Hey if we can have several one in a decade world events happening in a short timespan, surely we can get some good games too
But it doesn’t have to be a once in a decade thing. We can drop a great RPG or even a good shooter every couple years.
I hope this inspires people to check out Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin series.
I picked up DOS1 EE and DOS2. Playing 1 when I don’t have access to my desktop as my laptop isn’t capable of running BG3. Still in the first town, but so far I’m enjoying Divinity as well.
Divinity 2 has better combat than bg3
Well that’s depressing because DOS2 has shitty combat
DOS2 combat allowed you to do goofy stuff and was fun casting spells. BG3 is more 1 turn 1 action and much slower and methodical, I mean makes sense, it is DnD afterall, it’s designed for tabletop.
Yeah I mean I thought divinity combat was fun. I could make massive plays to freeze everyone, create all sorts of elemental clouds and surfaces, group enemies up with teleports, etc. Some combos were definitely OP but that’s what makes it fun + you could ramp up difficulty with mods and such. You could also cast spells for fun or teleport just to get around the map without having to long rest. Baldur’s gate is much slower paced and playing with the elements like that seems way less viable.
It’s sort of DnD. Solasta offers much more authentic 5e combat (especially with mods) but has much weaker stories, awful faces, and bad voice acting.
I really liked the combat of DOS2. All the interactions between spells were a lot of fun. The only Thing i disliked is, how ineffetive movement felt. Either you had an attack which included movement, or you didnt wanna move
What interaction? The constant everything blows up damaging everyone while healing sucks? Stunning yourself because your standing in blood that glitched under ground? Spells that don’t work on the slightest change in the z-axis?
All the interactions between conditions. How wet is the condition to Support shock aswell as frost. How the Rangers First Aid is the only way to remove knockdown. How Charmed kann be removed by clear mind, but not by magic armor. How most geomancer spells create explosive surfaces to synergise with pyro. How you can usw dragons breath to clear Ice so your Charakter wont slip
Well DOS2 came out 6 years ago, so hardly once in a decade.
6 years ago was a different decade.
What’s DOS2?
Divinity original sin 2 id assume. Great game as well by Larian.
Interesting that it didn’t gain similar notoriety then.
I think the Baldurs Gate name/brand carries a ton of weight still. Lots of people are nostalgic for it because it was a formative game of the 90s.
I think bg3 is also a lot easier to get into than dos 1 and 2. Having actual cut scenes and voice acting for everything goes a long way in making the game immersive. I also feel its easier to get into the combat (though that may just be me having got used to dos beforehand)
I’m really looking forward to playing it (I’ve promised myself to fully beat TotK before I pick it up). I played a ton of BG 1 and 2 when I was a kid and even for me they are hard to pick back up now. A slightly more accessible version of that sounds amazing.
I tried playing bg 1 and 2 about 10 years ago. I put about 40 hours in between them and enjoyed it, but I found it tough going. I’ve found bg3 way easier to get into and have already far surpassed the hours I put into the original games. On top of what I’ve already mentioned, the change to fully turn based is a huge improvement on that weird pausable real time used in the previous games
IMO it didn’t have an engaging start. The joke/parody concept also scratches s different itch.
I found that game wasn’t 8% as engaging or interesting to.me
As BG3? Its the same formula, just different lore and combat.
I just didn’t like it
It scratches the same itch that has led me to buy Skyrim at least 3 times (PS3, PC, and Switch)
First story driven game to fully immerse me since New Vegas. I’m about 15 hours deep and I’m not even scratching the surface.
That sounds like I should take a look.
This game has taken me back to my Mass Effect days. I’m so glad I checked this game out, and I’ve enjoyed almost every minute I’ve played.
You should try divinity next :D
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll add it to my list.
