Posted on: September 16, 2017

Nimue_de

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A gem among RPGs

I've been playing D:OS 2 since the first Alpha release came out, and it just got better and better. Because of what I had seen so far, my expectations were already pretty high when the full release finally came out - and Larian still managed to surpass them. This game is a detailed, lovingly crafted, polished gem which offers something for a wide variety of tastes. You like to explore and uncover a good story? Nose around to your heart's content, poke into every nook and cranny (there are lots of them in those beautifully designed areas) and talk to characters, most of whom will have something interesting to say. You prefer tactical combat? Crank up the difficulty and try to figure out how to defeat those enemies, who have the same repertoire of tricks at their disposal as you, and will gleefully use them all to crush you. I was a little sceptical at first when Larian announced just a few weeks before release that they were going to add full VO to the game, contrary to initial announcements. Having listened to those characters, I can only say, "thank goodness they did". The voice acting is superb and adds that final spark of life to excellently written characters. Can't recommend this game highly enough!

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Posted on: September 17, 2017

Revue de l'accès anticipé

mkstofflet

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A Great Game!

Larian Studios consistently puts out wonderful games. This is no exception. The graphics, the voice acting, the magical exploration, the combat, the choices that have consequences, the humor! It's all there. Inventory management is similar to D:OS I and yet there is less to pick up. They learned to clean up the clutter. The crafting system is easier to learn and use. WONDERFUL! I will not fawn over the game, as it's been done. I WILL name the flaws, or issues that certain gamers may not like: 1) While it's an isometeric, combat-heavy game it is not an ARPG. It is not a Diablo clone.If you want constant action and hack and slash all the time this game may not be for you. 2) Sometimes it's tough to see everything on the screen. While you can rotate the camera 360 it's still tough. It's a compliment to the game though, as there is a lot going on. 3) It's difficult. You will lose some fights. Levels don't scale. And that is a good thing. Save a LOT and learn. I have had my ass handed to me a few times by some mobs and then came right back and figured out how to beat them. It may take a while. 4) Turned-based combat. It's wonderful for me, as I have slow muscle twitch. If you want fast, hack and slash it's not for you. Some battles may take 10, 20, 30 minutes. If you are in a hurry just know that you will be frustrated at the pace. 5) Character creation... It always baffles me why so many games implement SO many options for characters' looks. In this game you barely see the face of your character and yet you can choose many options for hair, face, color, etc... It seems to me that in isometric games less should be put on looks for characters and more into other resources. 6) Quests are often random and tough to figure out. That is another compliment, but for those who like more straight-forward quests beware! That's really all that I can think of. This game is an instant classic! Please buy, play and create! I am looking forward to the GM mode and the community-created adventures. This game should be relevant for 10+ years! YAY!

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Edited on: September 22, 2025

Posted on: May 6, 2020

Wizeroy

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Good game took a step in wrong direction

I really liked DoS1 and somehow can't keep playing the sequel. I approached the game so many times I lost count and gave it more than a fair shake. So what happened? The good: 1. Visuals Fidelity-wise the game looks a league above the first title. Character models are way more pleasant on the eye, and the world is even better. Many simple effects and animations are overblown and that's design decision I'm not fond of personally. Still when compared to original title it's not a downgrade. All of that is also much more demanding on your hardware so do keep it in mind. 2. Music Got much more budget and you can hear it. It's definitely on the lighthearted side which is fine. Tracks quality and variety is just right and never made me feel like switching it to my personal playlist. 3. Mod Support The ease of installing and using many useful mods is heartwarming. Sadly 95% of those mods are just some mechanical and QoL improvements. Now is it easy to mod it yourself? Never tried. The bad: 1. Writing DoS2 is trying to be far more of a P&P simulation rather than cRPG. It's not only in the mechanics, but something as essential for an RPG, as writing. It's actually written for CO-OP, with singleplayer being clear afterthought. It's not a your personal journey, but rather tale of a group of pre-written characters with player being just an outsider pushing the pawns. Even the way dialog is written clearly separates character's vision from player's perspective, leaving you nearly numb to the any plot occurrence. You always get those extremely bland dialogue options with one or two more colorful lines only available to whichever pre-written character you chose. If you choose to create a custom char, you basically don't exist within the plot and leave yourself out of any interesting opportunities to role-play. The impact of your choices during and after character creation mirrors that sentiment. Also "origin characters" when they appear as NPCs they are ridiculously cartoonish if not straight up artificial. Just another skin to wear, rather then characters you want to know. 2. Combat Gameplay This is weird because DoS1 was really fun it this department. Biggest change, and enjoyment downgrade comes in a form of armor system. Honestly I think it's just designed to simplify difficulty scaling process. Higher difficulty simply slaps more armor. So lazy. Worst is that there are two types of armor. For magic and other sources. In practice it encourages player to choose either physical or magic damage and go 100% into it for entire party instead of using creativity to achieve CC and surprise advantage. Combat gameplay rewards DPS efficiency over everything else. 3. Voice Acting Some might be into it, don't get me wrong. It's just that both dialogue writing and execution is so theatrically over the top that I never buy into anything that's being said. DoS1 after it got "enhanced edition" upgrade was also like that, but it was much more lighthearted story. In DoS2 there are more darker tones which creates this odd whiplash effect. It honestly takes me out of the experience. OVERALL: DoS2 just feels wrong. Potential was there. It makes very good first impression, but all the cracks get only wider the longer you play.

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Posted on: October 6, 2023

manio22

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No need to create a Larian account.

When launcher pops up, click 'Get Started' and the bottom right click 'Skip' Still launches the launcher but at least that.

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Posted on: December 15, 2023

jfreund

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Ignore Early Access reviews

Sort by "Most recent" and check reviews of not just the "final" product, but what you get now. The launcher is inexcusable. The game existed and was sold for years, then Larian pushed an intrusive, annoying, time wasting marketing tool onto new and existing players. You can jump through hoops to get around it, but you shouldn't have to. Once you get to the game, it's actually great for 80-100 hours. Then you get to Arx and the difficulty skyrockets. It's not the difficulty that wrecks the game, though - it's the tedious, poor design. According to walkthroughs I've followed, the Definitive Edition severely nerfs XP earned throughout the game. This makes your party chronically underleveled in Arx and you'll get nowhere trying to explore and just play the game. You have to hit specific sites and encounters in a specific order to get XP or you just hit brick wall after brick wall. The writing in Arx follows the same trend - you'll need a walkthrough telling you what quest order is needed to prevent locking out other quest branches. Even once you hit what seems to be a soft level cap now at 20 (no longer possible to get enough XP for 21), the design of the battles shifts from challenging to player to annoying and frustrating. Whoever designed the last act gave up on interesting and spammed endless respawning enemies all over. As the difficulty skyrockets, the quality of the game takes a nosedive. It's absolutely insidious that the game is fantastic until the designers of the final act drive the bus off a cliff. Arx renders the rest of the game a waste of time.

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