Divinity Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

[Cyberarmy]

Teasing contiunes, an orc perhaps?

https://instagram.com/p/2ipDi7LwkQ/

 

[pakoito]

Free for all current owners

Hello Everyone!


Today we are very excited to announce Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition for PS4 and Xbox One as well as PC, Mac, SteamOS and Linux. This isn't just some patch or minor content update to the game you all know and (hopefully) love; it's a whole new experience! With controller support, local co-op with split screen, fully voiced characters, a totally reworked story (with a brand new ending), and much more, we're very proud to finally be able to share what we've crafted here at Larian.

In the update video below, Swen reveals a little more about the fantastic new features you can look forward to in Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition.

We've also included controller support on PC, so now you can kick back and explore Rivellon from the comfort of your sofa with Steam's Big Picture. We've put a lot of effort into streamlining the experience and have designed a slick, new UI that makes playing with a controller just as intuitive and fun as playing with mouse and keyboard.

As well as local co-op, split screen and controller support, the Enhanced Edition also features:

• All characters are now fully voiced by AAA-voice actors
• New quests, new characters, and new content
• Entirely new gameplay modes and character builds
• A heavily rewritten story with a brand new ending
• Massively reworked visuals and sound effects
• And much more to be announced in the coming months!

A Gift For Our Fans

In appreciation of all the fans who helped make Divinity: Original Sin the success that it was, the Enhanced Edition will be completely free to everyone who owns Original Sin. This is a reflection of our immense gratitude to all of you. We deeply appreciate your support, and the feedback we received from you helped us create and polish this game into something that we're extremely proud of.

A Whole New Game

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a completely separate game: not an update to Divinity: Original Sin. Both games will remain available on PC and Mac, and it is important to note that they are totally different entities, so if you've already bought Original Sin you'll see separate listings for Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition in your Steam Library. This means that saved games can't be transferred from Divinity: Original Sin to the Enhanced Edition. This is largely because of the technical changes we've made to how the game looks and feels, but the story has also been rewritten so heavily that most saved games would no longer be compatible with the plot. (After all, it wouldn't make sense to load a game in which you're halfway through a quest line that's been replaced with something different.)

From the very first day of production, we designed the Enhanced Edition to be optimized for DirectX 11 graphics. For our Windows players, this means that Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition will require a 64-bit system and a graphics card with DirectX 11 hardware support. However, both editions of the game will remain available to everyone on Steam, so Windows players with 32-bit systems and DirectX 9 will always be able to play Divinity: Original Sin.

When Can We Play?

As Swen says: "When? When it's ready!" We are committed to giving you the best possible experience and we will not compromise on quality, so it's going to take as long as it'll take. But watch this space, the release date is coming soon!

Are You Ready For E3?

We are! At E3 we'll be sharing much more about Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition's features and gameplay, including the much-anticipated new modes of play.

More background?

Then check out Swen’s blog. He talks about how we came to make the Enhanced Edition and why it’s such an important part of our future plans. In the mean time, if you want more about what we're up to, check out our forums, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Enhanced edition inc.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin/posts/1229909

 

[pakoito]

• Coming for consoles
• All characters are now fully voiced by AAA-voice actors
• New quests, new characters, and new content
• Entirely new gameplay modes and character builds
• A heavily rewritten story with a brand new ending
• Massively reworked visuals and sound effects
• Gamepad controls
• FREE for errone who already owns D:OS

 

[Nomad_Blizz]

Awesome! Can't wait to play it again.

 

[PhantasmaNL]

important tech info:

From the very first day of production, we designed the Enhanced Edition to be optimized for DirectX 11 graphics. For our Windows players, this means that Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition will require a 64-bit system and a graphics card with DirectX 11 hardware support. However, both editions of the game will remain available to everyone on Steam, so Windows players with 32-bit systems and DirectX 9 will always be able to play Divinity: Original Sin.

 

[pakoito]

You'll have to have 8 year old hardware (or Intel GPU) to not be able to support that.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Abu Antar]

I knew a console version was coming. Will buy the PS4 version to play it with my brother and support Larian.

 

[Kirkpatrick]

• Coming for consoles
• All characters are now fully voiced by AAA-voice actors
• New quests, new characters, and new content
• Entirely new gameplay modes and character builds
• A heavily rewritten story with a brand new ending
• Massively reworked visuals and sound effects
• Gamepad controls
• FREE for errone who already owns DOS

Meh
Meh
Yes!
Yes!
YES!
Meh
Meh
Yes!

Though, what does this mean for Hardcore Patch? That for non EE DOS still in play? Maybe Entirely new gameplay modes cover that...

 

[Zep Zepo]

Free console version if we own D:OS PC version?

Zep--

 

[Doktor Best]

Will splitscreen mode also come for pc?

 

[pakoito]

Will splitscreen mode also come for pc?

Yes.

 

[Doktor Best]

Will splitscreen mode also come for pc?

Yes.

Oh how very sweet .Finally some decent local coop crpg i can play with my girl. Damn i actually want to give these fuckers my money for the enhanced edition, even if i already own a copy. Well ill pay them back by buying their next rpgs.

 

[Infinitron]

Hey Volrath, a bit GD, but in the video, Swen says "In Dutch we say", and not "In Flemish we say". Is that normal?

 

[Pope Amole II]

Why so copycat of Fargo? Or should we pester all of the devs now so they develop the console-ported enhanced editions? Like, Age of Decadance: EE? Underrail: EE? Grimoire: EE?

Well, anyhow, that's just another opportunity for me to make an awesomely detailed video and attract some more subs. SUBS FOR THE SUB THRONE!!!

 

[Doktor Best]

Why so copycat of Fargo? Or should we pester all of the devs now so they develop the console-ported enhanced editions? Like, Age of Decadance: EE? Underrail: EE? Grimoire: EE?

Well, anyhow, that's just another opportunity for me to make an awesomely detailed video and attract some more subs. SUBS FOR THE SUB THRONE!!!

Because its the right thing to do. Console versions will flush in some money and we get a superior product for free because we deserve it. You can hate fargo all you want but with the enhanced edition of wasteland2 he turned out to stay pure from the moneygrabbing disease, something i didnt expect initially to be honest.

 

[Arkeus]

Why so copycat of Fargo? Or should we pester all of the devs now so they develop the console-ported enhanced editions? Like, Age of Decadance: EE? Underrail: EE? Grimoire: EE?

Fargo is copycat of Swen- Swen did it first for the other Divinity titles.

 

[Zed]

Heavily re-written story...
Should have called the game something else IMO.

Divinity: -new subtitle-
Divinity: Enhanced Sin?

 

[Infinitron]

Swen was actually talking about porting D:OS to consoles before inXile came out with the news about the Wasteland 2 GOTY Edition.

 

[V_K]

No GUI upgrade?

 

[Volrath]

Hey Volrath, a bit GD, but in the video, Swen says "In Dutch we say", and not "In Flemish we say". Is that normal?

Yes.

 

[Infinitron]

No GUI upgrade?

They're porting the game to consoles. It probably goes without saying that there'll be GUI changes.

 

[Makabb]

This is why you wait for EE with early acces and kickstarer games, meaning final version, just look at wasteland 2 and now this.

 

[MicoSelva]

I hate to be reposting the same shit over again, but I am getting pretty tired of paying for beta-testing games.

Sadly, gaming companies have understood that in the age of digital sales and short attention spans, re-releasing the games as enhanced editions / director's cuts / definitive editions / etc. grants them additional notability and income for relatively small effort, so this trend will continue. And what is more, these are not always free upgrades (luckily this time it is free).

EDIT: Swen claims in his blog that this not a low-effort upgrade. I want to believe. :ufoposter:

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what they say - what it actually means:

early access - first playable build
release - alpha
release + day 1 patch - beta
release + three months of patching - gold
enhanced edition - actual release