The arena mode – supporting one-to-four teams of one-to-four characters – is an endless pool of that fun as you craft strategies from the 16 playable characters pulled from Divinity lore. Divinity Original Sin 2 has one of the best isometric-RPG tactical fighting systems, possibly ever, and it’s a consistent joy to see what kind of explosive or sly strategies you can employ. And though I spent over 100 hours playing Divinity 2’s original release all by my lonesome, I can definitely see myself easily making the transition to re-discovering Divinity: Original Sin 2 with good friends in a cooperative setting.įinally, the new arena is what an armchair strategist like me has been wanting. Locally, the screens seamlessly split and rejoin based on proximity, and swapping ownership of characters is a breeze. That intuitive translation extends to the two-player local, and four-player online cooperative modes as well. But these one-off inconveniences are the exception to the rule – Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition works brilliantly on a gamepad. Larian has included settings to cope – like a tactical camera and character highlights to help differentiate friend from foe – but I still occasionally found myself accidently attacking the ground or buffing an enemy instead of my character. However, as expected, cursor precision on the controller isn’t as spot-on as with a mouse. While there are some few rough edges you don’t find on the PC, I’m still surprised by just how seamless traditionally complex mechanics like dividing your party, organizing your inventory, or managing your action bar perform on Larian’s controller layout, with the area search feature for easy looting being my favorite consideration. Through a series of radial and drop-down menus you’re only ever a few button presses away from doing whatever you want.

Fortunately, Divinity: Original Sin 2 on a gamepad is impressively intuitive. Things like fleshed out character stories and interactions, a no-pressure story mode, reworked and brand new fights, character pacing, a new comprehensive arena mode and more round out this Definitive Edition, and I’m most excited to see the largely rewritten third act when I finally get back to it.īut the make-it-or-break-it element of the Definitive Edition on consoles is jamming an entire keyboard’s-worth of features onto the limited buttons of a controller. Of the number of positive changes introduced in the Definitive Edition by developer Larian Studios, most will likely go unnoticed unless you’ve invested dozens of hours into the original. But all things considered, the Xbox One X is consistently the shiniest, best performing console version. While the standard Xbox One and PS4 are no slouches either, there are noticeable dips in framerate in graphically intensive areas, and all consoles infrequently jerk when the big fireworks go off mid-battle. Quality does depend on the power of your box though, with visuals popping on both the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro – especially in HDR. And that translation to console is skillfully executed, delivering one of the greatest RPGs in recent memory with near-lossless quality.ĭivinity: Original Sin 2 is one of the most beautiful looking isometric RPGs and that hasn't changed.Technically, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is one of the most beautiful looking isometric RPGs and that hasn’t changed. Now, the Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition refines and retools some elements of the first game that didn’t quite stick, as a free update for owners of the original on PC, and ushers that excellent isometric experience onto consoles for the first time.

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