Divinity: Original Sin | Cheerful Ghost

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition Review

Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Review

Recommended

RPG, turn-based combat, similar to Final Fantasy games

Customizable characters and classes

Loot system and weapon attributes similar to Diablo games

Variety of spell types and skills

Craft (and steal) just about everything

Humorous

Many quests

Great music

Some minor annoyances

Enhanced Edition > Classic

Multiplayer

Divinity: Original Sin is pretty much a must-play, especially if you’re into RPGs. I realized the popularity of Divinity: Original Sin 2 some time ago and decided to look into it. I later bought a huge pack on sale which includes pretty much every game in the Divinity series, although I believe they’re pretty much unrelated. However,... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/05/2019 at 08:54pm

Limited Run Games will have the sequel for switch up for sale tomorrow:

https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/switch-limited-run-55-divinity-original-sin-ii-preorder

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/05/2019 at 09:09pm

Cool. I don't have the Switch, but I do have D:OS2 on Steam.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/05/2019 at 09:13pm

The switch version has cross-play with the steam version.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/05/2019 at 11:21pm

Awesome! I don't think there are a lot of cross-platform cross-play games, so that's pretty cool. I intend on playing D:OS2 when I finish w/ this one, but I have other things coming in January that might distract me. I feel like I'm near the end of the game, but I'm not so sure. Thanks to this game, I'm most definitely looking forward to playing the second. I definitely feel that if this one is pretty much a must-play, then the second must be as well. I can see, even though I haven't played that second one, why it's so popular. I'm sure it's really good as is this one.

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/06/2019 at 04:21pm

Will: that LRG copy looks great. I’d get it but I have a few switch games I have yet to get through. LRG is doing some great work.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/09/2019 at 11:08pm

Woot, I just won the D:OS2 Switch from LRG.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/10/2019 at 02:35am

Whoa, that's awesome!

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/10/2019 at 03:52am

You are incredibly lucky. How many free games have you won from them now?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/10/2019 at 05:12am

4 or 5 and then one from the charity stream.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/13/2019 at 09:28pm

@Will_Ball, are you going to play D:OS before D:OS2? As I said in my review, from what I've read, I don't believe it's really necessary. Also, if you read my review, you may want to take a look at the additional note I just added. I haven't played D:OS2 yet, so I don't know if this will apply. I expect to get to that game before the end of the year or during the beginning of next year. We'll see, but I will probably very likely write a review for it when I've played enough of it that I'm ready to write about it, just like I've done with D:OS.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/13/2019 at 11:46pm

I don't have D:OS, so I don't know if I will play it before D:OS2. I too hear that they are pretty independent, so it is not necessary.

As for the note, thx! I will try to remember it when I get to the either game.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/13/2019 at 11:49pm

Are you going to play D:OS2 soon? Feel free to let me know what you think of it. You can post here if you want, send me a message, or connect to me on Steam (gregopeck).

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/16/2019 at 10:15pm

Probably not soon. LRG takes a while to ship games.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/16/2019 at 10:15pm

What is LRG?

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/16/2019 at 11:17pm

LRG == Limited Run Games. They release limited numbers of certain games that don't get wider physical releases.

https://limitedrungames.com/

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/16/2019 at 11:25pm

Yeah, I think I've seen you, Jon, mention it here before, but I never paid much attention to it. Thanks for sharing that with me!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/17/2019 at 03:06am

Jon knows what’s up. Kids and their boutique publishing houses!

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 03/22/2020 at 09:32pm

Hey Will, have you started playing D:OS2 yet? I've already written a review for it, even though I haven't finished it yet. I like it, I think it's popular and I fee like I can see why.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 03/28/2020 at 06:13pm

I just got my copy yesterday!

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 03/28/2020 at 07:01pm

Wow! I restarted my game yet again yesterday. LOL

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All the fun of Tabletop RPG's without all the pesky papers!

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I'm a huge fan of Tabletop RPG's, in fact, I play Pathfinder regularly. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition is the prequel to the original Divinity, which has a sequel, Divinity II - Ego Draconis/The Dragon Knight Saga. While I never played the original (or spinoffs) I played both versions of Divinity II, totaling ~200 hours of my life. Pro-tip: If you own Ego Draconis, your save does NOT carry over to TDKS as they have different coding. That's due to Atlus buying the title and re-releasing it as TDKS.

Divinity II is an RPG style of gameplay by modern standards. Third person rear-view, run around, open combat, etc. Original Sin (the most recent installment) plays... Read All I'm a huge fan of Tabletop RPG's, in fact, I play Pathfinder regularly. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition is the prequel to the original Divinity, which has a sequel, Divinity II - Ego Draconis/The Dragon Knight Saga. While I never played the original (or spinoffs) I played both versions of Divinity II, totaling ~200 hours of my life. Pro-tip: If you own Ego Draconis, your save does NOT carry over to TDKS as they have different coding. That's due to Atlus buying the title and re-releasing it as TDKS.

Divinity II is an RPG style of gameplay by modern standards. Third person rear-view, run around, open combat, etc. Original Sin (the most recent installment) plays out like a Pathfinder or D&D game. It's actually really tough, even on easy, which I feel is on purpose. That's how a good Pathfinder/D&D game goes. Everything is turn/round based as you would expect, based on initiative ratings. There are saving throws (automatic) skills, perks, base stats, feats, etc.

You start off with two characters, which you can customize. However, pick your class before customizing skills/stats or they get reset and you have to do it over. You can even choose the AI Personality, which chooses how they act during conversations and decisions, as well as how they will react to what you do/say. You can also choose "No Personality" to manually choose how they will react to every situation, sometimes leading to a mini-game to decide who will win the argument. It's Rock, Paper, Scissors. You can switch between your party members at any time, and even separate the group to deal with traps.

You can have up to 4 members in your party, and honestly it can get to be a bit much. The good news is, you can play solo, couch-co-op or online co-op. That takes some of the burden off. Each of you then takes control of the main characters (leading to some interesting experiences), and can control either of the other party members at will. This also makes splitting the loot more interesting.

I got this game on an amazing deal on the Xbox One at 74% off. I would have been willing to pay the full price for this game. It truly does an amazing job of giving you the pencil & paper experience without the need for erasing and getting new sheets. The only other thing, is so far, you don't get the full 100% freedom of say, choosing a killer out of 3 suspects, you have to investigate to find the 100% without-a-doubt killer. That could also be a DM decision, where the Guard Captain wouldn't believe you without irrefutable proof. I also understand that this isn't meant to have the freedom of Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment, so I'm not really upset about it.

Anyone who has ever enjoyed pencil & paper RPG's should pick this up. It's got a 60+ hour campaign and is worth every penny.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/22/2016 at 03:47am

I have this on Steam, and I was really interested to play, but I was having issues with performance. I did recently upgrade RAM, though, so maybe now is a good time to give it another go. Thanks for the reminder!

Maxxiumus_Prime Post Author wrote on 07/22/2016 at 12:26pm

You got it, scrypt!

scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/22/2016 at 07:23pm

Yeah, still not playable for me. It's weird. The "detected" settings put me at Ultra, and I more than meet the recommended specs for the game. The frame rate is just unbearably slow, no matter what I put my settings at. Trying to look around for solutions...

scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/23/2016 at 03:42pm

Well, I guess I'll have to wait until I upgrade parts of my system? I don't know. I was a Kickstarter backer, but by the time I got around to playing the game, it was month's after release and I just got frustrated with trying to make it work. Maybe I'll pick it up on PS4 when it goes on deep sale someday? Really would like to play :)

Maxxiumus_Prime Post Author wrote on 07/23/2016 at 04:57pm

It's worth it! Keep your eyes on that sale price! I would check game-debate.com. They usually have really accurate readings/specs.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/24/2016 at 06:33am

Cool. Thanks for the heads up :).

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