Divinity Original Sin

[Grim.Reaper]

Sweet!  Thanks, Bison.

And I have to go back and re-read that part about splitting the cost and getting two copies.  Did I read that right?

Correct...plus you get the dlc and the two old games.  Not bad for 35.

[panzerde]

Bought it quite some time ago and like everything Bison has described, but for some reason I keep bouncing off of it. I'm just not getting really engaged with it in the time I'm giving it.

No question that it is a great looking tactical RPG - something I've been wanting to see more of. I fire it up, and don't go "ooooh, pretty!" like I did with Skyrim, play for ten minutes, and shut it down.

[TheCommandTent]

Just saw that it was released today.  Looks pretty good and I am looking for a RPG to play.  As it's co-op and turn based, they may just get my money.

If you do it I'll do it :)

The $40 price tag is a little steep for me right now, and I want to see some more impressions from people I trust (looking at you, Bison), but, if it comes up aces, I can splurge.  You'll have to be my co-op buddy though.

Well, if you guys buy the collector's edition, you could split the cost and get all the goodies...pretty good deal:)  You can then spend $35, et the DLC (worth $9.99) and the two other old games.

"Includes two copies of Divinity: Original Sin, the Source Hunter DLC pack, plus Beyond Divinity and Divine Divinity. Send the second copy to a friend! (DLC will only be made available on release.)"

This is what I was going to recommend too.  I didn't get the DLC, because I didn't really see a need for it.  I'll let you know what I think of it Metaldog after I get a few more hours into the game.  I'm only about 2 hours played so far, but I really like what I've seen so far.  Ultimately I'm really excited to see how the fan base uses the developer tools to make modules for it.  It really could have longevity like NWN if they released the tools correctly.

The developer tools are an awesome idea especially with how creative some people are.  It will be cool to see what those people can create.

Looking forward to reading more impressions from you on this.

[MetalDog]

Whadda ya' think, Tent?  Halfsies on the $70 package?

[TheCommandTent]

Whadda ya' think, Tent?  Halfsies on the $70 package?

That is very tempting. :)

[MetalDog]

Whadda ya' think, Tent?  Halfsies on the $70 package?

That is very tempting. :)

Shall we give it until Friday?  Read the scoop and see what everyone thinks?

[Grim.Reaper]

First review I have seen on it....

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/1039/view/reviews/load/332/Roleplaying-Depth-and-Adventure.html

[Grim.Reaper]

and a translated polish review....

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.pl%2Farticles%2F2014-06-30-divinity-grzech-pierworodny-recenzja&edit-text=&act=url

[TheCommandTent]

Whadda ya' think, Tent?  Halfsies on the $70 package?

That is very tempting. :)

Shall we give it until Friday?  Read the scoop and see what everyone thinks?

Sounds good, if we can wait that long that is.

[MetalDog]

No doubt that I can.  Don't have the money in hand.  Yet. ;)

[Grim.Reaper]

Sweet!  Thanks, Bison.

And I have to go back and re-read that part about splitting the cost and getting two copies.  Did I read that right?

Correct...plus you get the dlc and the two old games.  Not bad for 35.

Possible clarification...according to some folks in another forum....the DLC and extra games might only go to the person who buys the game and only a game key is made available to the friend.  Might want to check deeper before considering, if that is something your worried about.

[Nefaro]

Yes the game can be played coop.  One character per player.  I'm not sure how the dialog part will work.  The dialog so far is generally focused on whomever is the "leader" at the time the conversation starts.

The dialog options when playing Co-Op is a mini-game in itself.  When a multi-player party speaks to an NPC, and you get multiple options of replies of the stereotypical Good/Greedy type, then your own characters can do a little multi-choice conversation between themselves if you've selected different choices initially. 

You can still see this in action when playing solo, between your two characters, but in this case you're choosing the arguing points for both.  In multi-player, you can have a short debate over what to do via multiple choice convos.  I'm pretty sure you can also turn this little mini-game facet off, although someone will probably have to be the designated NPC conversationalist.

I don't recall seeing a storyline RPG with Co-op play quite like this.  Sure there was stuff like the NWN series, but this one has more integrated support for it.  We may have to do some Co-op sometime, although you have one player create a pair characters, as the other can only join and take over one of those.  In other words, you can't create your own character locally and join games at will.  One host starts it up and the other joins.  That game is saved on the creator's computer, so he just loads it up and you join every time you resume.

I've not played the official release version yet as I've been busy all day & evening.  Judging from the five hours I played last week, it's a superb game.  They've since added gigabytes of updates, so I'm looking forward to getting started in the next day or two.. I may wait a day to see if there is a quick patch of any sort even though the developers have stated that all future patches after release will be Save compatible.

[Kushan]

So far I'm really enjoying it. Unlike most modern RPGs it doesn't hold your hand. I've been wondering around trying to find the damn tavern in the first town for about an hour now....I love it.

[Nefaro]

So far I'm really enjoying it. Unlike most modern RPGs it doesn't hold your hand. I've been wondering around trying to find the damn tavern in the first town for about an hour now....I love it.

LOL.  It's sometimes baffling, which qualities some people enjoy.

I think the non-combat wandering is one of the few Cons I've seen.  I like to explore and find stuff, but walking back & forth down city streets trying to discover the local watering hole in a town doesn't fit my idea of exploration.  Especially when you should just be able to ask someone nearby.   ;D

But all the other stuff in the game is a lot of fun.  O0

[Kushan]

I think the non-combat wandering is one of the few Cons I've seen.  I like to explore and find stuff, but walking back & forth down city streets trying to discover the local watering hole in a town doesn't fit my idea of exploration.  Especially when you should just be able to ask someone nearby.   ;D

I found it. When I ran into the guild recruiter at the door I thought the tavern was some sort of guild hall. Exploration is one of my favorite parts in an open world RPG. I think I've spent at least 100 hours in Skyrim just wondering around.