This is 50% off.
How good is it? Is it $20 good?
>>332668157
worth playing with a friend
>>332668221
Without a friend?
>>332668347
Still fun but you miss out on bants
>>332668157
It's a good game and you will have ~80 hours of fun for just 20€, buy it.
>>332668986
How's the story/quests
Its a pretty great couch co-op.
>>332669056
You can teleport into a room where a woman is taking a bath and Bullshit your way out of getting fucked over.
>>332669056
main story is weak but there's tons of ways to solve quests and you can get creative combat
>>332669056
Story is okay, not great. Quests are good, well done and are a lot of fun. Usually they have an interesting story to tell and are connected to each other. Most of the quests can be solved in different ways and the best part: No Questmarkers.
>>332669056
absolutely terrible, it's a good co-op game like others said but the story, writing and atmosphere are lougable when compared to more serious rpg's
>>332669490
Is it you grimderp-autist?
>>332669490
How does it compare to PoE and TW3 in that area?
>>332669490
>lougable
*laughable
>>332669640
did you enjoyed those games? if yes then you should consider getting dos only for it's combat and co-op mode
everything else is...oh well let's call it unique
>>332669964
I like them for their story, atmosphere, quests, etc.
>>332669640
W3 > PoE >>>>> D:OS
gameplay/combat in D:OS is fantastic, though, so I fully recommend the game
>>332669556
how dare you! I'm just trying to help with my objective opinions unlike shills like you
>>332669663
I actually thought "lougable" was a word I did not know.
>laughable
Well that was what they were trying to go for.
>>332669640
The story has some good moments. The first town you encounter you have to solve a murder mystery; that part of the story line is good. Soon after it starts to get very boring and generic. With the EE they did improve the end of the story.
>>332670116
flip that around and it's true
It's a literal meme game
>>332670057
Divinity has a lot of humour an a general colourful approach to RPG's. It's not too goofy and can have its serious moments but it's not TW3-edgy-grim.
>>332670116
>gameplay/combat in D:OS is fantastic
don't care about that.
oh well! thanks for hte info
>>332670057
so let's just hope you'll like dos for combat and funny jokes
you can alyways pirate/refund it to see if you're like it or not
How do you like turn based combat tho? got any experience with it?
Yeah, I'd say it's definitely worth $20.
It's not the best, but it's fun and the systems are really in-depth.
>>332670249
>but it's not TW3-edgy-grim
There's a lot of sarcasm in TW3 though.
>>332668221
>turn base adventure rpg with friend
wew lad
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>>332670572
>sarcasm
witcher sarcasm is not the same as divinity jokes
>>332670525
>How do you like turn based combat tho? got any experience with it?
I love it but not when there's no story or world to be interested in.
>>332670183
Witcher 3's main story is average, but the characters and side quests are great imo. PoE has some good moments in both its main story and side quests, and has some good companions, but overall I don't feel anything particularly stood out.
I like some humor in videogames, but I hate how D:OS forces its silly, goofy humor every chance it gets. The story can also be reduced to the "ancient evil" and "chosen one" cliches, which I also hate. Some side quests are ok, but mostly because of the game mechanics and not because of the narrative
>>332670249
>tw3 is edgy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jls8boIDo5I
>>332670748
well same here to be honest
>>332670116
>he thinks W3 and PoE had good writing
This is why video games are such jokes. Divinity is the best game of those three because it has the most engaging mechanics, they ALL have shit stories.
>>332670769
>Witcher 3's main story is average
Yeah but the presentation of it is fucking amazing.
Maybe that's just the faces though
>>332668157
Only thing that turned me down of this game is that every points matters and respecing happens much later in the game.
I havea fixation for having useful builds so I started again a few times after learning how to play. The dialogue becomes kind of too much after that.
Still buy it, play it, love it. It's awesome.
>>332670869
Well sure if your standard for writing is Tolkein then no game has quality writing.
But in terms of other vidya they have good writing.
>>332670769
>but I hate how D:OS forces its silly, goofy humor every chance it gets. The story can also be reduced to the "ancient evil" and "chosen one" cliches, which I also hate.
This man tells the truth
>>332670748
Then you'll love D:OS.
>>332671056
Not according to the other people ITT.
>>332670869
You're stepping on really thin ice right now
>>332670996
>TOLKIEN
ANON, STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME
AHAHAHAH
>>332671229
dude
are you autistic
>>332671205
He's kinda right.
>>332671056
not really
>>332671273
No, I just have taste.
>>332670869
I never claimed either game had objectively good writing, I just stated that I liked W3's narrative the best out of those 3 games. I also recommended OP D:OS purely because of its gameplay, in case you didn't read that
>>332671380
>>332670996
See, that's not a valid argument, because good writing "for a video game" doesn't automatically make good novels cease to exist.
Also
>Tolkien
>quality
>>332671360
Explain how Tolkein is bad.
>>332671229
>>332671380
No, not even then.
>>332671229
>building fresh, coherent worlds, with believable societies and rules, just as Tolkien did
>mocked by neckbers
sanderson a best
>>332671360
Most people on this earth have the sense of taste anon.
>>332668157
Fuck yes.
Just remember it's a Larian game, so don't take the game seriously, at all, and expect a fuckton of goofyness.
>>332671275
he may be but
>w3 and poe writing is on the same level as kiddynity
no, just no
Feels like the developers overestimated their own literary talent, the result is innumerable walls of text few of which are worth the time to read. Companions with "dark pasts" that you don't care about at all, and a main plot that it's impossible to get invested in because of the dreary writing. The most well written parts are the humurous ones, but unfortunately the humour creates a jarring effect in the sense you can't tell whether the game wants to be taken seriously or not. Feels like it wants to be Mask of the Betrayer, but the writing lacks the gravitas and the comedic elements take up too much space.
The combat is thoroughly enjoyable however; it's one of the few rpgs where I have found myself clicking past text to get to the combat.
>>332670869
Writing accounts for more than story you fucking mongoloid. The dialogue and many characters in PoE is top-notch, same thing in TW3.
NOT IN THE MOOD FOR CHEESE?
THAT EXCUSE HAS MORE HOLES THAN A SLICE OF THIS FINE GORGOMBERT
>>332671574
It definitely isn't much better.
>>332671583
It's a Larian game, so no, it's not serious at all. Sure, people die left and right but consider it a children's fable or story.
>>332671583
Afaik, the lead writer had to leave Larian during mid development and basically the game was written by 1 writer and 1 intern.
>>332671538
>defending Sanderson
>ever
>>332671664
PoE's dialogue is rushed and stilted, especially once you get to the final act. The only "good" character was the crazy nuclear bomb priest.
Witcher 3 is just bantz and "muh Ciri." There's little in the way of character development or anything worth noting. Geralt doesn't grow as an individual, he just goes around being a Witcher. It's fun to run around and look at all the pretty locales, but that's about all there is to the game.
>>332671994
If PoE and TW3 are bad, Divinity is irredeemable.
>>332668157
So good they had to nerf everything and make it impossible to have fun.
>>332669420
>Creative combat
I trapped this goblin in a corner with barrels and threw firebombs at him until he died
I also threw cheese at his feet which immediately combustedI also did that to Pontius Pirate, just trapped him in a circle of barrels while my friend kept him in dialogue
>>332671837
whatever.
>>332671994
>bashing Sanderson
>ever
>>332671994
>The only "good" character was the crazy nuclear bomb priest.
bitch, Eder is my main bro
>>332672104
Divinity's story is terrible, no shit, but it's a great game.
>>332672194
The only people I've seen defend Sanderson are ledditors
>>332670676
So you have stupid friends?
>>332672165
Forgot the picture
>>332672228
>argumentum ad redditum
>>332672228
>but it's a great game.
With a story that drags down the whole thing.
>>332672228
>Divinity's story is terrible, no shit, but it's a great game.
It's not terrible but really nothing special or good. At least the great game part is true - things you can't say about TW or PoE.
>>332672165
And you know the best part?
Larian isn't going to "fix" that exploit, because they want players to do whatever the fuck they want.
>>332671994
>TW3
>no good written characters
Bloody Baron rings a bell? The three crones? I mean, fuck, every character in the game is either well or solidly written because they fit the setting and time period perfectly.
>>332672403
>things you can't say about TW or PoE.
both are great games. where is your god now.
yeah actually let's talk that
does Divinity have anyone as interesting as the Bloody Baron
>>332672282
>le cuckold baron
His quest chain wasn't that well-written, anon. I don't get why people cite it as the best part of TW3.
>>332672321
It's true. Sanderson has no real experience writing legitimately interesting characters, he just puts together a world, an autistic magic system that people on leddit can discuss, and that keeps him in the money.
>>332672379
Story rarely drags a game down, especially when it doesn't distract from the thing that matters: the gameplay.
You don't need motivation to delve dungeons and kill shit and customize your characters, it's just fun to do. The story is just something that's expected to be there.
>>332672707
>Story rarely drags a game down
You sound like a STEM fag.
I've tried playing it twice, first time I quit around the lighthouse, second time I stopped after fighting Rex I think his name was
>>332672165
Anybody have that webm of the guy using telekinesis to stack barrels next to the lighthouse monster and blowing it up?
>>332672707
I don't know, a ex-prisoner whose wife died, is a thief and sicovered he can magics now so why the hell not overthrow an immortal god seems pretty fucking interesting to me. And what about a young chirurgeon in training that wanted to save his brother so he dropped the medicine and became a famed soldier, later a slave, then a king's top guardsman AND has magical powers? Or what about a fucking living sword with no concept of right or wrong that was imbued with necromancy? Aren't those interesting? I mean, they may not be top tier but they are still fun to read and see them develop, wouldn't you agree?
>>332672771
Actually, I'm anEnglish major.I've read so many novels at this point that I'm jaded when it comes to video game stories.
>>332673062
Those are interesting ideas, something Sanderson has plenty of, but they aren't executed in a particularly good fashion. There's no real development or emotion behind them. His works feel like 50% bantz between characters, 25% needless worldbuilding exposition, 25% anime battles. Beach novels that people needlessly praise.
>>332672707
>Story rarely drags a game down, especially when it doesn't distract from the thing that matters: the gameplay.
Tell that to MGS V faggot
>>332673478
>Metal Gear games
>good story
ebin
>>332673369
>I've read so many novels at this point that I'm jaded when it comes to video game stories.
I guess I can understand that. I'm studying classical music so I'm not very jaded with vidya stories (though yeah, most leave a lot to be desired.)
>>332673478
mgs v gameplay is repetitive. essentially ubisoft with more fuck around to do.
Let's be real here, because of games like Divinity Original Sin we need to classified the two types of rpg games enthusiast:
the herder type
Pillars of eternity, Planescape Torment, Witcher 3, Mask of the Betrayer, fallout 1 and new vegas, Morrowind, dragon age origins, diablo 2
the herd type
Divinity Original Sin, Larian games in general, Diablo 3, Fallout 2, 3 and 4, skyrim, mass effect 3
I'm not saying that I think one group is better than the other but it's good to know the difference
>>332672707
>Story rarely drags a game down
Ignorant bitch are you serious? A story arc or a too limited on-rails plot can be disastrous even for a movie or a tv series. Ask /co/ and /tv/ how much useless filler arcs ruined their cartoons and episodes.
What was once intended to be a beautiful atmospheric episode full of sandbox freeplay creativity and fun hijinks got boggled down into a 1 dimensional mess of stay on the route, don't you dare go into plot C it's unfinished, stay on route, ignore the world design, never address anything, make the characters stupid assholes just so we can keep the plot moving forward even if their behavior is illogical and unethical.
>>332672850
that got patched out in the enhanced edition but it was fucking hilarious in the normal version being able to kill the last boss by dropping barrels on him
>>332673478
Joke's on you, the only Metal Gear game I enjoyed wasRising.
>>332673845
/co/ and /tv/? You mean boards where their media of choice is non-interactive and entirely focused on storytelling?
>>332673806
>comparing DOS to diablo 3 and fallout 4
>>332673845
Maybe it's because story is 80% of both films and series.
>>332673806
I can't see a connection between the games in either type.
What the fuck does herder/herd type even mean?
>>332668221
So, no then.
>>332674039
well they all possess the great sense of humor and funny light hearted stories
>>332673806
>PoE
>Good
I'm sorry but get the fuck out anon. PoE is trash, the story is just bland, and the combat is snooze fest. Seriously, what's worse is that you actually have to look up online on what the best builds are to even have a decent character. Sorry, PoE failed in all aspects. And I'm slightly rustled that Obsidian is wasting their time with another CRPG, I just hope to god the story and mechanics are actually fun and engaging next time around.
>>332674413
>diablo 3 has shit writing joke
kek
I get lost on the character creation screen. What is a good starting combination?
so whos hyped for DOS2? i know i am
>actual races
>fucking with friends
>4 player coop
>diverse skillsets
>more ground effects and modifiers
>>332674237
really? I'll give you one example
fallout 1= mature, serious story and writing
fallout 2= aliens, pop culture references, funny jokes
>>332671829
LETTUCE SEE IF YOU CAN CHOOSE THE FINEST GREENS!
>>332674419
>what's worse is that you actually have to look up online on what the best builds
false, unlike bg games every build is viable
>>332674646
If you want ez mode pick witch and warrior almost all of them are good in their own way but having as mage of some sort is a staple
>>332674704
Only game other than Bannerlord I'm looking forward to this year.
Awesome co-op game, I don't recommend playing it alone, you miss out on A LOT of stuff if you do, kind of like playing Borderlands or Left 4 Dead alone, it can be done...but it's not as fun and you're missing out on stuff.
>>332674704
cautiously optimistic
>more mature, less laughing out loud so randomize writing, better art direction
on the other hand
>it's made by larian after all, even more casual friendly simplistic combat system
>>332672228
>reddit therefore hurr durr
This is the biggest not-criticism I've ever seen a retard utter. If you got legit problems with Sanderson, speak them. This 'muh sekret club' attitude is just hilariously pathetic.
>>332672707
>story rarely drags a game down.
I know game design classes are mocked, but holy fuck do you need some lecturing.
>>332675179
from the hours of gameplay that ive seen the combat seems pretty much cut and pasted from DOS1 which is fine because that was the best part of that game
>>332675372
The secret club attitude is ok. Blaming everything on Reddit is retarded
>>332675730
the combat is way too easy, we need more difficulty settings
Did anyone actually play the console versions? Were they any good?
>>332675662
>game design class
>>332676058
>Were they any good?
perfect since this game was made with consoles in mind, go for it console bro
>>332676193
Oh, I have a pirated gog copy that I just never touched. I was just wondering if the console port ended up being as surprisingly well done as the Diablo 3 port.
>>332675967
controller input is very well done and the split screen mechanic works very well
>>332675967
I don't think they'll be adding harder difficulties. Checking the Steam achievements for D:OS EE, only 1% of the total player base has finished the game in tactician mode.
