Should I buy this game?

[emanrocks1111]

Im a huge fan of games like Divinity original sin, 1, and 2, played and put over 1000 hours combined in them, absolutely love baldurs gate, 1,2, and 3... I heard this game doesnt have a story, or at least not a compelling one like the other DnD inspired games I mentioned... Which I feel like I need to have a story in an RPG game to be immersed in, so if it doesnt and or its not compelling I wont enjoy it as much as I would if it did. If that makes sense?

What do you guys think? is it worth the buy?

[emanrocks1111]

Any other games they I may be interested in, or that you may recommend? lemme know! always in the mood for a good fantasy RPG, DnD ruleset, or otherwise.

[Barden]

It has a story, which serves as a reason to adventure and kill stuff. Not hack and slash, but also not story driven (somewhere in the middle).

[Telmorial]

If you like those other games you listed, then I recommend you buy this. The core story is pretty good in my opinion, just some of the dialog/words between the characters are average.
But you'll love the combat, it adds more dimension such as flying (in and out of combat).
And you need to really think on some of the encounters.

[Soteria]

It sounds like you'd also enjoy Pillars of Eternity. The second one is better fwiw.

[LukanGamer]

no

[karinundmaedels]

It's not awesome, but good enough, and you can have lot of fun with the combat system and your self-created party. It's worth trying it out. If the story bores you (which very well could be), skip the story and go back into combat.

[Kardak]

Originally posted by emanrocks1111:

Im a huge fan of games like Divinity original sin, 1, and 2, played and put over 1000 hours combined in them, absolutely love baldurs gate, 1,2, and 3... I heard this game doesnt have a story, or at least not a compelling one like the other DnD inspired games I mentioned... Which I feel like I need to have a story in an RPG game to be immersed in, so if it doesnt and or its not compelling I wont enjoy it as much as I would if it did. If that makes sense?

What do you guys think? is it worth the buy?

If you like D&D and turn based RPG - yes, you should. Game is great. Tons of possible party setups, AWESOME combat system and implementation of D&D ruleset. Yes, story is your typical fantasy fare but it's written really good (some dialogues are really funny). IMHO it's an easy recommendation - especially now with all the patches/DLCs.

[Hellminstra]

Like the other said, you like fantasy turn based games and AD&D, just go for it :)

[Stubbieoz]

I did not enjoy DoS 1&2, but I love Solasta...... so if your asking as being someone who likes DoS then I would have to say NO.

Arh but too late........ I see you already bought it. Hopefully your under the 2 hour trial period.

[Starvingartizt]

Originally posted by Telmorial:

If you like those other games you listed, then I recommend you buy this. The core story is pretty good in my opinion, just some of the dialog/words between the characters are average.
But you'll love the combat, it adds more dimension such as flying (in and out of combat).
And you need to really think on some of the encounters.

like them saying donkey piss three times the first 4 lines of dialog? I found it unbearable in the free play weekend

[Bobby]

Well bearing in mind I’ve played all the BG and Divinity Sin and I couldn’t tell you one thing about a ‘story’. It made such a huge impact….not. Besides It’s reading notes, there’s no empathy. You play like a drone and feel totally disconnected and always have.

This post on the Divinity forum sums it up perfectly how some people feel

Originally posted by Masonator:

I get it...this game is beloved. But I've got to be honest: I find it hard to get into it. I think it's just a bit too tactical...I don't want to constantly be thinking "what's my dude standing in"?

I also struggle to connect to any of the characters. I'm just coming from playing Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous -- a game where I genuinely cared for the characters in my group. Everybody in this just seems a bit...well...unlikeable. The Red Prince is a d!ck, Fane is annoying as anything, Sebille is borderline evil, the dwarf guy is so forgettable I can't even remember his name, and Ifan is...okay I guess, but is basically a hitman. Just...meh.

I dunno...I'm trying to love this. But I've just made it to Driftwood (even the NAME is boring) and I'm struggling to be motivated to play.

Am I alone?

In Solasta, the fact you can go down to boot level and also have over the shoulder engagements and, yep, a story and dialogue is way above anything previously.
The interface alone is bloody good place to start. It’s simplistic, smooth and does everything you want it to do without ever touching a keyboard or mouse!

Combat is engaging, thoughtful and rewarding. I’ve played a ton of RPGs for near 30 years and if you put them down for any length of time, you haven’t a clue what is what, who is doing what and barely any memory of what a dull isometric world is you were playing in. This is a breathe of fresh air to the genre. Bloody clever level design and a cracking graphic engine used.

The path AI is way above any game I’ve played, instead of manually babysitting each character to navigate around the complex levels, they certainly have AI to get themselves up and over crevices, pillars and bridges with nobody getting stuck.

Lastly, you’ve been in a dungeon for hours and gone deep and achieved what you were meant to do. Then it’s time to leave. Last thing you want is the drudgery of looking for exits etc. well the game has taken care of that with fast forward exits and points on the map. That is a biggy.

[onealone]

The whole thing is a story, so I'm not sure what people are referring to when they say the game has no story. Does the main game and the DLCs have excellent stories? Not in my opinion. Some are better than others. Some chapters in a story arc are better than others in the same story arc.

My bias here is that I've been playing D&D in one form or another for a really long time. So for me even a mediocre D&D game is enjoyable for me.

Based on your preferences and the current price of the game I would say you will likely enjoy it.

[jutschi78]

It depends in what do you expect from a game. Imo it has one of the best turn based combat sytem - i like it even more than DOS (that change tile effects with spells was a little wreid to me). I like the 3D map, where (spider)climbing and fly are possible.

The story is quite average and quite simple in presentation (compared to other modern rpg). It is not bad, but very linear, little choice and consequences and the usual an ancient evil is on the rise again. But it is ok.

If you need a complex story and well writen companions then you should go to pillars of eternity, tyranny ( not well known and did not get the love it deserves) or pathfinder kingmaker + wrath of the rightourous.

If you have fun with well balanced and disgned turn based battles, then you can't go wrong with solasta.

[Soteria]

Originally posted by Stubbieoz:

I did not enjoy DoS 1&2, but I love Solasta...... so if your asking as being someone who likes DoS then I would have to say NO.

Arh but too late........ I see you already bought it. Hopefully your under the 2 hour trial period.

Believe it or not, it's possible to enjoy both.

[emanrocks1111]

Thanks for the input everyone, ive since bought the game, havent played it yet but it seems as though itd be right up my alley! I fell in love witht the story behind baldurs gate and its characters, as well as divinity OS 1&2 and a lot of you have mentioned this story does somethings better than the formers, which is enough for me lol