Overview
Divinity: Original Sin is an isometric-ish
western-style RPG in the style of the old-style classics like Baldur's
Gate. And, just like Baldur's Gate, it's incredibly good. That's really
it. All you need to know. If you're the one guy on the planet who played
Baldur's Gate and didn't enjoy it, please move along. For the rest of
you? Come with me on a mystical journey into a magical realm... of
adventure!
Even setting aside its position on
the shoulders of the giants of yesteryear, Divinity: Original Sin has a
pedigree all of its own. Being the seventh game in the series (if my
maths are correct) which includes, among other things, a RTS combined
with a jetpack dragon flight simulator. For me, though, I'm coming at
this whole thing cold. Never played one before, and I've always sort of
got them mixed up with the run-of-the-mill RPG series Sacred (because of
the names). But they are not the same beast.
It's really great. It's so clever. Really, a top
game. These are not just things I'm saying here in the review - they're
phrases I muttered under my breath as I was playing it. Always a good
sign. Of course, there are a few small issues to criticise, but I wonder
if they haven't just put them in to give journalists something to talk
about in the spirit of giving a balanced view. Sometimes, things are a
little tough to click on - selecting the right person to attack in a
busy melee when the sprites are slightly moving can result in sending
your archer charging into the fray instead of firing an arrow sometimes.
Inventory management, particularly when trading, could certainly have
used a lick of paint to streamline things a little - it can take forever
to shuffle the right seller to compare weapons, for example, and each
character has their own gold rather than it being automatically pooled.
But
such trifling concerns really don't deserve your attention. This is a
modern RPG classic that screams for your attention if you have even a
passing interest in the genre. Clever, in-depth, engrossing and just
utterly wonderful.
You could almost call it divine.
Publisher/Developer
GD pc builder
System Requirements
Min:
| CPU: | Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz |
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| RAM: | 2 GB (Windows Vista requires 1.5GB RAM) |
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| DirectX version: | 9.0c (included) |
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| DVD-ROM: | 8X
speed DVD-ROM. This game contains technology intended to prevent
copying that may conflict with some DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and virtual drives. |
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Rec:
| DirectX version: | 9.0c (included) |
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| DVD-ROM: | 8X
speed DVD-ROM. This game contains technology intended to prevent
copying that may conflict with some DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and virtual drives. |
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