Divinity is so peculiar to me beause it simultaneously rocketed Larian to somewhat mainstream success and yet it still feels slept on. Great games all around, cant wait to play BG3 when I upgrade my rig
Well said. I absolutely loved Divinity 1 OS (I wish more would discover it for themselves) and Divinity II. I just built a new PC system in order to play BG3 (as well as other uses) so I totally understand the need for an upgraded rig.
When BG3 was in early early beta i remember being excited to play but dissapointed because my pc wouldn't handle, 2023 comes and i decide to upgrade my pc in july and totaly forgot bg3 was coming out... truly lord's work.
Spend extra on CPU over GPU. Even an 8 core Ryzen overclocked to 5ghz hits 80 percent usage sometimes and the game drops a lot of frames. I'm actually going to hurry up and upgrade my rig to AM5 just because of this.
@@DarkErrant the gameplay was a stand out for me and the attention to details is CRAZY… please try it with someone else (Co-op)… I am certain you will enjoy it even more…
My son and I played and finished 1 earlier in the year. Had a great time. "Club 'em daddy!" is still an uttered phrase in our house to this day. We plan on playing 2 together later this year when his military service ends. Looking forward to it.
This games soundtrack is a masterpiece. It's a fascinating and distinct soundtrack that no other game has ever really come close to sounding like. The late Russian composer Kirill Pokrovsky really put everything into this project. Larian really seem to value the music in their games, Borislav's soundtrack in BG3 will go down as one of the best OST's of all time.
Yeah, it kinda made the later part of the story a little underwhelming, but also the Cyseal act is the most developed and polished part of the game, in the later parts you definitely feel it they had to cut and rush a lot of things.
oh man the rock paper scissor persuasion checks are hilarious, in dos2 they just let you bruteforce checks by having enough raw stats but still have some fond memories in dos1 co-op. just as with dos2 you can 1 shot every single enemy in the game by using near infinite weight chest, lastboss included making it either an extremely challenging journey on highest diffuclty or an aboslute joke even with 1 save. The staggering amount in varying builds, encounters, ways to use enviorment against enemies i'm jealous of people that havent played this masterpiece.
I spent 398 hours in this game. Finished it 3 times, including Honor Mode. And even now, when I'm in the middle of BG3 Honor Mode playthrough, I still have the urge to play DOS at least one more time
try it with epic encounter.. first try the lower vitality and then the hiigher original.. i played a bit over 600 hours with that mod.. it makes the game completly different. i find the game not more challenging even with epic encounter.
Even before watching the video, i have to say: I just (minutes ago) finished the game, it is my first Larian Game and it was incredible. Got stuck/lost a few times but nothing that could take away its beauty. The journey is awesome, its surprising, complex, rewarding... everyone should try it.
The biggest difference between 1-2 is the armor system. In 2 they have a specific magic/physical armor system where magic dmg has to go through the magic armour before it can do effects/dmg against the target, same with physical. In 1 it all is the same and worked out so you don’t have to worry about going 50/50 or all magic or all physical.
Whenever I play DOS2, I will download a mod that translates phys/magic armour to be a reduction stat and not be additional separate health bars to get through for this reason.
It made CC effects useless in DOS2. Once you broke through one type of armor you don't need any freeze, stun, or bleeding anymore, it just 2-3 shots left to finish the enemy.
@@r.d.6290I would argue it made CC amazing since enemies especially bosses has massive health bars and usually had way to regain armour but you could CC chain them once you broke the armour and then destroy them and because if something not armoured cc will always work and unless you miss or it's immune which get rid of almost all RNG outside of the accuracy which you don't really miss that often so it's not even a big deal
TBH I like DOS better than BG3, can't wait to see how DOS 3 will be like, hopefully they will keep the DOS style of RPG, because the DnD in BG3 limits a lot how badass the character can be
Thanks, I have been wondering if the older Larian games were worth it, just to give me a break from BG3, and to let my poor PC have a bit of a rest. Your comments, make it more likely.
Try dos2 playing a Polymorph lone wolf build. So good, get heaps of strength stats and metamorph spells, which is strength based as well. You will destroy.
BTW I was able to run DOS 2 back when I only had integrated graphics on an i7 4790, I had to play on low, and since it was a turn based game I was able to play it okay (even if it doesn't reach the minimum requirements)
Loved DOS 1 and 2. In my not-so-humble opinion, in some ways, DOS 2 is better than BG3! Their own ruleset allows them to leverage the element interactions better than D&D rules allow. I mean BG3 is the best D&D game, but it is still based on a tabletop ruleset, so has limitations. I can't wait for Larian's next, which I'm pretty sure will be back to their own ruleset.
What a great video! Makes me want to download and do another playthrough, which I've not had a chance to do in like eight years. Thanks for the time and effort!
Divinity Original Sin blew my mind. When you get to the first city and is tasked to discover who murdered the guy, I felt like I've never experienced such freedom in a game before. I had no clue what to do, and played for 8 hours straight before collapsing from exhaustion
I just started BG3 as my first Larian game AND DND experience ever. It's amazing and seeing this video really shows how they stayed consistent with their choices for player experience. Also I felt the "oh shit thats my team" way too much xDD
I love this game, I played it first in 2023 and I think it holds up amazingly well and having played 2 and BG3 now, I actually prefer some aspects of it. The graphic style, not going for full realism, but instead a more simplified cartoony look not only had its charme, it also made it really easy to tell what was going on in battle. In 2 for example, the world was so "cluttered" with detail, that often times I had trouble seeing where my attacks would hit and more often than not accidentally hit my companions too, that never happened to me in 1. I also prefer it's combat, as I wasn't really a fan of the armor system 2 introduced and BG3 felt really limited because of how little you got to do per turn (I know it gets better with tme, but still). My only real gripe with it, is that towards the end it feels like they didn't know how to make the battles interesting and artificially raise the difficulty by throwing literal immortal enemies at you that did nothing but waste your turns, attacking you while you had to make them killable. And of course while the story is far from bad, it obviously doesn't hold a candle to bg3 and especially its presentation. Another little nitpick that got solved with 2 was party variety. It was all just human dudes and dudettes in a world of living dead, orks, etc. I hoped for the entire game to get some cool new companions along the way, only to learn that you meet all of them in the first few minutes of the game.
I really liked the game back then, however I'm glad i played it before dos2. I couldn't force myself to replay it after dos2 even tho i tried multiple times
I didn't expect much from this game before i started but this shit got me sleepless for two weeks straight. It is linear enough to keep you interested to the story and the world and sandboxy enough to make you feel like you are free to do as you want. You can fight a single enemy in so many different ways. There are so many moments where i thought the game wouldn't let me do the thing i wanted to do but guess what it lets you do it. So if you are tired of "open world" "rpg" games this game will feel like a fresh breath of air.
One of the best videos about game(s) /review. Thank you for beeng simple. I played the game long time ago but started video to see what is going to be said about this game, and my reaction is very positive. Keep with good work.
I spent more that 100 hours on this game. I loves it so much. A comforting game for me, whether for the music, exploration or combat. The story… well… it is a story
Divinity Original Sin is still my favorite Larian game. Sentimentally at least. Divinity Original Sin II is an overall better game but they changed some things in the gameplay that I just couldn't enjoy, like the changes to how initiative worked, or magic armor and armor. plus the story of the first game was more enjoyable for me. The first time I played the game I dropped it cuz I just couldn't deal with all the reading cuz there was barely any voice acting, the moment I realized the new enhanced version has voice acting I jumped back in and boy oh boy, literally everything had voice acting!
The fact that you HAVE to have 2 player characters is really what kept me from getting into this game, roleplaying 2 characters at a time having conversations with myself kind of ruins my immersion, but would definitely make it a fun multiplayer game. But maybe I should give it another chance since I really like DOS2. Also, stylized graphics will age better than realistic graphics every time, this game will still look just as good in another 10 years while realistic graphics always look worse down the line.
Divinty Original Sin II has better gameplay than BG3, but would say the roleplaying is better in BG3. The fact DOS2 has no classes makes it the best ever.
Back on the day when i played it i was amazed it was my first rpg and it was fantastic this game made me play witcher 3 and when divinity 2 came out i upgraded my pc just to be able to play it, im huge a fan of larian studio and i am so happy they got mainstream attention and praise they deserve with baldurs gate 3
I only played the unpolished release version of DOS1, before EE. It had some bugs that needed walkthrough to go around, weird gender swaps in Bellegar's dialogue lines, and completely op Tenebrium Weapons skill point system.
First Larian game I played and it was great. I REALLY hope they will make D:OS3 next - they need their own IP and their own game with their own ruleset to make a true Sven's Magnum Opus.
Did not really enjoyed Divinity 1 that much, but that's mainly because I just finished BG3, and I got walled at some point by the levelling which forced me to backtrack and try to find how I missed some EXP. Also some quests are quite buggy, like the one with the Anhu's robot where the remote simply does not work.
DOS2's armor system means I'll never play it again, but I have very fond memories of the story. Haven't gotten DOS1 because its price hasn't come down in ten years of being out.
me and a buddy of mine found out if you have the zombie perk and just carry around some poison barrels and your tank is almost unbeatable while the enemies just die from poison. and don't get me started on the final boss that poor dragon we hit him with every status effect in the game just to fuck with it
In D&D everyone atacks in first round/turn. Then people with more than one attack attack again and so on. In Larian's Original Sin people dance like no one is watching while everyone is watching everytime they attack. Then the survivors attack dancing like....
Divinity Original Sin 2 kicks Baldurs Gate 3’s ass by heaps for me. The story, the characters, the gameplay, the combat, the quest logs, the crafting was way better in Dos2
i discovered larian with divinity original sin, and since that game came out i ve been a big fanboy of them buying everything as soon they started the early acces :D I loved more the skill system in the first divinity, with increasing in the skills decrease ur cd etc...and the armor system in the second was a bit too easly to exploit
I thought DOS1 was incredible. The majority of the game had a lot of comedic moments, but every time it shifted to a more serious tone, it nailed it. The build variety was also amazing, the only complaint i have is the randomized loot and equipment in shops. Did a lot of save scumming to find the perfect gear pieces to fit my build. SPOILER ahead: It was also such a unique pace of events, i thought Braccus Rex was the final boss only to realize there were 2 more acts to go.
Source as a the other magical power was kinda confusing. Since most magics don't require source. But the rest of DoS2 was great. Regret not having started with DoS 1 back in 2014.
seeing you throwing ismashell in the sea pained me. Eating him grants you PERMANENT water resistance and the benefit can be doubled with the talent that doubles food effects
i played over 1300 hours on this game.. the enhanced version is definitvly better. currently playing again epic encounter mod again =) .. somethink like 600 hours or more with that mod.. it is only for veterans. played it a couple times now and finished it multiple times.. despite what people say you need just an tank with lone wolf BS.. (sure for beginners its recomendet) .. i played it in all diferent viriaties. 2 lone wolf char party.. 3 char party.. 4 char.. 1 lone wolf 2 normal.. and 6 men party.. that is way to easy if you ask me.. Edit. the game is very good and one of its best.. their are littel to non with that deept and espacialy if you think how much it cost and how litel resources your computer needs to run it. people forget their are almost non similair games who are at this lvl ..
This is the first game in a long time when I was forced to looking for solution on the Internet on how to solve certain puzzles. And no, thats not a good thing.
It may feel a little dated, but I still enjoy playing it nowadays. That said I never liked it as much qs DOS2, that game it's actually in my top 3 of most favorite games. I think that the quality jump between OS1 to OS2 was very big. However, the one aspect that I prefer in OS1 is the female villain, Leandre is way more developed than Dallis, to me Dallis is very weak as an antagonist (character wise, not gameplay wise), her development in the game is abysmal, her motivations are dull and uninteresting , and her connection with Fane feels like something they shoehorned in the last moment, I find her very underwhelming. Leandra, in the contrary feels more polished, especially thanks to her relationship with Icara and Sandalor. About BG3, it's definitely a really good game, yet it didn't blow my mind either, I still prefer DOS2 way more than BG3, especially gameplay wise.
lmao that Warrior intro on DOS1 "i am strong, as a man should be" could you imagine any character saying that nowadays? they are too busy implementing drag queens, lesbian couples and black dwarves to make actually grounded dialogue
I legit had no idea the first couple of games were Diablo like I full on thought they were going to be like Baldurs gate 1 style which really put me off from trying them since those real time strategy games were hard for me to get into since I was so used to turn based.
Being Diablo-like and not like Baldur's Gate is what made them far less appealing, frankly. That aside, it should be stressed that they were "Diablo-like" exclusively in terms of hack'n slash clickfest combat. Their distinctive feature was that while the combat was similar to Diablo, there was an actual RPG behind it. Branching dialogues, quests that were resolvable in multiple ways, an highly interactive gaming world resembling of the Ultima series, etc, etc.
@@TucoBenedictoYou mean real time with pause instead of turn based? If so turn based is so much less engaging and thought demanding than rtwp, like it’s fine if you want an easier time but I find it too easy and boring
@@legitplayin6977 Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity were NOT “real time with pause”. They were straight-up real time hack’s slash in the style of Diablo. And I fundamentally disagree with your claim that “turn-based combat is less engaging” anyway. Not to mention difficulty has nothing to do with preferring one or the other. You sound rather clueless.
@@TucoBenedicto Oh ok, I haven’t played any Larian games apart from the one where you change into a dragon, so my apologies. And the rest of my comment, it was personal opinion, but yes difficulty does play a part in a game’s enjoyment. I play these to min max every character I have and to develop tactics to overcome challenges and every turned based crpg I’ve played so far was too easy, even with cranking up difficulty
show me other games they are similair to them?? non.. their is non. it is 10 years old and still one of the best in his kathegorie. dos 2 and baldurs gate 3 does not count.. they are from the same studio.
I'm not trying to be a contrarian here, I genuinely mean this: D:OS1 is leagues above both D:OS2 and BG3. D:OS2 was ambitious, but fell just short of being great due to some issues with the combat system and an inconsistent tone. BG3 is big, new player friendly, and it looks/sounds amazing, but as an RPG it's aggressively mediocre (and as a successor to the best RPG ever made, it's an isult). D:OS1 is perfect at everything it does, and doesn't try to do anything else. Larian played to their strengths in D:OS1. With the later titles, it almost feels like they were ashamed of their roots and tried to fit in with the cool kids. They made the games more "serious" instead of sticking with what they know and a lot was lost in the resulting mess. Both D:OS2 and BG3 are good games, especially for modern gaming standards, but they don't compare to the really great games in the genre like Tyrany, Pathfinder: WotR or even DA:O, not to mention the games from the golden age of RPGs like BG2 and Fallout. On the other hand, D:OS1 is the best game of its kind, ever, and by a large margin. The only games that could compare are maybe Grimrock or IWD. God, I hate that Larian will never make a sequel to IWD, it's such a missed opportunity.
I do think they ashamed of it. Sad to see this when you genuinly like Divinity for what they were, but their big succes with dos2 and bg3 kinda set their path in stone and if they ever make a dos3, that would've been closer to bg3 rather than dos1.
@@Pmurder3 I would LOVE if they made another game in the spirit of DOS (could be DOS3 or something completely new) with the budget comparable to BG3 and with their current development experience. When it comes to gameplay in TB RPGs, Larian is by far the best in the industry. They have the talent, dedication and vision comparable to old Blizzard, and this is coming from someone who played nothing but Brood War and Diablo 2 for over 10 years when they came out. Please don't think I'm shitting on them as devs. My only problem is that their writing is always shallow and tonally inconsistent, which fits a game like DOS, but doesn't work for a more serious project like a BG sequel. It's like if Joss Whedon made Godfather 4. Unfortunately, now every dev company will try to copy their style of combining eldritch horror with talking animals and awkward flirting for the next 10 years, and well written games like Tyrany will be even harder to come by.
@@omgopet I always thought I like crpg's, but I guess Larian fooled me. Last year I finished Divine Divinity and right after Pillars of Eternity and Pillars is an objectively better game than DD in every aspect, yet it was shocking to me how I felt pillars obsolate in many aspect a valued the most. I guess I like how larian do rpg's, but they really evolved the formula with D:OS and as I played DD, I realised that lot of the larian way of thing was already present in their first game.
@@Pmurder3I feel the same way. Apparently, being an objectively good game gets in the way of fun. PoE has a consistent tone, both in visuals and writing, which makes it boring if you play a long session. The classes are well balanced, so every combat feels the same and there is no power trip when your build comes together and your char becomes completely broken.
Baldurs Gate 3 just doesnt have anything to do with the original series. Not in tone, not in gameplay, not in story. I feel just annoyed seeing them pluck charachters they had no role in creating and use that to sell us a game that is really just another divinity game.
I honestly got bored with the game. I like the core combat and dialogue options, but the story is so boring. it started off interesting with a murder mystery, but the introduction to multiverses and time gods made it dull. the game is also filled with bugs that are annoying. like the music turns itself off in every fight, making the fights less engaging. even in the enhanced edition, attacks will miss or characters will just skip their turns without attacking.
I like the game, but not as much as DOS2 (I love that game), but I have to agree with the story, it started really good with the murder mystery, but it got a little weird, I don't think it's bad, but it's weird.
I played DOS2 first, so I found many things that I think are inferior in this game, like the characters, the story, and the combat in a way. I still think that DOS1 is enjoyable even today. But definitely I do not replay it as frequently as DOS2. I have never found the bug you mention about enemies skipping turns. And what do you mean about attacks missing? About the music bug, yes, it exists, but you are exaggerating in something, it doesn't happen in every battle, and it happens only when a specific track plays, however, if you quicksave and then load the game, the music returns to normal.
@@SeventhheavenDK I played it the same order Divinity Original Sin 2 first, Divinity Original Sin 1 second. And I'm not saying it's bad, but it's simply inferior in every way. I somehow never managed to complete even the first act. DOS2 is one of my favourite games ever. I thought I'd enjoy the prequel as well, but somehow I don't. I'd probably like it if I played them in the chronological order, but after DOS2, DOS1 just feels like taking a step back in every way.
@@SereglothIV Hard disagree, specifically in combat where the original has a far better system. The magical physical split system really just ruined the gameplay for combat vs the save DC system of the first. 2 has a more interesting story and better options for diverse abilities. But requires mods to be a worthwhile experience for me as the core combat is just poorly designed.
@@praisethemoon- I prefer DOS2 combat. There's less RNG, as inflicting statuses is based on armor and not percantage chance. You also miss less often and everything is more consistent overall. I know the armor system has just as many supporters as it has opponents, but I'm one of the former. One thing DOS1 did better was the rock-paper-scissors minigame when persuading NPCs or especially when playing in coop and disagreeing with the other player.
Divinity is so peculiar to me beause it simultaneously rocketed Larian to somewhat mainstream success and yet it still feels slept on. Great games all around, cant wait to play BG3 when I upgrade my rig
Well said. I absolutely loved Divinity 1 OS (I wish more would discover it for themselves) and Divinity II. I just built a new PC system in order to play BG3 (as well as other uses) so I totally understand the need for an upgraded rig.
When BG3 was in early early beta i remember being excited to play but dissapointed because my pc wouldn't handle, 2023 comes and i decide to upgrade my pc in july and totaly forgot bg3 was coming out... truly lord's work.
I Wish you can play it soon 😊
Spend extra on CPU over GPU. Even an 8 core Ryzen overclocked to 5ghz hits 80 percent usage sometimes and the game drops a lot of frames. I'm actually going to hurry up and upgrade my rig to AM5 just because of this.
my first game from larian... and i was literally shocked how amazing it was!
Same here. I LOVED the gameplay and mechanics of the game.
I started with Divine Divinity many years ago. Absolutely amazing back then. I treat this game like many treat old diablo games
@@DarkErrant the gameplay was a stand out for me and the attention to details is CRAZY…
please try it with someone else (Co-op)… I am certain you will enjoy it even more…
@@karol8032 it was action based back in the days, i am yet to play any of the diablo games but i think they were kinda the same, game play wise...
Same here, I never liked turn based combat games until I played divinity original sin 2
My son and I played and finished 1 earlier in the year. Had a great time. "Club 'em daddy!" is still an uttered phrase in our house to this day. We plan on playing 2 together later this year when his military service ends. Looking forward to it.
Wait, he's old enough for military service and still calls you daddy?! uuuuhhhhmmmm!
This games soundtrack is a masterpiece. It's a fascinating and distinct soundtrack that no other game has ever really come close to sounding like. The late Russian composer Kirill Pokrovsky really put everything into this project. Larian really seem to value the music in their games, Borislav's soundtrack in BG3 will go down as one of the best OST's of all time.
I love the opening history of Divinity: OS, the murder investigation on a city full of strange people is just so good in this CRPG format
Yeah, it kinda made the later part of the story a little underwhelming, but also the Cyseal act is the most developed and polished part of the game, in the later parts you definitely feel it they had to cut and rush a lot of things.
@@Pmurder3 as every larian game sadly
oh man the rock paper scissor persuasion checks are hilarious, in dos2 they just let you bruteforce checks by having enough raw stats but still have some fond memories in dos1 co-op. just as with dos2 you can 1 shot every single enemy in the game by using near infinite weight chest, lastboss included making it either an extremely challenging journey on highest diffuclty or an aboslute joke even with 1 save. The staggering amount in varying builds, encounters, ways to use enviorment against enemies i'm jealous of people that havent played this masterpiece.
I spent 398 hours in this game. Finished it 3 times, including Honor Mode. And even now, when I'm in the middle of BG3 Honor Mode playthrough, I still have the urge to play DOS at least one more time
try it with epic encounter.. first try the lower vitality and then the hiigher original.. i played a bit over 600 hours with that mod.. it makes the game completly different.
i find the game not more challenging even with epic encounter.
Even before watching the video, i have to say:
I just (minutes ago) finished the game, it is my first Larian Game and it was incredible. Got stuck/lost a few times but nothing that could take away its beauty.
The journey is awesome, its surprising, complex, rewarding... everyone should try it.
DOS1 will forever be my favorite. I just love the whole vibe of this whacky, absurd fairytale.
The biggest difference between 1-2 is the armor system. In 2 they have a specific magic/physical armor system where magic dmg has to go through the magic armour before it can do effects/dmg against the target, same with physical. In 1 it all is the same and worked out so you don’t have to worry about going 50/50 or all magic or all physical.
Yeah, multiclassing in first game was much better and useful because of that
Whenever I play DOS2, I will download a mod that translates phys/magic armour to be a reduction stat and not be additional separate health bars to get through for this reason.
It made CC effects useless in DOS2. Once you broke through one type of armor you don't need any freeze, stun, or bleeding anymore, it just 2-3 shots left to finish the enemy.
@@r.d.6290I would argue it made CC amazing since enemies especially bosses has massive health bars and usually had way to regain armour but you could CC chain them once you broke the armour and then destroy them and because if something not armoured cc will always work and unless you miss or it's immune which get rid of almost all RNG outside of the accuracy which you don't really miss that often so it's not even a big deal
DOS2 is better played with a balacing overhaul for the armor system; my choice is usually Divinity Unleashed
TBH I like DOS better than BG3, can't wait to see how DOS 3 will be like, hopefully they will keep the DOS style of RPG, because the DnD in BG3 limits a lot how badass the character can be
The quality of your writing and overall production is really great! You deserve way more subscribers, and have earned yourself a new one!
Thanks, I have been wondering if the older Larian games were worth it, just to give me a break from BG3, and to let my poor PC have a bit of a rest. Your comments, make it more likely.
Try dos2 playing a Polymorph lone wolf build. So good, get heaps of strength stats and metamorph spells, which is strength based as well. You will destroy.
BTW I was able to run DOS 2 back when I only had integrated graphics on an i7 4790, I had to play on low, and since it was a turn based game I was able to play it okay (even if it doesn't reach the minimum requirements)
Loved DOS 1 and 2.
In my not-so-humble opinion, in some ways, DOS 2 is better than BG3!
Their own ruleset allows them to leverage the element interactions better than D&D rules allow.
I mean BG3 is the best D&D game, but it is still based on a tabletop ruleset, so has limitations.
I can't wait for Larian's next, which I'm pretty sure will be back to their own ruleset.
First town is so cozy
Cyseal best town
What a great video! Makes me want to download and do another playthrough, which I've not had a chance to do in like eight years. Thanks for the time and effort!
Divinity Original Sin blew my mind. When you get to the first city and is tasked to discover who murdered the guy, I felt like I've never experienced such freedom in a game before. I had no clue what to do, and played for 8 hours straight before collapsing from exhaustion
I just started BG3 as my first Larian game AND DND experience ever. It's amazing and seeing this video really shows how they stayed consistent with their choices for player experience.
Also I felt the "oh shit thats my team" way too much xDD
I love this game, I played it first in 2023 and I think it holds up amazingly well and having played 2 and BG3 now, I actually prefer some aspects of it.
The graphic style, not going for full realism, but instead a more simplified cartoony look not only had its charme, it also made it really easy to tell what was going on in battle. In 2 for example, the world was so "cluttered" with detail, that often times I had trouble seeing where my attacks would hit and more often than not accidentally hit my companions too, that never happened to me in 1. I also prefer it's combat, as I wasn't really a fan of the armor system 2 introduced and BG3 felt really limited because of how little you got to do per turn (I know it gets better with tme, but still). My only real gripe with it, is that towards the end it feels like they didn't know how to make the battles interesting and artificially raise the difficulty by throwing literal immortal enemies at you that did nothing but waste your turns, attacking you while you had to make them killable. And of course while the story is far from bad, it obviously doesn't hold a candle to bg3 and especially its presentation.
Another little nitpick that got solved with 2 was party variety. It was all just human dudes and dudettes in a world of living dead, orks, etc. I hoped for the entire game to get some cool new companions along the way, only to learn that you meet all of them in the first few minutes of the game.
I really liked the game back then, however I'm glad i played it before dos2. I couldn't force myself to replay it after dos2 even tho i tried multiple times
I didn't expect much from this game before i started but this shit got me sleepless for two weeks straight. It is linear enough to keep you interested to the story and the world and sandboxy enough to make you feel like you are free to do as you want. You can fight a single enemy in so many different ways. There are so many moments where i thought the game wouldn't let me do the thing i wanted to do but guess what it lets you do it. So if you are tired of "open world" "rpg" games this game will feel like a fresh breath of air.
One of the best videos about game(s) /review. Thank you for beeng simple.
I played the game long time ago but started video to see what is going to be said about this game, and my reaction is very positive.
Keep with good work.
Short answer: Yes 💯 absolutely 👍🏻
Video is awesome, keep up the awesome work
I spent more that 100 hours on this game. I loves it so much. A comforting game for me, whether for the music, exploration or combat. The story… well… it is a story
Loved this game back then.
I really enjoyed this overview! you're so good at this. subscribed!
Divinity Original Sin is still my favorite Larian game. Sentimentally at least.
Divinity Original Sin II is an overall better game but they changed some things in the gameplay that I just couldn't enjoy, like the changes to how initiative worked, or magic armor and armor. plus the story of the first game was more enjoyable for me.
The first time I played the game I dropped it cuz I just couldn't deal with all the reading cuz there was barely any voice acting, the moment I realized the new enhanced version has voice acting I jumped back in and boy oh boy, literally everything had voice acting!
I cant wait for Larian's next masterpiece!
The fact that you HAVE to have 2 player characters is really what kept me from getting into this game, roleplaying 2 characters at a time having conversations with myself kind of ruins my immersion, but would definitely make it a fun multiplayer game. But maybe I should give it another chance since I really like DOS2.
Also, stylized graphics will age better than realistic graphics every time, this game will still look just as good in another 10 years while realistic graphics always look worse down the line.
Divinty Original Sin II has better gameplay than BG3, but would say the roleplaying is better in BG3. The fact DOS2 has no classes makes it the best ever.
Great game and i still play it from time to time till this day
Back on the day when i played it i was amazed it was my first rpg and it was fantastic this game made me play witcher 3 and when divinity 2 came out i upgraded my pc just to be able to play it, im huge a fan of larian studio and i am so happy they got mainstream attention and praise they deserve with baldurs gate 3
I only played the unpolished release version of DOS1, before EE. It had some bugs that needed walkthrough to go around, weird gender swaps in Bellegar's dialogue lines, and completely op Tenebrium Weapons skill point system.
First Larian game I played and it was great. I REALLY hope they will make D:OS3 next - they need their own IP and their own game with their own ruleset to make a true Sven's Magnum Opus.
The answer is hell yes, just got into the 4th act yesterday.
Im so excited for the future of Divinity original sin.
I still need to play it properly for the fist time and is already 10 years old 😮
DOS is the game that SHOULD have wont g.o.t.y. in 2014! Far superior to DA Inquisition
I'm playing it for the first time, and 60 hours clock in!! got to say it is very good
great video, how come you have so few subscribers
Did not really enjoyed Divinity 1 that much, but that's mainly because I just finished BG3, and I got walled at some point by the levelling which forced me to backtrack and try to find how I missed some EXP. Also some quests are quite buggy, like the one with the Anhu's robot where the remote simply does not work.
DOS2's armor system means I'll never play it again, but I have very fond memories of the story. Haven't gotten DOS1 because its price hasn't come down in ten years of being out.
what do you mean, i just picked up the enhanced edition on sale for 8 bucks on steam, unless youre talking about console prices.
What are you talking about? DoS 1 EE was not only in sales a few days ago with a -80% discount, but it's on sale almost all the time.
DOS2 armor system is whole reason why I am tempted to say I actually enjoy DoS2 more than BG3. It created better tactical situations.
me and a buddy of mine found out if you have the zombie perk and just carry around some poison barrels and your tank is almost unbeatable while the enemies just die from poison. and don't get me started on the final boss that poor dragon we hit him with every status effect in the game just to fuck with it
divine divinity, d:os and d:os2 are all above and beyond compared to its competitors at thier time and still are VERY much worth playing.
In D&D everyone atacks in first round/turn. Then people with more than one attack attack again and so on. In Larian's Original Sin people dance like no one is watching while everyone is watching everytime they attack. Then the survivors attack dancing like....
Divinity Original Sin 2 kicks Baldurs Gate 3’s ass by heaps for me. The story, the characters, the gameplay, the combat, the quest logs, the crafting was way better in Dos2
i discovered larian with divinity original sin, and since that game came out i ve been a big fanboy of them buying everything as soon they started the early acces :D I loved more the skill system in the first divinity, with increasing in the skills decrease ur cd etc...and the armor system in the second was a bit too easly to exploit
i think, as first experience, i had more fun in Dos1 than in Dos2
divinity and divinity 2 have 100x better combat than DD ever had.
I thought DOS1 was incredible. The majority of the game had a lot of comedic moments, but every time it shifted to a more serious tone, it nailed it.
The build variety was also amazing, the only complaint i have is the randomized loot and equipment in shops. Did a lot of save scumming to find the perfect gear pieces to fit my build.
SPOILER ahead: It was also such a unique pace of events, i thought Braccus Rex was the final boss only to realize there were 2 more acts to go.
Source as a the other magical power was kinda confusing. Since most magics don't require source. But the rest of DoS2 was great. Regret not having started with DoS 1 back in 2014.
seeing you throwing ismashell in the sea pained me. Eating him grants you PERMANENT water resistance and the benefit can be doubled with the talent that doubles food effects
Lol I never know he gives you permanent effect and not just a temporary:D
food double is a waist in my opinion.. if you want get the max out of your char.. if not its okey.
i played over 1300 hours on this game..
the enhanced version is definitvly better.
currently playing again epic encounter mod again =) .. somethink like 600 hours or more with that mod.. it is only for veterans. played it a couple times now and finished it multiple times.. despite what people say you need just an tank with lone wolf BS.. (sure for beginners its recomendet) .. i played it in all diferent viriaties. 2 lone wolf char party.. 3 char party.. 4 char.. 1 lone wolf 2 normal.. and 6 men party.. that is way to easy if you ask me..
Edit. the game is very good and one of its best.. their are littel to non with that deept and espacialy if you think how much it cost and how litel resources your computer needs to run it. people forget their are almost non similair games who are at this lvl ..
One of my favorite ❤❤❤
Great work
"I'm a bad boy"
its a top 5 pc game of all time. its my top 3 easily
finally a new good channel I can sub tho! MORE vids about good old rpg's pls :)
I'm only sad for playing DOS2 first because DOS feels clunkier by comparison. Hopefully Larian comes back to the franchise after BG3
This is the first game in a long time when I was forced to looking for solution on the Internet on how to solve certain puzzles. And no, thats not a good thing.
I just don't like how your gear fall off every 2 lv, that make every gear you pick up look like a trash 30min later.
Freeeezin, siwwwva, poison. Get to the point!
Ive recently restarted this gem. An amazing game. Holds up excellently
Guess ill do my 2nd run now lol.
Only thing i don’t like in this game it is very easy to mess up your build and you can’t respec as far as i recall
Their best work.
gameplay is amazing but man, the atmosphere and not serious tone is very weird, in 1 as 2.
It may feel a little dated, but I still enjoy playing it nowadays.
That said I never liked it as much qs DOS2, that game it's actually in my top 3 of most favorite games. I think that the quality jump between OS1 to OS2 was very big.
However, the one aspect that I prefer in OS1 is the female villain, Leandre is way more developed than Dallis, to me Dallis is very weak as an antagonist (character wise, not gameplay wise), her development in the game is abysmal, her motivations are dull and uninteresting , and her connection with Fane feels like something they shoehorned in the last moment, I find her very underwhelming. Leandra, in the contrary feels more polished, especially thanks to her relationship with Icara and Sandalor.
About BG3, it's definitely a really good game, yet it didn't blow my mind either, I still prefer DOS2 way more than BG3, especially gameplay wise.
lmao that Warrior intro on DOS1
"i am strong, as a man should be"
could you imagine any character saying that nowadays? they are too busy implementing drag queens, lesbian couples and black dwarves to make actually grounded dialogue
My first game was Divinity Dragon Commander and it was amazing 😂 I loved it and played through it 3 times ❤
The characters in this game moves so slooooow
made me wna finish my playthrough^^
Enjoyed the game.. End up killing almost every magister on fort joy.. Am i doing things right?
Is this one easy by chance I only played simple crpgs tbh like shadowruners and dao??
I love Dos 1 and 2, BG3 is good but not as fun tbh
I don’t think it holds up after playing DOS2 and BG3. So many annoying flaws. Maybe if you played it before you have some nostalgia.
I legit had no idea the first couple of games were Diablo like I full on thought they were going to be like Baldurs gate 1 style which really put me off from trying them since those real time strategy games were hard for me to get into since I was so used to turn based.
Being Diablo-like and not like Baldur's Gate is what made them far less appealing, frankly.
That aside, it should be stressed that they were "Diablo-like" exclusively in terms of hack'n slash clickfest combat.
Their distinctive feature was that while the combat was similar to Diablo, there was an actual RPG behind it. Branching dialogues, quests that were resolvable in multiple ways, an highly interactive gaming world resembling of the Ultima series, etc, etc.
@@TucoBenedictoYou mean real time with pause instead of turn based?
If so turn based is so much less engaging and thought demanding than rtwp, like it’s fine if you want an easier time but I find it too easy and boring
@@legitplayin6977 Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity were NOT “real time with pause”. They were straight-up real time hack’s slash in the style of Diablo.
And I fundamentally disagree with your claim that “turn-based combat is less engaging” anyway.
Not to mention difficulty has nothing to do with preferring one or the other. You sound rather clueless.
@@TucoBenedicto Oh ok, I haven’t played any Larian games apart from the one where you change into a dragon, so my apologies.
And the rest of my comment, it was personal opinion, but yes difficulty does play a part in a game’s enjoyment. I play these to min max every character I have and to develop tactics to overcome challenges and every turned based crpg I’ve played so far was too easy, even with cranking up difficulty
Tldw: yes
soo DOS 2 is prequel of DoS 1 right??
No
Let me say it like this: „it ain’t really that good but it’s still better than most“
So basically good.
What part _aint really tgat good_ do you not get?@@olivercharles2930
@@olivercharles2930 yes
When did you play this game in relation to other Larian games?
show me other games they are similair to them?? non.. their is non. it is 10 years old and still one of the best in his kathegorie. dos 2 and baldurs gate 3 does not count.. they are from the same studio.
That is scary 😢😅😭😭😭😨😨😨
I think there was too much comedy in Divinity Original Sin...
It was fine
Here I was thinking the DSO2 came out in like 2000 and this in the 90s
Yeah... that's weird and entirely on you, frankly.
Like...why?
I'm not trying to be a contrarian here, I genuinely mean this: D:OS1 is leagues above both D:OS2 and BG3. D:OS2 was ambitious, but fell just short of being great due to some issues with the combat system and an inconsistent tone. BG3 is big, new player friendly, and it looks/sounds amazing, but as an RPG it's aggressively mediocre (and as a successor to the best RPG ever made, it's an isult). D:OS1 is perfect at everything it does, and doesn't try to do anything else.
Larian played to their strengths in D:OS1. With the later titles, it almost feels like they were ashamed of their roots and tried to fit in with the cool kids. They made the games more "serious" instead of sticking with what they know and a lot was lost in the resulting mess. Both D:OS2 and BG3 are good games, especially for modern gaming standards, but they don't compare to the really great games in the genre like Tyrany, Pathfinder: WotR or even DA:O, not to mention the games from the golden age of RPGs like BG2 and Fallout. On the other hand, D:OS1 is the best game of its kind, ever, and by a large margin. The only games that could compare are maybe Grimrock or IWD.
God, I hate that Larian will never make a sequel to IWD, it's such a missed opportunity.
I do think they ashamed of it. Sad to see this when you genuinly like Divinity for what they were, but their big succes with dos2 and bg3 kinda set their path in stone and if they ever make a dos3, that would've been closer to bg3 rather than dos1.
@@Pmurder3 I would LOVE if they made another game in the spirit of DOS (could be DOS3 or something completely new) with the budget comparable to BG3 and with their current development experience.
When it comes to gameplay in TB RPGs, Larian is by far the best in the industry. They have the talent, dedication and vision comparable to old Blizzard, and this is coming from someone who played nothing but Brood War and Diablo 2 for over 10 years when they came out. Please don't think I'm shitting on them as devs.
My only problem is that their writing is always shallow and tonally inconsistent, which fits a game like DOS, but doesn't work for a more serious project like a BG sequel. It's like if Joss Whedon made Godfather 4. Unfortunately, now every dev company will try to copy their style of combining eldritch horror with talking animals and awkward flirting for the next 10 years, and well written games like Tyrany will be even harder to come by.
@@omgopet I always thought I like crpg's, but I guess Larian fooled me. Last year I finished Divine Divinity and right after Pillars of Eternity and Pillars is an objectively better game than DD in every aspect, yet it was shocking to me how I felt pillars obsolate in many aspect a valued the most. I guess I like how larian do rpg's, but they really evolved the formula with D:OS and as I played DD, I realised that lot of the larian way of thing was already present in their first game.
@@Pmurder3I feel the same way. Apparently, being an objectively good game gets in the way of fun.
PoE has a consistent tone, both in visuals and writing, which makes it boring if you play a long session. The classes are well balanced, so every combat feels the same and there is no power trip when your build comes together and your char becomes completely broken.
Baldurs Gate 3 just doesnt have anything to do with the original series. Not in tone, not in gameplay, not in story. I feel just annoyed seeing them pluck charachters they had no role in creating and use that to sell us a game that is really just another divinity game.
I honestly got bored with the game. I like the core combat and dialogue options, but the story is so boring. it started off interesting with a murder mystery, but the introduction to multiverses and time gods made it dull. the game is also filled with bugs that are annoying. like the music turns itself off in every fight, making the fights less engaging. even in the enhanced edition, attacks will miss or characters will just skip their turns without attacking.
I like the game, but not as much as DOS2 (I love that game), but I have to agree with the story, it started really good with the murder mystery, but it got a little weird, I don't think it's bad, but it's weird.
I played DOS2 first, so I found many things that I think are inferior in this game, like the characters, the story, and the combat in a way.
I still think that DOS1 is enjoyable even today. But definitely I do not replay it as frequently as DOS2.
I have never found the bug you mention about enemies skipping turns. And what do you mean about attacks missing?
About the music bug, yes, it exists, but you are exaggerating in something, it doesn't happen in every battle, and it happens only when a specific track plays, however, if you quicksave and then load the game, the music returns to normal.
@@SeventhheavenDK I played it the same order Divinity Original Sin 2 first, Divinity Original Sin 1 second. And I'm not saying it's bad, but it's simply inferior in every way. I somehow never managed to complete even the first act. DOS2 is one of my favourite games ever. I thought I'd enjoy the prequel as well, but somehow I don't. I'd probably like it if I played them in the chronological order, but after DOS2, DOS1 just feels like taking a step back in every way.
@@SereglothIV Hard disagree, specifically in combat where the original has a far better system. The magical physical split system really just ruined the gameplay for combat vs the save DC system of the first. 2 has a more interesting story and better options for diverse abilities. But requires mods to be a worthwhile experience for me as the core combat is just poorly designed.
@@praisethemoon- I prefer DOS2 combat. There's less RNG, as inflicting statuses is based on armor and not percantage chance. You also miss less often and everything is more consistent overall. I know the armor system has just as many supporters as it has opponents, but I'm one of the former.
One thing DOS1 did better was the rock-paper-scissors minigame when persuading NPCs or especially when playing in coop and disagreeing with the other player.
BG3 made this game awful unfortunately
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I couldn’t love this game after bg3. It felt so boring
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In 2024 this game is obviously worse.
Why ?