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The April edition of Computer Games contains a full page preview by features editor Cindy Yans, and concludes:

Beyond Divinity... promises to deliver a much deeper, old school, freestyle RPG with tons and tons of content that's just plain fun to play.

You can see the page right here.

Thanks for the scan Rincewind. A nice artical indeed. I wish these gaming mags would get off the Diablo clone wagon already. Sure there are elements, but content is entirely different. For instance, ya can't beat a baddie with a frying pan, or use a pot for armor in Diablo! LOL! I like it that these folks are giving credit to Divinity, and that they have actually played it. The PIF seems to be infecting the greater population of the gaming community, slowly but surely. As poor Martha would say, "That's a good thing." <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

thanks for the scan. wish we saw more than the dungeon in the demo. those screen shots look great <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Absolutely MSlynx... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
and it was a nice article,
i savored every syllable, except those yucky diablo bits! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for that, Rincewind! It was a good read. And I'm starting to have second thoughts on ignoring the summoning dolls...

Wheeee..!

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
we get to dress our very own dollies! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

and we can summon them in the most ridiculous outfits,
to do our bidding, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> for our entertainment!...... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />

Don't ignore the dollies! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

They are really cool, believe me. Yesterday, our own DeathKnight (=QA Manager) was (of course <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />) playing the game and he was on the road with some of his dolls. The things you can do with them is amazing and I laughed until I rolled under my table.

Och, what do you say? You were already so impatient and now I made it worse? Ups... sorry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

So is <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> aiming for a Mature rating ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Rincewind, thanks very much for the scan. Nice article.

thannks.

its NOT a Diablo clone! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/memad.gif" alt="" /> thats sacred <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />

The whole "diablo clone" thing is moronic. That means that every shooter game is a Wolfenstein Clone, every strategy game a Dune 2 clone etc...

Well, you should rather pity them.
They have once been sat in, the signal was given and they´ll see no further station ever on, this train will never stop.
Prisoners of their on prejudice, i´d assume.
What a poor fate... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
I feel for them...

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

Well, my big green friend <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> , this is a hideous move of Larian to attract the `Barbie´ buyers segment and seduce them subtely into sucking <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> like mother´s milk.

And you have right found the appropriate introducing smilie for it!
Kudos! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />


<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Ragon <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

ROTFL !!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />Ahh, we have great humor.


when we're not arguing.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

Ah, Lews...There is no arguing here! We only agree to dissagree, or is it dissagree to agree? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> "I will not be a Diablo clone. I will not be a Diablo clone. I will not be a Diablo clone..." (Say it with me) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

It IS not a diablo clone, It IS not a diablo clone ,It IS not a diablo clone <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I don't remember any quests in diablo
so it's not a diablo clone <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

They never called it a Diablo clone....

Nor <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> neither <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> can be a Diablo clone.
Do you remember a zillion dialog lines in Diablo? I don't think so <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />