gaming Divinity: Original Sin

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Towards the end of last year I purchased an RPG on Steam called Divinity: Original Sin.  This is a top down RPG featuring turn based tactical combat similar to Fallout 1 & 2 or X-Com, but in your traditional high-fantasy setting.  It probably has the best combat system of any RPG I have ever played, mixing turn based tactical combat with large range of rider buff and debuff conditions and a complex elemental magic system that effects not only the PCs and enemies but the terrain itself.  A complex character creation system meshes perfectly with the combat system.  The rest of the game is less remarkable, but I do like the way it handles traps and other obstacles.  Anybody who is a fan of either RPGs or turn-based tactical combat really ought check it out, there simply isn't anything else like it on the market.

 

The best part is, this is an internet co-op RPG, so you can play it with a bunch of friends.  It only supports two players by default, but there is a mod available that allows you to play with three other friends.  I haven't tried co-op myself because the game is so obscure that none of my other friends have it, but I think co-op play would be a blast.  Its probably the closest you can get to pen and paper D&D without actually playing pen and paper D&D.