divinity ii: ego draconis

divinity ii: ego draconis (released 1/05/2010)

this is like a pre-review of this game. i have only played the demo on my xbox 360, but am acquiring the pc version of the game as i type this. i still have a strong opinion formed after the decently lengthy demo.


THIS GAME LOOKS LIKE SHIT. your character looks like he has a broomstick shoved so far up his ass, it is poking his brain when he runs. when you talk to npc's, it looks like they are having seizures. it's absolutely the most nauseating shit storm i have watched in a good while. yes, this game did come out TWO DAYS AGO. this game is a 2010 release, and i played games in 2002 that rival it (cough morrowind cough)

JUST FUCKING LOOK AT THIS:




now, let's take a look at one of my favorite games of all time. the elder scrolls iii: morrowind. this game came out in 2002. it was definitely way ahead of it's time, and is still something i love to play today.


incredible.



anyway, about this divinity shit a little. the original game in the series, 'divine divinity,' came out in what year? OH 2002!! imagine that? it is a diablo-clone dungeon crawler rpg. it's graphics even were similar to diablo 1, which came out in 1996. now either this larian studios company is really bad at keeping up with the times, or they just live under a rock in fantasy fucktard land.

basically you start out as an apprentice dragon slayer (ohhhhhhh ahhhhh dragon slayer!!). you just graduated out of some academy, and now you are going to be getting your first shot at a real dragon, but first... you have to get some stupid bullshit spell cast on you that makes you forget everything you learned in school. some stupid shit if you ask me. alright, you get the spell, your eyes turn silver symbolizing that you're a dragon slayer and now you're bad as shit. you can choose between three different class types. ranger, you use bows and shit. warrior, you use swords and shit. wizard, you use magic and shit. pretty basic. nothing extraordinary. now, i didn't get to go fight any dragons or anything being i only played the demo, so i can't say how cool or piss poor the combat is. i do know this though. running full speed and hitting the attack button is the best. fast forward this to like 2:50. i really can't explain what kind of kick that is, but holy fuck i would not want to get hit by a guy doing that ever.




i really hope the pc version runs better than the xbox 360 one. i swear, i have never noticed so much slow down in one game. especially one that is way below the specs of the 360. this game runs at like 20 fps or something.


the dialogue is actually not too horrible, the voice acting sounds decent. some of the voices can be pretty convincing.... strong emphasis on some. the shit your character says when kills something or loots something is "lol terrible."


i will continue this when i get to play the full game, hell maybe it's not as terrible as i think.