After a long Kickstarter campaign that shifted into a lengthy Early Access programme, Larian Studios has finally released the completed version of its fantasy RPG Divinity: Original Sin.
To mark the occasion, studio founder Swen Vincke has released a new video thanking fans for their support.
”Actually it’s been an incredible journey,” says Vincke ”When we started making Original Sin we had hopes and aspirations, but we never thought we were going to be making the game that shipped today, especially when you look at the budget that we had which is ridiculous for the game we released today. It is just fantastic, and that obviously is because of all of you.”
Swen, and Larian Studios as whole, have an infectious enthusiasm for their game that is pretty refreshing. It’s early days yet and there are few reviews up just now, but early reception seems positive. Hopefully Original Sin will end up being a successful demonstration of how to do a Kickstarter project right. You can check out a ‘Features’ trailer for the game below.
You can get hold of Divinity: Original Sin on Steam right now. Here’s what you can expect for your bucks:
· Become part of a reactive, living and open world. Explore diverse environments, find myriad creatures and tons of desirable items.
· Experience gripping, party and turn-based combat. Manipulate the environment and use skill & spell combos.
· Play in co-op multiplayer and engage in co-op dialogues. Shape your relationships with your partner that will influence the game.
· Unravel a deep and epic story, set in the early days of Rivellon. Taking place well before Divine Divinity and The Dragon Knight Saga, Divinity: Original Sin presents you with a familiar world in another era.
· Classless system lets you shape your character any way you want. Endless item interaction and combinations take things to another level of freedom.
· Create your own adventures and share them online. With Original Sin you’ll get the powerful Divinity Engine Toolkit used by the game’s designers, along with the Cow Simulator 2014 mod.
