The anticipation around The Game Awards was significant, especially after presenter Geoff Keighley shared a puzzling image of a desert monolith. The mystery has been revealed. The acclaimed developer is creating a brand-new Divinity game.
Titled simply Divinity, the game was presented with a bold trailer that included memorable imagery, from a figure engulfed in flames to scenes of revelry and the very unleashing of hell.
Moving Beyond Original Sin
For those expecting Divinity Original Sin 3, that is not happening. The studio clarified that a follow-up to its venerated RPGs is not currently in development.
Nevertheless, the developer described this new Divinity as a evolution of the core franchise. This choice of words suggests that the team might be designing a real-time experience rather than another tactical title. At this moment, we can only guess, as only a announcement clip is available.
What Makes Divinity Special
The Divinity series is highly rated and many say it sparked the recent resurgence of deep computer role-playing games. These games are celebrated for detailed worlds, player agency, and deep class systems—qualities that recently found massive success in games like Baldur's Gate 3.
While its world is traditional swords and sorcery, what makes Divinity apart is the remarkable agency bestowed upon the player.
Where many modern RPGs have pared back options, Divinity is full of specialized paths only possible by choosing a specific type of character with a specific history of choices.
The series is also famously flexible, enabling players to experiment in narrative and gameplay. Nearly every quest can be completed in multiple ways, sometimes in lateral fashion.
- You might find an answer because you heeded something an animal companion shared.
- Or, you could overcome an obstacle by teleporting a glob of lava in a clever way.
More to Come
It is these creative systems that have cemented the series to declare games like Divinity Original Sin 2 as among the greatest role-playing games in history. Now, players can anticipate more where that came from in this groundbreaking franchise.
