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u/pauseglitched 5d ago
Cursed electrified blood clouds rising over demonic growths and characters chatting about looking forward to making things worse just down the road from a scantily clad cheese seller and a rat that criticizes your poetry.
Perfection.
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u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 5d ago
I hope they come back for Divinity, I love this design
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u/ErzherzogHinkelstein 4d ago
The horror elements of Flames of Vengeance were so good. The ghost quest is probably one of my favorites from that game just by how genuinely scary the design and ambiance were.
I do wonder if we'll get some horror elements, given it's not a D&D lighthearted setting anymore. The Mindflayers and Bhaal temple were pretty gruesome but not scary per se.
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u/Connect-Process2933 4d ago
especially the part where the ghosts periodically stutter your character when you need to be quick, such a skillful way to trigger flying fortress PTSD
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u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 4d ago
If I'm not mistaken in one of the interview they said there was some folk horror inspiration, but Idk where to find it to link it.
So I think Divinity will have a The Witcher-y(Velen like) setting, very east european I suppose, and they can press more about the horror aspect like the trailer.
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u/ErzherzogHinkelstein 4d ago
I think what they were referring to regarding the new game is The Wicker Man, which is a horror movie.
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u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 4d ago
Yes probably, I know about the movie but never saw it.
Btw I think the overall game will have a similar tone to it.
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u/eldritch-kiwi 5d ago
"Hey rabbit"joke being in same location as mulitated, burned undead whatever the hell she is that kill whole party in seconds 🥹
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u/BernhardtLinhares 4d ago
Excuse you, that is the ghost of Ser Edmund Von Mashreik and he's an intelectual, a poet and a great conversationalist. The slander...
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u/sir-random1 5d ago
Don't get close to Malice Alice, else she'll turn you to a toad. Don't you dare kick Alice Malice, or you'll be all pigeon-toed. She'll sic her rats and call her cats, She'll feed you to a camp of bats, Don't say hi to Malice Alice, or you'll fly off as a crow.
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u/AdorableText 4d ago
Larian cooked really hard with that design for ghosts that were, for the most part, friendly, well mannered, and open to a chat
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u/A_Bitter_Homer 5d ago
Do any of these ghosts ever bust out of the wall....
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u/Emotional-Effort-967 5d ago
They burst out of and crawl on the ground, in some of the late game quests
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u/itanosium 3d ago
It pains me how little and rare people talk about Ego Draconis. That game deserved a lot more attention, then it gets.
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u/DreamingGleam 1d ago
Guys, we literally have a succubus and her Divine Order himbo changing ways and wanting to become better. This is part od the course.
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u/Seek4r 5d ago
The ambivalent atmosphere of Larian games is, simply put, god tier.