Divine divinity review

Starting aberration by a remark a little squint at gameri which are firmly convinced that Diablo was the first RPG, and before him there was only Doom and Warcraft 2 (not like RPG's, give 'whatever). Great big but, RPG's are among the oldest "types" of play on the market, some of them, text only, appearing in a time long vanished, when the PC was still in its infancy. There were series of RPG's, whose first saw light monitors in a period when many of us were either kindergarten. Slowly but slowly, RPG's have started to disappear from the market reach in the office who are now your adventure, for example. Then came the world of Diablo and started again wish to allocate points to dexterity and ciomageasca orci. Or something.
Then came Larian Studios. Belgian firm has worked on some time gangster's daughter, Divine Divinity, namely, having his head on the one hand clasicii genre, appeared in the graphic is much 256 colors at most and resolutions like 320x200 were top technology and new generation of hack & slash on other sites. And one day have started tossing the spoon in the bowl, and tossing, and tossing everything out of a mix-and let's say interesting.
Unhappy perhaps, have read (probably a t'spea time) trilogy Lord of the Rings and have added some spice with iz of Middle Earth. Ingredients lettuce face do not stop here but I will shorten and thank you to announce that Divine Divinity is the most successful clone that I ever had to do, totaling successful elements that made games like Ultima VII, Diablo, or Elder Scrolls: Arena, the final result being appreciably.

And without such a background story and not do anything in an RPG, maestro Tolkien was used to rejection. Hello, you learn about Divine Divinity.

Passing over the title apparently idiot (I have never changed a little review when I see what the game is called so), we are dealing with an island regularly assaulted by his cousin Sauron, here called The Lord of Chaos. If breaks in half of the 7 races of the island that is the biggest club's sake, during attacks insusceptible of Lord of Chaos is uneau, Scotland from naphthalene hero (or heroes, as the case may be) and Sauron sent the junior for a walk. But as the scenario requires periodic return of bad boy, find that there is a sword in the Lord because he printed a part of the soul used to invade hero cretinous enough to use and come back for a new portion of caft. Then we put in the lore of the gods that there is a very naked chick, made of killed members of a cult that il serve the Lord above, chick out, is divided in 3 chicks as dezbracate and enter the 3 individuals who innoxious promenade around. One of them is you, you have no idea what happened, the story above it is unknown (obviously) and so the game begins.
Some specifications: I used to meet with stories written by children of 12 years, I used to type characters and clichés like good hero saves the world, the hero takes a bad haircut in every single time, but like every date was twisted and damp glow so that the impression of something new was created with some success.

Here, however, breeds are a combination of complete morons Heroes of Might & Magic and Tolkien, where men and elves of Middle Earth dwarfii living well and thanks to Impianti lizardmanii of Heroes. Saddest is that elves are children with insensibility. I was shocked when I found that one of the heads is called elves Helendil (Elendil, anyone?) And was to fall from the chair when I read the story "official" game, where Sauron is replaced with the Lord of Chaos and are nazgulii embodied some Magi as possible "evil". Maybe I exaggerate a bit though, although I have nothing against inspiration, furaciunea 2 lei seems garish.
Like this story. Although is stolen, it serves the purpose. I remember that Lord Chaos il have the new king of the people?. Oh, do not think it's a relationship with Diablo, there was the boy king, a child, here is the King "at large", a child too. Yeah.

Techniques. Il first place because you get rid of him quickly. As to your idea, the game supports Glide. Good. Perspective is "Off" with the forceps Last VII, generating a small period used to it, since we are dealing with a more isometric mot.

More specifically, the perspective is rather strange, being more inclined as usual. Can be played both software and Direct3D or Glide. The software looks almost like the accelerated version, but is still a LOT worse. There are times where the game is slow inexplicable, although saying that the patch installed to resolve this issue, sometimes more flaw in the desktop with no error message ... and so little. Overall though, the game looks ok. Sounds are also average, neiesind outlined by absolutely nothing. Speech alternate between very good and tough, for example having elves mostly some gay voices in the making and dwarfii with some players who were unfortunate to take a focus irlandezo / Scottish in them, but have not succeeded. Music on the other hand is simply exceptional, exceeds, in my view, other games very equipped in this respect, namely, Dungeon Siege and Morrow. There are enough issues that you do not annoy us too fast, sometimes I got to pause the game and listen to music. Fantastic, no trace of doubt. No sense to describe, and one listen and you give me justice. So much techniques. I told that finish quickly.
Giocul itself continues the line "loan" the story began. Thus, from the beginning, we can choose between 3 races, namely, fighter, wizard and thief. No matter that the thief is called survivor here, nor the hero can be both female and male. Should mention here introductory speech of the characters, my speech gets on my nerves. The 3 girls are probably part of an association of emancipation of women, speech being properly. You can not set anything at the beginning of the game, the 3 sets of people coming to your predefined state.

Subsequently, the inevitable appearance of level-up, we can allocate 5 points to strength, dexterity, constitution and intelligence, plus a 1 point (2 points in 5 of 5 levels) in skillurile character. Interesting is that fighter is, you can take skilluri and ograda soothe and thief. The thing is useful, because without a skill to identify and / or lockpick, you can have problems. Also, any skill of restoration does not hurt. Skillurile are placed in 4 groups, each character, by their type. Thus, the fighter, we have training in all weapons in the game, fire damage, poison, lightning and spirit, increase damageului, raising the defense, the archer skilluri something skilluri (cica of the gods) which can make the dead, you jump to neck and several other opponent. Thief has set as a possible classic skilluri, and moreover flatter. As dispel space describing them. Skillurile may be increased in level up to 5 times a skill (whatever) with 5 points on it is considered the master. Interface, it contains a level up bar, one of stamina, button automap, questuri, potion and still some subterfuge. Again, I had a few surprises. I told the bar level and stamina up. Skillurile (especially in fighter) are copied from the Diablo 2, such as specializations of arms (the same as barbaric), atack skill to leap to another name and another couple. There are, but I stop here. Obviously each skill (I mean the basics here) influence the character. If you played Diablo 2 already know how. Very important is that the interface is very ergonomic, there is sufficient support for the shortcut-key, it is grouped with head and perfectly accessible. A bila alba in this chapter. Management's classic character, click the button, the character goes where. Push key "R", run.

Spells are quite a lot and, again, just as classical. Nesimtirea reached alarming rates it finds that skill of "improve" from Diablo 2 is here, under another name. Take pietroiul, it put in the gun, increase resistance to something. Or attack. You can combine the mixture (or can create) with appropriate skill. Paper-doll is composed of sapca, armor, sword, shield, opinci, gloves, amulet and two rings. That's new ....
Objects but are not as varied as in Diablo. That, or drop random factor of the monster (or cufere, or whatever) comes over your head.
Questuri are plenty, sufficiently long and not interesting to me and take them. You'll even brag a little. Are you questuri in several ways to solve. You have chosen the proper version, you missed this. Depending on how many questuri do, get experience and increase your reputation (have to take something from Baldur's Gate, right?), NPC's watching you less "good".

But now the sound occurs. Although the game copies in hell, is incredibly fun to play. Divine Divinity is Huge, maps available are simply huge. Dungeoane sufficient relatively varied and also very large forest, desert, cities, mountains and so on. Due to map scale have been introduced and some Teleport game, extremely useful.

As I said, the game is super fun. Running all over you head to monsters, you questuri and gradually discover the map. And if part of you that do not want to leave a single black point on the map, you can be sure that you catch the Christmas play Divine Divinity. I do not know exactly what is so attractive, really. Maybe the realization that the game brings old skillurile borrowed from other games (old or new) that I remember something, you know. The point is it's fun. Very, very fun. Problems are of course. One of them comes from the wrong dosage of a little difficulty. As to your idea, the game is structured as Baldur's Gate, the maps are absolutely huge, bringing a bit of Arcanum in this chapter. Thus, walking around the map you can get a place is a monster that blow a little towards you and load you game. And this happens quite often, unfortunately. Once this problem solved (that watch where you walk in and save the devils) can have a surprise to few tens of butchers and monsters to defend an animal-type "boss" that you put down in a coup, although the area is appropriate level of tau. Bosii of Divine Divinity are absolute killers, some fries lovirii neurons in the monitor with the keyboard. The patch appeared cica solve this problem, but all one thousand hellish hard to kill me were found. And, although bosii you out of watermelons, although must ocolesti entire area because of the monster too difficult, some dialogues with NPC's are complete morons, keep you playing. And that's something. The difficulty is increased by the fact that you find quite a few traders in the game. Reached at a time to be fully assembled device with eyes and can not find a merchant to sell them. Well, there was one, but doing a half hour (real life time) to him. Stressful. In addition, some items still to be identified, others repaired, and sometimes your own skillurile identify and repair are not sufficient.
Would be to say a few things. Manufacturers have equipped the game with a series of comments and dialogues that will be fun. As an example, read "traffic signs" or what the hell are the pillars that the intersections, or epitafurile stones on the grave. Work is clearly subjective, but some jokes (mostly) I have seemed garish. In addition, matching the overall theme of the game draws a lot of nuts in the legend of the wall. You need something to put a cap of humor in a game whose purpose is rasul and Larian did not hit it too in this chapter.

Small things come in Chapter lack multiplayer (I understand that the game is huge, but a cooperative would not be broken), install the GIGA 2 and something, the monster animations penibile (your character exception) and, in general, staticitatea decor. Well, walking is one pussy, above a leaf falls, in a reflection in water, but the impression of "Static" remains.
Do not understand how a game at cloned hard, thin Chapter scenario and below average in the technique could be so fun. So fun that, despite the obvious shortcomings and inspirarii above average in other games, I can declare without any pulling of the heart that Divine Divinity is one of the successes of the year.

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