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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
- Thread starter Casimir
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You've got 37 pages of people flipping out about how insanely good it is, what do you think?
People are really* enjoying this game.
*, really, really, really**
**, really, really really, really, really
It's that good - so go buy it
Beyond Divinity was really, really bad and everyone knows it. Original Sin is great.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
So do we know how many towns total are in this game? All I'm seeing so far is talk of the starting one, and one dude mentioned just getting ready to leave it after being there for 35 hours (!). Just hope there's a good variety of towns to visit and most of the game isn't poured into the first one.
Look up a bit, a few posts ago (+/- 10) a very good description was given of what to expect.
I personally love it (and many here as well), but it's definitely "old skool". For instance, quests aren't marked, so you'll have to read where to go (and even then the log just has hints and not detailed instructions). Another example is crafting: instead of a menu, you simply combine items in your inventory (it reminds me of point & click adventures back in the day). You can experiment yourself, but there are many books with examples.
Simply put: expect no handholding, but exploring yourself. There are hints scattered about (mostly in books), which fit perfectly in the world itself (kinda like a "how to make an arrow for dummies" style).
Also, the combat is awesome. There are lots of ways to kill enemies, so it's mostly up to you to find out what you prefer. You'll be surprised how often a solution or experiment works, simply because it should in the real world (like using a knife on a pillow to get feathers).
Larian claim that there are three other maps similar in size to the opening one (ie. with Cyseal) which are approximately as dense in terms of content. Unsure about specifics of towns though.
Edit: plus six more minor-sized maps.
LurkerPrime
Member
Other people have the same issue and one of my characters has Pet Pal.
I think the intention was, the human voice would be how Pet Pal people hear them. Because some animals, like rats, have very specific voice "human" voice sets.
OmegaDL50
Member
Murphy is my favorite NPC in every game ever.
I'm Murphy, Jake's Dog. Wow, you smell great! Have you been rolling around on dead things all day? That's my favourite hobby too!
Bowwwwwww! If I ever find out who killed Jake, the most awesome Jake who ever Jaked, I'll...I'll...I'll bark so much! Seriously so much, you have no idea!
I'm tempted to change my avatar...a shame I can't capture a larger image.
I'm tempted to change my avatar...a shame I can't capture a larger image.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Larian claim that there are three other maps similar in size to the opening one (ie. with Cyseal) which are approximately as dense in terms of content. Unsure about specifics of towns though.
Edit: plus six more minor-sized maps.
OK thanks for that. Wondering if anyone here has made it to one of the other towns yet, and if has its own style that stands out from Cyseal.
lucebuce12
Member
Murphy is my favorite NPC in every game ever.
I'm Murphy, Jake's Dog. Wow, you smell great! Have you been rolling around on dead things all day? That's my favourite hobby too!
Bowwwwwww! If I ever find out who killed Jake, the most awesome Jake who ever Jaked, I'll...I'll...I'll bark so much! Seriously so much, you have no idea!
I'm tempted to change my avatar...a shame I can't capture a larger image.
Yeah, it started to get kinda sad seeing (hearing?) him talk (bark?) about Jake. Fellow dog owners can agree.
LurkerPrime
Member
Hmm, you could always just pad it with a transparent border if it didn't scale properly without it.
Plan B:
(quick & bad)
Before Barone Bone? one is
next to burning ground and a barrel
Chance Hale
Member
Fuck this fucking game.
I got Murphy killed guys.
I did the same on accident and gasped loudly. Reloaded instantly, non-canon
SaiyanRaoh
Member
I've been reading the specs folks on this forum have been running this game. I should easily have 60fps if that's an indication. My rig is better than some of these. Yet I can only get 10-15fps. What nvidia drivers are you guys using? Maybe I'll have to rollback.
lucebuce12
Member
This game made me kill
the zombie virus, it's the most dark game EVER.
two dogs cause they contracted
Holy Order Sol
Member
I was under the assumption that the maximum number of party members was 3 smh
Not unless you picked the loner trait on one of your made characters.
LurkerPrime
Member
Lone Wolf trait.
Pull on one of the character portraits until the chain between the two break.
MisterShine
Member
Drag their portraits away from each other until the chain connecting them breaks. This allows them to move independently.
jediyoshi
Member
You're meant to place objects onto them. Though another puzzle comes up later where you need to do that anyway. You drag your character portraits away from each other to 'unchain' them, then they can be controlled independently.
OmegaDL50
Member
Hmm, you could always just pad it with a transparent border if it didn't scale properly without it.
Plan B:
(quick & bad)
That's funny. Nah, I think I finally captured it properly. It wasn't perfectly square before and had it off center.
Thanks.
Murphy was a lone wolf.
LurkerPrime
Member
Murphy was a lone wolf.
And look where that got 'im.
Let this be a lesson to all of youse considering such a dangerous path.
There's a respec option in game somewhere, if you google it the patch it was added in is noted amongst the first hits.
My knight hits twice per turn for 70-100 using
his two handed sword, and opportunist often procs for an extra touch. At level 8 he tears through standard mobs.
How are those numbers? Sound about right or are you (or anyone else) sprinting ahead with dmg?
I think you're just supposed to remember who has what.
This game is kind of like a brain training excersise.
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So I forgot about the 8 hours I spent in beta... I have 41 hours tracked on steam 5 of those MP, I was going to leave Cyseal earlier but decided to clear out the burning areas around the church and make sure I'd stolen all I could.
28 hours on the first map. 3 more approx as big? If they're as dense this will make me very happy. Having to dial back in the game time till Sunday, I might start taking my time with this so I can savour it, but not sure if that's possible. If just drags you in...
I fucked myself last night playing. I was digging up graves in Cyseal, having a grand old time. I discovered some stuff about Jake, talked to a dog, killed a woman guarding the grave of her daughter, and found a secret tunnel.
Then I was exploring, and found a house with a grave in front of it that was glowing. It looked shiny and I was possessed to dig up the shinies in that grave.
Then I was exploring, and found a house with a grave in front of it that was glowing. It looked shiny and I was possessed to dig up the shinies in that grave.
Then in blew up and killed my entire party. I hadn't saved for about an hour. Son of a bitch.
lucebuce12
Member
The quest where the mayor asks us to find a lost staff of burgundybus,
. Which direction is he, towards east
or the path through which we just came to the ciy?
I don't remember the name, and the sailor named Conrad tells us that some wizard took it and is gonna be on a boat near the beach
where the orks are
Well shit. I keep dropping below 30.
If you don't save for 24 hours or more and then check
you still die and I made you look
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Hmm, you could always just pad it with a transparent border if it didn't scale properly without it.
Plan B:
(quick & bad)
Hahaha I love that
lemonlyman
Member
Does anyone know how I'm supposed to get to the
? I can't seem to find a way down to it. That's not really a spoiler just a geographic location, but you never know.
beach in the North West
Intheflorsh
Banned
I had to murder the cheese vendor. Enough was enough.
4 players mode is out!
http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=504225#Post504225
http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=504225#Post504225
just reload and he'll have a new stock.
LurkerPrime
Member
But the patch to fix that issue was already deployed, murderer.