Divine Divinity
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Video Game Reviews of Divine Divinity
Customer Review: Its....Okaaaaay
Summary: 3 Stars
Maybe because I didnt really like Diablo that I found I couldnt get into this game. There are too many different quests that can get confusing, and a lot of it seems too be hack and slash. It does have some elements of Baldur's Gate in it, with character interaction, but your character fights solo, which limits fighting technique.On the whole I found the game to be a Diablo 2 remake, so if you liked Diablo then you will like this game, but otherwise I would not suggest it.
Customer Review: Divine Diviniy Review
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a RPG fan, this is definetly one of the best games for you!Divine Divinity is a diablo-style game with great graphics, solid storyline, tons of characters to interact with and so many side quests it'll keep you playing for about 100 hours!
The only bad thing about it is that it has no multiplayer, but that's about all.
Everytime you talk to someone, you will get a lot of choices, and depending on how you chose to act, that's how the game will go.
The game has many skills that you can learn. And the good thing is that you can learn skills from every type of character. For example, you can be a warrior and be extremely good at casting spells!
There's more to say about this wonderful game, but I'll let you discover for yourself! Have fun with this five-star game!
Customer Review: I'm surprised it's not more talked about...
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a good RPG and fun. I really like the graphics and music and there's tons of fun RPG like things to do. It's not just a Diablo clone. Trust me, if you're considering it...try it! It's really cheap used too. I got it for 10 including shipping. Shop around. Have funCustomer Review: Divine Divinity may be Divinly inspired
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm almost tempted to believe that Divine Divinity was divinely inspired. This is probably one of the more addictive and fun single person RPG's available. Period.As a D&D player and Game Master for several years, I highly recommend Divine Divinity to anyone that wants the same kind of "feel" as tabletop games.
Although there are only three character types (Fighter, Mage, and "Survivor" [or "Thief" if you prefer]) you can choose to be either a female character or a male character, making six choices altogether. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Once you have this simple decision made, you are thrust into a vast world that you have to find out about before you can solve all the possible quests. I have a list of over 27 pages of quests and sub-quests so far, and I may not have discovered them all. This world is absolutely =huge= for a computer RPG.
The graphics are great, although a little resource intensive. The game recommends a 450mhz computer with 128MB of RAM, (256 is "recommended"), a DirectX 8 compliant video card with at least 8MB of memory, an 800x600 monitor, and a few other features, as well as the most important item - 2.5 GIGS of free Hard Drive space. I suspect you should at least think about doubling =all= of that. I'm running a 800MB computer with 256 MB of ram and a 64MB DirectX 9 compliant video card, and I find loading times a little slow even on that.
But it's worth it. I've played for about 200 hours of game time now, and still haven't found everything I need to complete some of the quests. I find my knowledge of RPG's invaluable. I can't wait until I get to the end - and I have no idea where that is.
People, this game hardly got anywhere near the advertising that it deserved. Most people are discovering it by word of mouth. And this review is here to help you decide to try it. If you are into computer RPG's at all, I think it's worth buying.
Customer Review: fun but flawed
Summary: 4 Stars
This game can be fun, with the typical RPG thrills related to leveling up, choosing spells and skills, and finishing quests. It's not entirely linear, has a big world, and plenty of magical items (including a Sword of Mushrooms). The biggest downside to Div Div is there's too much combat. There's an endless initial dungeon and several lairs later on that require slaying the same old creatures over and over and over again. At least with some of the later dungeons you can leave and double-back when you need the XPs. The real-time combat doesn't require much strategy or tactics (other than "kiting") and is often a question of repeated right-clicking for a Mage or left-clicking for a Warrior.
Other drawbacks include the risible voice-acting and some stability issues (even with the 1.034 patch, I'd get crackly sounds after going into the wilderness, which is a shame because the music is excellent).
I'd recommend this to most RPGers, but you might not have the patience to play to the very end.