Thanks for your heart-felt update, Lar. It's nice to get an inside peek of the process, instead of just looking at packages in a store. It's nice to know how much the folks at Larian care about what they do, the quality of their work, and amazingly, the opinions of players.
My first 'discovery' of Larian Studios was through the English language release of Divine Divinity (which hubby bought in Australia during military deployment). He was completely involved in the game, and when I finally got my turn with it, I decided it'd be best if we had two legal copies-- that way even when he's out on military duty, we can both play one of our favorite games. I was very impressed with the depth of the Divinity story, and the freedom (having only played a major-titled game at that point) in the game-playing. The humor was the best I've seen. . . ever! I absolutely LOVE the humor in the Divinity games (and I'm American!).
I tried playing Beyond Divinity, but found it not to my liking (I prefer playing "outdoors" as opposed to mostly dungeons). The English voice acting, in my opinion, left much to be desired. Still haven't been able to play the game all the way through.
Then came Divinty 2: Ego Draconis. When I saw this game on the shelf, from my beloved Larian developers, I quite easily decided to pay the US$50 for it instead of 'the other' major dragon game.
I continue to be impressed with the folks at Larian-- you guys are just awesome! You deliver great games, great story-lines, and a fun world in which to delve. It's nice to put aside reality for a little while (like, several hours at a time!) and go into the magical world that a few people put their hearts and creativity into. I am also impressed with the mostly positive 'aura' through these forums. The fact that head Larian workers take time to post and reply to us players is amazing to me. I haven't seen either the positivity or such involvement by the game developers anywhere else.
Thank you all so much for the hard work you do, for sharing with us. I wish to you only the best, and that even in these rough economic (and political) times, you'll come out on top! Keep up the great work, and that positivity which seeps through!
All best,
~~CierraShore
