Recently I've discovered the joy of CRPGs, having previously only dabbled in them without spending any significant time on the genre.
With Baldur's Gate 2 just around the corner, which I'm sure many of us are hyped for, I wanted to try a similar CRPG to get a feel for whether I'm going to want to play it. Enter DOS2; this game is made by Larian Studios, the same studio making BG2, and is an absolutely incredible game.
From the graphics, which are stunning even 6 years on from release, to the combat which makes you think about your moves in a manner similar to how you might do in a game like chess, and best of all stories which are for the most part genuinely interesting. I frequently found myself surprised at events / characters / quests I found throughout the world, even small things like hearing someone screaming nearby then discovering they had been torn to pieces by voidwoken.
I recently just finished Act I and just started Act II but wanted to share a bit of love for this game as it is an absolute masterpiece with a well deserved 95% positive rating with 144k reviews on steam.
Please share your experience with DOS2 and whether or not you have fully completed the game!
Personal taste is always a factor. I'm curious, though - which CRPGs do you consider less tedious/more interesting?
I enjoyed both Baldur's Gates, Planescape Torment, Pillars of Eternity, Arcanum, Gothic, I don't know, pretty much RPGs across the board I think.
That's a solid list, though I'm surprised to see Pillars up there. Gave both 1 and 2 really serious tries, tens of hours each, and just couldn't get through them. Flat characters and uninspired world, I felt. I even like Critical Role but found their performance in PoE2 phoned in.
Yes I put it there to point out that I enjoyed even more mediocre games like Pillars more than Divinity. Thus my confusion.
@Taliesin @solidstate Legend of Grimrock has its moments.
Grimrock and Grimrock II were awesome! Not really CRPGs, though. Dungeon crawlers in the tradition of Eye of the Beholder (apparently the sub-genre is called "blobbers," I am amused to have just learned. On account of the party moving around as a blob).
@Taliesin You are right, is not really a CRPG, but when I played for first time LoG, that was my déjà vu, hehe.