Game News Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter Update #61: Voice acting and music, release delayed to June 30th

[Jasede]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music. And also rather repetitive, don't you think?

 

[Drowed]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music.

Yes, exactly. And Larian has always been a company that created games with great music. But ultimately, it's a matter of taste - you either like it or don't. Maybe it's just not your style. It's the same as their writing style: not everyone likes. But those who do, like it a lot.

 

[jdinatale]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music. And also rather repetitive, don't you think?

Or perhaps it is as Kierkegaard noted, that "subjectivity is truth."

In other words, if you think it's shit, it's shit.

 

[Jasede]

No, it's not /bad/. It's just-

Let me put it this way. The music, its quality aside, doesn't, for me, add much to the Larian games. There was one exception to this and that was the music inside a tower in DKS. I did hear DD also does a good job, but I never had the patience for the game.

Still, hey, if you like it, you like it, as you said.

 

[NotAGolfer]

I think it's impossible to form an educated opinion if it's good without knowing where particular tracks will be played in the game, wouldn't you agree?

 

[m_s0]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music.

Yes, exactly. And Larian has always been a company that created games with great music. But ultimately, it's a matter of taste - you either like it or don't. Maybe it's just not your style. It's the same as their writing style: not everyone likes. But those who do, like it a lot.

There's a third camp, I feel: I like it when it's not padding. Divine Divinity was full of padding (quests, dialogue, combat, encounter design... - pretty much every element of that game) and at some point I just couldn't force myself to sit through it. When it was good, though, I really enjoyed it. The only part of DD I never did enjoy was the combat.

Sometimes I wish a crazy modder would come along, do some cutting and salvage the great game that's hidden under a pile of garbage. Yeah, they had a legitimate basis to market the game as a cross between Ultima, Baldur's Gate and Diablo (if my memory serves me correctly), but the quality of Divine Divinity suffers because of those aspirations (mainly scope-related).

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Yeah, if only DD were moddable, eh?
As well remake them in the D:OS engine.

 

[deamento]

Yeah, if only DD were moddable, eh?
As well remake them in the D:OS engine.

Give it a year or 2 and someone will have done it

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Pretty much. Though the schedules thing might be wonky.

 

[himmy]

Hey guys, I'm just in this thread to praise the music and receive the resulting brofists.

 

[Gakkone]

Hey guys, I'm just in this thread to praise the music and receive the resulting brofists.

Did not brofist.

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

Hey guys, I'm just in this thread to praise the music and receive the resulting brofists.

 

[Irenaeus]

Hey guys, I'm just in this thread to praise the music and receive the resulting brofists.

 

[SuicideBunny]

You can only do voice overs when the writing is finalised

or you can do it like wl2 and don't give a fuck about the smart thing to do.

 

[His Majesty]

No, it's not /bad/. It's just-

Let me put it this way. The music, its quality aside, doesn't, for me, add much to the Larian games. There was one exception to this and that was the music inside a tower in DKS. I did hear DD also does a good job, but I never had the patience for the game.

Still, hey, if you like it, you like it, as you said.

I suppose you're talking about this one:



Great soundtrack.

 

[Jasede]

Yeah, I like that one because it worked well in the context of where it played. It's good tower-climbing music. Hell, I just reinstalled Divinity 2. (The game, however, could not fulfill the promise of this song. That's where jRPGs often do a better job- when their music sets up something, they tend to deliver. Doesn't this music make you expect something amazing at the end of that tower? Something tragic, or a mighty boss? An important reveal? Unfortunately I don't even remember what was up there anymore, so it probably failed.)

 

[deamento]

Yeah, I like that one because it worked well in the context of where it played. It's good tower-climbing music. Hell, I just reinstalled Divinity 2. (The game, however, could not fulfill the promise of this song. That's where jRPGs often do a better job- when their music sets up something, they tend to deliver. Doesn't this music make you expect something amazing at the end of that tower? Something tragic, or a mighty boss? An important reveal? Unfortunately I don't even remember what was up there anymore, so it probably failed.)

At the end of the tower, you find (the ghost of?) lovis who helps you with the main quest.
And also, this music makes me want to explore the world more than fight a boss or something.

 

[MrEvilGuy]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music. And also rather repetitive, don't you think?

Or perhaps it is as Kierkegaard noted, that "subjectivity is truth."

In other words, if you think it's shit, it's shit.

That's a terrible reading of Kierkegaard.

 

[jdinatale]

I don't mean to be contrarian but this really isn't doing it for me, music wise. It's like every other Larian game's music. And also rather repetitive, don't you think?

Or perhaps it is as Kierkegaard noted, that "subjectivity is truth."

In other words, if you think it's shit, it's shit.

That's a terrible reading of Kierkegaard.

The crowd is untruth so shut the fuck up.