As of the 132 patch it still seems to work on my copy, does it update automatically through Steam? becuase it was still working last night when I made it to level 21DoPo said:
Anyone played Divinity: Original Sin?
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Not sure yet - I Kickstarted it and got my free download, but I hadn't played any previous titles in the series, so I bought them from GOG and have been working my way up to Original Sin.BloatedGuppy said:
If it's anything like the other Divinity games, it should be pretty damn good on all counts. I'm really enjoying the series - far more than a few other isometric RPGs I could mention.
Dunno - I finished the game about a month ago and I've got it through GOG. I didn't bother upgrading what I had while playing because the patches that came out mostly weren't that worth it. Some more significant ones came out shortly before I finished (I was 5-ish hours from the ending) and after.EternallyBored said:
Having taken some advice and restarted the game: It's pretty alright. But holy shit it is repetitive.
When you've got a zombie/leech/shield tank with a charge and two spin attacks, a mage with summon, a mage with support and an archer the game kind of becomes a joke, assuming you don't go and fight anything 3-4 levels higher than you.
Don't get me wrong, shooting a cloud of poison into a group of enemies and then setting it on fire so it explodes, charging in with your hasted heavy armour warrior and spinning things to death feels great the first few times. But once you realize it'll kill pretty much any group up to the 15 hour mark (second town) and most single bosses can be defeated using the ever thoughtful strategy of "hit them a lot with everything" combat becomes a chore while you wait for enemies to finish their moves where they slowly plod about and the writing just isn't good enough to hold it up.
6/10 so far. I'll probably play it some more but unless it does something spectacular it's never going to be near my top X anything.
When you've got a zombie/leech/shield tank with a charge and two spin attacks, a mage with summon, a mage with support and an archer the game kind of becomes a joke, assuming you don't go and fight anything 3-4 levels higher than you.
Don't get me wrong, shooting a cloud of poison into a group of enemies and then setting it on fire so it explodes, charging in with your hasted heavy armour warrior and spinning things to death feels great the first few times. But once you realize it'll kill pretty much any group up to the 15 hour mark (second town) and most single bosses can be defeated using the ever thoughtful strategy of "hit them a lot with everything" combat becomes a chore while you wait for enemies to finish their moves where they slowly plod about and the writing just isn't good enough to hold it up.
6/10 so far. I'll probably play it some more but unless it does something spectacular it's never going to be near my top X anything.
Any time I'm out of town for any prolonged length of time my weapons RAPIDLY degrade, even just from normal combat. I think I'll work on getting Jahan to repair stuff.DoPo said:
Hmm...that sounds super promising. I think I'm going to check that out, see how it works. Thanks!DoPo said:
Erm, vaguely. Sort of. The two companion characters[footnote]There are two with personalities and, like, dialogue. You can also get more hirelings but they don't don't say anything.[/footnote] don't have a lot - occasionally they'll comment with their thoughts on a situation you encounter and the main characters can agree with or denounce the comment but it's only fluff. The relationship with them doesn't get much deeper than that - you can keep scolding them for their beliefs and they won't leave the party or anything, similarly, only ever agreeing with them won't win you "loyalty points".Padwolf said:
The two main characters do have a lot of conversation with each other - mostly concerning each one's view on a particular thing - they can agree/disagree on a variety of points. At the end of the game depending on how divided/close they there are a variety of endings for them - from becoming lovers through there being a one-sided affection to them sort of just drifting apart.
So I guess, the short answer is "not really". For basically the whole game the two keep a professional relationship with probably some friendship thrown in and the very end is just a brief description of "what happened after".
There's sort of a consequence in Jahan's quest towards the end of the game, if you disagree with him enough times you are given an alternate way to complete his quest and get the key for the last temple. I know it's not much and I ended up accidentally killing the alternate target before even doing Jahan's request so it was a moot point in the end anyway, but its there if you don't like him and want to leave him twisting in the wind.DoPo said:
I did not know that. Interesting. Well, anyway - I liked Jahan, I agreed with most of what he said. I especially liked him compared to Madora, although that's not saying much - saying he's better than Madora would probably count as damning him with faint praise.EternallyBored said:
Cons:
Casting animation and walking a bit slow.
Inventory can get a bit cumbersome.
Classes are a bit unbalanced.
Combat can sometimes be frustrating because the character models move, so you try to click to attack, and then you end up moving right up to them instead (bye bye ranger).
Since character models move, it is very very difficult to determine the position for a backstab.
Story is subpar when they are talking about serious stuff
Out of combat ice is a pain.
Taking the perk "Glass Cannon" will make this game insanely easy, even on hard mode, and even with the difficulty mod on hard mode.
UI could be better (I click on my skill bar to use a fireball. I want to use meteor strike instead, so I click that instead. Fireball has been cast on the bottom of my screen).
Does anyone even eat food?
Some parts of the game is basically pixel hunting, or there being a random button you have to press but you don't even know the button is there.
EDIT: RNG can sometimes screw you over. Shopkeepers sell skillbooks. Bad rng = you never get the skill you want (basically, reload the game before talking to a merchant/looting chests to not end up having only level 6 skills when you are level 18).
Pros:
Combat system and interacting with environment is really well done.
The writing is good when it's humorous (basically anything that's not about Source)
Level design is good.
All in all, it was a good game and I played ~90 hours of it. But if animations and movement speed were faster and some UI fixes, then it would probably would have taken me ~60 hours to beat.
Casting animation and walking a bit slow.
Inventory can get a bit cumbersome.
Classes are a bit unbalanced.
Combat can sometimes be frustrating because the character models move, so you try to click to attack, and then you end up moving right up to them instead (bye bye ranger).
Since character models move, it is very very difficult to determine the position for a backstab.
Story is subpar when they are talking about serious stuff
Out of combat ice is a pain.
Taking the perk "Glass Cannon" will make this game insanely easy, even on hard mode, and even with the difficulty mod on hard mode.
UI could be better (I click on my skill bar to use a fireball. I want to use meteor strike instead, so I click that instead. Fireball has been cast on the bottom of my screen).
Does anyone even eat food?
Some parts of the game is basically pixel hunting, or there being a random button you have to press but you don't even know the button is there.
EDIT: RNG can sometimes screw you over. Shopkeepers sell skillbooks. Bad rng = you never get the skill you want (basically, reload the game before talking to a merchant/looting chests to not end up having only level 6 skills when you are level 18).
Pros:
Combat system and interacting with environment is really well done.
The writing is good when it's humorous (basically anything that's not about Source)
Level design is good.
All in all, it was a good game and I played ~90 hours of it. But if animations and movement speed were faster and some UI fixes, then it would probably would have taken me ~60 hours to beat.