Game News Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter Update #4: Singleplayer Video, Story Feature, New Rewards

[MicoSelva]

I believe Swen meant PC/NPC reactions in his post. You won't actually be able to play with two male / two female party. At the moment all NPC dialogues are gender-independent, but they want to change that so NPCs recognize characters' gender and adjust their lines accordingly.

I may be wrong, but that's what I understood by tracking various infosources for this game (which has reached stalking level rcently).

 

[IDtenT]

I believe Swen meant PC/NPC reactions in his post. You won't actually be able to play with two male / two female party. At the moment all NPC dialogues are gender-independent, but they want to change that so NPCs recognize characters' gender and adjust their lines accordingly.

I may be wrong, but that's what I understood by tracking various infosources for this game (which has reached stalking level rcently).

Recognising the female character as a male character is like playing a male character, no?

 

[MicoSelva]

Recognising the female character as a male character is like playing a male character, no?

Um... what?
I think You misunderstood me.
Currently NPCs don't recognize the PCs gender at all. Larian wants to implement this feature if they reach their funding goal. At least that's what I think based on various previews that I've read and watched. Maybe ForkTong can explain if that's the case.

 

[IDtenT]

Recognising the female character as a male character is like playing a male character, no?

Um... what?
I think You misunderstood me.
Currently NPCs don't recognize the PCs gender at all. Larian wants to implement this feature if they reach their funding goal. At least that's what I think based on various previews that I've read and watched. Maybe ForkTong can explain if that's the case.

How does that cater for man/man and woman/woman?

 

[MicoSelva]

I may be wrong

EDIT: Allowing male/female only party would make a rather big departure from the current story (I think a large part of the plot is based on the two established player characters), and recognizing male PC as a female player or the other way around wouldn't make much sense to me.

 

[IDtenT]

I may be wrong

EDIT: Allowing male/female only party would make a rather big departure from the current story (I think a large part of the plot is based on the two established player characters), and recognizing male PC as a female player or the other way around wouldn't make much sense to me.

How important is their gender to their biography?

 

[MicoSelva]

So far, their gender (young man and young woman) has been mentioned in every single lore piece released, so I'd say, pretty important.

 

[Severian Silk]

Game looks visually very good. Except for the paths, buildings, etc appearing so spacious and wide. A result of the game needing a rotatable 3D camera I guess. Drop-in-drop-out multiplayer is intriguing. I wonder how that will end up. Third-grade "Larian trademark humor" and other eurodouchebaggery are not what I consider funny. This is one difference between DOS and Torment/PE, and it's a big one.

Verdict: Probably won't buy because of the general tone of the videos and dorky devs, and despite the combat mechanics seeming OK.

[edit]

I may reconsider if there are some good third-party modules made for it.

Dear Sir, please remove yourself from the premises right into the Outer Space!

In Larian's defense, I don't recall there being any particularly cringeworthy humor in Div1 (the only game of theirs I've played).

 

[abnaxus]

So far, their gender (young man and young woman) has been mentioned in every single lore piece released, so I'd say, pretty important.

Swen posted an update on this in the meantime:

So likely whatever story Larian has planned never depended much on the gender of the main characters.

 

[Bruma Hobo]

 

[Brayko]

Wait, there's still people who give a crap about gayness in games? LOL