Divinity: Original Sin

Outstanding tactical combat and engaging quests make Divinity: Original Sin one of the most rewarding RPGs in years.

The excellent Divinity: Original Sin isn't a look into the history of role-playing games, but instead a look into their future.

Certainly, I have no hesitation in recommending Original Sin to RPG fans old and new, provided that you're up for a challenge from very early on and don't expect to romp through, Diablo-style. While Skyrim is obviously more freeform and immersive, and the likes of Mass Effect are more cinematic, Divinity: Original Sin is hands down the best classic-style RPG in years.

A little obtuse in places, but otherwise this is the best new RPG in years. Demands your time and your brain, but it's worth it.

Divinity: Original Sin is one of the deepest and most unforgettable games I've played all year

Plan to lose hours of your life thanks to great character customization, stellar combat, random loot, puzzles, bosses, and mysteries.

Against strong odds, Larian have fulfilled the early promise and the extra time, effort and money has all been invested wisely. The sausage has become a steak, succulent and flavoursome, and I have a new toy to play with and return to over the coming months and years.

Divinity: Original Sin is an amazing RPG experience. It falls a bit flat on characterization and writing on occasion, but nails just about everything else. It does a great job of compelling players to roleplay their on-screen characters, putting the "RP" back into RPG. This is a game that any fan of the genre will adore, and is sure to suck in new players and teach them what the genre is all about. It's a love letter, and deserves to be loved back.

Technical issues aside, this enhanced re-release of one of our favorite games of recent memory is worth a buy.

A potent, frustrating, demanding, amusing, tedious, exhilarating world unto itself.