This is my opinion. I feel a lot of western gamers want their hand held. I think a lot of western gamers are Hollywood zombies. This game is hard. This game is tough. It requires you to get out and think. IT doesn't old your hand, and you are punished for doing stupid things. I feel a lot of western reviewers play these European titles and get frustrated because they are brutal. They in turn grow angry and slam the title. I played risen. IT was slammed on. At first I hated it. It was brutal, and it doesn't hold your hand. I took the time to learn it, and it is an awesome title. The same thing goes for x3. Games like oblivion and dragon age do well reviewer wise because thy hold your hand. They are both pretty easy titles.
I easily place the game above the steaming pile of mediocre dragon age. Dragon age plays exactly the same as NW1. Divinity II plays fresh. I love being able to roll around and dodge attacks.
I feel for the developers. They put their whole heart and soul into this title. It is spectacular. It has a lot of beauty. The music is incredible. The 5.1 digital audio sounds incredible on my alien ware laptop.
I give this game an 8.
