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If there's a thing more fearsome than a dragon, it's a dragon with a jetpack!

Divinity: Dragon Commander, multi-layered real-time strategy game with a fantastic setting, epic scale, amazing gameplay depth, and many original ideas, is available on GOG.com, for $39.99. You can also get the extensive Divinity: Dragon Commander Imperial Edition for a little more, that is $44.99.

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/divinity_dragon_commander][/url]What is Divinity: Dragon Commander? Let us put an image in your head. A giant army rushes into battle. First, the scouts, agile and fast, with their bows always ready. Then the cavalry, blazing on their relentless mounts. Then, the heavy infantry--warriors of all the shapes, sizes, and races with their plate armors sounding with every step like the bells of doom. Right behind them, the battle beasts--horrors bred with one purpose only: destruction. Some of them pulling the ballistas, trebuchets, and other siege machines. Above them, a variety of zeppelins and flying machines ready to spread death from above. And then, suddenly, a great shadow falling over the battlefield. A gigantic winged dragon swooping down at lightning speed, propelled by a jetpack, breathing fire and roaring fiercely. An image sure to strike fear in the hearts of the enemies. You, however, have nothing to fear. This is your army, and you are the Dragon, its commander and Emperor. Can you see it now? Can you grasp the scale of the game? Maybe it's better that you saw it with your own eyes.

Divinity: Dragon Commander realease trailer

Divinity: Dragon Commander allows the player to experience war from many unique perspectives, thus breathing new life to real-time strategy genre. The idea to put the gamer in the role of a Dragon commanding its people (and elves, and dwarves, and undead, and--well, creatures) into battle and even taking part in the combat directly is original enough to make the game phenomenally involving. The people who gave you the acclaimed Divinity RPG series decided however, to add a couple more layers to the gameplay. In the game, you'll get to make diplomatic decisions, manage your empire in an epic world-map mode, and even utilize elements of trading card game mechanics. All that and more, coupled with excellent visuals, peculiar humor, and many available scenarios (single-player and multi-player alike), gives the game a potential to become the next big step in the evolution of RTS genre.

Sink your claws into the biggest chunk of full-blooded fantasy real-time strategy out there, with Divinity: Dragon Commander, for only $39.99 on GOG.com! Please note, that if you decide to upgrade your game to the Imperial Edition, you can do so by acquiring the Imperial Edition Upgrade DLC for only $9.99. You can also start with Divinity: Dragon Commander Imperial Edition for $44.99, and if you were one of the pre-ordering customers, you already have it.
Post edited August 06, 2013 by G-Doc
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trusteft: The main map/mode of the game is turn based and only the battles are in real time, right?
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Raze_Larian: Right.
Great, thanks.
Question : if I want the English version, I need to download almost 10GB and if I want French, I need to download another 10GB ? They couldn't handle localization better ? No way to switch language from the installed game ?
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sebarnolds: Question : if I want the English version, I need to download almost 10GB and if I want French, I need to download another 10GB ? They couldn't handle localization better ? No way to switch language from the installed game ?
Yes ; and that's not the first time ; for Divinity 2 DC, it's the same case :/
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sebarnolds: Question : if I want the English version, I need to download almost 10GB and if I want French, I need to download another 10GB ? They couldn't handle localization better ? No way to switch language from the installed game ?
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DyNaer: Yes ; and that's not the first time ; for Divinity 2 DC, it's the same case :/
Ah crap. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info, I'll probably be playing the English version then.
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Fesin: That's really weird. How does the box look? Is it nice like the Divinity Anthology, or just cheap carton package?
Game's just arrived. So...

Box is cardboard with a velcro-attached fold-out.
Game is on 2 DVDs.
52-page manual enclosed with game (German only).

So a reasonable package on the whole, but nothing to the standard of Alan Wake, Two Worlds or Dark Souls.
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Post edited August 08, 2013 by jamyskis
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sebarnolds: Question : if I want the English version, I need to download almost 10GB and if I want French, I need to download another 10GB ? They couldn't handle localization better ? No way to switch language from the installed game ?
GOG could have provided the language packs as a separate download.

However, each language is about 1.5GB (mostly due to the audio), so if there was a default language and then language packs, most people that wanted to play in the non-default language would have to download an extra 1.5GB, to save the (normally) few people who wanted more than one language the extra 8.5 GB.

If they provided separate installers and additional language packs, it would fix that problem, but it would be duplicate data on their servers and, more importantly, add a lot of extra configurations to have to support and test for with any future patches. I don't know it it would make sense to just add separate language packs temporarily.

A multilingual installer and separate packs for all languages could work, but it would be an extra step in the download and install process for everyone to benefit a (usually) small number of users, and would make updating the game more complex, since changes to any language would have to be tested with all languages.
Post edited August 08, 2013 by Raze_Larian
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jamyskis: Game's just arrived. So...

Box is cardboard with a velcro-attached fold-out.
Game is on 2 DVDs.
52-page manual enclosed with game (German only).

So a reasonable package on the whole, but nothing to the standard of Alan Wake, Two Worlds or Dark Souls.
Okay, so not really worth it over the digital-only edition?
On the other hand, it would be nice to support the first retail game to come with a GOG-key.
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Fesin: Okay, so not really worth it over the digital-only edition?
On the other hand, it would be nice to support the first retail game to come with a GOG-key.
Well, the manual's fairly informative, and you do get a Steam AND a GOG key, so the retail version is still a better deal than either digital version (of course, it's not an invitation to go buying the game and giving someone else the Steam key).

Also, it's a 9GB (GOG) or 12GB (Steam) download, so people with slower connections would probably do well to buy it on disc.
Post edited August 08, 2013 by jamyskis
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jamyskis: Well, the manual's fairly informative, and you do get a Steam AND a GOG key, so the retail version is still a better deal than either digital version.

Also, it's a 9GB (GOG) or 12GB (Steam) download, so people with slower connections would probably do well to buy it on disc.
Since I don't use Steam, that Steam key is of no value to me.
Ok so honestly, is this game any good? I love Larian as an RPG studio and have played all their Divinity games, but this looks completely different in gameplay - More like an RTS with turn based maps (a.k.a. Total War'ish).
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bouncedk: Ok so honestly, is this game any good?
Yes, it is. It is a very enjoyable and well polished game.

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bouncedk: I love Larian as an RPG studio and have played all their Divinity games, but this looks completely different in gameplay - More like an RTS with turn based maps (a.k.a. Total War'ish).
The gameplay as a dragon is actually quite similar to the dragon-gameplay in Divinity: Ego Draconis, with the difference that there are more skills to use, and fights get more interesting due to different enemies and interactions with your own troops.

But besides this, the gameplay is completely different. It has fast paced RTS, Action, some RPG elements and turn based strategy. Dragon Commander will not be better than the best game in each of these genres. But the combination is well done.

some pros:
- Excellent combination of different genres, allowing for very varied gameplay. Does not get boring.
- High quality voice-acting, entertaining interaction of the different characters you meet
- Interesting political decisions. And no black-and-white morals.
- Barely any bugs, very clean state.
- Nice graphics.
- Steep learning curve

some cons:
- Micromanagement of troops and their skills can be difficult to handle in some situations, even on lowest combat speed.
- Steep learning curve

It's not an RPG, but it's a great game. If you hate RTS, Action or Turn Based combat in a game, wait for Divinity: Original Sin. Otherwise, this game recommendable.

Oh, and you can skip the RTS/Action part if you let the computer calculate your fights. In that case it is only Turn Based Strategy + some RPG elements.

PS: Can not really comment on the story, not finished yet.
Post edited August 08, 2013 by nitrom