I suppose it all matters where you started gaming. For me my first
RPG was Dungeons & Dragons, closely followed by AD&D, this was in my early teens. Those to me are
REAL RPG's.
So in this electronic world we live in the term RPG has been torn to shreds trying to make a format that initially was on P&P to the computer, and then further down the line to consoles. Playing both combined now for past 20 yrs or so.. I can say what the genre is, and what it is supposed to be are two different beasts. For a vast majority of gamers these days, especially the fantasy genre, grew up playing or familiar with World of Warcraft, whilst the slightly older group played (anything prior).
For me the gaming world changed a lot, while the game itself may be poop, it woke up the masses and brought a whole new wave of
gamers . Crap I remember years ago my little sister telling me she started an account, asking me what server I played on ect,..too bad for her I'd stopped 2 yrs prior. To say the least my not so gamer sister started playing a
MMO. I thought chickens would start falling out of the sky!
The reason I bring up WoW, is not for any reason outside of the fact since they seemingly have a monopoly on the gaming market, not because of game quality, but marketing. This is unfortunate because smaller companies can either jump on the current trends bandwagon, and live off WoW stragglers, or carve their own name into gaming history. Though the current economy does not really allow for much breathing room, risks are big, and money is in short supply.
So back to the OP, for me this game is closest to the
Baldurs Gate series, or even
Neverwinter Nights meets
Diablo series of games. Divinity contains elements from both of these games. The
search,
find,
figure out was a big part of the Neverwinter/Baldurs series, mixed with the
action packed find the best gearness of the Diablo series.
For me this game has alot of good going for it, fun, makes you think, and then think again. As for compairing to games like Oblivion, Risen, Gothic, or w/e those games are made from cookie-cutters, with the exception of Oblivion, that game series is descent.
