Divinity: Original Sin 2
A wholly subscription-driven games industry would be "savage", says Larian CEOJan 17, 2024 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLarian CEO Swen Vincke has been reading Ubisoft director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay's thoughts from yesterday about how players need to "get comfortable" with renting their games as a package, rather than "having and owning" an individual copy. His broad takeaway is: that ain't it, chief. In a social media thread today, Vincke wrote that "it's going to be a lot harder to get good content if subscription becomes the dominant model and a select group gets to decide what goes to market and what not". He feels that "direct from developer to players is the way". As such you shouldn't expect Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2 or any other Larian RPGs to join the Game Pass bandwagon anytime soon. Read more Get Larian's brilliant precursor to Baldur's Gate 3 for £9 on GOGDec 20, 2023 - PC GamerLarian Studios might have blown everyone away with Baldur's Gate 3, but the colossal success of its fantasy RPG didn't come out of nowhere. BG3 was built on the shoulders of Larian's previous game, Divinity: Original Sin 2, a fantastic RPG in its own right, and one you can currently grab for a fraction of Baldur's Gate 3's price... Read more.Larian CEO is "frightened" by Baldur's Gate 3's success but it's "very motivating" for "our next big game"Nov 15, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLarian's king wizard (CEO) Swen Vincke is very eager to tell you about the studio's next game after Baldur's Gate 3. And also, a bit terrified, because after all, the response to Larian's D&D adaptation has been rather rhapsodic. How on Earth do you replicate that level of success? The answer may lie in scripture. Read more Grab Baldur's Gate 3's predecessor for half off during this Steam saleSep 6, 2023 - PCGamesNDivinity Original Sin 2 is one of the greatest RPG games to ever bless my PC, and I fully believe that every Dungeons & Dragons fan should check it out. While it follows its own separate rule set unlike Baldur's Gate 3, the game is an essential experience for any Larian Studios fan. Divinity Original Sin 2 walked so that Baldur's Gate 3 could run, and nobody can change my mind about that. If you haven't yet played the spiritual predecessor, you should grab it now while it's massively discounted on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Baldur's Gate 3 romance and sex explained Best RPG games on PC 2023 Baldur's Gate 3 crossplay is coming, but not quite yet Divinity Original Sin 3 is "definitely" coming after Baldur's Gate 3Jul 28, 2023 - PCGamesNWith Baldur's Gate 3 agonizingly within touching distance now, the founder of developer Larian Studios says the team will definitely look to return to its defining universe in the future. The success of Divinity Original Sin saw Larian selected to build the much-anticipated Baldur's Gate 3 after the popular reception to its outstanding RPG games, and Swen Vincke says he'd love to return to Larian's self-created universe - but not for a while yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Baldur's Gate 3 classes ranked Baldur's Gate 3 camp explained All Baldur's Gate 3 feats Larian will "definitely" return to the Divinity series at some point after Baldur's Gate 3Jul 27, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunBaldur's Gate 3 launches next week, but already people are wondering what developers Larian might turn to next. Mainly, they're curious whether the studio will return to their own long-running RPG series, Divinity. "Definitely," is the answer from CEO Swen Vincke - but not until after the studio has had a break. Read more 9 very long games that are actually worth itApr 15, 2023 - PC Gamersk a Final Fantasy 14 player and they will probably tell you that suffering through the first 100 or so hours of the MMO is worth it because eventually it gets good. I've put in that time and let me tell you, that is an exaggeration. There's no reason not to skip straight to Heavensward, the expansion that most people think rules, unless you want to feel duped... Read more.Feeling necromantic this Halloween? Return to Rivellon!Oct 28, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFeeling necromantic this Halloween? Return to Rivellon to commune with ghosts, consume the souls of the dead, and unleash your inner #CryptDaddy 💀 as Fane: Divinity: Original Sin 2's eternal skeleton. Use your bony, flesh-free finger as a makeshift pick to unlock any treasure chest in the game; become a master in the deadly art of Corpse Explosion and turn the dead into a ticking bomb; and disguise your skeletal heritage by peeling off the face of an enemy to wear as a mask. Or if these face masks prove too literal for your liking, head into Divinity: Original Sin and carve yourself a jack-o-lantern helmet this Spooky Season. Save up to 90% on Divinity games this Halloween weekend! 🎃 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26064318/927d3d5dea16583d43c8a1d04a1c462e43a59df0.pngA chance to replay one of my favourite games might be the push I need to buy a Steam DeckJun 6, 2022 - PC GamerIf there's a single game that I would heartily recommend to anyone asking, it's Divinity: Original Sin 2. Our pick for game of the year in 2017, don't let this game's moderate age scare you away. There are a multitude of reasons to finally pick up and play it, and here's a great one: DOS:2 has just been officially Verified for Steam Deck, meaning it's met all the criteria required of it to be enjoyable on the go with Valve's handheld console... Read more.The best RPG game on PC is now Steam Deck VerifiedJun 4, 2022 - PCGamesNIt's definitely one of the best RPG games on PC and there are plenty who would argue about it actually being the best RPG of all time - and now, it's a playable Steam Deck game too. No, it's not Skyrim - Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Steam Deck is now Verified and completely functional. While Larian Studios has long since moved on to Baldur's Gate 3 - which should be fully completed and released in 2023 with any luck - its previous RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 stands as one of the best fantasy games on PC, and in terms of sales, players seem to agree. Larian has previously come out in support of Valve's Steam Deck, calling it "amazing" and complimenting how well both of the Divinity: Original Sin games worked on the hardware. "I'd personally recommend playing them both on it," said Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity director Swen Vincke. However, despite this, Divinity: Original Sin 2 wasn't actually Steam Deck Verified at the time - well, now it is, according to Steam and Larian. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Divinity: Original Sin 2 now supports cross-save between Steam and iPad Wasteland 3 should've copied Divinity: Original Sin 2's D&D-style co-op The best PC DnD games Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is now Steam Deck VerifiedJun 3, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsAll hands on Deck, Godwoken! Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is now Steam Deck Verified ✅ If you own a Steam Deck, you'll now be able to take Divinity: Original Sin 2 on the go for a seamless experience! In a strange and unexpected turn of events, we didn't even have to break into Valve and steal a Steam Deck to make this happen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26064318/4994cebea2247754d37b53330b5d670b9bb4a26b.png (Precious memories...)Great moments in PC gaming: Playing with fire in Divinity: Original Sin 2Mar 19, 2022 - PC GamerGreat moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories... Read more.Divinity: Original Sin 2 now has cross-save between Steam and iPadSep 4, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunIs this iPad news we shouldn't be writing about, or is it PC news fit for a PC games website? I don't care. It's lying-in-my-bed, playing-cool-games news, and such joys cannot be limited by petty platform divides. Your Divinity: Original Sin 2 saves are another thing which cannot be limited by petty platform divides. The iOS version of the game now has Steam Cross Save functionality, meaning you can move your progress in the RPG back and forth. Read more Divinity: Original Sin 2 now supports cross-save between Steam and iPadSep 2, 2021 - PCGamesNWe're as excited as anyone to see what Larian Studios does next with Baldur's Gate 3, but it's worth remembering that the company established its reputation with the highly excellent RPG game Divinity: Original Sin 2. While it came out on PC back in 2017, Larian released an iOS version earlier this year, and today has issued a patch that allows for cross-saves and cross-progression between the Steam and iOS editions. While it's technically an update for the iPad version of Divinity: Original Sin 2, it's a genuinely exciting new feature for PC players too. The patch effectively makes the 100+-hour RPG portable between PC and iPad, now without the need to start up a new save to take advantage of that fact. You can freely share your Steam saves with the iPad edition, then transfer it back to PC as you please. Larian has continued to support the PC version of Divinity: Original Sin 2 even as the main development focus has shifted to Baldur's Gate 3. A patch last month for the PC edition fixed a whole raft of various bugs and glitches, including a crash that would occur when players interacted with the wedding cake in Arx. "The cake is no longer a lie," the studio said, for meme reasons. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Wasteland 3 should've copied Divinity: Original Sin 2's D&D-style co-op Dungeons & Dragons PC games "A couple Divinity announcements" to accompany Baldur's Gate 3 news next month iPad/Steam Cross Save Now Available!Sep 2, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26064318/6a07b00af80265cd16affe67b94198789ddbaafb.png Hey everyone, We’ve just released a new update for Divinity: Original Sin 2! In this update we have added Steam Cross Save progression for iPad players! Now you'll be able to share your Steam save files between PC and iPad, seamlessly and as often as you like. We have also added Brazilian Portuguese, so you'll now be able to play the game in your native language on PC and Mac! To change languages, right-click the game in your Library, choose Properties, and go to the Languages tab. If Brazilian Portuguese doesn't pop up, try restarting Steam. We've also updated the Larian Launcher for you! We've fixed issues with it displaying on certain resolutions, issues with starting the game on network mapped drives and we've added a skip option for you. See changelist below for details. Wishing you many happy adventures in Rivellon! Larian Crew Launcher fixes: Fixed the launcher not fitting on certain display resolutions and windows scaling combinations. Possible fix for the launcher not starting the game correctly on network mapped drives or symlinks. Added a launch option to the LariLauncher so players can skip the launcher entirely. Updated to fix an issue with Geforce Now. Closing the Launcher no longer closes the game. To use this: -Right-click Divinity: Original Sin 2 in your library and select Properties... -On the GENERAL tab, add --skip-launcher in the LAUNCH OPTIONS field. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26064318/f00847b4b1696902792be34d0645ae796d98815c.jpg Baldur's Gate 3 developers Larian Studios snatch up a seventh studioJun 2, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLike their upcoming mind flayer baddies, Baldur's Gate 3 developers Larian Studios have snatched some minds for a new studio. Larian have announced that they've snagged the development team from Spanish studio BlitWorks who they've previously worked with on porting their other big RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 to the Nintendo Switch. Less sinister than the mind flayers though, I imagine. The two apparently got on so well while working on the Switch version of D:OS2 that Larian have lifted the developers from BlitWorks to create their new Barcelona studio. Read more Divinity: Original Sin 2's iPad launch means roping in even more co-op palsMay 19, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAs an enjoyer of co-op campaigns, an enjoyer of RPGs, and specifically an enjoyer of co-op RPG romp Divinity: Original Sin 2, here's a nice bit of news. It may seem like Larian Studios' last big game had gotten a release on just about every platform you could think of, but no. They've now launched it on iPads too. If you too have co-op pals who don't own PCs, here's yet another way to try and rope them into one of the best co-op games around thanks to cross-platform multiplayer between PC, Mac, and iPads. Read more Wasteland 3 should've copied Divinity: Original Sin 2's D&D-style co-opJan 13, 2021 - PCGamesNThere was a time when the idea of playing a sweeping fantasy RPG with a grand branching story, freedom, and choices innumerable was, well, the stuff of fantasy. From the great CRPGs of the '90s through the entire Elder Scrolls series, Dragon Age, and The Witcher, solitude felt like an endemic part of the genre experience; close the blinds, light a girthy asymmetrically melted candle to set the right ambience, and lose yourself in your own stories in Skyrim. Some of these games - like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights - had multiplayer, but it was always an afterthought, letting a second player tag along for the ride without letting them forge their own path. Larian's Divinity: Original Sin changed that in 2014, building cooperative play right into the campaign, and producing one of the best co-op games as a result. Suddenly, both players could chat to whoever they wanted, squabble in-game over key decisions, and generally piss about with wanton role-playing abandon. It was a breakthrough, a tome of game design that finally documented the arcane secrets of creating a multiplayer RPG in which both players got to play an equal role. InXile's Wasteland 3 - a more recent alum of the CRPG design school - seems to follow Original Sin (and its even better sequel) with a similar multiplayer experience, in which you and a friend can play through the entire campaign together. And while it works (well, when the game itself does - see boxout), I keep encountering design flaws that make me wish I could wave a copy of Original Sin 2 in Brian Fargo's face and say 'You had the blueprint right here on how to do this!' Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dungeons & Dragons PC games "A couple Divinity announcements" to accompany Baldur's Gate 3 news next month The Divinity: Original Sin board game will remember that, just like Telltale games Everything goes wrong in this Divinity: Original Sin 2 speedrun, naturallyJan 6, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunEverything going terribly wrong is the theme of most of my Divinity: Original Sin 2 experiences. Fire everywhere, right? Speedrunners know this big RPG’s ins and outs much better than I do, but it turns out even they aren’t impervious to disaster—or fire. This year’s D:OS2 speedrun during the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon went totally off the rails but was an even more fun watch because of it. (more…) Everything goes wrong in this Divinity: Original Sin 2 speedrun, naturallyJan 6, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunEverything going terribly wrong is the theme of most of my Divinity: Original Sin 2 experiences. Fire everywhere, right? Speedrunners know this big RPG’s ins and outs much better than I do, but it turns out even they aren’t impervious to disaster—or fire. This year’s D:OS2 speedrun during the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon went totally off the rails but was an even more fun watch because of it. (more…) Divinity: Original Sin 2 Launches at #4 on Steam’s Most Played ListSep 17, 2017 - GitHypThe sequel to one of the most popular RPGs in years is already off to a great start on Steam. Over the course of its first weekend, Divinity: Original Sin 2 pulled in a peak of 85k players and ranked in as high as No. 4 on Steam’s list of most played games.
Compared to the original turn-based game's peak of 22k players back in 2014, the sequel’s player base has already increased by an impressive 286% and is still growing.
Since the first game’s release, the player base has diminished over the years with many migrating to 2015’s newer Enhanced Edition. And while the Enhanced Edition saw lower numbers at launch with a peak of only 7.5k players, it still ranks within Steam’s Top 100 pulling in daily averages of 3.5k players per hour.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Average Players per Hour on Steam via GitHyp[/caption]
Both the sequel and the original game in the Divinity series started as successfully backed Kickstarter projects. The first in the series had 19k backers who pledged $944k towards the developer’s $400k goal. Demand for the sequel was much higher with 42k backers who pledged $2 million towards the $500k goal.
When comparing the player counts to other successful role-playing games that started on Kickstarter such as Darkest Dungeon (19k peak) and Wasteland 2 (18k peak), no other crowdfunded game has been as successful as Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Average Players per Hour on Steam via GitHyp[/caption]
Both the sequel and the original game in the Divinity series started as successfully backed Kickstarter projects. The first in the series had 19k backers who pledged $944k towards the developer’s $400k goal. Demand for the sequel was much higher with 42k backers who pledged $2 million towards the $500k goal.
When comparing the player counts to other successful role-playing games that started on Kickstarter such as Darkest Dungeon (19k peak) and Wasteland 2 (18k peak), no other crowdfunded game has been as successful as Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin 2.
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