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Divinity: Original Sin

Started by The Butcher, August 20, 2014, 11:11:11 AM

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The Butcher

August 20, 2014, 11:11:11 AM
Isometric, turn-based, non-scaleable fantasy RPG. Linky.

Has a co-op mode to boot, huge boom for me since I get to play with Mrs. The Butcher.

It's been getting good reviews (4.4 on Metacritic) and a couple of friends have been playing and enjoying it.

The only reason I haven't picked it up is that I have more than enough on my plate right now (Skyrim, GW2, BL2). But I'd love to hear if anyone here is playing it, and what's it like.

Ladybird

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August 20, 2014, 11:30:24 AM
It's pretty interesting, so far, but I take issue with the early Orc quest (I wanted to call them out on being rapists, rather than leaping straight to justified stabbytimes).

I don't like the "play two characters" aspect as much as I thought I would, because the bickering ended up feeling like I was arguing with myself; still, I think that's been patched, and you can give your buddy conversation AI now? I wound up playing my adventurers as me and my partner, which of course meant be being a jerk and also "losing" most conversations.

I really need to go back to it.
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JeremyR

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August 20, 2014, 10:23:42 PM
It runs surprisingly terrible on my computer, which is why I haven't gotten into it.

Doom

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August 21, 2014, 12:14:06 AM
I'm having fun with it, but I have to admit the fights are a little tough. I guess I'm too used to "hold your hand" RPGs like Skyrim.

The combat controls are still a little clunky for my taste...it's ridiculously easy to set fire to yourself while trying a ranged attack. Hopefully I'll get a little better at avoiding that, but after the 4th reload, I just set the skill level to easy. The key for most fights seems to figure out what bombs are convenient to set off.
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September 06, 2014, 05:58:19 PM
Looks like the good old times I had with baldur's gate and icewind dale. I played those games coop with a few friends of mine. Worked really well. I will certainly play this game, when it's cheaper. I never buy games anymore who are more than 10 bucks.
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