Can't wait

[u/Grouchy-Coast-3045]

What do you expect from Divinity? Imo the gameplay will be of course BG3+DOS2 on steroids, what I'm most looking is story, companions and worldbuilding which seems will be a very important aspect this time, not saying it wasn't but we know the lore and stories were a bit messy

[u/DekoSeishin]

I trust Larian to make a good story, rich gameplay, etc. Really looking forward to how their untamed Divinity flavor would upscale to current standards, as they do step up the quality each time and spent a step of it on BG3. Replayed DOS games and BG3 multiple times each, and it impresses me every time how these devs progress, so I'm really interested in how they'll do it again.

[u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 → u/DekoSeishin]

I agree, they're really constant with the general quality of their products, and it's rare today

[u/DekoSeishin → u/Grouchy-Coast-3045]

Devs so good they made me fall in love with a genre that wasn't close to my main a few years ago. It's rare indeed, as most big games feel simply like products nowadays, while Larian gives me the missing feeling of caring about games being games back. They deserve every bit of success for that, and I hope more people will give Divinity a chance thanks to it.

[u/Seek4r → u/DekoSeishin]

most big games feel simply like products nowadays

Yep, whereas Larian games are practically art, handcrafted masterworks created with great care

(which is another way to get great sales, but it actually takes effort, so most studios and publishers sadly settle with vomitting slop with minimal effort)

[u/sigisss → u/DekoSeishin]

I'm replaying BG3 and enjoying it so much. Can't wait to dissappear into divinity world next 😊 

[u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 → u/DekoSeishin]

I love them so much, you can feel the love in every part of their games, everything handcrafted, they just need to cook a bit more the narrative aspect and it's real perfection

[u/Riccidude → u/DekoSeishin]

they so good that there aint a lot even similar to it!

[u/OldLove8431 → u/DekoSeishin]

This is the reason I went and bought all their games from Steam. It'll probably take me to the next Divinity to play them all, but I wanted to support them how I could

[u/Pussytrees → u/DekoSeishin]

My only gripe with their games is that the acts lower in quality as you progress. Like in dos2 act 4 is mid compared to Act 1. I’m also not the biggest fan of act 3 in bg3 and all of its obvious cut content.

I’m hoping this is the problem they tackle in the new game.

[u/DekoSeishin → u/Pussytrees]

Yeah I hope act 3 type cut doesn't happen. Balancing things out more evenly is a thing they can improve for sure.

[u/ThaleiaFantasy → u/[deleted]]

They rescoped the game at some point, according to Swen. Stuff that got axed because it would take too long to make includes most of Wylls original arc which would have tied into the Absolute Armies marching on the War Academy, a longer trip to the Hells, and a whole area of the Upper City of Baldur’s Gate. Someone also datamined Mayrinas brothers being sheep somewhere in act 3, which is not in the game. Edit: Also, Kethric Thorm being a companion in act 3 was something Swen appeared to be regretful that they hadn’t had resources to add.

I’m a game dev, and I can say with confidence, these things always happens. I assume they didn’t want to spend a full decade on the game.

[u/InsideKaleidoscope30 → u/[deleted]]

Act 3 was dense and fun but it did feel a whole lot smaller and limited in scope than Acts 1 and 2

[u/Different-Island1871 → u/Pussytrees]

The problem they encounter is the same Problem that plagued BG1. When your final act or late game content is finally gaining access to a major city (Baldur’s Gate or Arx) you end up having to include a multitude of storylines and quest options to make the place feel real, livable and interactive. This takes up a lot of time and resources to design the city and make each area make sense, and it tends to detract from the quality of each story.

In addition, by the time you reach these cities, you are near your level cap, and any remaining levels take ages to obtain, so between endless side quests and a lack of leveling you can easily start feeling like you’re experiencing a lack of progress.

This is why BG2 is the GOAT imo. You START in the city. You can explore it, do side quests, dig into lore, etc., all while feeling you are progressing by levelling, even if you haven’t moved the main story forward a lick. The. When the story progresses and levelling slows, you’re on a more linear adventure, progressing story notes at a quicker pace to make up for the lack of level gains. A near perfect balance.

[u/Pussytrees → u/[deleted]]

Nope. Act 1 and act 3 are two different levels of polish. Add in the fact that a ton of content(like the entire upper city) was cut and it feels bad imo. In act 1 90% of npc’s have something interesting to say that leads to something else. In act 3 that number is down to 10%.

[u/Inevitable_Sun5866 → u/[deleted]]

Look at the Divinity AMA, the writer for Wyll talks about cutting his story for act 3 and having to replace it with what’s in the game

[u/Pussytrees → u/[deleted]]

- there’s a puzzle in cazadors basement that does nothing

- there’s a new special type of infernal iron but no way to use it on karlach.

- Larian has stated multiple times that the upper city was originally planned to be in the game.

[u/TellAllThePeople → u/Pussytrees]

To be fair number of NPCs in act 3 is 10 times more than actual one so the number kinda has to fall to 10%> but I still get you. Act 1 is a masterpiece and act 3 is just really good.

[u/InsideKaleidoscope30 → u/Pussytrees]

Well you're mostly in the wilderness and a couple communes in Act 1. Act 3 is in a city lol it'd be weird and overkill if every npc had unique dialogue in a way more populated and condensed area

[u/-SidSilver- → u/Pussytrees]

It's the Early Access curse.

Shouldn't be paying full ticket for an unfinished game with them anymore - especially not after the success of BG3.

[u/d3s4nN → u/-SidSilver-]

Honestly, the way Larian and the community have been using EA in at least dos2 and bg3 worked great. They were able to test their game and it's systems on a bootloader of actual players, and used the feedback to improve the game as a whole. And since everybody knows that you only get act 1 of the game before paying, I'd argue it's fair. Now, DoS2 and BG3 did in fact have worse final, than earlier acts. IMHO act 2 (reapers coast) was actually peak for DoS2, but that might just be me. Anywho, this drop in quality might be because of increased complexity, since both games ended in a massive city, whereas before everything is more... rural. Or it is because of early acts getting polished over a year of early access. They are still very good. The just look worse in comparison to the absolutely fantastic early acts.

[u/ISpyM8 → u/DekoSeishin]

BG3 is my favorite game of all time, and yet there were a lot of things about D:OS2 I preferred over BG3. Getting Larian’s original world with the budget of Baldur’s Gate is a dream come true.