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Am 18.05.14 23:49, schrieb Werner Punz:
> Am 18.05.14 20:46, schrieb MetalGuru:
>> On 5/16/2014 4:45 PM, Werner Punz wrote:
>>> Am 15.05.14 23:06, schrieb MetalGuru:
>>>
>>>> There's something about that perspective that doesn't agree with my
>>>> brain - it's not really isometric, it looks similar to that but the
>>>> angle of vision is different. I think it's called oblique or something.
>>>> DD made it even worse because of the horrid color palette - everything
>>>> looks brown, green and grey and I couldn't tell what the f was what.
>>>>
>>>> Aside from that I don't see much in common between the two games, even
>>>> though I did not finished either one. I liked the sequel better,
>>>> Divinity 2, a very good game that no one played due to a poorly timed
>>>> release - the first Dragon Age came out within a very short time IIRC.
>>>>
>>> Actually I have just started with the beta of Divinity Original Sin and
>>> so far I like it a lot. It definitely has nothing to do with Divine
>>> Divinity, it feels more like an Ultima with turn based combat and a lot
>>> of environmental interaction.
>>
>> Party with turn based combat, that's interesting - beginning to sound a
>> bit like Baldur's Gate which is a very good thing good in my book.
>>
>> Having to pay $40 to beta test a game however is just not gonna happen -
>> not now, not ever. I'm your typical patient gamer, always a few months
>> sometimes years behind the curve. So I sit and wait, it'll be $4.99 on
>> steam before the end of the year :)
>>
>> Ditto for the new Jagged Alliance Flashback - no way, no how, no deal.
>>
>>
> Actually Divinity Original Sin will be released on the 20th of June, I
> am 5 hours into the game so far, and it is very good, my positive early
> impression still stands. Anyway I gotta stop playing now, because since
> it is beta there is a chance that the saves still are wiped, and I do
> not want to replay to much of the game again.
>
>
>
Ok I have played along further despite the possibility that my saves can 
be wiped in a beta upgrade (currently about 8-10 hours into the game). I 
simply could not stop, First of all this game is just like the old RPGs 
it does not hold hands, it instantly opens to areas which you can die 
for sure at lower levels (1-5). Secondly the environmental interaction 
and crafting is amazing, just like in the old Ultimas, yes even baking 
bread is possible, although i have yet to figure out how, so far I made 
cheese dough though.

Thirdly the playtime from what I could gather is between 50-100 hours 
for the final game (the current preview version is about 20 hours with 
one map, the final game has four maps and one huge dungeon)
The game definitely does not put you on rails and even overloads you 
with quests in the beginning you cannot do before level 5.
Combat, due to the turn based nature and due to the fact that 
environmental interaction plays also a part in combat  the combat is 
very tactical (for instance if you fire against an oil barrel during the 
fight, you will get an area with fire which you and your enemies can 
take damage if you are in, if you ignite a rain spell the fire is 
extinquished etc...)
Also there is no respawn of monsters, once you have defeated them you 
are done. I personally like this, I hate respawns.

Levelling up, this is somewhat different to many other rpgs, because the 
entire system is classless, you can level up any way you want, but for 
learning new spells or moves, you have to buy rather expensive guides in 
conjunction with the levelling up or find those.

Puzzles, there are some puzzles which are mostly environmentally 
related, like for instance triggering traps with environmental 
interaction before your characters step onto them, finding keys or 
opening doors by force or lockpicking etc...


To sum it up, I have not had such a good time with a game for a long 
time. (I simply love world simulating RPGs ala Ultima 7 and Gothic) I 
cannot wait for the June 20th release.