

The adjustable top-down isometric view gives enough space to admire the varied environments, from the otherworldly Hall of Echoes to the ruins of the Hollow Marshes. Each of them will have their own quests and combat scenarios.ĭivinity takes place in Rivellon, a well-established fantastical world of elves, dwarves and lizards. In the beginning of the game, the player can select the background story of their character or define one of their own to make the character truly unique.

The story follows them through their journey to escape and embark on a path to become divine. In Divinity Original Sin 2, the player starts as a prisoner who was captured for being ‘Sourcerers’ – individuals with great powers that are highly dangerous and unpredictable. sneaking past enemies as barrels outside of combat The exploration and combat takes place in the same world, allowing seamless interactions between the two. They can talk their way out of some combat encounters, teleport enemies to a less advantageous position, or sneak past enemies entirely. Outside of combat, the characters can interact with the world through dialogue and moving objects. The game rewards the player who takes advantage of the mechanics, while still allowing flexibility for players to play the game however they want. In Divinity, the player can use a classic party composition or go nuts and play as four fireball-casting wizards. To maximize party synergy, there are many possible roles a character can take. Taking inspiration from classic party-based RPGs, Divinity uses a tactical turn-based combat, where characters use their attacks, skills, items and movement to try to reduce the enemies’ health to 0.

There are many ways to advance through the journey to become divine, each with their own methods and repercussions. You build and customize the characters to excel in and out of combat, using a plethora of possible skill combinations. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a role-playing game where you take control of a party of characters as they interact with the world through tactical combat, dialogue, and the players’ creativity.
