Rising to the Divine - Divinity Original Sin 2 Review

SBFord · October 2017

Rising to the Divine - Divinity Original Sin 2 Review

Like many of you who love cRPGs, when Larian Studios announced that it was making a sequel to Divinity: Original Sin, the heavens lit up. The KickStarter campaign funded almost immediately and hopes were set high for Divinity: Original Sin 2. I am here today to tell you that your hopes were not in vain and that it is everything we could have hoped for and so much more

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SlyLoK · October 2017

At first glance I thought the picture was for ESO lol.

If this game comes to consoles I may pick it up. I had the first on PC but didn't particularly care for it.

MadFrenchie · October 2017

SlyLoK said:

At first glance I thought the picture was for ESO lol.

If this game comes to consoles I may pick it up. I had the first on PC but didn't particularly care for it.

The second is much-improved, alleviating a lot of what seems to be popular issues with the first.

I think it's one of the best RPG PC games released in years, and that even includes the likes of Witcher and PoE.

Alverant · October 2017

I want it but I'm not sure
1) What the sys requirements are (my rig was new with Windows 7 and still runs great)
2) How can I make the time to play all these games I have?

Forgrimm · October 2017

Alverant said:

I want it but I'm not sure
1) What the sys requirements are (my rig was new with Windows 7 and still runs great)
2) How can I make the time to play all these games I have?

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6XXX or higher
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Minimum requirements may change during development.

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or AMD R9 280
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Recommended requirements may change during development.

Alverant · October 2017

Thanks, Forgrimm. Believe it or not, my old war machine can do it. My only concern is with the graphics card because I can't tell if my NVIDIA meets the requirements since they messed up their naming scheme. (And I'm at work so I can't grab the box and find out.)

Today's lesson, don't be afraid to spend the extra $100 on a processor when building your computer. I have an i7 from 7 years ago that can still outperform chips made today.

Iselin · October 2017

Good review Suzie. This game is as close to a 10 as I've seen in quite a while.

Who would have thought 3 or 4 years ago that this type of turn-based CRPG not only would be revived but that one would be so well made that it can compete on even terms with the best of the best of the 3D action ones?

Forgrimm · October 2017

Alverant said:

Thanks, Forgrimm. Believe it or not, my old war machine can do it. My only concern is with the graphics card because I can't tell if my NVIDIA meets the requirements since they messed up their naming scheme. (And I'm at work so I can't grab the box and find out.)

Today's lesson, don't be afraid to spend the extra $100 on a processor when building your computer. I have an i7 from 7 years ago that can still outperform chips made today.

Do you know the number of the card off-hand?

SBFord · October 2017

Iselin said:

Good review Suzie. This game is as close to a 10 as I've seen in quite a while.

Who would have thought 3 or 4 years ago that this type of turn-based CRPG not only would be revived but that one would be so well made that it can compete on even terms with the best of the best of the 3D action ones?

I have never felt inclined to give a game a 10/10 before but this is as close as I've come. A patch or two to fix broken quests and something to improve inventory management (a search function would do it!) and the quest journal and I could see it happening. It's absolutely the best game I have played ..well, maybe ever.

Relampago · October 2017

I love it too. Note it plays well on a 3rd gen i3 with 8gb of ram and an nvidia 560.

Alverant · October 2017

Forgrimm, I have the box here. It's GeForce GTX 750TI so it should be able to handle it. (I got a low end card last year when my previous card started having issues with its fan.)

Phixion13 · October 2017

great review. Love the game but agree on the issues. I just finished it today and even with some disconnects/issues I still find it a must play for RPG fans.

Elthium · October 2017

Love the game but I wish I'd waited a month or so until they patched those annoying bugs. How the broken quest one got pass quality assurance and the testers is beyond me.

YashaX · October 2017

I'm enjoying it, but I think its a bit overrated. The first DOS was extremely innovative, and while this one might take some steps forward, it also introduced some changes that don't seem that good to me.

The biggest issue is the combat; it kind of feels like a step back in some key ways. For example, the new armor/magic armor system basically forces you to take a party of either all physical damage dealers or all magic damage dealers backed by support skills (magic or physical).

Don't want to sound like a negative nancy though

Its a blast and definitely one of the best crpgs ever made, but it hasn't grabbed me to the extent Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, or Witcher 3 did.

kjempff · October 2017

All reviews rate this game very high, and some say it takes the throne long held by Baldurs gate 2.
I am only 12 hours in and taking it real slow, but so far it has been great. Combat especially is extremely tactical and some minor adjustments can turn an impossible fight into a win.. which means save&load is an essential part of the game.
Always a few strange mechanics to get used to in a new game, and of course you have to enjoy slow paced rpg with a lot of reading and thinking about your decisions, but so far.. Yeah it could be the best game I played in years.

Iselin · October 2017

kjempff said:

All reviews rate this game very high, and some say it takes the throne long held by Baldurs gate 2.
I am only 12 hours in and taking it real slow, but so far it has been great. Combat especially is extremely tactical and some minor adjustments can turn an impossible fight into a win.. which means save&load is an essential part of the game.
Always a few strange mechanics to get used to in a new game, and of course you have to enjoy slow paced rpg with a lot of reading and thinking about your decisions, but so far.. Yeah it could be the best game I played in years.

Take Baldur's Gate, update it with 3D 2017 graphics, add voice for all the characters and NPCs, come up with a deep ability system that outdoes official D&D, write a story that's near book quality... pretty simple really

MadFrenchie · October 2017

YashaX said:

I'm enjoying it, but I think its a bit overrated. The first DOS was extremely innovative, and while this one might take some steps forward, it also introduced some changes that don't seem that good to me.

The biggest issue is the combat; it kind of feels like a step back in some key ways. For example, the new armor/magic armor system basically forces you to take a party of either all physical damage dealers or all magic damage dealers backed by support skills (magic or physical).

Don't want to sound like a negative nancy though Its a blast and definitely one of the best crpgs ever made, but it hasn't grabbed me to the extent Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, or Witcher 3 did.

There's a mod on the Steam Workshop that increased mob health while decreasing their overall armor ratings. (On normal difficulty, it decreases the armor ratings by 33% while increasing health by 50%). That will allow you some breathing room to carry a party of more diverse physical/magical DPS.

BananaSoup · October 2017

How "MMO" is this game?

jonp200 · October 2017

Fantastic game! Really having a great time with it.

rojoArcueid · October 2017

I'm currently playing Original Sin Enhanced Edition on PS4 and i am totally in love with it. I can't wait for OS2 to release on PS4 too. I could get it on Steam but this is one of those games which i MUST have a physical version on my shelf.

Such a great series.

Yaevindusk · October 2017

Great game. Glad you included mentioning the broken quests. Stopped playing after I left the island due to about seven quests that I 100% completed saying "failure". Since they included the editor in the "tools" section of Steam -- and assets for free in the DLC section -- the making of custom campaigns and worlds is a reality. They even allow you to import custom work and make your campaign Story Mode or GM ready.

Waiting for this week's bug fixes, which note fixing bugged quests.

ConstantineMerus · October 2017

It was a pleasure to read this review. Thank you.

azarhal · October 2017

YashaX said:

I'm enjoying it, but I think its a bit overrated. The first DOS was extremely innovative, and while this one might take some steps forward, it also introduced some changes that don't seem that good to me.

The biggest issue is the combat; it kind of feels like a step back in some key ways. For example, the new armor/magic armor system basically forces you to take a party of either all physical damage dealers or all magic damage dealers backed by support skills (magic or physical).

Don't want to sound like a negative nancy though Its a blast and definitely one of the best crpgs ever made, but it hasn't grabbed me to the extent Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, or Witcher 3 did.

A well built (and used) DPS character will shred the entire armor (physical or magical depending of build) of an enemy in its first turn except for a few bosses. You don't need to go all physicals or all magical.

YashaX · October 2017

azarhal said:

YashaX said:

I'm enjoying it, but I think its a bit overrated. The first DOS was extremely innovative, and while this one might take some steps forward, it also introduced some changes that don't seem that good to me.

The biggest issue is the combat; it kind of feels like a step back in some key ways. For example, the new armor/magic armor system basically forces you to take a party of either all physical damage dealers or all magic damage dealers backed by support skills (magic or physical).

Don't want to sound like a negative nancy though Its a blast and definitely one of the best crpgs ever made, but it hasn't grabbed me to the extent Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, or Witcher 3 did.

A well built (and used) DPS character will shred the entire armor (physical or magical depending of build) of an enemy in its first turn except for a few bosses. You don't need to go all physicals or all magical.

? I am not sure what difference that makes. Even if you are strong enough to do that, assuming one character strips the magic armor, the next character will have to do magic damage to reduce the mob's health, or use magic-based cc to control the mob. Therefore it is better to stack the same-type of damage so that you can reliably kill and keep the mobs under control.

Also, while I have only played 30 hours so far, I am certainly not able to remove all the armor in one turn of many mobs (and most fights I am outnumbered). So yes maybe at some point I will be so OP that the game mechanics don't mean anything, but even in your example it is still far better to have another damage dealer or cc of the same type to follow up with.

ironfistvk · October 2017

YashaX said:

azarhal said:

YashaX said:

I'm enjoying it, but I think its a bit overrated. The first DOS was extremely innovative, and while this one might take some steps forward, it also introduced some changes that don't seem that good to me.

The biggest issue is the combat; it kind of feels like a step back in some key ways. For example, the new armor/magic armor system basically forces you to take a party of either all physical damage dealers or all magic damage dealers backed by support skills (magic or physical).

Don't want to sound like a negative nancy though Its a blast and definitely one of the best crpgs ever made, but it hasn't grabbed me to the extent Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, or Witcher 3 did.

A well built (and used) DPS character will shred the entire armor (physical or magical depending of build) of an enemy in its first turn except for a few bosses. You don't need to go all physicals or all magical.

? I am not sure what difference that makes. Even if you are strong enough to do that, assuming one character strips the magic armor, the next character will have to do magic damage to reduce the mob's health, or use magic-based cc to control the mob. Therefore it is better to stack the same-type of damage so that you can reliably kill and keep the mobs under control.

Also, while I have only played 30 hours so far, I am certainly not able to remove all the armor in one turn of many mobs (and most fights I am outnumbered). So yes maybe at some point I will be so OP that the game mechanics don't mean anything, but even in your example it is still far better to have another damage dealer or cc of the same type to follow up with.

Not sure what classes you have picked but mix and match them and combat will be fun. I have 2 melee and 2 magic. 1 melee uses 2h warfare+necro (heal+summon), another uses daggers scoundrel+huntsman+necro (heals+summon), 1 magic dual wands pyro+geo (magic+buffer), another magic staff aero+hydro (heals+stuns+shields). I only had trouble in fight against alexander, that stupid worm came out of nowhere, so far. Also leech talent is very good.

Coming to the mobs if you notice can see melee type mobs have low magic shields and magic type mobs have low physical shields. Beat down the magic types fast and combat will go smoothly.

ironfistvk · October 2017

Oh also try to keep your guys separate as best as you can so that not all of them will get hit by aoes.

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