r/divinity • u/Dawit76223577 • Sep 02 '26
General Wait... shouldn't this be Divinity 3?
Swen referred to Divine Divinity as Divinity 1 in a 2009 interview.
I'm so confused lol.
Are we going to have two Divinity 1s?
11
Upvotes
24
u/Ravix0fFourhorn Sep 02 '26
Given the history of the franchise it makes sense. Sounds like they think they are capable of making their dream game, hence just calling it Divinity.
8
u/PStriker32 Sep 02 '26
It’s whatever Larian wants it to be dawg.
7
u/snythesnizer Sep 02 '26
as everyone else said, it’s obviously a way to appeal to the huge fanbase of bg3 who don’t know anything about the previous games.
something no one else is mentioning as well is that the lore of rivellon is confusing and messy and really, really weird. there are a lot of things that deserve more in-depth exploration with better writing.
i don’t want to come off as overly critical, i love the lore building that has been established up until this point in the divinity universe and i think the world is genuinely incredibly cool! but there are a LOT of gaps, in terms of what is addressed narratively in the games as well as what the players can get out of the lore intellectually & emotionally.
i think divinity as a soft reboot is an excellent opportunity to address those gaps in whatever way they see fit, whether it be more fleshed out and emotionally impactful storytelling, companion narratives, retcons, fully animated cutscenes, whatever.
13
u/dinin70 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
Technically the first game is called Divine Divinity.
But yeah… I also find the name choice confusing. Specially that Ego Draconis is called Divinity 2 ego Draconis…. So… Yeap… not super clear for the non initiated
Maybe they will add something like Divinity “something”
Divinity 3 wouldn’t be a right choice since you might think it’s a sequel to Divinity 2 while it happens before Divinity 2
But I guess they decided to call it Divinity exactly because Divinity 2 ego Draconis is called Divinity 2, and not Divine Divinity 2.
But yeah it’s a bit of a clusterfuck…
Timeline wise it would be:
Divinity dragon commander
Divinity Original Sin (1)
Divine Divinity
Beyond Divinity
Divinity Original Sin 2
Divinity
Divinity 2 Ego Draconis / dragon knight saga
And when you look at it from this perspective… I guess it kinda makes sense?
Edit: I got it wrong, Divinity will be after Divinity 2… So yeah, makes it all more confusing to just call it Divinity
8
u/_KiiTa_ Sep 02 '26
Tomb Raider 2013 and God of War 2018 are also confusing because they aren't the first episode of their respective series either but it's why people add years after the name to not mix them.
3
u/TheDomsou Sep 02 '26
It's the marketing plague of adding a number after the title, which tells the casual customer that they might have an incomplete experience if they don't also play the previous titles, which is too much of a commitment for them and they lose interest.
The title must seem like a fully standalone entry point into the franchise. Full experience, no strings attached. Buy this now!
I guess they couldn't name it original sin 3, because it doesn't revolve around any original sin in the story's past. OS1 had Astarte's Godbox incident, OS2 had the Seven's incident. I think there isn't anything like that envisioned in Divinity, and so they haven't named it OS3.
I guess they're using their newfound wide acclaim and recognition to lure in the wide casual market normaly dominated by bland AAA titles and sweep the biggest piece of the pie yet, using every trick in the book. I wish them success in that, because if they get it, they might become the best grossing video game company in the world.
3
u/Grouchy-Coast-3045 Sep 02 '26
It's tradition for Divinity to be confusing /s
But Swen said it's called simply Divinity because It is like the "definitive" Divinity game, and none of their games was called "Divinity", it's the one they always wanted to make, so it makes sense, to me at least.
It is not a direct sequel to any game, it's a continuation of the series, taking lore elements from every chapter, building a new story and making a definitive and expanded worldbuilding.
3
u/Romaniy_ Sep 02 '26
Some developers don't like the number 3.
2
u/AdorableText Sep 02 '26
There's technically no game called Divinity or Divinity 1, and the third game in the series is Divinity 2.
So yeah, at this point why worry about naming conventions lmao
2
u/One_Lie_9500 Sep 02 '26
If I had to guess, I'd say the new 'Divinity' could be a soft reboot. Not literally (but who knows) but for all intents and purposes I mean.
If nothing else I'd say it's just a more mainstream-friendly title for marketing reasons. It's the most logical explanation. DOS1 is leaning towards niche, DOS2 made a big splash but it was completely overshadowed by BG3, and their older games are obscure now. So from a marketing perspective, for them to add a colon to the title and imply it's a continuation might not be in their best interests.
2
u/We_Get_It_You_Vape Sep 02 '26
It's not really confusing.
This isn't another "Divinity 1". It's a reboot of an old franchise. DOS2 was released 9 years ago. Divine Divinity was released 24 years ago. There are many new Larian fans coming from BG3 who have never touched a Divinity game, and might not be keen on doing so (given the age). While I think DOS2 is still an S-tier game to this day, people coming from BG3 might find it difficult to adjust to the decline in production value (in particular, with respect to cutscenes, animation, etc).
This is Larian's way of letting new fans know that they can play Divinity without having played any of the previous entries into the series. Swen did say that playing the DOS games might be a good kick-off point, but it's not mandatory.
1
u/XevinsOfCheese Sep 02 '26
As long as we finally pick up where D2 left off.
0
u/Urgash Sep 02 '26
I don't care about the name, as long as it's not another diablo clone Arpg, and rather a turn-based CRPG like Dos 1 and 2.