I've been huge fan of original Divine Divinity, I've also liked Divinity 2 with expansion pack, as well as (to some extent) Dragon Commander. I couldn't really beat Beyond Divinity (too many closed areas- or rather- only closed areas). Above all these games though, I liked orginal DD most- for unparalleled freedom it offered. I'd like to hear some opinions from other who loved first game of series, because- I must admit- I'm rather disappointed with Original Sin. As "independent" RPG, not having anything in common with other games of series, it's pretty good- but as sequel (or prequel- depending on perspective) it well under my expectations. Here are my reasons:
- semi- open world:st art at Cyseal, proceed to Silverglen and so on. In Divine Divinity everything started at Aleroth, on a (huge) map being center of the "world". Verdistis, Dark Forest, Dwarf City- everything was accessible as soon as PC was strong enough to get there (or at least run and stay alive). Of course it's possible to come back to Cyseal after progressing to Silverglen, but there seems to be no reason... Also, progression seems too Diablo-like...
- "hey, what's in this cavern on the left?"- while there's plenty of side-quests in OS, they seem too simple. There are no carriage riders on the side of the road, arguing who's caused an accident, no cavern with vampire who abducted a child, no traders who want me to plunder ancient elvish tomb... What's more- quests are one-dimensional, finished after doing certain things. No additional plot twists or surprises (Rivertown plague), just kill and fetch. Sure, they are interesting, but still short... And it's impossible to solve quest with two wounded
soldiers guys in a "good" way
- turn- based fight- of course it's just my opinion, but IMO- old good fashioned one would be better
- Immaculates, Conduit, surrounding world... What the hell?- my biggest problem- lack of immersion. I'm some kind of source hunter, dropped into some God(s) forsaken city, to do... what? I know that DD was kind of similar in that matter, with hero waking in Aleroth with amnesia, but... First- I don't know where I am, I don't know why source is evil (in DD it was healing only), what legion is... I mean- it's most recent game in series, acting without any kind of introduction. While DD was first game in series and thus it could be rough in plot terms, I hoped to see something familiar... (other than fountain in Cyseal square)
But maybe it's just me- nonetheless, I'd like to know others opinions
