Divine Divinity
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Video Game Reviews of Divine Divinity
Customer Review: Doesn't even install properly!
Summary: 1 Stars
All I get are CRC errors when I try to install on my laptop, a HP I purchased last year. The drivers are updated and I have DirectX 9 installed, so there shouldn't be any problems. I tried contacting tech support several days ago, but they still haven't gotten back to me. I really want my money back but I know that's not going to happen. Just avoid this game if you have a HP laptop, because it will probably not work.Customer Review: Occasional crashes and resource intensive
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading such great reviews on Amazon about Divine Divinity (it's a redundant name for sure), I went out to buy it. I could only find one at my local Best Buy store at a fairly afforable price. I am a definite Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale fan and I hope that DD will give me my "fix" for 3/4 view isometric RPG. This game is a lot like Diablo and resembles a Diablo clone. There is nothing wrong with that; if it's a good thing, you should jump on the bandwagon, right? The map is HUGE and there are some great stories and funny scenes in the game. I have devoted nearly 40 hours so far and I'm not 1/4 done yet. Humor is quite noticeable here and there is even an "easter egg" to meet the developers.
I would like to point out some negatives about the game that prevent me from giving this game 5 stars. As a disclaimer, it's more of my own taste of how I like RPG today. First of all, the character selection could be more in-depth. You have basically 3 classes: warrior, rogue, and wizard. However, unlike Diablo, they are not "specialized." The warrior, rogue and wizard can mix-and-match skills and spells from the other class. Thus my warrior can be tailored to cast the same powerful elemental magic like a wizard. It is unlike Diablo, where each class has a specific character skill tree to devote to (i.e., the necromancer has a different set of skills and role than the amazon). The character creation in Diablo is more thoughtful and I appreciate that better. In essence there is just one character in DD, it doesn't really matter which of the three I choose since there are very small differences between them.
On another situation, the game can be repetitive like Diablo and most RPGs of today. I prefer "Darkstone" since that game have randomly generated quests. DD does have a huge map and some quests are optional. In terms of game play, I really like the inventory system better here, since I don't have to worry about space (as in another game). Another plus is the availability of the PAUSE button (a la Baldur's Gate). I love that feature!
Lastly, my biggest gripe about this game is the system intensive requirement to get smooth gameplay. For maximum installation, the game took 2 GB of hard drive space. Each saved file took another 50MB or so of hard drive space. So by the time I collected 20 saved game files (which is not hard to do), I have used another 1GB of hard disk space. This is definitely something to consider for those with limited disk space. The game supports 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 resolution. Choices of graphic drivers are: software, DirectDraw, Direct3D (if applicable) and Glide (if applicable). My system is rather old but exceeds the minimum requirements (733 Mhz, Voodoo3 video card, and 640MB RAM). Trying the game at 800x600 or 1024x768 yields choppy gameplay and occassional bottlenecked slow-down. On occassion, there were some crashes as well. If you want to take advantage of the higher resolution, you should have at least a 1Ghz CPU with a rather new video card. Overall, I love RPG and I am biased to give this game high marks for its fun gameplay and addictive nature. I recommend it.
Customer Review: one of da best RPG's ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I've played several RPG's including Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege, Icewindale 2, and a few others but Divine Dinvinty is at the top of my list. The game is very lenghty (probably 200 hours) and very deep. There are so many quests and sidequests you'll go crazy. The game is extremely fun, challenging and rewarding. Plus, the guys at Larian added a few cool Easter Eggs in the form of puzzles, you'll be boggled for hours. ***semi spoiler alert**** they folks at Larian also gave respects to the 9-11 tragedy which I commend them for, you'l have to figure out how to see that. ENJOY!Customer Review: Over rated game.
Summary: 3 Stars
When DD first came out, everyone was going wild over the Diablo 2 clone. After purchasing it and downloading a huge patch, I played it. I find it is not all it was supposed to be. Many bugs, including keys that wasn't where they supposed to be after killing a boss, potions that work whenever they want to, graphics that are good, but not all that great and the cut scenes that go on and on and on and on, etc. Although the quests are many, it does get a bit annoying when you have all the 'evidence', and the quest doesn't register completed. Tech support is almost unavailable. It took someone over 2 weeks to contact me with help on why certain quests were not being registed as completed. To this day, I have not receive a satisfactory answer. All I did find out, it is a bug. The patch you download, is quote 'not an official patch', but when I finally found the correct email for DD tech support, they replied, that although it is not 'officially' the correct patch, it does work. Huh? Whatever, I suppose.... I highly regret buying this game when it first came out.
Customer Review: This game is terrible
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is horrible, I played this for about 3 hours and was extermily bored. If you want to get a good game look at Diablo or Icewind Dale 2, they're alot better.