Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

I got DOSII on Steam (before I got GOG) to see how Larian does games before BG3 was available on EA. Boy, oh boy, was I disappointed. If this is the pinnacle of CRPG's, I'm scared to learn what the worst is. I think DOSII gets good ratings only because of its co-op feature. Playing a game with your friends can make even the worst game enjoyable in the same way good co-workers can help you deal with a crap job. DOSII does not offer a quality single-player experience. Alternatively, the praise is due to mods. Mods are not an accurate measure of a game's quality. If a game relies on mods to be good, it's not a good game in the first place. Case and point, DOSII has a broken inventory system, and every DOSII fan will tell you to get a mod for it. How does a AAA developer like Larian mess up inventory? Combat is utterly exhausting, even on easy mode, and even the encounters in the tutorial. Even the most insignificant battle against insects or rats is a dire struggle for life. It's not a matter of "git gud," it's a matter of metagaming. You cannot build your character however you want, you're required to min-max and power-game to accomplish anything. Logic will not help you either. For example, poison is flammable and bony fingers can pick locks in DOSII, even though neither is the case IRL. Logic also requires information, and this game sets you up to fail by keeping you ignorant. There seems to be a story, but it's so poorly conceived even Larian made it not matter. A character, I can only assume is the BBEG, wants you dead for no given reason, and rather than doing it themselves when they were literally 10ft away from you, they run off and summon a sea monster within the first 10 minutes of the game. And that's all the story I saw in 15 hours of playing. You then wash ashore on an island where you're left to wander aimlessly. No goal or anything. There is still more I could say, but I'm restricted to a character limit. Don't be fooled by the fanboys. DOSII sucks.

I know its years old and I did enjoy on my xbox, but I now have a decently pwerful Ryzen 7 pc with a 3070 ti and caboodles loads of ram and its a totally unplayable stuttering load of old rusty nails. I do wish I'd checked on google first as this hasnt been fixed ever in 6 years. There must be some very patient reviewers round there because there is no way their experience was smooth. Save your money, it is a great game, play it on xbox gamepass instead for on PC its yet another unoptimised waste of an RPG

It's pretty. But otherwise, meh. A cookie cutter title in my eyes.

I loved the first Divinity Origional sin. I found this sequel to be boring. I tried and tried, but I just couldn't get into it.

Yeah. They've done worse sequel than first part. Menus are terrible and convoluted. Party inventory is just unusable, managing items between chars is a chore. Eye of the beholder from 25 years ago had it done better! You can't even change your char portait without editing game files! Ingame made portaits are awful. Inpersonating with party members is the most important thing in RPG game! Camera zoom is a joke. Highlighting of interactive items is non-existant. Maybe this game is good in multi, but for single player it is terrible experience just from the beginning. First part was much more smooth ride for me.