Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Item: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-21

Summary

Memorable and well-developed characters
Engaging narrative with meaningful choices
Flexible and creative quest design
Frustrating early-game combat mechanics
Poorly balanced difficulty spikes
Unintuitive progression and systems

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Frustration23%Excitement12%Satisfaction8%Admiration8%Disappointment8%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 57%
Unhelpful reviews: 43%
Protest reviews: 0%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1132
Negative points: 664
Gameplay points: 1074
Perf. points: 28
Rec. points: 184
Misc points: 10

Point	Description	Importance
Memorable and well-developed characters Description Characters are charismatic, multi-layered, and emotionally engaging, with deep backstories and unique personalities. Origin characters and companions add significant depth to the narrative and gameplay. Importance 55%	Characters are charismatic, multi-layered, and emotionally engaging, with deep backstories and unique personalities. Origin characters and companions add significant depth to the narrative and gameplay.	55%
Engaging narrative with meaningful choices Description The story is immersive, with branching quests, moral dilemmas, and dynamic reactions to player actions. Choices significantly impact the narrative, creating a living world with high replayability and emergent storytelling. Importance 52%	The story is immersive, with branching quests, moral dilemmas, and dynamic reactions to player actions. Choices significantly impact the narrative, creating a living world with high replayability and emergent storytelling.	52%
Flexible and creative quest design Description Quests are non-linear, offering multiple solutions and meaningful consequences. Players can approach challenges through combat, stealth, persuasion, or unconventional strategies, enhancing freedom and replayability. Importance 42%	Quests are non-linear, offering multiple solutions and meaningful consequences. Players can approach challenges through combat, stealth, persuasion, or unconventional strategies, enhancing freedom and replayability.	42%
Rich world-building and lore Description The game excels in immersive world-building, with detailed environments, deep lore, and a reactive world that adapts to player actions. The writing is sharp, witty, and layered, creating a vibrant fantasy setting. Importance 38%	The game excels in immersive world-building, with detailed environments, deep lore, and a reactive world that adapts to player actions. The writing is sharp, witty, and layered, creating a vibrant fantasy setting.	38%
Unique and creative mechanics Description The game introduces innovative mechanics like environmental interactions, elemental combos, and skill synergies. These systems encourage creativity, allowing players to experiment with unconventional strategies and solutions. Importance 35%	The game introduces innovative mechanics like environmental interactions, elemental combos, and skill synergies. These systems encourage creativity, allowing players to experiment with unconventional strategies and solutions.	35%
Atmospheric music and sound design Description The soundtrack and sound design are immersive, enhancing the game’s atmosphere and complementing epic moments. The music is memorable, and the voice acting is top-tier, adding depth to character interactions. Importance 31%	The soundtrack and sound design are immersive, enhancing the game’s atmosphere and complementing epic moments. The music is memorable, and the voice acting is top-tier, adding depth to character interactions.	31%
Improved graphics and polish Description Despite its age, the game features impressive visuals, detailed environments, and smooth gameplay. Improvements over the first game, such as enhanced graphics and expanded mechanics, contribute to its enduring appeal. Importance 26%	Despite its age, the game features impressive visuals, detailed environments, and smooth gameplay. Improvements over the first game, such as enhanced graphics and expanded mechanics, contribute to its enduring appeal.	26%
Superior to Baldur’s Gate 3 in key areas Description Many players consider the game’s combat, mechanics, and story more satisfying than Baldur’s Gate 3. Its tactical depth, creativity, and freedom often receive higher praise, though opinions on narrative quality vary. Importance 26%	Many players consider the game’s combat, mechanics, and story more satisfying than Baldur’s Gate 3. Its tactical depth, creativity, and freedom often receive higher praise, though opinions on narrative quality vary.	26%
Robust character customization Description The character creation system is deep and flexible, offering vast customization options for skills, abilities, and appearances. Players can tailor their characters to fit diverse playstyles and role-playing preferences. Importance 14%	The character creation system is deep and flexible, offering vast customization options for skills, abilities, and appearances. Players can tailor their characters to fit diverse playstyles and role-playing preferences.	14%

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