Greetings fellow old fan and old fans of the series.
Regardless of out histories, we're here for a common ground: Larian and their games.
To add my view to the choir:
In simple terms, I was awed years ago when I got into the series. Took a while to flesh out the reasons why, but it boils down to a few factors:
Sven and Larian have kept high standards for game quality and polish, and on their road to hitting that perfect game state (that they keep promising), there may be bumps, there may be imperfections, but there are clear steps of following that ambition.
The world they created felt more alive within its own standards than most other universes I've peered into. The world they crated has a varied and coloured history, including interpretation and reinterpretation. What we know and have experienced as players is our memory, but the world itself shows hints of a very real aspect: Over the course of time, history loses accuracy and potentially factuality too. There is a clear hint of the real to grasp onto in what is ultimately a fantasy universe with its own set of rules.
To be fair, no human can conceive something entirely alien, as it is our lot to build upon the existing...
I am back here on the basis that the new Divinity title will be an overall good game, regardless of any personal preferences and being unable to avoid the hype on a series I have attachment to. I am here to enjoy game and have fun... when it's out, ready to find new ways of enjoying game and having fun that I may not have considered before.
(As a short note, due to all the heated arguing I have read about: This is only my overall view that is in tune with appreciating what has come before, overall good, ever bettering itself. I am not here to discuss fine points, I am here to show appreciation, in the way I see it.)
