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I heard this is a good game, they say its like a Diablo clone, but in the lines of a more traditional RPG like Baldur's Gate.

How does these games stack up to the other great RPGs here?
Post edited June 16, 2013 by Elmofongo
How are the first two Divinity games?
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Elmofongo: I heard this is a good game, they say its like a Diablo clone, but in the lines of a more traditional RPG like Baldur's Gate.

How does these games stack up to the other great RPGs here?
They contend for the top.

Choices matter.
humor is wonderful.
exploration and freedom is robust.
multiple ways to solves quests with outcomes that can affect you later in the game.
Great lore.
Great music (available free from their site).
Great puzzles to solve.
Lengthy games.
etc etc etc. ;)

I would claim that ANY rpg fan needs to at least try the first one (Divine Divinity). If you enjoy that, you should also love Beyond Divinity. Don't forget about Divinity 2 (also here on GOG). I don't care for the dragon parts, but the rest is right in line with what you can expect from the other games.
Is there any chances we'll have something like a Divinity Pack for this GOG's Summer Sale?

Thanks!
Henrique
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henriquejr: Is there any chances we'll have something like a Divinity Pack for this GOG's Summer Sale?
Divinity 2 was in the 'Indie RPG Invasion' bundle, and individually the games are all 50% off, but they were not all in a bundle together in the Longest Day deals. For the Winter sale GOG had all the deals up at once a couple times, and I don't recall new bundles being added after that, so I'd guess there will probably not be any new deals for the summer sale, either.
I'm familiar with all 3 games apart from the Director's Cut of DD2 - which I bought in the sale.

Divine Divinity is superb, I've replayed it so many times. The graphics and gameplay have stood the test of time well.
The narrative is well written, the story draws you in and the voice acting is incredible - but this last factor applies to all 3 games. What makes Divine Divinity stand out for me is it's complexity and I think this is where it differs from Beyond Divinity.

As a follow on, Beyond Divinity doesn't quite do it for me, but that is my opinion, you may find the game more than satisfactory. I found it more of the same, but the narrative thrust was weaker, the story quite predictable and the game pretty unsatisfactory - for me it lacks something (depth perhaps?), but I appreciate others don't and won't feel the same.

The game I consider the true successor to Divine Divinity is Divinity II. This game really ticks the boxes in terms of game play, character development, narrative and it has the depth of the first game. Also, you get development of the story begun in Divine Divinity in this game and it flows quite nicely. Plus, you continue the fight against Damien. There are some references to Beyond Divinity, but these are few.

So the first and third games are ones I return to time and time again. As RPG's go, they're right up there.

If you decide you do wish to play all three it is worth buying them as a bundle. If you decide to play just Divine Divinity for now, take advantage of the sale. It might be worth keeping an eye out to see what happens on the last day of the sale in case GOG have something up their sleeve - that would be fab wouldn't it :)
Post edited June 30, 2013 by Polly77
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henriquejr: Is there any chances we'll have something like a Divinity Pack for this GOG's Summer Sale?
I still don't know about GOG, but GamersGate has the GOG release of the Anthology on sale for about $10 (as posted in the Gaming deals thread). Use the code elder-geek.com to get 5% off the cheapest item in an order there.
I liked Divine Divinity, it has a good pace to the combat. It's a good action rpg, with some Ultima gameplay elements. It has great atmosphere. If you like action rpg's with exploration, then you should give it a try. It does have a pretty good story on top of it, with a lot of dialogue.

Beyond Divinity's combat is a lot clunkier, and the voice acting can be grating compared to the first one, where it was much better. The land is quite colourless too, it would have been nice for some better scenery. It's also a lot more linear, with some odd story ideas if you're coming from the first one, hence the story is not as good. I thought it was an okay game, not worth your time unless you really love action rpg's.

Divinity 2 has a good start, but then falls apart. It attempts a lot of humour, but instead of being original or funny, it just copies everything else in existence. Some people like that, hence the amount of views some people get on YouTube, but I don't find repeated jokes funny a 30th time, so I wasn't into that part of the game. I did like it at first, but once I started to get dragon powers, it all went down hill for me in story and in gameplay. I liked I of the Dragon, so I don't have a problem with being a dragon, it wasn't that.

Overall a good series, but I'd stick to just the first one if that's your type of game. As for your question, it pales in comparison to other RPG's for sale here in my opinion, but the first Divine Divnity is still a great action rpg.

But at the end of the day it's all subjective and personal preference. You should try the first one at least if you like action rpgs.