I had that same exact reaction. Like, I loved DOS2 and know it had horror elements in it, but the overall tone was much more humorous and more cartoony. Seeing this trailer lean so heavily into edginess and shock value was a little disheartening. There’s enough awful shit out there in the real world, so I really cherish the few RPG series that reject cynicism, postmodernist storytelling and grimdark aesthetics for a more positive and hopeful feel. At least we still have Dragon Quest and Xenoblade I guess…
Comment on Divinity - Cinematic Announcement Trailer
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Divinity Original Sin 2 is one of my favorite games of all times but this looks too gory for me. Actually it doesn‘t feel like Divinity at all.
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I‘m in the same boat. OS2 had a very good balance for me. BG3 already took it a little too far for my liking BUT you could often choose not to, so it was okay. Playing BG3 and hearing the announcement about a new Divinity game got me giga hyped but I will temper my expectations after this cinematic trailer. I don‘t like the tone of it at all, unfortunately.
ark3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I have only played D:OS 2 too but afaik the first Divinity games are pretty hardcore when it comes to gore (?).
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not really. The games started out rather tame in terms of parental guidance labels. Only the last two got much grittier but still it didn‘t bathe in flesh and vomit. Baldur‘s Gate 3 was already much more hardcore than Original Sin 2 and it looks like they still try to top that for whatever reason.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Watch Gorey Gobline rise through the ranks of Larian!