Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

it's a tough recommend from me. honestly, i played divinity original sin 2 before this game and if you had a lot of fun with the second title, just don't bother playing this game. it certainly has it's charms (and a very high difficulty spike) but it just isn't really the same, if you're looking for the same experience as before. i however really found myself enjoying it, especially in the third act of the game, and i got to like the story more than expected. it's weird and awkward, sometimes even boring, but it has a unique flair about it. also, i would recommend playing it with one of your favorite friends, so you can laugh and cry together at least. but yeah, have fun with divinity: original sin. just don't expect it to be like the second part, and especially not like baldur's gate lol.

Divinity: Original Sin is a massive turn-based RPG with a focus on tactical play. There are many interesting characters and sidequests along with an expansive main quest with twists and turns. The gameplay is fun. You can use spells or elemental barrels to coat the floor with surfaces such as oil or water which can then be set alight or electrified. Playing with elements early on can help you turn the tides on your enemies but later on the game seems to expect you to use these in order to even stand a chance. You should always try to get at least one summon to take aggro from your characters and soak up damage. It's a very long game. I think my completion time (85 hours) was probably on the faster side. I did every side quest I could find apart from one which I never got around to doing. It does start to drag on as the hours go by, but the areas also seem to go by quicker as you get used to the game. As for the ending, I thought it was a satisfying conclusion [spoiler](although trying to keep astarte and icara alive during the void fight was annoying)[/spoiler], but it would've been nice to be able to return to the overworld to mop up any remaining sidequests.