Divinity: Original Sin Announced

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Larian Studios has announced the next game in the Divinity series and are claiming it to be the mother of all RPGs, which is quite a statement in this day in age. The game follows 2 main characters as they attempt to save the free nations of Rivellon from the incoming invasion from the Orcs of Tanoroth. One of our heroes is a warrior once condemned and the other a mysterious heroine who’s been restored to life. The game has a long list of features which include the following:

  • 2 lead characters
  • Class free character development
  • The ability to summon and recruit other creatures and characters into your party
  • A large and dense world filled with quests memorable moments and NPCs
  • The ability to interact and combine any of the worlds items
  • The freedom to make multiple choices and watch the consequences unfold
  • Turn based combat
  • Skill and spell combos
  • Exploitable environments for use during combat
  • Cooperative skills and spells
  • Multiplayer Co-op
  • Cooperative dialogue system
  • A toolset that will allow the community to build their own adventures
  • Award winning composer Kirill Pokrovsky

Original Sin is set to release on PC in early 2013

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  • http://twitter.com/jamespope2 james pope

    its being called a prequel… not sure why they would stray from their current combat system.

  • Cold Comfort

    Turn based combat? That seems surprising, considering that the last one was more of an action RPG. Unless this game is meant to be some kind of spin-off of the main series?