Backlog 365: Day 2 - Divinity: Original Sin (Enhanced Edition)

• January 2
• Playtime: 1 hour, 56 minutes

Wow. A heavy hitter right off the bat. I was super pumped to give Divinity: Original Sin a go. Everything I've read about it sounds awesome. I bought Divinity a while back during a Steam sale and never played it because the length was daunting. (About 85 hours according to howlongtobeat.com) This is a story that has become quite common for me - I hear about an epic RPG that sounds awesome, I buy said RPG, and I hide under my pillow when I see how long it is.

I was really eager to start Divinity: Original Sin, but I also wanted to immerse myself in the game. So, I decided to wait until the wife and kid were asleep, poured myself a glass of rye, and prepared to transport myself into the world of... I have no idea what Divinity's world is called. I started up the game, and decided to go with Explorer Mode (i.e. Easy mode). I've been getting more into easy modes in my old age. Honestly, I often just want to play though the story and just don't have the patience to ever die. It could be that as the threat of death approaches, the thought of death, even in virtual form, brings discomfort and I just want to shield myself from an existential crisis. Or, I suck at video games. So, I create my characters, explore some of the options, and launch into this epic. Although I'm playing on the computer I decided to play with my Xbox controller. I just find playing with a controller more relaxing.

[begin scene]

Alright, the cut scenes have some nice style. Ok, some stuff about orcs... I'm on a beach... Good, some tutorials... Let's get moving....

Waaaaaaaaahaaaaaa!

Damn it, baby.

Alright, he's back to sleep. Alright, pick up some stuff... Seems like there's going to be a lot of crafting stuff in here.... Looks nice....

Waaaaaaaaahaaaaaa!

What the hell baby, I'm trying to get immersed in my fantasy world!

Finally got the baby to sleep. Looks like there are baddies ahead, going to see some action finally. (Up pops combat mode). Done. I am going to play this game. Put it on the shelf.

[end scene]

Alright, it is decision time. For each game I will decide if I want to put it on my "Shelved" list (games that I plan to come back to and play in depth) or put it on the "Retired" list (games that I will delete or sell and move on with my life).

Even just the little bit of combat I saw made me super excited about Divinity. It feels so close to tabletop combat and all the spacial strategy that entails. The combat looks so cool that today I decided to start over on normal difficulty and play to where I left off so that when I come back to Divinity (which will probably be soon) I will play with a challenge and face my fear of death.

Judgement: Shelved