the start the mechanics of the game gives you that feeling that it's been designed to    Some reviews are comparing this game to a new Baldur's Gates, wich lead me to buying this game and regret it. I'm not saying this is a bad game, but be advised that you'll like this game alot more if you're into WoW or ElderScroll online than classic RPG like BG.

    Let me explain myself. Right from the start the mechanics of the game gives you that feeling that it's been designed to target the young MMORPG players more than the old timers (like myself) who played AD&D as a teenager. The way you use your skills and spells is typically derived from game systems like WoW. You do not have to sleep, learn spells, plan a strategy once in combat the way you do if you've played BG before for example. You only click (or press mice/keyboard hot keys) on what you want to do based on a turn-based combat system. For my part, this is not exactly my definition of what fun mean...
    I've not played the game to the end, but the story doesn't seems to me really engaging. Right from the start, you got this feeling that you just don't care about what's happening. You just hang around in search of something to do and end up opening alot of "Level 1 broken vases..." more than wondering what's the best course of action to take.

    Some others game mechanics are not really well done. Sneaking and pickpocketting are not really fun and i couldn't just believed it when i had to play "rock, paper, scisor" to win an argument with one of my party member... The level of immersiveness is just plain low.

    Graphically, the game is not bad, but i can't say i was impressed by the look of it. Diablo 3 looks way better for a comparison.

    Believe me! It's not the "best RPG of the last decade" like somes says, far from that.    … Expand
  94. spajn
    Jul 19, 2014
    5
    First of all i want to say im a hardcore Infinity Engine RPG fan so when i heard about Divinity: Original Sin i was so excited. It seemed to be the best parts of Baldurs Gate with a Modern yet 2d:ish graphic engine, Perfect!

    Well it didnt take long before the game started to piss me off. Its like the game was playtested by nothing else than Ultra-Hardcore Oldschool RPG fans or by people    First of all i want to say im a hardcore Infinity Engine RPG fan so when i heard about Divinity: Original Sin i was so excited. It seemed to be the best parts of Baldurs Gate with a Modern yet 2d:ish graphic engine, Perfect!

    Well it didnt take long before the game started to piss me off. Its like the game was playtested by nothing else than Ultra-Hardcore Oldschool RPG fans or by people who made the game and knows the ins and outs of every single thing in the game.

    You Almost at the start of the game arrive at a Major city which is a major mistake of a RPG.... you should never start at a major city and confuse the player who is already confused by learning all the new game systems of a game they just started playing. Only RPG who has pulled this off is BG2 but that game was so much alike BG1 they got away with it.

    Then you want to go on your first quest, NOPE! You get like 10 quests at the city and MAYBE you can complete two of them because the rest if way too high level for you. The game never tells you the quests are out of your reach. Im all for the game not holding your hand but if they playtested their game a little more they would figure out its not a good play experience to get access to content you have no chance in completing. Some quests begins as a quest made for low levels, only with the boss fight being against a level 7 boss mob...The game howeever never bothered to tell you that you aint got no business with 90% of the quets the game gives you AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME. Baldurs Gate never had this problem, there was challenging fights there yes, but nowhere like this **** where you get insta killed in 1 hit by random mobs. Why the **** give me quests that i got almost zero chance in completing?

    They Ofcourse you want to go level up somewhere. BUT THERE ARENT ENOUGH TO DO TO LEVEL UP! First Quest area is mobs of level 3-5.. i was level 2 when i got there... sure with lots of blood sweat and tears i cleared it... now im level 4, almost level 5. The Next area is level 5-7 monsters. FIghts can often be your 4 party members vs 8 enemy mobs. When you are lower level than the monsters AND outnumbered the game just starting to be torture on your ****ing brain. There is not enough quests and monsters to level up unless you refuse to give up before you have found every ****ing little xp hidden away.

    WAY TO GO TO **** UP A GAME. Thank god for pillars of eternity.

    I give this game 5 Just because i love old school RPGs but this game is a huge fail.    … Expand
  95. Rabbiddog
    Jul 7, 2014
    9
    I gotta say, I am so glad I was a backer of this game. Originally I was hesitant and a little apprehensive at backing a Kickstarter game because it was my first and I had read about other projects that failed and people lost their money. But considering how much I enjoyed the original, and a few of their subsequent games. I was willing to take a chance. And I'm glad I did.

    For anyone    I gotta say, I am so glad I was a backer of this game. Originally I was hesitant and a little apprehensive at backing a Kickstarter game because it was my first and I had read about other projects that failed and people lost their money. But considering how much I enjoyed the original, and a few of their subsequent games. I was willing to take a chance. And I'm glad I did.

    For anyone who longs for the days of the Ultima series, or the Baldurs Gate/Icewind Dale (Planescape too) series of Isometric PC games, this is it. Larian has crafted a true successor to those games. Since it's release, I have been playing it almost constantly (all through 4th of July weekend). It has depth and character and is a joy to play. It's challenging too. Even on the normal level, you'll be challenged by the enemies and bosses. Learning which Player Character types do what and using their skills to the fullest is a must. Likewise, learning which enemies do what and what their skills are are also a must.

    The graphics are beautiful (running this on highest settings) and detailed. The game (so far) runs smooth and I have had no crashes. Though I have had the occasional (not game breaking) bug (one bug was sometimes not costing anything to repair gear at a vendor), so far and overall, the game is pretty polished. I will say the limited camera rotation frustrated me to no end. There is an option for full 360 degree rotation, but enabling it comes with a warning that the single player campaign was not designed for it and could cause graphical glitches (or something to that affect). I took a chance and enabled it and I'm glad I did. I have yet to run into any noticeable graphical issues. Having the full camera rotation is so much nicer. Include the Co-op and toolkit and you have a game well worth the Steam price. For those of us who backed it at the lower tiers, we made out like bandits. :D

    I really can't recommend this game enough. It brought back fond memories of those early RPGs and I found myself lost in the game and losing track of time once again, something I have't done playing a game in a long time.    … Expand
  96. coregamer
    Jul 21, 2014
    8
    Divinity is a strong game with lots to discover. The developers didn't hold your hand through the whole game and there's plenty of customization. I'm not getting quite the same sense of making the party own that I would have liked, but the gameplay and combat are really compelling. Definitely worth picking up.
  97. SunKilMoon
    Jul 5, 2014
    10
    If I could I would rate this a 9.5.
    The only downside is that movement feels a bit slow, and there can be trouble with clicking to move in combat when instead you wanted to attack (which has to do with the monster's hit-boxes + camera angle being finicky)
    Aside from that, this game is perfect. If you want an RPG that will make you think during combat, conversations and will eat up all    If I could I would rate this a 9.5.
    The only downside is that movement feels a bit slow, and there can be trouble with clicking to move in combat when instead you wanted to attack (which has to do with the monster's hit-boxes + camera angle being finicky)

    Aside from that, this game is perfect. If you want an RPG that will make you think during combat, conversations and will eat up all your time: choose this.

    Combat is great, the environment is pretty, and there are many choices to make.
    Customization is awesome, and I can only hope that the modding community will bring so much more to the table.

    Already the developer has released several patches, and aims to release many more, along with added content.

    Definitely get this game.    … Expand
  98. DeusTerra
    Jul 4, 2014
    10
    This is a great old school RPG in the vein of Ultima. You can interact with the world, in multiple ways, there is a huge number of possible character builds, and an incredibly dense world. There is so much content in the game, it's well worth the asking price. The combat can be challenging and you have to think tactically, but the combat system is excellent in the way you can combineThis is a great old school RPG in the vein of Ultima. You can interact with the world, in multiple ways, there is a huge number of possible character builds, and an incredibly dense world. There is so much content in the game, it's well worth the asking price. The combat can be challenging and you have to think tactically, but the combat system is excellent in the way you can combine various powers to give yourself the tactical edge. Best RPG I've played in a long while.… Expand
  99. supercow51
    Jul 4, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this has a potential to be a great game. At release, however, it needs a bit of work. There are only two NPC companions, and no AI personality for the starting companion character. This makes comparisons to Baldur's Gate 2 a bit hollow, since the best thing about that game was the personalities and interactions of the NPC characters in your party.… Expand
  100. Nark
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    Game of the year hands-down. While bad developers like BioWare and Bethesda are busy making dating sims and relying on mods to make their games playable, the people over at Larian have managed to make a computer RPG worthy of the genre. This game feels like it's straight out of the late 90's golden age of RPGs with its storytelling and tactical gameplay, but manages to both look good andGame of the year hands-down. While bad developers like BioWare and Bethesda are busy making dating sims and relying on mods to make their games playable, the people over at Larian have managed to make a computer RPG worthy of the genre. This game feels like it's straight out of the late 90's golden age of RPGs with its storytelling and tactical gameplay, but manages to both look good and perform well in its 3D isometric perspective while doing it. Absolutely worth the money.… 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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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
87

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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