The speculation about The Game Awards has been intense, especially after host Geoff Keighley posted an enigmatic image of a desert monolith. The secret is finally answered. The acclaimed developer is working on a brand-new Divinity game.
Titled simply Divinity, the game was showcased with a audacious trailer that included memorable imagery, from a figure engulfed in flames to scenes of revelry and the very descent into chaos.
A Different Direction
Anyone anticipating Divinity Original Sin 3, prepare for a surprise. Larian warned that a follow-up to its beloved RPGs is not on the cards right now.
Nevertheless, the developer referred to this new Divinity as a continuation of the main series. This choice of words hints that the team could be designing a real-time experience instead of another turn-based title. Currently, it remains theory, as only a announcement clip is available.
What Makes Divinity Special
The Divinity series is highly rated and it's fair to claim it kicked off the modern wave of complex computer role-playing games. These games are celebrated for detailed worlds, branching plots, and deep class systems—traits that subsequently were perfected in games like Baldur's Gate 3.
While its setting is classic fantasy, what makes Divinity apart is the unprecedented level of trust given to the player.
Where many modern RPGs have simplified options, Divinity is full of unique possibilities that are viable with a distinct build with a unique decision path.
The series is also notoriously open-ended, letting players to improvise throughout the entire experience. Nearly every quest can be approached in a variety of manners, sometimes in unexpected fashion.
- You might solve a puzzle because you heeded something an animal companion shared.
- Or, you could overcome an obstacle by using the world itself in a clever way.
More to Come
It is precisely these elements that allow people to hail games like Divinity Original Sin 2 as among the greatest role-playing games of all time. Now, players can anticipate more where that came from in this esteemed franchise.
