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[Drowsy Emperor 1,286]

What's so good about V

[SadExchange 165]

For those who backed Divinity: Original Sin 2 and are redeeming it through steam, you're actually able to download and start playing the game today as a treat from the developers.  Obviously, it's early access, but wanted to spread the word in case anyone was waiting.

[HoonDing 4,247]

"What's so good about V"

 

Fun job system and blue magic that isn't utter pants.

[marelooke 609]

For those who backed Divinity: Original Sin 2 and are redeeming it through steam, you're actually able to download and start playing the game today as a treat from the developers.  Obviously, it's early access, but wanted to spread the word in case anyone was waiting.

 

I laughed so hard at the dialog window asking for anonymous system feedback... I probably should have made a screenshot...

[Volourn 2,546]

FF8 is awesome. Anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid.  It's intro is one of the best intros for video games EVAR. PERIOD.

[Lexx 2,384]

Simple truth: I never really liked this anime styled stuff. I simply don't like it. It just doesn't look good to me, only stupid. What's the point of that Gunblade? Why everyone wears this stupid hair? Why everyone looks like a teenage emo who actually shouldn't run around like that anymore? Why do most girls look like a pedos dream? List goes on and on...

[Chilloutman 1,615]

Simple truth: I never really liked this anime styled stuff. I simply don't like it. It just doesn't look good to me, only stupid. What's the point of that Gunblade? Why everyone wears this stupid hair? Why everyone looks like a teenage emo who actually shouldn't run around like that anymore? Why do most girls look like a pedos dream? List goes on and on...

 

Agree except for that girls stuff, me gusta

[Drowsy Emperor 1,286]

 

Simple truth: I never really liked this anime styled stuff. I simply don't like it. It just doesn't look good to me, only stupid. What's the point of that Gunblade? Why everyone wears this stupid hair? Why everyone looks like a teenage emo who actually shouldn't run around like that anymore? Why do most girls look like a pedos dream? List goes on and on...

 

Agree except for that girls stuff, me gusta

 

Edited September 15, 2016 by Drowsy Emperor

[Fighter 963]

Japan just don't care.

 

[Gorgon 1,791]

Please no, sempai san

[HoonDing 4,247]

Robots will kill the VR waifus

[Gorgon 1,791]

For those who backed Divinity: Original Sin 2 and are redeeming it through steam, you're actually able to download and start playing the game today as a treat from the developers.  Obviously, it's early access, but wanted to spread the word in case anyone was waiting.

'Adventure with up to 4 friends'.

 

This signals MMO design choices for me. Can't actually remember if this was in the first reboot game, if it was then I guess it's not so pronounced, which is a good thing for me at least. 

[Mamoulian War 1,998]

FF8 is awesome. Anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid. It's intro is one of the best intros for video games EVAR. PERIOD.

Yes, we know, as awesome as NWN and Titanic. Now go, and take your meds please.

[Malcador 7,540]

All I remember of FF8 was the demo and being bored by the long cinematics for spells.

[Humanoid 1,929]

 

For those who backed Divinity: Original Sin 2 and are redeeming it through steam, you're actually able to download and start playing the game today as a treat from the developers.  Obviously, it's early access, but wanted to spread the word in case anyone was waiting.

'Adventure with up to 4 friends'.

 

This signals MMO design choices for me. Can't actually remember if this was in the first reboot game, if it was then I guess it's not so pronounced, which is a good thing for me at least. 

 

 

It allowed two-player co-op by default, but let each player control two party members each. Mods quickly allowed for four player co-op and it was such an obvious move that it's just implemented by default in the sequel. Really the puzzle is why they didn't do it the first time around.

[Gorgon 1,791]

Well it's fine obviously as long as it doesn't lead to the game becoming 'every MMO' not that I think it will, but multiplayer design is a different animal. 

[Hurlsnot 8,218]

Nothing about Divinity Original Sin struck me as MMO like.

[Humanoid 1,929]

Well, maybe the colour coded random-stat loot. Didn't like that aspect of the game, but at least when I found a decent weapon I could hold onto it for a reasonable length of time and not have to think too hard about it.

[Katphood 2,102]

Battlefield 4 DLCs are free across all platforms until 19th of September. Grab them while you can, the base game is pretty cheap and it's good fun.

[Zoraptor 3,614]

 

 

For those who backed Divinity: Original Sin 2 and are redeeming it through steam, you're actually able to download and start playing the game today as a treat from the developers.  Obviously, it's early access, but wanted to spread the word in case anyone was waiting.

'Adventure with up to 4 friends'.

 

This signals MMO design choices for me. Can't actually remember if this was in the first reboot game, if it was then I guess it's not so pronounced, which is a good thing for me at least. 

 

 

It allowed two-player co-op by default, but let each player control two party members each. Mods quickly allowed for four player co-op and it was such an obvious move that it's just implemented by default in the sequel. Really the puzzle is why they didn't do it the first time around.

 

 

Obviously they were surprised by the number of rpg nerds who had four three friends. Though they should have remembered that four is the practical minimum for a D&D session, at least.

[Keyrock 9,127]

Anyway, on the off chance Mankind Divided ever makes its way to the penguin (as unlikely as it may seem, a couple Squeenix games have already been ported to Linux) I'll buy the GotY Edition at 50% (or more) off a year from now.  Eat a **** Squeenix.

Holy crap, it's happening.   

 

 

[Katphood 2,102]

4A Games are up to something.

 

 

 

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Wow! Look at all those reused assets!

Edited September 17, 2016 by Katphood

[WorstUsernameEver 598]

Well, maybe the colour coded random-stat loot. Didn't like that aspect of the game, but at least when I found a decent weapon I could hold onto it for a reasonable length of time and not have to think too hard about it.

Pretty much all the "MMO-like" aspects of D:OS can be retraced back to the fact that Larian started the Divinity series by copy-pasting Diablo's gameplay loop, so they probably instinctively come back to some of those design elements.

 

Personally, I wish they'd drop stuff like being able to see the enemies' levels and the color-coded randomized loot, but that would require some pretty significant rethinking and they probably just don't want to do it. Plus, they can get away with that game-y stuff because Rivellon is a pretty silly place in the first place.

[ManifestedISO 2,861]

 

Wow! Look at all those reused assets!

 

Same map layout but I didn't notice any identical assets. Pretty well re-imagined gameplay, I thought.

[Lexx 2,384]

Well, the whole area is using the same assets and layout from MGS5. They just edited the map a little bit and added more junk & destruction.

 

I didn't expected the game to use the same engine, tbh. Still calling bs on this one, though, especially because seeing this coop thing pains me a lot. Why can't they make it in style of the MGS5 singleplayer, just with multiple people and unique tasks? Not this stupid zombie survival wave shooter stuff. To me this feels like they completely missed what the people really wanted. Again.

Edited September 17, 2016 by Lexx