Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

This game is amazing. The story is fantastic. The gameplay is fun, BUT I would never recommend this game. The game design in Act 2 and prior to the conclusion is so BAD and so BROKEN that it genuinely sucks the soul out of you. I'm convinced 90% of these reviewers have forgotten what it's like to play this game for the first time not knowing where to go.

Act 2 is lvl based areas in a full circle and it does not do a great job of guiding you in the right direction. I managed to get halfway through 3-4 quests before getting lvl capped and absolutely destroyed by enemies before stumbling into the right areas. It ruined my immersion and sent the story into a confusing spiral for me.

Throughout the game you collect Star Stones. What the game doesn't tell you is you are required to get them all to progress to the final fight. I'll finish the game, but currently Ive spent 3ish hours aimlessly wandering the map and searching forums trying to figure out which stones I've grabbed and which ones I've missed, because the game doesn't have a system to keep track of that for you. As I said, terrible design.

It pains me to give this a negative review as I have loved the 60+ hours I've thrown into it, but the flaws are too big to overlook.

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition stands as a high point in the RPG genre, delivering an incredibly immersive experience that feels both fresh and nostalgic. The game combines turn-based combat with intricate RPG mechanics, allowing players to craft their journey through unique character choices and skillful strategy.

The cooperative multiplayer is one of its most compelling features, enabling two players to explore, battle, and solve quests together, even when they disagree. The turn-based combat is deep, rewarding strategic planning, and the environmental interactions are a highlight—setting oil ablaze, freezing water to trip enemies, and combining elements in ways that reward creativity.

Enhanced Edition adds welcome refinements, with updated graphics, new dialogue, and the addition of split-screen co-op. The game’s witty writing, rich lore, and freedom of choice encourage exploration and experimentation, giving players room to approach challenges in unique ways. Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a masterpiece that any fan of role-playing games should experience, balancing tough combat, detailed storytelling, and satisfying freedom in a beautifully crafted world.

Really fun CRPG - I just booted it up for fun to check it out and then I lost ten hours in a day.

Amusing, even if quite superficial and long RPG.
Graphics and interface are very attractive and that is the main value of the game.
Gameplay is fun at the beginning, but on the long run becomes quite repetitive. Inventory management can become very frustrating with a lot of similar object among which becomes a chore to choose. Lots of encounters. Narrative is not really satisying, even if the voice acting is very good. Mixed bag. I would recommend on discount.

I have been wanting to play this one for ages after completing 2 (which actually got me more into CRPG's). The story is rather interesting, difficulty is really challenging (which I love). I am truly looking forward to putting more hours into it!

The only flaw I can say is that the start is quite slow compared to the 2nd one which although doesn't bother me, but it might do for some.

Anyways, great game I give it a 9/10

Great cRPG with coop, you know you want it. You aren't here for fortinte or COD am I right? When does Larian failed you?

Old and slightly janky, it's still charming 10 years later. FYI don't install on an external hard drive or else it stutters like crazy.

Played for the first time this year. I bought this on sale and I will safely say that was THE biggest bargain. Would 100% pay full price and not look back. I went into this blind and took the PetPal perk and was blown away. I thought it would be a waste of time, but they actually made the skill worthwhile. There are some bugs (looking at you stats) and some improvements that would have been useful for quality of life (why are bags that way), but overall this didn't detract from the gameplay experience. 10/10 would definitely play again. Next up DOS2!

This just isn't as fun or interesting as Dos2 and especially BG3.
The combat is sluggish and perplexing with it's design. taking multiple class dips sucks due to the demanding stat requirements for any of the skills to function. It's full of stuns, oneshots, and outcomes that feel like complete rng. Every fight is a gimic and that isn't a good thing.
The story also isn't good either. Pretty bad. you either get nothing or walls upon walls of text. It isn't funny when it tries to be and isn't thrilling when it wants that either.
Go play Dos2 or BG3, or any game at all.
2/10

I hate having to waste my time reviewing something that doesn't respect my time in the first place, but it's worthwhile steering at least 1 person clear from this atrocious experience. This is a game I feel legitimately bad for buying.

I could easily name around 100 things wrong with this game, but I'll stick to the basics.

The gameplay/combat: awful in nearly every way. Turn order doesn't actually follow itself, stuns galore (and the way stuns work in the turn order makes no sense), insta-kills everywhere, and extremely lengthy animations. Nothing you do feels strong unless you shoehorn yourself into a couple of different builds, meaning that there is little to no variety. So many classes in this game are weak and unusable compared to DOS2. Some of the insta-kills in this game are the most childish I've seen out of any game period. Leveling feels extremely unnatural as you attempt to kill enemies a level or 2 above you in hopes for XP. Crafting is nearly useless. Repairing is a completely unnecessary edition. And upgrading your characters with meaningful gear, skills, or trinkets feels unrewarding. Everything feels bad in the gameplay department.

The story: confusing at best, unintelligible at worst. I have gotten about halfway through the game and still have no clue what is actually going on in the story. The game has this extremely bipolar story-telling, where it will go from "funny" to serious within seconds. On the subject of humor, this game tries way too hard to be clever. Throughout my time playing, I did not give a singular crap about any of the characters. None of them are interesting, and all of them are quite annoying. This is in stark contrast to DOS2 and BG3, where the characters are amazingly written. While neither of those games had the stories of a best-selling novel, they at least tell it in ways that are easily comprehendable and relatable.

The music: does not really fit in with the context. Why is there a jazz-y electronic song in a medieval fantasy game? A lot of the songs just straight up do not work.

The graphics: are okay, but not substantial enough.

SKIP THIS ONE for your own sanity, this is a game I could never understand why people like. 89% is way too high.
1.5/5

I am so sorry but the bug that results in pop ups not being shown is a deal-breaker for me on IMac. The problem only seems to be on the Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition. It was working fine on the previous original version.

Otherwise its a great game, was looking to replay it... Anyone who knows how to resolve this issue please let me know. Thank you in advance!

it may be a little dated now as far as graphics but game play and story still solid as ever. lots of character options to go and mess around a bit with. grab a few mods that update graphics and thats all you really need. highly recommend. larian seems to keep pushing quality over all else. any developer these days that does that should deserve a congratulations and a hell yeah from every single one of us. even if you dont care for rpgs, larian stands head and shoulders above other just for giving a shit about gamers these days.

very charming, "good but not great" in pretty much every apect except the incredible soundtrack

7/10
one the best RPG turn-based combat games
very nice and deep story
a little bit too much dialogue and difficulty spikes in some areas
overall great game cant wait to play DOS 2

best rpg best story best writing amazing game play 10/10

Game is fun but the amount of just knowledge check insta-kills is annoying. Came back to this because I never really got to beat it. I remember why.

Divinity Original Sin is a game that has some smaller hiccups and fairly noticeable difficulty spikes, but is a blast when playing through. Looking forward to play more of the series

Before the excellence that is Baldur's Gate III there was Divinity Original Sin 2. Before the masterclass that is DOS 2, there was Original Sin 1. To this day, a great Party-based RPG, with unique writing, innovative combat and often times hilarious multiplayer.

While DOS 2 is the definition of perfection in an RPG for me, DOS 1 lays the foundation for many of the systems Larian crafted and still brings lots of fun for fans of the genre.

The game is really difficult unless u have a bro to play with. Then it is even more difficult.

Good story and fun gameplay, with various way of solving quests and fighting enemies.

An amazing, engrossing, fun and beautiful sandbox.

Its a good game but of course graphics then and now differ a lot.

That said if you can look past this theres a lot of fun to be had.

My first CRPG and damn. That was a wild ride. It might not have as complicated a story as BG3 or DS2 (from what I've heard and seen of those games) but the world was interesting and fun to explore, there was some actually funny and smart humour (hard for games to pull off a lot of the time), and the combat is really fun. This game is definitely still worth picking up.

Very mixed feelings about this game, steam doesnt allow for neutral rating so I rather rate it as a negative, because it just wasnt doing it for me.

I bought this game after I finished BG3 and wanted to check out previous stuff from these devs, i saw the game was on a huge sale so I got it. At first i was really impressed, I liked the set up of the story and that you control two main characters, instead of just one. It made for an interesting dynamic. I felt a huge sense of relief, that its finally over when i finished the game, and not a good sense of relief, just that "thank god i dont have to play this anymore". The game after the opening area is nothing but frustrating and the story is extremely predictable on every step.

Things I enjoyed:
- combat feels extremely fun
- very cool soundtrack, still cant get that one battle theme out of my mind (you know the one)
- voice acting is well done, although a bit annoying and drags on too long for some scenes
- fast travel system
- the graphics
- having to make two main characters, very cool concept
- huge amount of content and side quests

Things i didnt enjoy:

-mandatory collectibles to beat the game, the game didnt feel engaging enough for me to seek out all the Star Stone

- the story, oh my god, the story. Its extremely mediocre and predictable on every step, everything important gets revealed to you at the beginning, so it kinda ruins the point of exploring and learning it. The player knows they're going to fight some Immaculates and eventually Leandra and the Void Dragon, its predictable, you know how its going to play out beat by beat. It offers no complexcity or thought, it doesnt change anything. There is no mystery. The story also felt like a constant set up, i didnt like the flow between quests, it just felt like one, long quest. With no breaks in between. I just felt like i was getting set up for something better, but that something better never came. The story was really unsatisfying to play through

- Character development of party NPCs is...not really there. The game teaches you that you can shape how your characters will react to things and that their attitude will change. But they often don't act how they should and they don't change in any way as the game progresses. Just feels extremely one dimensional, no matter what i did, my second character always disagreed with me. It just felt extremely annoying, it was fun at first but it quickly became annoying, how my second character stripped be from certain experiences because they said no, and that was final. You can tell them to stop that, but they never do. They keep being a pain.

- There's too many instant-death traps, the game will have you save scumming every minute.

- Crafting is an unnecessary mechanic, never felt the need to use it besides when the story needed me to combine two things.

-Enemies can cast way too many freaking status afflictions, once that stop the character from doing anything. The combat feels extremely unbalanced when one enemy can just keep inflicting some stupid status on you.

-Lack of creatue variety enemy encounters, it keeps recycling the same 4 enemies

- Tenebrium is stupid

- Way too many puzzles and forced stealth segments for an adventure game. It completely disrupts the flow.

- Sorry to narc on the story again but the story is not engaging at all, the dialogue choices don't feel impactful at all, they dont change anything. Youre 9/10 times just spamming all dialogue options just so it updates your quest log



Overall, I'd skip on this one, beating it doesn't feel satisfying.

Once upon a time, a developer took care of what his target group wanted. He worked with the players feedback and opinion and used it to make a game better and better. He decided to be thankful to the gamer of buying his game and added a free - improved version of his game to his gamebelt.
This game was called Divinity: Original Sin. A diamond!

This game is even more fun to be played in coop with a friend. (But beware of those crazy magicians throwing fireballs all around).

Good D&D style battle mechanics & character development, very nice enhancements based on physical interactions, beautiful levels and...
absolutely horrible plot and hameplay experience. Seriously, I have know idea how some parts of this game are so good, while others simply make this game un-playable. But it is what it is.

Imho: go straight to next part (#2), skip this one. There is nothing you are going to miss.

as expected, even their older titles like this one are top tier rpgs.

its a great game it just take awhile to get it going and get used to it and use its mechanics and classes effectively. divinity 2 is a bit easier in the prologue and act 1. i really like this game so far. its pretty good.

it's good but for some reason doesn't work with the launcher.

Pressing plates, and pressing even more plates - is that an RPG? And even if pressing plates is the joy of your life: The slow movement and the irritating camera make it unbearable.

One of the best RPGs I've ever played. World building, combat, dialogue choices, mystery and characters, all come together beautifully. Larian deserved a lot more recognition for this game back when it released.

the first 50 hours I was exploring different role and different companion, and I replayed 4 times due to that. Finally getting a mage and a marksman are best as shooting enemies afar makes it easier. I finished the game in 120+ hours on my fifth trial. The combat ones are great play, the riddle I really hate because it is hard to understand the subtle hints, and in the late stage I don't bother collecting gears for money because I have too much. Maybe they should make some balance on it might makes the earlier game experience better. Overall I enjoyed this game, it has a lot of cool and fancy features, and burning or frozen are my favourite.

An excellent co-op game.
Good music by Kirill and beautiful atmosphere.
Good voice acting and fully voiced two main characters. Something that was abandoned in the sequel, sadly.
Multiple bugs and some of them progression halting. Tip: Don't put quest items in a donation bowl.
Contains an annoying surprise pseudo point of no return.
Fleshed out companions with plenty of character.
Engaging story and dialogue choices.
A few moral associations were somewhat off.
I had a lot of fun with the game and it is certainly worth a playthrough, although it lacks in replay value. Worked very well in multiplayer.

We really love this game, it is very entertaining, it has its flaws though, which of them was the requirement to have 2 distinct controllers to play local co-op.. take me for a while to buy it from big country in the north

Very interesting game. Cool battles, pretty graphic, dialogues. But some puzzles require to find some hidden buttons/levers which could be found by pixelhunting or watching walkthroughs in the internet. This is frustrating. Still recommend.

dont bother, play 2 instead

unbalanced combat - not fun at all
most annoying voice actors in any larian game
goated music

Excellent game, but I also had bit problems with it. I can immediate admit that I had to look few times walkthroughs and this in fact revealed those problems. Game is so open ended that I wandered multiple times in way too hard areas that I forcefully had completed multiple areas way too early on like Braccus boss. Game felt really hard because of this in multiple occasions and plot felt bizarre cause of that. Like in end game there´s one place your supposed to visit frequently, but I opened it up completely in like 10h of gameplay in the end. I wish I would´ve checked help more early on. But even with these flaws it was one of the best games I´ve played through. 9/10

Jogão! É o papai do Baldur's Gate III, a Larian já estava no caminho pra ser GOAT dos jogos turn based quando fez esse jogo. A jogabilidade é muito boa, os personagens e companions são cativantes e o universo é bem daora. Vale muito a pena.

Divinity: Original Sin offers refreshing non-linear gameplay, excellent voice acting, and humor. The freedom in customizing builds and playstyles demands strategic thinking, which is rare in modern games. However, the main story felt underwhelming, and battles became repetitive over time. Despite these flaws, the interactivity and overall experience make it worth playing.

It still works! And nicely at that.

Meaning that if you look for a nice cRPG and haven't tried this one, go for it. You won't be disappointed. Even if you came here from DOS2 or BG3, this one is still worth a shot.
Granted, combat is simpler compared to DOS2 and story/narrative is unsurprisingly way less complex compared to BG3 but all the ingredients of the later Larian games are already present (including the not so great inventory management which plagues aforementioned titles - inventory management is pretty much my only serious gripe with this game)

Experienced players should not shy of the Tactician difficulty - if you are going to explore every nook and cranny (+-70hours), you will eventually snowball so the game should keep you on your toes especially during the first half. If you are going to blaze through, however, it should provide a decent challenge.

Doing this playthrough I felt that DOS1 compared to DOS2 is gameplaywise a bit like what Fallout1 was to Fallout2. It set the stage for the second title that built on the same foundation and polished and widened pretty much everything. However, as with the first entry to Fallout games, DOS1 is definitely worth going through as well.

I took me about two hours of gameplay to get caught in... it seemed complicated at first but now it's all very clear and simple. I just had to give it a chance. Now that I'm caught - it's one of the best games I've ever played (still haven't played DOS 2 though). It's also my first RPG on a controller and I must say it works surprisingly well.

tactics on another level with lots of different possibilities and combinations with a very customized characters and game play all in one game. Worth every penny.

Rating: 8/10

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a true gem in the world of role-playing games, seamlessly blending deep storytelling, intricate mechanics, and rich character development. From the moment you dive into the beautifully crafted world of Rivellon, you're met with a compelling narrative that draws you in, filled with moral choices and consequences that genuinely affect the game’s outcome.

The enhanced edition takes everything that made the original a standout and elevates it to new heights. The visuals are stunning, with improved graphics that bring the vibrant environments to life. The attention to detail is remarkable, from the lush landscapes to the intricately designed cities. Every corner of the game is filled with lore and secrets waiting to be uncovered, making exploration rewarding and engaging.

One of the standout features of this edition is the turn-based combat system, which is both strategic and satisfying. The depth of customization available for your characters allows for a variety of playstyles, whether you prefer brute force, cunning tactics, or magic prowess. The interactions between different elements in the environment can turn the tide of battle in unexpected ways, keeping you on your toes and encouraging creativity.

Character interaction and development are exceptional, with well-written dialogue and voice acting that make every encounter memorable. The characters are rich and nuanced, making it easy to form attachments as you journey through their stories. The choices you make shape not only your character’s development but also the world around you, leading to a sense of investment that is rare in modern RPGs.

Overall, Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a masterclass in game design. It manages to blend classic RPG elements with modern storytelling and mechanics, creating an experience that is both nostalgic and innovative. Whether you're a veteran of the genre or a newcomer, this game deserves a spot in your collection. Prepare for an unforgettable adventure that challenges your mind and stirs your imagination!

This is a great RPG with cool battle mechanics, spells and environments. Great story and with many replayable options, more than 80 hours of good gameplay for any RPG fan

This game revived the tactical RPG, and filled void left by the greats like Dragon Age (RIP, the new game, Veilguard look horrendous), KoTOR, and Baldur's Gate.

Larian is no doubt one of the top 3 video game studios around right now.

This game is great, even if you played Divinity 2, this one is worth a play through. It is unique from its successor in many ways that make it original and a blast to play.

I'm struggling to like this game.

The bugs:
It's buggy. NPCs just appear wondering around outside of the town in hostile areas they aren't supposed to be in and die constantly. The teleport pyramid does't work right. You are supposed to place it on the ground to teleport to it's location but it will ALWAYS be placed back into your inventory when you leave the area. Sometimes character dialogues make no sense. I kill a crab and my party talks about how awful it is to kill innocent town's people. I can get the camera to easily break the boundaries of the game. There is a room in the game where there is a puzzle and if you move you explode and it kills your entire party. Problem with that is, is that the majority of the time the explosion goes off immediately after the dialogue ends. You have to be lucky that when the dialogue ends the explosion doesn't go off so you can finish the fucking puzzle. Took about 30 minutes to get this to work as intended.

Combat:
The combat is WAY to god damn hard. Enemies don't respawn so you can't grind to level up. Right now I'm stuck on two separate bosses that summon 8 enemies that all can attack several times, buff, and heal all in the same turn. One boss can buff it's entire party to ignore all ground advantage for 3 turns. No burning or slow. Oh and they are immune to poison. It can revive it's fallen allies if you get lucky enough to kill one, cast fear on your entire party, and instantly poison your entire party on the first action of battle. That's not counting the 8 other enemies with him. Just the archers alone have attacks that can hit you 4-5 times with 50 damage each that doesn't miss and can still attack again after with another 4-5 time attack! And there is 3 of those enemies in that battle!!!!!!! That's insane!!!!

The other boss Evelyn summons 6 additional enemies who also can summon more enemies, links her damage taken to one of your party members so you can't use field spells like burn or poison cause you'll just kill your own ally, but also attacks 3 times as soon as the battle starts by burning my entire party and buffing her allies. Oh and the fire she casts as well as the fire you cast also passively heals her allies when they walk on it to kill you. Also the archers have a flame AoE skill that hits your entire party for 80+ damage, inflicts burning on your entire party if they weren't already burning, AND HEALS ALL HER ALLIES AT THE SAME TIME!!! I thought maybe I could make a poison field to get an advantage. NOPE. Her mages and archers just shoot the poison with fire to create a burning field to heal themselves. Can't use oil either cause she'll just burn it to heal. My tank I set up to use fire also so I can't use over half his skills, my healer also uses fire and poison so I can't use her either, and I bought her two expensive fire wands and sold the others before I knew this was going to be a fire immune boss so I'm totally screwed. I'm half dead when the battle begins and have recurring damage! Healing is NOT strong in this game unless it's the enemy using it because they have 500 health and you have maybe 300. But they do 100 damage vs your 40 per hit. What the absolute hell is this abysmal combat balancing?! I'm chalking this boss to be impossible. I don't want to look up a guide but I can't think of a single way to beat this boss other than some super specific strategy you have to set up at the very beginning of the game at the character creation screen. What a brutal fucking waste of my mother fucking time.

I made a tank with all heavy armor and uses all defensive abilities. I buff him and use Taunt to get enemies to attack him. Well yeah he dies instantly. Archers can hit him 4-5 times with burn arrows in just one attack and they can attack twice like I said. As far as I know you cannot possibly block those attacks. I have 30% resistance to burn and poison but it almost never works because they can just keep trying with every attack. They ALWAYS set burn and/or poison every turn. I might as well not even have the tank. Every fucking enemy just steam rolls right through them.

The devs purposely made it so the only way you could win is with burning and poison areas for enemies to walk over for most battles because the amount of enemies that attack you and how strong they are. You don't do enough damage with just your weapons to succeed. You have to use strategy and all the skills you have. Buuut the devs removed all strategy from all boss battles. Sounds like fun right?

Then every battle the devs put these stupid animal NPCs wondering the field. Want to keep them alive so you can see what their dialogue is? Good.. fucking... luck.

Dialogue:
This game has more dialogue than I would have thought. There was a portion of the game where I didn't leave town for about 4 hours. 4 hours of dialogue................ That's only scratching the surface of the overabundance of dialogue in this game.

Before you fight Evelyn there is a room with a bunch of her followers. As soon as you enter the room your characters say something to the tune of the enemies being so engrossed in their work and orc battle wouldn't distract them. The moment you crest that door the enemies say SPOTTED YOU!! Are you joking....

That One Cave....:
There is a cave in the game that almost made me quit on it's own. There are switches you have to press and you have to press all of them. Press a switch and it kills my entire party cause I didn't know I needed to stand in a specific spot. 10 minutes gone. Press another switch and it teleports me to the cave entrance... walk all the way back and press another switch that also kills my entire party. Press another switch and it teleports me halfway back to the entrance. There is a switch that has some barrels in the way around it so I move one and there is a trap under the barrel that you cannot possibly see or detect in any way and guess what? It kills my entire party... Isn't that fun? Doesn't that sound like a ton of fucking fun?!

Economy:
I never have enough money. Every NPC gives you exactly jack shit gold for your items but want 4x what every item is worth for you to buy it. I invested in every aspect of being a merchant and it's still brutal. 37 hours in and I'm still broke. I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. There was a quest that I thought was going to make me money finally but nope... It was a troll. It's like the devs just don't want you to have any fun with these style of games.

Crafting and Blacksmithing:
Crafting and blacksmithing is completely fucking useless. I invested so many points into both skills and do you want to know how many times I used those skills in 37 hours to make something? ZERO!!! ZERO FUCKING TIMES!! I either don't have the required materials or my level is to low for the item I want to make. What level do I have to fucking be to craft the very first item recipe I got?! I can't craft a fucking thing!!!

I'm 37 hours in and still in the first town. I've spent hours optimizing my party with gear and skills but the enemies just beat the hell out of you. I honestly don't know how I'm supposed to beat the bosses I'm at now. I'm out of enemies to kill and hope to get gear from. I'm out of money too. How am I supposed to beat a boss that can kill me with the very first turn of battle that says is the same level as me? I don't know what to do.... I'm going to quit.

If you want to know just how many people could make it through this game just look at the trophies for it.... I don't know how this game received positive reviews.

Its old now but its still really good game even with its many faults the enhanced game feels like its only half finished the original was great and they have made it it much better but the crafting side is not complete its a bit frustrating but over all its fun to play

Wanted to try this after having played Baldur's Gate 3 but there's a ton of stuff going on that doesnt always make sense and the dialogue is just too much and is not very interesting. Hopefully Divinity 2 is better

sadly i can not recommand this one... wanted to check out the older works of our beloved team larian... but this is dreadful and slow... i felt like making no progress and the fact the chars are blank slates make me wish there was more to them...

its easy to see similarities... like the first 4 hours feellike a de-make of baldurs gate 3... minus the midnflayer ship....

but man is this a slug

As a classic WRPG this game is very good, it has some interesting mechanics (like starting by creating 2 main characters with their own personalities that affect a big amount of dialog) but as a modern game is just not very good, specially compared to the sequel which is waaay better, more accesible, more fun, has a better written world, story and characters and a way better battle system and spells.

If you plan to play this game you have to be prepared for some things:
- do not skip any dialogue (and most dialogues are very very long)
- read every book/letter and journal entry that looks relevant in detail
(a lot of puzzles and zones are impossible to solve/access if you do not pay attention to this and there are no other workarounds for most of them)
- big difficulty spikes
- talk to every NPC