A milestone of the CRPG

The Belgians Larian have a knack for role playing. They have clearly demonstrated with games of "Divine Divinity" to "Divinity II". However, other fields are not alien to them as only 2013, the action strategy mix "Divinity - Dragon Commander" proved.
The Larians whistle on what the market brings about or even want. They follow their own credo to make the games they want to make and that is a good thing.
The youngest member of this family is the RPG "Divinity Original Sin" (Original Sin is original sin and refers to the story) that was first funded through Kickstarter.
Already in the early 90s, I was captivated by classics like "Baldur's Gate 1 + 2" Icewind Dale "Neverwinter Nights" or Arcanum ".
This "golden era" of role playing is now making a comeback. "Wasteland 2" or "Pillars of Eternity", to name just two representatives, this should bring back many awaited, time. But first the Larian Studios are in this series.
What has been created here is a little masterpiece of classic RPG. No there are no quest markers or even great aids. In this game you will be thrown into it and will have to see how to get clear.

Story:
D: OS plays in Rivellon and all games of the series Allerding time ago "Divine Divinity". It tells the story of a young hunter source who is traveling in the fight against black magic.
Everything starts with a murder case whose enlightenment is actually routine. However, the case assumes proportions that the history and the world will shake to its foundations.

Gameplay:
The game is played in real-time but not in shoulder perspective but from the very classic isometric bird's. Battles take place, however, turn-based.
Two characters are controlled you both created. The default is the only class but can specialize the character through skills and attributes as desired. A heavily armed knight with magic skills? No Problem? A magician who deals with the two-handed sword? Absolutely!
The fights are very sophisticated and offer a virtually endless amount of opportunities. Tricks and combinations make here from the main part. Whoever does not act tactically to quickly run out of action points and bites the dust faster than he can say "abracadabra". Several convenience features such as a swiveling camera Larian implemented at the request of fans.
Unfortunately, the real-time exploration works, however, rather bad. Above all, the movement speed of the characters is more than poor. Here should be improved urgently by Patch.
Biggest plus is the interactive world. Barrels block access? No Problem! Just click, hold set aside. So often open secret doors or entrances to Dungeons.
Time no sword at hand and the helmet is missing? Na but it does not matter. Just a shovel in his hand and the wooden bucket on his head and ... voila, since he is the Lariansche humor.
Learn the skill "animal lover" and you open up new possibilities for who understands animal often gets useful information ;-).

Graphics:
Here, the spirits will definitely divorce.
D: OS comes in candy colors therefore quietschbunten that somehow do not want to seem to fit to the dismal story. Technically's not all up to date. So although shaders and Ambient Occlusion be (Ambient Occlusion) support but antialiasing for example has been implemented rather rudimentary. However, this is rather less important.
However, the world is built in absolutely harmonious and loving. You can tell the developers of the attention to detail.
Minor bugs like disappearing textures or objects (partly relevant quest) There is but after saving and reloading at least the objects again. At its rightful place

Sound:
The music is second to none. It is always present but keeps at the same time discreetly in the background.
In the battle mode swells the music and sounds threatening.
The spokesman, however, were well chosen are only in English Availabilities are. A German language edition there is not what the game but does not detract. Only the texts and dialogs have been translated into German, the very good though. The typical humor is omnipresent. Unfortunately, there is also annoying. So babble NPC's churning out what is quickly annoying. Here Larian promise but also remedy by Patch.

Conclusion:

Finally, I can only say: "Thank you for this outstanding Larian game !!!". What has been created here can capture the hearts of RPG fans higher. No I'm not a fan of turn-based battles, but here they are fun and entirely appropriate.
At least 10, if not, I had no longer so much joy a world to explore that does not take me by the hand but let me experience my adventure 15 years.
A real hero needs no quest markers he fights and research to answer.
Divinity - ORIGINAL SIN represents for me all "Mass Effects", "Dragen Age's" or "Skyrim" in the shadows. These games are certainly not bad and I love them in their own way but that is what has made Larian here to bounce back and remain a class apart.