The buzz about this year's gaming ceremony reached a fever pitch, especially after host Geoff Keighley shared a mysterious image of a strange statue. The secret is finally answered. The acclaimed developer is working on a completely new Divinity game.
Titled simply Divinity, the game was debuted with a audacious trailer featuring striking imagery, from a burning man to an orgy and the literal unleashing of hell.
Not the Expected Sequel
Anyone anticipating Divinity Original Sin 3, this is not that. Larian clarified that a third Original Sin game to its venerated RPGs is not currently in development.
That said, the developer described this new Divinity as a next chapter of the core franchise. This choice of words hints that the team could be building a real-time experience instead of another tactical title. Currently, this is speculation, as only a teaser video is available.
The Legacy of Divinity
The Divinity series is widely praised and arguably it kicked off the contemporary revival of complex computer role-playing games. These games are celebrated for intricate stories, branching plots, and deep class systems—elements that recently reached new heights in games like Baldur's Gate 3.
While its setting is traditional swords and sorcery, what really distinguishes Divinity apart is the unprecedented level of trust given to the player.
Where many modern RPGs have streamlined options, Divinity is brimming with unique possibilities you can achieve if you're playing as a specific type of character with a specific history of choices.
The series is also famously permissive, letting players to experiment throughout the entire experience. Most missions can be approached in diverse methods, sometimes in lateral fashion.
- You might solve a puzzle because you recalled something a non-human character said.
- Or, you could defeat a foe by using the world itself in a unorthodox way.
A New Chapter Begins
It is this design philosophy that lead fans and critics to declare games like Divinity Original Sin 2 as among the greatest role-playing games of all time. Now, the RPG community can anticipate another adventure in this esteemed franchise.
