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Recently I've discovered the joy of CRPGs, having previously only dabbled in them without spending any significant time on the genre.

With Baldur's Gate 2 just around the corner, which I'm sure many of us are hyped for, I wanted to try a similar CRPG to get a feel for whether I'm going to want to play it. Enter DOS2; this game is made by Larian Studios, the same studio making BG2, and is an absolutely incredible game.

From the graphics, which are stunning even 6 years on from release, to the combat which makes you think about your moves in a manner similar to how you might do in a game like chess, and best of all stories which are for the most part genuinely interesting. I frequently found myself surprised at events / characters / quests I found throughout the world, even small things like hearing someone screaming nearby then discovering they had been torn to pieces by voidwoken.

I recently just finished Act I and just started Act II but wanted to share a bit of love for this game as it is an absolute masterpiece with a well deserved 95% positive rating with 144k reviews on steam.

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Please share your experience with DOS2 and whether or not you have fully completed the game!

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[โ€“] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like BG1 and all, and it has some great moments, but in my opinion it pales in comparison to the second. Just don't be put off by the length of the starting dungeon.

Irenicus is one of the best video game antagonists ever and David Warner put in an all-time great VA performance, too.

[โ€“] curryandbeans@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I haven't! I'm going to get to it before I get BG3 for sure.