With Baldur's Gate 2 just around the corner, which I'm sure many of us are hyped for, I wanted to try a similar CRPG to get a feel for whether I'm going to want to play it. Enter DOS2; this game is made by Larian Studios, the same studio making BG2, and is an absolutely incredible game.

From the graphics, which are stunning even 6 years on from release, to the combat which makes you think about your moves in a manner similar to how you might do in a game like chess, and best of all stories which are for the most part genuinely interesting. I frequently found myself surprised at events / characters / quests I found throughout the world, even small things like hearing someone screaming nearby then discovering they had been torn to pieces by voidwoken.

I recently just finished Act I and just started Act II but wanted to share a bit of love for this game as it is an absolute masterpiece with a well deserved 95% positive rating with 144k reviews on steam.

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Please share your experience with DOS2 and whether or not you have fully completed the game!

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[–] Zeron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meh, D:OS2 is a great game until the latter 1/4th in my opinion. Act 1/2 are fantastic, act 3 drags a bit and act 4(arx) is the absolute worst in my opinion. I sincerely hope BG3 doesn't have the same problem, since D:OS1 had a similar issue where it was great until the very end for me(scavenger hunt.) Sadly i dislike the latter parts of each game enough i'm just not inclined to ever replay them. It really soured the whole experience for me unfortunately.

Arguably the definitive edition makes D:OS2 worse too, since it makes side quests damn near mandatory or else you'll be constantly underleveled.

[–] GataZapata@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I played on the switch and that made it take ages. I got until about act 4 or 5, I can't remember, with a kraken? But I noticed a harsh spike in difficulty at that point. Coupled with the very tedious controls on switch that made me stop playing.

Was a great game until that point

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

In DoS2, when difficulty spikes, that often means that you need to bring your items up to your character level. DoS2 is very much a constant race to keep your items up to date. I recommend playing on a pc nect time.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have the first game and ... ive only played through the combat tutorial. I guess its a bit too slow paced for me. But maybe i should give it a whirl at some point

[–] solidstate@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I love CRPGs and was excited when I got recommended this game - it got a lot of praise. Unfortunately, I found it to be tedious and overall uninteresting. That wouldn't be worth mentioning if this game wasn't on every top-rpgs-of-all-time list... I honestly don't get it and I am confused.

[–] Taliesin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Personal taste is always a factor. I'm curious, though - which CRPGs do you consider less tedious/more interesting?

[–] Extrems@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Taliesin @solidstate Legend of Grimrock has its moments.

[–] Taliesin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Grimrock and Grimrock II were awesome! Not really CRPGs, though. Dungeon crawlers in the tradition of Eye of the Beholder (apparently the sub-genre is called "blobbers," I am amused to have just learned. On account of the party moving around as a blob).

[–] Extrems@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@Taliesin You are right, is not really a CRPG, but when I played for first time LoG, that was my déjà vu, hehe.

[–] solidstate@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I enjoyed both Baldur's Gates, Planescape Torment, Pillars of Eternity, Arcanum, Gothic, I don't know, pretty much RPGs across the board I think.

[–] Taliesin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a solid list, though I'm surprised to see Pillars up there. Gave both 1 and 2 really serious tries, tens of hours each, and just couldn't get through them. Flat characters and uninspired world, I felt. I even like Critical Role but found their performance in PoE2 phoned in.

[–] solidstate@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yes I put it there to point out that I enjoyed even more mediocre games like Pillars more than Divinity. Thus my confusion.

[–] johntash@eviltoast.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How far into the game did you get? I know it took me a couple tries to actually get hooked, but that involved doing a good portion of the tutorial island multiple times

[–] solidstate@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Steam says I got roughly 25 hours in. I remember that I really wanted to enjoy it, but it didn't come, so I put it away.

[–] Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I still think DOS2 is one of the best games I have ever played, and I played it on release when 80% of the 4th act just broke for me. It gives a ton of freedom, interestingly written characters, and once you get the hang of the combat system it's easy to dominate even with weird builds.

I understand why people aren't it's biggest fans, but giving this one a chance is worth it. Overall, I would say BG3 (played a ton in early access) might be the more accessible game. It's less weird, more cinematic etc. Though, I would expect it to be exceedingly buggy on release so keep that in mind.

[–] ArchTemperedKoala@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I only played it for 2 hours or so, but wasn't at a time where I can play long hours on PC so I dropped it..

Now with my steam deck arriving, time to give it another go..!

I do recall things being hectic as others have said in here tho..

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