I had the Original Sin EE for a while now and for some reason I'm having hard time getting into it. The second game, wow; totally opposite...I got into it within 10 minutes! I spent about an hour so far and I know I'm playing a very unique game. The game is very polished, I'm enjoying the story. The dialogs are very well done (love the narrator concept) and I love the voice overs; the graphics and atmosphere are spectacular. The soundtrack is incredible! So there hats of to everyone that worked on this gem!
It includes advertising for Larian's other titles as well as dark-pattern UI to trick you into creating an account with Larian.
Completely unnacceptable.
Firstly, I'd like to thank the most recent reviewers of this game who pointed out the DRM issue with the Larian launcher. I was unaware of the change when purchasing this game via GOG (I also own it on PS4.)
Larian Studios has fixed this this issue with the newest update (v. 3.6.117.3735) and allows you to bypass the launcher (I'll quote some of the instructions and link to the Larian forums at the bottom of this message.)
However, following these launcher-bypass instructions doesn't prevent the Larian launcher from loading, it still is open and runs in the background.
I have used the GOG SUPPORT CENTER in order to request a backup installer of the game BEFORE the launcher was added - which I believe is Version 3.6.69.4648(a) and I'll update this review with my results if I'm allowed access to the download.
HOW TO BYPASS THE LAUNCHER in UPDATE v.3.6.117.3735
-Navigate to the game in your library.
-Click the preferences button to the right of the play button and select Manage installation > Configure...
-Check the box next to Custom executables / arguments
-Click Add another Executable / arguments at the bottom of the window.
-In the File field for this new executable, select supporttool.exe in the ../bin folder of your game installation.
-In the Arguments field, add --skip-launcher.
-Check the Default executable radio button.
-Click OK and press Play.
https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=789413#Post789413
It's combat is so complex with so many possibility's the role players can get a pretty good kick out of it along the same lines as "Dark Souls" Difficulty and complexity on truly a freaking diverse experience. I was not dissatisfied. This game offers something that truly outshines all of its kind in the genre. I can feel the heart that was put into this by the programmers themselves. Let me just tell you for an Alpha this is the most beautiful experience ever offered this early in Dev. I can only imagine what it will become. Keep up the good work! This is definitely worth the money.
I know, this game is in Alpha so why the stellar rating? Because I already had so much fun with it to more than justify the price. I got the game through Kickstarter so it only cost me 25 bucks. I played the first game about 60 hours. I played this game for about 24 hours. I love games with great story and with interesting combat systems. So let's see:
Combat system
If you played the original title you will feel right at home as it is very similar. If you did not: It is turn based, your characters have lot of skills which interacts with each other to cause great (and deadly) effects. You can conjure up rain and then spread lighting based stuns, you can conjure poison clouds and explode them via fireballs or even bleed your enemies and then heal from blood if you are so inclined. It is quick, fun and looks awesome!
Character system
You can be stealthy, you can be tanky, you can be a great so(u)rcerer, or you can mix it up a bit. There are not many constrictions, but you can create a inefective character if you spread her abilities too thin, so beware. If you are not familiar game it is best to stay in your class and specialize your atributtes. Races so far in game allow for some fun, game changing effects.
Story
This is the main strong point of the game. The world is lively, depending on your race and background (even some skills) lot of it changes, people react differently and you can do different things. want to play as elven outcast and eat body parts to feel memories of the dead, you can play as a Lizardman king who wants to make lizards great again. You can deal with people peacefully or you can cut through anyone with a different opinion. You can follow laws, break them or even bend them a little here and there. I played through the content three times and always found something different, new and exciting.
I love this game, and even in its current state it allows for hours of fun and has great replayability. I would recommend it to anyone looking for great stories and strong characters with unique backgrounds. This is for me the definition of a well made RPG.
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