This game got me back into gaming again. A neck injury made it extremely uncomfortable for me to sit at the computer for a couple years. I had to pretty much stop all my computer hobbies. It was pretty depressing at the time to be honest. Even after things healed up enough to be tolerable, it was hard to get the momentum to try stuff again. But I loved Divinity Original Sin. And I had just started playing DnD with some friends, so I had some hype over that. I figured, let’s give it a shot.

Wow, I'm glad that I did! This game has been great. All the characters are very memorable, and the voice acting is excellent. Even party members I didn't think I would like turned out to be layered and interesting. Most of the side quests were worth doing just for the story. I was surprised how some of the side quest NPCs evolved over the course of the game. They have their own stories that parallel yours. It really keeps you invested, and helps you feel like your choices are important.

I do have to say that the game is pretty horny though. Nearly every single party member wanted to do it, and also some NPCs. I don't mind that it's there. But, that's just not my thing, ya know. I do really enjoy the romancing scenes though. Some of them are very sweet. Wyll in particular is just adorable. For asexual peeps, I recommend turning nudity off in the settings. Sex "happens" but it just instantly fades to black. But you still get to experience the romance parts.

As far as gameplay goes, I enjoyed it. I would have liked some better tutorials though. Since I'm new to DnD systems, I had to break out my PHB to look up things quite a lot at first. The encounters are all pre-designed, so they are interesting. Sometimes they can be pretty hard though, to the point that they feel more like a puzzle to solve. For example, there are often ambushes where my 'face' character will just get destroyed. So I have to reload and reposition my characters, or make sure I have certain counter spells equipped. It's very fun, but I don't know how you are expected to win some of these without reloading.

Overall, I really really liked this game. It's one of my favorites in years. Not that that's saying much. Hehe. I look forward to replaying it several more times. Give it a shot if you're at all into roleplaying stuff. You can always refund. Just don't spend an hour in character creation like I did.

This game got me back into gaming again. A neck injury made it extremely uncomfortable for me to sit at the computer for a couple years. I had to pretty much stop all my computer hobbies. It was pretty depressing at the time to be honest. Even after things healed up enough to be tolerable, it was hard to get the momentum to try stuff again. But I loved Divinity Original Sin. And I had just started playing DnD with some friends, so I had some hype over that. I figured, let’s give it a shot. Wow, I'm glad that I did! This game has been great. All the characters are very memorable, and the voice acting is excellent. Even party members I didn't think I would like turned out to be layered and interesting. Most of the side quests were worth doing just for the story. I was surprised how some of the side quest NPCs evolved over the course of the game. They have their own stories that parallel yours. It really keeps you invested, and helps you feel like your choices are important. I do have to say that the game is pretty horny though. Nearly every single party member wanted to do it, and also some NPCs. I don't mind that it's there. But, that's just not my thing, ya know. I do really enjoy the romancing scenes though. Some of them are very sweet. Wyll in particular is just adorable. For asexual peeps, I recommend turning nudity off in the settings. Sex "happens" but it just instantly fades to black. But you still get to experience the romance parts. As far as gameplay goes, I enjoyed it. I would have liked some better tutorials though. Since I'm new to DnD systems, I had to break out my PHB to look up things quite a lot at first. The encounters are all pre-designed, so they are interesting. Sometimes they can be pretty hard though, to the point that they feel more like a puzzle to solve. For example, there are often ambushes where my 'face' character will just get destroyed. So I have to reload and reposition my characters, or make sure I have certain counter spells equipped. It's very fun, but I don't know how you are expected to win some of these without reloading. Overall, I really really liked this game. It's one of my favorites in years. Not that that's saying much. Hehe. I look forward to replaying it several more times. Give it a shot if you're at all into roleplaying stuff. You can always refund. Just don't spend an hour in character creation like I did.