Well, my problem with Drakensang is that while design and graphics very nice, level of interaction with the world could be much better. I dont have problems with story-based gameplay that gets you kicked from one location to another without choice, but I usually expect that this will be compensated by ability to influence this story. And since i'm Neutral Evil in DnD terms I find it really hard to play a RPG in such strictly good alignment like Drakensang offered. This is general European cliche actually, only CD Project with Witcher managed to break it, German, Russian and other European RPG-makers usually stick to holy crusade theme which is annoying.
As for Oblivion, while I didnt get its style right away and finished it only a year after I bought it preferring to replay BG and KOTOR first, after that I found it quite replayable and enjoyable game. Just sticking to house and stuff collecting, exploring, can be fun as I discovered, but that's not what I look for in RPGs initially.
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Mindread? Thats quite challenging to implement.
Level of interaction in Divine Divinity was a major plus about Divine Divinity, and you can be sure Larian won't drop that this time around.
I don't think the comparison with Dragon Age will stand. Of course Dragon Age will sell a lot more copies due to the giant marketing campaign they have, and BioWare (and to an extent, EA) are really gambling big on it. I'm sure Dragon Age will be a great game, and I'll definitely buy it once its price goes down.
As for Divinity 2, I am thinking it will sell better than the original Divine Divinity, but due to the limited marketing budget will not be a big name. The good thing here is that Larian made a classic with Divine Divinity, and they can confirm that status of being a "good games" company with Divinity 2.
I, for one, am a supporter of Bioware and I think they are the only big name out there that makes good RPG's. And I'll definitely support Larian as best I can in their quest to get to that level. I am convinced Divinity II will be a very enjoyable game.
However, as was said before, you can't really compare it to Drakensang or Dragon Age. Make it an improved Gothic 2. That's what I'd compare it to. Not sandboxy and boring like Oblivion, but not as storybound as your usual Bioware game.
