Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition

 Xbox One
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 146 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 28 out of 146
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  1. chris12312
    Aug 21, 2016
    10
    Even though I am only level 6, I am absolutely hooked on this game. The combat is (surprisingly) amazing yet challenging, the game doesn't hold your hand, and I can already tell it has a ton of content. Even if you haven't played a turn-based combat game before (like myself), I think that you'll be glad you bought it. I can only hope the sequel comes to consoles.
  2. Danyraist
    May 7, 2016
    10
    It is the one of the best RPG I have ever played, and I played a lot of RPGs . I don't play on PC. It is useless to try to explain what this game is. You can bu sure that if you like RPGs, this game MUST be played. Pay attention: it is not a game where you will find the best graphic effects, or the best "framerate". Here you will simply find one of the best RPG existing. I suggest to playIt is the one of the best RPG I have ever played, and I played a lot of RPGs . I don't play on PC. It is useless to try to explain what this game is. You can bu sure that if you like RPGs, this game MUST be played. Pay attention: it is not a game where you will find the best graphic effects, or the best "framerate". Here you will simply find one of the best RPG existing. I suggest to play it with no informations about the game, so to discover it gradually… Expand
  3. garland_spqr
    Dec 8, 2015
    9
    I am still fairly at the beginning of the game, but it is truly fantastic. It feels like it is perfect made for console. Interface and item/party management is a bliss, super fast and intuitive. The writing is superb and the characters are really interesting and have unique personalities. Graphics are beautiful and combat is challenging and diverese, with a lot of strategic possibilities.I am still fairly at the beginning of the game, but it is truly fantastic. It feels like it is perfect made for console. Interface and item/party management is a bliss, super fast and intuitive. The writing is superb and the characters are really interesting and have unique personalities. Graphics are beautiful and combat is challenging and diverese, with a lot of strategic possibilities. It has very beautiful music tunes. I am looking forward to play the game through.
    The only bad aspect for me is the voice acting of the texts. It find the voiceover quite bad and I prefer playing the game without voice. Which is a shame because the environmental voice pieces are really good.
    But overall it is a fantastic, rich and masterfully crafted RPG    … Expand
  4. Aralakh7
    Nov 5, 2015
    10
    I knew the game not previously - the more I am impressed. It starts at the free choice of character (two persons) where you can decide freely about sex - super! The turn-based battles are also a fine break from the modern gameplays. The story is very interesting and well written dialogues. Unfortunately, there is no German Synchro of the spoken dialogue. The texts have been translated intoI knew the game not previously - the more I am impressed. It starts at the free choice of character (two persons) where you can decide freely about sex - super! The turn-based battles are also a fine break from the modern gameplays. The story is very interesting and well written dialogues. Unfortunately, there is no German Synchro of the spoken dialogue. The texts have been translated into German.
    The inventory could be better resolved, but that would be my only criticism already. Nice that even those turn-based RPGs find their way to the consoles (Xbox One).    … Expand
  5. Daelus
    Nov 9, 2015
    7
    Firstly, I am an old-school D&D fan, so the turn-based combat has a decided appeal (in an RPG the skill should be in the stats of the character, not in my skill with a controller). On the whole this is a pretty good game that will appeal to a niche market (jRPG fans should take note as this is a step up), but will unlikely find a wider audience given its mechanics and lack of polish.Firstly, I am an old-school D&D fan, so the turn-based combat has a decided appeal (in an RPG the skill should be in the stats of the character, not in my skill with a controller). On the whole this is a pretty good game that will appeal to a niche market (jRPG fans should take note as this is a step up), but will unlikely find a wider audience given its mechanics and lack of polish.

    Pros:
    Turn-based combat that depends on every stat of the character, which is controllable/ determined by you...from who attacks first, who attacks most, through damage, defense, etc. Very satisfying...but takes a while to get back into coming off of the action style games of today.

    Character customization for the above reasons; allows vastly different approaches to the game.

    Crafting is strong; again, only if you are into the time it takes to appreciate it. This is another niche appreciation.

    Story is ok and although the physical footprint is not large, the combination of the above and the planing involved with approaching combat, so as not to be 1-shotted, the game takes 40+ hours to complete (maybe on easy mode it would take less, not sure).

    While I don't play co-op, that you can fully lay the game co-op is a fantastic feature.

    Cons:
    This game was clearly made on a PC budget, from visuals to voice acting this is very obviously not a AAA product (again, much like a jRPG)

    Combat, at times, can be very unfair. It is far too easy to be 1-shot killed (not just "you", your whole party!!!!!) and, in a game with a true ironman mode, that is unconscionable.

    Rock-paper-scissors is a ridiculous concept to resolving disputes...and I mean ridiculous.

    Like too many games over the past few years, the games become more complex, but the tutorials do not, so your early enjoyment of the game is much less than it should be...and you lose a lot of people that are borderline RPG fans.

    Camera angles (top down)/ screen colors are not great and it is fairly easy not to be able to see enemies during combat as they blend into the environment (not purposely)

    Enemies/ creatures do not re-spawn, so there are only a set amount of xp in this game...once you are "done" a section, it is barren (except for the corpses) for the rest of the game...huge disappointment.    … Expand
  6. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 13, 2016
    9
    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition
    New School RPG with an Old School Feel
    Divinity Original Sin tells the story of 2 source hunters that you get to customize at the beginning of the game, customization is pretty basic so you’ll be lucky to get a character to match your likeness even a tiny bit These source hunters are out to solve a town murder, but while solving this murder they’re    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition
    New School RPG with an Old School Feel
    Divinity Original Sin tells the story of 2 source hunters that you get to customize at the beginning of the game, customization is pretty basic so you’ll be lucky to get a character to match your likeness even a tiny bit
    These source hunters are out to solve a town murder, but while solving this murder they’re sent down a path and realize they need to solve something much larger than this.
    Before you play this game, you need to be self-aware with the kind of gamer you, because while this game is fairly new, the way it’s delivered isn’t.
    Don’t expect a top down Skyrim…
    I was reminded many times of Pokémon, in the sense that every city you go to has its own story that still connects to the main story.., you set out on a journey and that’s it, you’re on your own, see you later or never, the game doesn’t care.
    It will not hold your hand, other than marking the occasional few important places on your map for you to go check out
    This is a 60 hour journey that you’ll need to figure your way through.
    And the only way to do this is to listen to the conversations…
    At first this doesn’t seem like too much to ask, but every character you run into talks longer than your mom does when she bumps into somebody she knows at a grocery store,
    I’m almost certain 15 of the 60 hours was spent sitting through dialog..
    You can skip through any and all, but this isn’t advised as again, it’s the only way you’re going to figure out where to go to next,
    you have to literally immerse yourself into the game world to beat it... you have become your character…
    That being said, if you don’t have the time or patience to literally almost live another life you’re not going to like this game….
    Sure you can follow a guide, but who wants to do that for 60 hours?
    Otherwise, you’ll find this game to be quite the masterpiece
    You’re solving mysteries and puzzles, there are side quests that can help with main quests, tons of npcs to interacts and trade with, and you want to talk to every npc, helps them, get on their good side and sometimes be able to bring them along your journey..
    Their help is much welcomed because outside the city walls the wilderness if full of enemies ready to kill you
    Beyond the problem solving that’s going on, there is a turn based combat system here…
    This fighting system is very simple to understand with tons of skills and spells to learn based on your characters skills that you get to freely choose as you level up...
    You could easily turn a brute to a witch and vice versa….
    Through shops, chests, and bookshelves, you’ll find tons of skill books to teach your characters new moves for battles…
    You have your basic elemental attacks which come in handy since enemies do usually have a weakness, and the environment is completely interactive…
    You can catch things on fire, blow them up, throw poison grenades, it’s all fair game...
    My favorite though is the ability to summon creatures to help you…
    By the end all 4 of my characters could summon at least 1 creature, while only 1 of the 4 were a witch…
    You aren’t forced to stick to certain skills based on your characters stats... there is an insane amount of freedom here…
    Still, it took me a little over halfway through the game to get my team so stacked... so for the first half I had to rely a lot on scroll, which can be used to regenerate a fallen member, summoned creatures, or do elemental attacks…
    I did however feel that I was a little too over powered in the last 40% of the game…
    I hardly had to think during battles..
    It seems as though I’ve figure out the best strategy and it failed maybe 2 times onward…
    but even the final bosses were a breeze…
    This made the final few maps feel like a drag, and you kinda get to see just how repetitive the game real is…
    Still the first half of the game can be insanely challenging at times….
    some bosses 1 hit killing your entire team, having to force you to approach their rooms differently so all of your member don’t take the damage…
    Luckily you can find some epic loot to help with elemental damage, give you some stat boosts, and if all else fails, there is a quick save feature to let you retry as many times as you’d like, or leave, stock up and come back…
    The journey to the credits though is well worth it..
    Especially since your characters feel so real to you
    They will interrupt when they disagree with your dialog choices, causing you to have to rock paper scissors your way through a decision and this really an extra layer to the immersion..
    OF course even better if this other person is sitting on the couch with you, as this game does support split screen coop as well
    Despite feeling more like a puzzle game for the final half, Original Sin is one of the best RPGs in a long time.
    But if you aren’t willing to put in the time and effort this game demands,
    I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it
    I give Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition
    a 8.5/10    … Expand
  7. cort
    May 4, 2016
    9
    Great game. Interesting story and good old school role playing experience. However, if you don't like to read or examine stats this game isn't for you.
  8. BudMan
    Apr 5, 2016
    10
    I love this game. There is a lot talking. I mean a lot of talking and if you're not following a guide then you want to listen to every bit of it. The battles are turn based but it gets better then that. There's elements like oil, fire, rain, lighting and others you can combine to reign down death on the enemies. As long as you like turn based combat and don't mind listening to hours ofI love this game. There is a lot talking. I mean a lot of talking and if you're not following a guide then you want to listen to every bit of it. The battles are turn based but it gets better then that. There's elements like oil, fire, rain, lighting and others you can combine to reign down death on the enemies. As long as you like turn based combat and don't mind listening to hours of talking from npc's. This game is for you. Highly recommended.… Expand
  9. IMC21
    May 14, 2016
    7
    First of all, this was my first isometric video game, and I was surprised I liked it. It has great combat, a neat story, great music, cool characters and choices. A solid game. The only I didn't like was... this is going to sound ridiculous but I don't like how you view the world, I don't like the aerial/isometric view. When I play RPGs, or any games for that matter, I want to see theFirst of all, this was my first isometric video game, and I was surprised I liked it. It has great combat, a neat story, great music, cool characters and choices. A solid game. The only I didn't like was... this is going to sound ridiculous but I don't like how you view the world, I don't like the aerial/isometric view. When I play RPGs, or any games for that matter, I want to see the whole world, everything that is has to offer, I want to see a caste in the distance and eventually go there. Nevertheless I think its a good game, ya'll should buy it… Expand
  10. masterchief247
    Feb 3, 2016
    4
    I am so tired of games for this general having such small font size in menus. WE ARE NOT PLAYING THESE ON A COMPUTER SCREEN!!!!. Divinity Original Sin, Wasteland 2, Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition just to name a few. Graphics aren't everything. I am giving them all low scores because they aren't playable without getting a headache. Font size of 3 on a 50" TV is inexcusable
  11. LucasSchmidt
    Feb 7, 2016
    2
    This game is a big no-no. the only thing that saves it is to remember Divinity 2.
    Graphics, story and mechanical is terribly weak
    pass away from it, disappointment in the right
  12. Stopdumbingdown
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    An obvious xbox one console masterpiece made for true rpg gamers.
    No idiot handholding, great true co-op (couch)
    Great player customization and depth great crafting, great combat combat rewards the intelligent and creative gamer; ez controls good story; lots to read (a good thing) crafting is superb great length (80-100+ for the thoughtful and meticulous non-Add type) great    An obvious xbox one console masterpiece made for true rpg gamers.
    No idiot handholding, great true co-op (couch)
    Great player customization and depth
    great crafting, great combat
    combat rewards the intelligent and creative gamer; ez controls
    good story; lots to read (a good thing)
    crafting is superb
    great length (80-100+ for the thoughtful and meticulous non-Add type)
    great OPTIONAL rockpaperscissors method (you can, you know, choose to agree on a decision- whodathunk?)
    good visuals (whores ignored)
    good voicing (whores ignored)

    Optional tutorials
    Lots of great pre-game customization
    NO handholding
    NO dumbing down

    Couch Co-Op people

    and, for the dim... its one of the VERY FEW games of its genre on a friggin xbox, so...

    buy a clue    … Expand
  13. Broyax
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    L'Original Sin d'origine était une sorte de version bêta d'un kickstarter de mendiant à la base (on sait que le kickstarter est la "plate-forme" qui sert aux développeurs en phase de clochardisation à faire la manche...) ; cette "édition améliorée" à l'occasion de la sortie sur consoles est devenue un peu moins bêta et un peu mieux finie mais le jeu est resté néanmoins très bêta dansL'Original Sin d'origine était une sorte de version bêta d'un kickstarter de mendiant à la base (on sait que le kickstarter est la "plate-forme" qui sert aux développeurs en phase de clochardisation à faire la manche...) ; cette "édition améliorée" à l'occasion de la sortie sur consoles est devenue un peu moins bêta et un peu mieux finie mais le jeu est resté néanmoins très bêta dans l'ensemble...

    Il s'avère en effet très bas de plafond pour un jeu de rôle qui n'a pas grand-chose de "rôle" à dire vrai, à part surtout les défauts outrancièrement exagérés ici... un jeu très bêta et très bête donc dont l'humour crétin omniprésent est vraiment pénible à supporter.

    Son monde générique est très ballot et n'appelle jamais qu'une attention polie alors que son espèce d'histoire à la godille suscite quelques baillements plus ou moins discrets... Son combat au tour par tour semble alléchant mais se révèle à l'usage bancal et décidément trop foireux. Le "leitmotiv" qui tourne à l'obsession en ce qui concerne les surfaces à "piéger" est en effet une mécanique qui ne tourne pas rond, en plus d'être très con et bâclée.

    L'interface sur la console est plutôt ratée et peu commode à utiliser, le dirigisme est roi ici, les choix sont quasi-inexistants et les ennemis vite trop balèzes, histoire de se donner une allure de jeu élitiste à la mords-moi-le-noeud. Graphiquement, ça reste bof et plutôt niais et enfin globalement cette "enhanced edition" demeure aussi merdique que l'originale !    … Expand
  14. Filmanwalt
    Oct 8, 2020
    8
    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (Date 07.08.18)

    After 44 hours, a buddy and I finished the game on medium difficulty. As a quick conclusion, we were both enthusiastic about Divinity. We played through the game on the Xbox One and were both amazed at the very simple and easy controls. With the controller everything went very smoothly - great implementation. Gameplay    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (Date 07.08.18)

    After 44 hours, a buddy and I finished the game on medium difficulty. As a quick conclusion, we were both enthusiastic about Divinity.

    We played through the game on the Xbox One and were both amazed at the very simple and easy controls. With the controller everything went very smoothly - great implementation.

    Gameplay

    It's been a long time since we played a turn-based RPG. At first I was personally skeptical that I could get used to this type of gameplay again. But you could put your concerns aside immediately because the gameplay is extremely fun (rock, scissors, paper in dialogues, just wonderful). An unbelievable density of puzzles, secret paths and very lucrative hiding places make the world in itself very exciting and challenging. The fights are sometimes very hard and the AI ​​is also clever (this must be a real challenge with a lot of tactics on the higher levels of difficulty). As is typical for role-playing games, we created our characters at the beginning, whereby the character editor does not tear up trees. We played with a group of 1x tank, 2 magicians and an archer. My colleague chose a magician and I chose the shooter, everything went very well, there was enough damage, even if one or the other meteorite hit more than just the enemy: D. Very rarely there were smaller FPS dropouts in the rounds, e.g. when a whole horde of opponents was shot at with a hail of arrows, hailstorms or the like. Which brings me straight to performance and graphics.

    Performance / graphics

    Graphics were really adorable in some places and I really liked it overall, especially the capabilities were very nice to look at. Since the performance is much more important, I am glad that, apart from the above example, there were no problems and the whole thing was playable smoothly.

    Story

    Without spoiling the story, it can be said that we found it extremely successful and were happy to accompany the source hunters. With some surprising parts and very cool boss fights (especially the last fight), the game offered a decent fantasy story.

    Criticisms

    In brief, a few more negative points:
    - Crafting system (very confusing)
    - Fast forward laps (is there an option?)
    - mounts?
    - Quest log subdivision (also very confusing)

    Conclusion

    All in all, an outstanding role-playing game. I can recommend anyone who hasn't already, e.g. Due to the turn-based fighting, we strongly recommend giving the game a chance and enjoying a strong RPG, preferably in CO-OP, beyond the beginning.

    8.5 out of 10 healing potions    … Expand
  15. GrumpyParrot
    May 20, 2023
    1
    If you like to die over and over on the easiest difficulty level this is the game for you. I like my RPG's winnable, like Witcher 3, Skyrim, Final Fantasy 8-10. This title does not fit that space
  16. valhallabound
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    If you enjoyed the Baldur's Gate games of old, this is that feeling again but with a new coat of current gen graphics paint.

Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#59 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#11 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 8, 2015
    90
    A surprise gem, particularly in co-op. Be prepared to put in a bit of learning time, but it's well worth it so you can appreciate the unusual freedom at your fingertips. Also: you can talk to dogs. [Christmas 2015, p.69]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 3, 2015
    80
    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition has come a really long way, from the solid and praised RPG to a totally redesigned project that brought a hardcore version of the genre to the new consoles. What a creditable achievement. [Issue#258]
  3. ZTGD
    Nov 5, 2015
    90
    There isn’t much wrong with Original Sin outside of the fact that there simply may be too much of it. In a time when games are releasing on a weekly basis, this is a daunting experience that requires the utmost dedication. Still, for anyone who loves the turn-based genre, it doesn’t get much better than this.
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