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[Luipadre]

Is this gonna be an action rpg like the witcher?

 

[StueyDuck]

Honestly the announcement is interesting enough.

But the statue marketing stunt is such a flop, dont do that shit for a CG trailer and especially not for divinity, it does not have the brand power for that.

Will be nice when an actual game is shown though

 

[Signalis]

That was dark.

Divinity has always been kind of tongue in cheek a little. New direction?

Divinity Original Sin wasn't tongue in cheek, it was cringe. Made for Reddit

Miss their older games. Divine Divinity is one of the best games ever made.

 

[HYDE]

Cringey af edgelord garbage…Fuck off overhyped shit studio with overrated games. Who the hell wants this trash?

 

[Northeastmonk]

Anyone else notice the lady riding the dude when the blaze was set? That was a real graphic trailer. I didn't mind, but my daughter was also watching it lol

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

Inusually hate cgi trailers, but as far as cgi goes this was pretty damn wild.

And the above poster noting a slight hint at sex in a trailer as upsetting while a wounded man spewing maggots from his open wounds was burned alive in the same trailer is the most american take in a long while.

 

[niilokin]

Looks interesting but reminded me of Ari Aster movie shock attempt-cringe bit too much...

 

[Jetpac]

It's Larian, trailer has dark vibes that build intrigue given Divinity being more light-hearted...so I'm in.

Edit: This is what Veilguard should've been when they first showed it, instead we got that cartoon-ish slop instead.

I'm almost curious if you played any Divinity games? Where the hell is it light hearted?

Some of the darkest stories and experiences are found in DOS2…

 

[calico]

Divinity has always been kind of tongue in cheek a little. New direction?

I hope so. Divinity's somewhat pantomime-y tone was refreshing when it was a B tier alternative to more serious games, but if it's going to be at the top I would prefer it take itself seriously.

 

[hyperbertha]

Divinity Original Sin wasn't tongue in cheek, it was cringe. Made for Reddit

Miss their older games. Divine Divinity is one of the best games ever made.

The two original sin games buttrape every previous game larian has made. Your opinion (a bad one at that) is not fact.

 

[Here]

The BG3 reveal (at a Stadia event iirc lol) was gross as well.

I only played DO1 but it seemed much more lighthearted than this. Still looks promising.

 

[Dibbs]

Yeeeeeeeees!

 

[Arsic]

I hate cgi trailers

Came here to say this. It does nothing for me.

 

[Aenima]

Amazing trailer, but its hard to get hyped without seeing the actual game.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Im assuming it wont be crpg. Cool trailer I guess.

 

[Branded]

Looks like cdpr is getting a lot of competition in the AAA wrpg space.
Very hype.

Uhh, how is this CDPR competition? Genuine question.

Isn't this going to be a top-down isometric (3D) affair?

 

[Sentenza]

It's probably going to take years though and it's bigger than BG3!

We won't see it till like 2029, will we?

It's probably going to release as an early access build at the end of the next year or so and stay in EA for a couple years.

 

[Denton]

CGI trailers are a god damn waste of time.

This was so edgelordy too, very unlike Larian. Now I do prefer darker less "whimsical" theming, but this was just unnecessary.

Plus I really hoped they were doing a new IP, Divinity is just not that interesting to me (though I enjoyed Ego Draconis).

 

[nowhat]

Thought they didn't wanna do more Baldur's Gate cos they didn't wanna do more on that scale and scope right away.

I think it's not unreasonable to assume they just didn't want to work with WotC anymore.

 

[Lorianus]

"Bigger than BG3"

So Good 1st Act, really good 2nd Act and a rushed incomplete Act 3 like Original Sin 2 and BG3 ?

 

[Luipadre]

I hope its an action rpg like a witcher and not a crpg this time around.

 

[Nankatsu]

Gruesome yet amazing trailer.

 

[StueyDuck]

Do we think Beastiality is gonna push the needle for this game like it did BG3?

It's clear that's gonna be a part of the marketing with "thickness" and a CG trailer with it in it.

 

[Nocty]

I hope its an action rpg like a witcher and not a crpg this time around.

it's another top down crpg using an updated version of the DOS engine.

 

[zapper]

it will be in line with BG3 and the original sin or like the old Dvinity which was more action..?

 

[KungFucius]

Bigger than BG3 they say. Damn.

Damn as in why? Seriously I can't handle games that take much more than 40 hours to beat. 100 hours is way too fucking long. Make 2 games with a cliffhanger and release them a year apart.

 

[Hohenheim]

That was a awesome trailer!

 

[Sentenza]

I hope its an action rpg like a witcher and not a crpg this time around.

Shut your dirty mouth.

 

[Nikodemos]

So, they've reached the Fall of Rivellon era?

 

[Sentenza]

Do we think Beastiality is gonna push the needle for this game like it did BG3?

It's clear that's gonna be a part of the marketing with "thickness" and a CG trailer with it in it.

"Bestiality" didn't push a thing.
No one in the right mind got into playing BG3 because of "bestiality". Stop being a military grade autistic.

 

[StueyDuck]

"Bestiality" didn't push a thing.
No one in the right mind got into playing BG3 because of "bestiality". Stop being a military grade autistic.

It must be difficult to walk about covering both of your eyes and ears everywhere you go...

it's the only way you could be so out of touch with the world.

 

[calico]

Idk why they would go back to action after becoming phenomenally successful since switching to turn based CRPG. I guess it's possible but it seems very unlikely to me.

 

[Sentenza]

Idk why they would go back to action after becoming phenomenally successful since switching to turn based CRPG. I guess it's possible but it seems very unlikely to me.

While it's not impossible that may want to do a different thing, some people don't seem to be aware of the fact that Swen Vincke's preference was for turn-based from the beginning, and the only reason their first games were more action-oriented is because their publishers at the time simply weren't interested in turn-based combat.

 

[TrebleShot]

This looked absolutely insane and brilliant I wonder if it's a ARPG got very strong Diablo vibes from it but more extreme.

Can't wait to see what it is.

 

[calico]

Imagine the triggering if it's like BG3 but with reflex dodge/parry

 

[StueyDuck]

Imagine the triggering if it's like BG3 but with reflex dodge/parry

This is something ive been seeing alot lately, why are people getting annoyed at parry systems

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Damn, I'm catching up on all the TGA stuff, watching the full VOD in the background, and when the reveal trailer came up on the stream I actually had to stop from working and focus for a minute. Quite the insane reveal trailer!

 

[balls of snow]

Uhh, how is this CDPR competition? Genuine question.

Isn't this going to be a top-down isometric (3D) affair?

Divinity games are 3rd person action rpgs.

 

[Sentenza]

Divinity games are 3rd person action rpgs.

Divine Divinity was a Diablo-like hack'n slash but with actual RPG mechanics attached to it.
Same goes for Beyond Divinity (which is a bit the redheaded stepchild of the series and everyone loves to pretend didn't exist), then you got Ego Draconis which was their only third person action RPG.
Then it was the time of Dragon Commander (a bizarre RTS with action sequences) and then they went to Kickstarter and started the Original Sin series.

 

[nowhat]

It must be difficult to walk about covering both of your eyes and ears everywhere you go...

it's the only way you could be so out of touch with the world.

Yes. The entire reason BG3 swiped all the awards two years ago was bear fucking. Of course, why have I been this blind.

Why haven't other studios/publishers got with the program? Although, Mario does mount Yoshi quite often...

 

[balls of snow]

Divine Divinity was a Diablo-like hanck'n slash but with actual RPG mechanics attached to it.
Same goes for Beyond Divinity (which is a bit the redheaded stepchild of the series and everyone loves to pretend didn't exist), then you got Ego Draconis which was their only third person action RPG.
Then it was the time of Dragon Commander (a bizarre RTS with action sequences) and then they went to Kickstarter and started the Original Sin series.

Yeah I only know the from Original Sin onwards. If Larian wanted another top down crpg they would have called it D: Original Sin 3.
It just being Divinity smells like a reboot/reimagining of the series.

 

[StueyDuck]

Yes. The entire reason BG3 swiped all the awards two years ago was bear fucking. Of course, why have I been this blind.

Why haven't other studios/publishers got with the program? Although, Mario does mount Yoshi quite often...

I didnt say anything of awards.

It was a good game also, but its popularity skyrocketed because bear fucking, and you know it did thats literally why you used that example.

Bg3 would never have had the eyes on it like it did if it didnt have that moment in its preview.

Why even pretend its not a thing.

Howcome people like you are always so extreme, it has to be the extreme of one or the other.

It can both be a good game but also gain popularity because of the beastiality. Theres literally a thread here on Neogaf about it when it shown originally, there were loads of articles written about it.

And you literally just watched a cg trailer with more animal fucking being glorified like i dont get what your brain doesnt comprehend

 

[Branded]

Divinity games are 3rd person action rpgs.

Ooooh I got my games mixed up. I thought this was Baldurs Gate and stuff. Gotcha.

 

[Lux R7]

i think divinity os 2 is still their best game, so i hope for a sequel in the same style.

 

[Oberstein]

That was one of the most disgusting trailers I've ever seen. Pointlessly over-the-top gore. Just awful from start to finish. And showing that live, on top of it. Very disappointed with Larian.

 

[calico]

If Larian wanted another top down crpg they would have called it D: Original Sin 3

Not necessarily imo, with how much BG3 has elevated their status in the interim.

 

[Rocinante618]

Incredible trailer. I'll 100% play this if the gameplay/combat is like Divinity 2 Original Sin. I'll probably not play this if it's like Baldur's Gate 3, I really dislike RNG/diceroll (I know it's a D&D experience but so what? I hate this shit, dice roll checks are a waste of time for me)

 

[asdasdasdbb]

That was one of the most disgusting trailers I've ever seen. Pointlessly over-the-top gore. Just awful from start to finish. And showing that live, on top of it. Very disappointed with Larian.

Yeah they didn't need to show that. Just the blood would have sufficed. Clearly it was another stunt like the Bear Sex thing, going for the shock value.

 

[Nocty]

Stop being a military grade autistic.

lmfao... my nigga clapping them cheeks

 

[Sanepar]

I hope is not tier B like the first 2 games.