Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 512 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 400 out of 512
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 512
  3. Negative: 75 out of 512
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  1. RatchetClank111
    Jan 13, 2022
    9
    This is one of the best games I've played; however, I still think that at least for the PS4/PS5 a few flaws and annoying things hamper this from being best game ever.

    First, although combat is great in this game, with a wide variety of abilities, it relies WAY too much on environmental statuses like fire, water, electric, etc., and it gets annoying when enemies sometimes can just    This is one of the best games I've played; however, I still think that at least for the PS4/PS5 a few flaws and annoying things hamper this from being best game ever.

    First, although combat is great in this game, with a wide variety of abilities, it relies WAY too much on environmental statuses like fire, water, electric, etc., and it gets annoying when enemies sometimes can just permastun you for it, and just also becomes hard to see as well. Also, I didn't like that basically you get almost all the best spells by act2, and there's four acts total. Another issue is that the game also does rely way too much on character level and gaining XP, so if you go into a fight a few levels below the enemy you have almost no chance of winning. This becomes an issue in the beginning of Act2 and Act4. Also, it's very easy to misclick and thus wasting your action points...

    And some fights are total bs, and sometimes way too high armor/magic resistance number

    Story for the most part is great, although some fatigue sets in Act4 as this game is like75+hours of gameplay. Music is great, voice acting is amazing. Sound effects are very good when you cast spells. The narrator/narration is also very well done, almost like a DM in DND explaining and narrating your adventure. Always fun to use different spells and abilities.

    You can definitely do more than one playthrough, and I do recommend this as you'll probably miss a lot of quests/encounters.    … Expand
  2. Nebroo
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    This game amazing! 12/10
    A big and beautiful world, excellent work on the world, charismatic characters, I really like that there are characters with a history that you empathize with, this is very lacking in the modern game industry, you can talk about the Original sin series endlessly, but it’s better to play and preferably in a cooperative!
  3. GaborKiaz
    Oct 25, 2021
    5
    I love RPG and i bought this game because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews. I am now around 50 hours in the game and decided to leave it.
    The game is a huge time black whole, i spent around 50% of my time in the inventory, equipment and skills menus, the game is just too much overloaded with items I spent around 10% figuring out what are the quests and what to do exactly, the igame    I love RPG and i bought this game because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews. I am now around 50 hours in the game and decided to leave it.
    The game is a huge time black whole, i spent around 50% of my time in the inventory, equipment and skills menus, the game is just too much overloaded with items I spent around 10% figuring out what are the quests and what to do exactly, the igame gives so many quests that you cannot continue because the enemies you face are just too much advanced and then you try to figure out which quests you can actually do. Quests most of the cases dont show on the map where you you need to do something so you spent a LOT of time wandering around. One quest i got, the NPC was telling i should look for an excavation site which is very near. it turned out to be in a totally different region, after looking for help on forums. And yes, i found that i was spending a LOT of time seaeching on forums what to actually do in the quests, because you have no clue and you have an overlod of quests
    The the rest of the time is spent on the turned based battles which can easily take more than an hour each! And of course if you cant win you need to start again or SAVE after each turn which just kills the fun!
    Then there are so many conversation, it is like a JRPG, the message of the NPC could be two dialogue items, but it tells you in 20! Way too much to listen/ read, at this point i have no idea what is the main story.
    I give 5 points because:
    It could have been a great game, it has an amazing soundtrack, its landscapes are beautiful and enjoyable to discover! You also havethe feeling that the people behind it really loved this project!
    But honestly i feel that so many hours of my life went into something where in most of the case i was either thumbling in inventory menues or just trying to figure out what to do. Not enough joy for me to continue with this game    … Expand
  4. DangerDave1409
    Dec 21, 2021
    6
    A friend bought it online during a sale and we wanted to play it in couch coop. We started and it was boring as hell. The graphics were bad and the start / tutorial did not pull us in. After 30 minutes we quit the game.
  5. Catharsiuse
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    This is not only great game but also, a great story! It is deep and exciting without "fedex' quests. That' is something that for example
  6. briansb
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    An absolutely riveting game that lives up to everything a RPG should aspire to be. The freedom of choice and direction in this game is staggering. The scope is staggering as well, and it was consistently jaw-dropping how much freedom and expansiveness the game offered to you. My only small negative was the balance near the end of the game felt off. I felt immensely overpowered with myAn absolutely riveting game that lives up to everything a RPG should aspire to be. The freedom of choice and direction in this game is staggering. The scope is staggering as well, and it was consistently jaw-dropping how much freedom and expansiveness the game offered to you. My only small negative was the balance near the end of the game felt off. I felt immensely overpowered with my characters, and made the last few areas and encounters trivial. The strategic gameplay of the majority of the game wasn't present -- I felt as though better scaling could have been implemented. Overall however, there is no reason for any RPG fan not to check this out. It's not only one of the best RPGs ever made, but one of the best gaming experiences I've had the pleasure to enjoy.… Expand
  7. TheCroWolf
    Oct 25, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its really good game fun and all that ...butt you cant really exsplore where you want bcz enemies are level locked so you have to play almost the same way every time yea you have choices and that is cool ...butt this is not tipe off game exaplore where you want… Expand
  8. bergcamp1001
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    Absolute eternal masterpiece. Very long, but super satisfying game with huge variety of mechanics, tactics etc. Just a perfect match in a genre.
  9. Filip1992
    Aug 20, 2023
    9
    Realy good game from really good developers ...I hope they will make divinity 3 after buldur's gate 3 if not it's oke I will buy ther nexst game for sure
  10. Vagrantglass
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - PS5
    Co-op playthrough Graphics: 8
    Story: 10
    Sound: 9
    Music: 10
    Gameplay: 9

    Final Score: 9.2

    First time actually finishing a CRPG in a Coop playthrough. The game was great, it was fun to explore and learn the many stories. Highly recommended
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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. GameCritics
    Nov 30, 2018
    85
    Divinity 2: Original Sin is an excellent RPG that’s packed full of excellent writing, great characters and lengthy adventure filled with inventive and quirky twists on the genre. The combat can be a bit of a slog, there are a few bugs, and the console interface isn’t perfect, but it’s still an absolutely cracking title that will suck up an obscene amount of hours from those who get stuck in. As mentioned at the start of this review, Larian Studios have been making great role-playing games for years and years, and this one stands as one of their very best.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Oct 10, 2018
    90
    Overall, Divinity: Original Sin II is still an excellent RPG experience that uses intuitive mechanics and player choice to an incredible degree to make every encounter challenging and interesting. Divinity II is a beast of an RPG that does many different things incredibly well. It's not perfect from a technical standpoint, and fights and leveling can be frustrating at times, but these are minor quibbles when compared to all of the good stuff that's in the game and works well. If you're in the market for a new RPG with interesting storytelling and an appropriate amount of freedom, make Divinity II your next adventure.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 5, 2018
    88
    Original Sin 2 shakes your hand a little too hard when you first meet. It needs to relax until you get to know it better. It's endlessly surprising, with characters that lose their stiffness over time, in dialogues and battle logs that piece together a dangerous, thoughtful world. It's tough. But the reward is that you get tougher, too. It still needs to clean up some of its tactical sloppiness, though. Having a ton of options in battle is only good if its rules are fair and make sense.
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