I just bought it. I have only played it for a little bit so I can't say. But the jumping animation with your fists drawn is hilarious.

Also, I love the Kaim avatar. Lost Odyssey is incredible and underrated.

Check out the demo to get a good idea of how things work.

The best way to buy it is as Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga, which includes the base game plus the Flames of Vengeance expansion which adds extra story content and so forth.

They recently released a fix to make Dragon Knight Saga DRM free (see this page).

best game on 360:P

dow does divinity difirentiate from gothic, risen and elder scrolls?

I thought was an enjoyable game but get it with the expansion as it added a few things to the original and finishes off the storyline.

The game has a lot of good elements and pokes fun at rpg's and a few films. Combat takes a wee bit of getting used to.

Also becoming a dragon is cool.

I got it a couple months ago. It turned out to be surprisingly well done, with several neat features. My only complaint about it was that the different areas scaled heavily in difficulty, so exploration could be a bit of a hassle, especially early on. But the graphics are good, the music is fitting, and who wouldn't want to play a game where you can become a dragon?

To answer your question - the combat in Divinity 2 is a lot more fluid than the combat in Oblivion. You have more options, and there's a need to move around a lot more than in TES games. In that way, it's quite a lot like Risen. Unlike in Risen, though, you're definitely well advised to specialize heavily in a few skills, as opposed to trying to become a jack of all trades. The itemization is a lot like Diablo-style games, but the inventory is much more forgiving. The game also rewards you for being a completionist - I'm honestly not sure it's possible, no matter how good your skills, to just plow through the game and ignore all the side quests. I don't think you'd level enough to handle the last parts.

It's a lot more fun than I thought it would be, and I'd say it's well worth buying, but as previously advised, get the expansion. The ending of the base game, while an excellent story, most definitely leaves you wanting more.

jsut bought the dragon knight saga for PC - thanks for all the advice! so I shouls not go crazy ion the skill tree and be a herbalist fighter with robe, axe and bow?

Ah you missed out. It was 10 bucks for Dragon Knight Saga a few days ago on Steam.

bought in for only 20 kr (like 2 bucks) more and in physical copy so winwin:)

lol, I'm waiting patiently for Divine Divinity 2 Gold Edition to be released here on GOG . . . ; )

The game's surprisingly good. I specialised in dual-wielding melee (best melee tree, hands down) and not only did I have fun, but also dominated most things. I wouldn't go around spreading points too much though.

Unfortunately this still sits on my wishlist. The first 2 games were so good, I have to give this a try regardless.

I love it. The DKS is the version to get as, well, it's more conclusive. The gameplay, for the most part, returns to what was great about the core game.

As for comparisons, it plays a hell of a lot better than Gothic 2. It's nowhere near as open. But does give you a fair bit of scope to wander and explore. Normally I'd prefer something more open too.

Risen, naturally being better than the Gothic games, is on a more level footing. Divinity 2 is more action driven, has far better combat and has a sense of humour about it. Risen does the whole RPG thing a lot better. But they're generally on a fairly level pegging in my book.

The original Divine Divinity is actually a lot harder to compare it to. I'd say that it strikes about the same balance of RPG-ness and action but other than that they're very different in terms of the way they play and it will mostly be down to your personal preferences as to which you prefer. I think that for me Divinity 2 was the more enjoyable.

I would caution against comparing it to open games like Gothic, Risen, Two Worlds, Oblivion etc. They are games where you get a world to explore. Div2 is more a world where you follow a fairly straight path, with some side quests to find. It's got a set number of quests that you won't find hard to exhaust, and it has a set number of enemies to kill (no respawns). It took me about 50 hours of play to get through the whole of DKS, so there's plenty of content, it's just that I worry people perceive it as a free roaming game, when it's not.

It is, however, a very good game. Well worth buying and playing through.

The thing that made this game for me was the music and dialog (mind reading is a must, and should always be used, imo).
Compared to the games mentioned it's more linear, doesn't take itself seriously, contains loads of dark humour and of course as mentioned above, it's very action focused.

I just wish it was possible to buy the soundtrack somewhere :( emailed Larian about it and it doesn't seem like they are releasing it for european customers any time soon (publisher seems to be the issue from what I could hear).

The biggest RPG surprise in years for me (with DKS), too bad they are making that Dragon Commander game now :<.