Divinity: Original Sin

This is better than enhanced edition. Wands are overpowered in enhanced edition and destroy the balance of the game. As a hardcore player, the enhanced edition also added some unfair things that a person seeing it for the first time could not be prepared for - deaths that arent your fault dont rly exist in classic. also in the enhanced edition theres so many shops you can just gear up by shopping too easily. i wouldnt play enhanced edition again, and would recommend this game to everyone its absolutely amazing to play blind with a friend. masterpiece.

Larian Studios’ first modern CRPG. I haven’t played the other games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 or Baldur’s Gate 3 yet, but the first title alone is already a blast. Even though many people say it’s the weakest entry, it is the first (modern) one, so that’s forgivable.
In terms of gameplay, it plays like a classic role-playing game, similar to the Baldur’s Gate series, Icewind Dale, or Planescape: Torment. You create two characters at the start and later play either just as this duo or as a full party of four by hiring two additional adventurers. Combat is turn-based and uses an action point system.
The most exciting aspect is clearly the combat interactions and their effects. A major feature is the use of elemental attacks and the resulting tactical possibilities. Ice attacks create slippery surfaces that enemies can fall on, fire attacks melt the ice and leave puddles, and lightning attacks electrify these puddles, stunning anyone standing in them. And so on and so forth. It feels like a sandbox where you can experiment in every encounter to find the most effective way to take enemies out.
Allowing players to create two characters from the start was a smart decision, as it encourages team-focused builds and makes you think about how classes can complement each other. Compared to the Enhanced Edition, the Classic version offers far more build variety, and many specializations work extremely well. The EE, by contrast, is balanced differently, with several build options removed. As a result, the Classic Edition remains more fun when it comes to experimentation.
Of course, the game isn’t without flaws. Some builds are so overpowered that the game becomes child’s play. Overall, the difficulty isn’t particularly high, especially in the second half, at least if you know your way around and use skills effectively. Another issue is the presence of massive bugs. It’s easy to break the story progression and enter areas that shouldn’t be accessible yet. Given the already complex story and presentation, this can easily lead to a complete loss of overview.
That said, despite its flaws, the Classic version is still highly recommended. It’s a solid RPG with intense "role-playing" elements, including a morality system, and a quest design that offers multiple solutions instead of forcing a single path every time. Thanks to the wide range of builds and difficulty settings, it’s also very replayable. Compared to the Enhanced Edition, the Classic version does have drawbacks, such as the lack of voice acting. For that reason, the EE may be the better choice overall, although the Classic Edition still stands very well on its own.

People who love hardcore RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, or Arcanum will surely fall in love with this game. It's so rare these days to find this kind of games when most RPGs are action oriented.
+ Beautiful world, beautiful graphics.
+ Environmental effects!!!
+ So many possibilities when creating a character.
+ It's quite hard and challenging without making you frustrated.

The interactivity of the world keeps you coming back. It uses real world that is not at all common to games, at least not that I've played. The music is fantastic. The tone of the game is a little odd. Strange humor, dark quests and sometimes silly voice acting all at the same time can sometimes take you out a bit. The combat is layered, environments are interactive almost to the point of malleability. You can't change the lay of the land, but you can do a lot on the surface.
The only gripe I really have is about the combat. Its incredibly long. There's no speed up button. At times I've sat through upwards of 8 enemy activations, and sometimes it takes a while between turns.
Recommended. There's a newer one which I hear has more VA & updated visuals, which you should probably grab instead. Unless you're on an older system.

A great game, and a massive success for DND style RPG's. but at this point I recommend playing the Enhanced Edition.

Definitive edition is the better experience currently , but this is still a great game

Good game with one HUGE downside. Randomized loot doesn't belong here. In the early game it's not a problem, you can get by with whatever, but in the mid-late game good luck getting anything half decent without save scumming. Crafting recipes are also randomized, finished the game and still haven't found all of them. had to resort to googling. Crafting is fantastic btw, absolute shame Larian scrapped it for BG3.