The anticipation surrounding this year's gaming ceremony reached a fever pitch, especially after host Geoff Keighley shared a mysterious photo of a desert monolith. The secret is finally answered. The acclaimed developer is developing a completely new Divinity game.
Revealed to be Divinity, the game was showcased with a daring trailer packed with striking imagery, from a figure engulfed in flames to an orgy and the very unleashing of hell.
A Different Direction
Anyone expecting Divinity Original Sin 3, this is not that. Larian warned that a follow-up to its beloved RPGs is not being worked on now.
However, the developer described this new Divinity as a next chapter of the core franchise. This choice of words hints that the team might be designing a real-time experience instead of 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 widely praised and arguably it kicked off the modern wave of complex computer role-playing games. These games are celebrated for rich lore, player agency, and deep class systems—elements that recently were perfected in games like Baldur's Gate 3.
While its world is familiar fare, what really distinguishes Divinity apart is the unprecedented level of trust given to the player.
Where many modern RPGs have streamlined options, Divinity is full of specialized paths that are viable by choosing a specific type of character with a specific history of choices.
The series is also notoriously open-ended, allowing players to find creative solutions both in story and combat. Virtually all objectives can be solved in multiple ways, often in unexpected fashion.
- You might find an answer because you remembered something a dog told you.
- Or, you could overcome an obstacle by moving environmental hazards in a unorthodox way.
The Journey Continues
It is this design philosophy that have cemented the series to hail games like Divinity Original Sin 2 as one of the best role-playing games in history. Now, players can anticipate another adventure in this esteemed franchise.
