Divine Divinity

This is a predecessor of all popular ARPG) It seems very much like TES, but it 2D and years earlier)) And it is not like Diablo (only some similarities exists, like attribute system). So it is more on TES side. When my computer was not suitable for Oblivion, I played this. And found very entertaining. Only one thing missed - mana regen(

Hands down the best ARPG i've ever played. A truly amazing and immersive world makes Divine Divinity more in league with all-time crpg classics like Ultima than its ARPG brethren. Total customization in every department and a design ethos typical from the eastern european scene, a solid ten out of ten.

On the surface Divine Divinity takes obvious cue from Diablo 1/2, but don't be fooled! While there are large swords-blazing combat areas, most of the gameplay consists of talking to NPCs and quest solving. The combat itself is dictated by the skill set of the character, and here is another surprise, the skill tree is completely flat, i.e. all skills are readily available for any character class if the level-cap requirement is met. So you can start of as a warrior but venture into rouge skills, than wait for that one OP high-level mage skill to become available, and dump points into it. The next thing you know - now you are a battle mage! A neat feature which also sets this game apart from Diablo-clones is the interactivity of items and game world. It doesn't reach the level of Ultima 7 but it's obvious that the devs originally aimed for that example. Every game has its' flaws and Divine Divinity is no exception. The story is full of cliches, the pacing of the main quest feels somewhat inconsistent, some combat skills are OP to a point of being game-braking, while others are either completely worthless, or have a better in every way alternative... and another thing, maybe that's just me, but this take on isometric perspective took a really long time to get used to. Interestingly, Divine Divinity has another similarity with Ultima 7 - the successors of both games (Beyond Divinity and Ultima 8) both explore the notion of the character being trapped in a demonic realm and both are considered to be far surpassed by their predecessors.

It's pretty much old school oblivion in Diablo form.. I loved every second of this game and honestly wish there was a new game+ mechanic lol... It's a great game, a little buggy but a masterpiece nonetheless. I love Diablo but there's something special about this game... It might not be for everyone but I love in depth old RPGs like this

Crashes a lot on newer pc's, would be awesome to have a patch to correct this