DOS 2 vs DOS 1

[jasmeralia]

I have both for the PC, but with my arthritis, sitting at my desk for any length of time causes me pain and I have to move to the couch or to the bed. I need a new chair at the very least, but I dont know what I should be looking for in a new chair.

Anyways, I've recently been collecting isometric games for the Nintendo Switch; I've tried a few isometrics on regular consoles, but there's too much text and they're too hard to read on the TV screen. I've never actually finished any of them on the PC, despite having played at least a little bit of virtually all of them. Using the Switch in handheld mode solves the issue entirely. I can play in bed or on the couch and still easily read all of the text.

Anyways, DOS 2 has been ported, but DOS 1 has not. I tried checking out DOS 2, as I'd been told that it takes place about 1,000 years after the first game. But I've only played maybe like 20 minutes into the first game and I know very little about the lore. So DOS 2 confused me entirely as I dont understand the setting, there's just not enough detail in the intro for me to be able to follow what's going on properly.

Should I hold off until DOS 1 is ported or I have a chance to work through it on the PC, or should I instead look up lore info / cinematics for DOS 1 and then jump back into 2?

[v0]

games're not connected. anyway their main strength's tactical combat. since you're confused by dos2 i think ymmv... perhaps these games arent for you.

[jack_of_tears]

Don't worry about the lore, so much time has passed between games that little of the lore will matter from one game to the next. Anything you need to know is delivered to you in books and dialogue.

If you like isometric style crpgs, then DOS2 is a must-have. The Origin Characters are all interesting and have stories integrated alongside the main plot, so playing as any of them gives you a personalized secondary story. It's one of those few games where playing the pre-gen characters is a good idea (though you can still change their class and skills).

The story is interesting enough, the exploration is excellent, the combat is solid. It feels very much like a D&D adventure to me (a 30 rpg veteran) and captures much of what I want in a game like this.

[Dragon]

Originally posted by jasmeralia:

Should I hold off until DOS 1 is ported or I have a chance to work through it on the PC, or should I instead look up lore info / cinematics for DOS 1 and then jump back into 2?

Playing through DOS 1 would not help you understand the lore of DOS 2, and neither would looking up lore/info cinematics for DOS 1.

DOS 1's story/lore is irrelevant to DOS 2's.

The reason why you are confused is because contrary to popular belief, DOS 2 is simply written badly.

And there's no way to solve that problem at this point, since that would be a problem that the writers would have to fix by re-writing the game (which isn't going to happen).

I agree with v0 in this case that given your situation, the DOS games maybe are not the best ones for you. They tend to be very difficult to play through.

And they have tons of dialogues, not all of which are voiced (even though everyone always says they are fully voiced, which isn't actually true). For example, when you are given a choice of several dialogue options, your character doesn't actually speak out those lines using their voice. So, you are therefore forced to read all of those lines.

[jasmeralia]

Maybe I should clarify... it’s not the game mechanics that confuse me, it’s the whole Source magic that summons what appear to be demons as a byproduct. It’s the magical system/setting that confuses me, not how to play the game.

[jack_of_tears]

Originally posted by jasmeralia:

Maybe I should clarify... it’s not the game mechanics that confuse me, it’s the whole Source magic that summons what appear to be demons as a byproduct. It’s the magical system/setting that confuses me, not how to play the game.

Source and Magic are two different things. Magic is the conjurings of man, Source is like the fabric of reality bent to serve your will. The use of Source weakens reality and allows demons to slip through, which are the servants of chaos and desire to unmake all of creation as you know it. The use of Source, because of its inherent danger and ability to manifest in people otherwise untrained in magic, is highly illegal.

Few beings can use Source and its users have been hunted for centuries, making for even fewer people who can use it now. Those who can are being rounded up for the 'safety of everyone' and experimented upon in order to make them less dangerous.

You and your companions were all found to be, or are suspected of being, Source users and are therefore transferred to this island rather than being executed where you were captured. Of the possible fates, yours could be worse.

[jasmeralia]

Originally posted by jack_of_tears:

Originally posted by jasmeralia:

Maybe I should clarify... it’s not the game mechanics that confuse me, it’s the whole Source magic that summons what appear to be demons as a byproduct. It’s the magical system/setting that confuses me, not how to play the game.

Source and Magic are two different things. Magic is the conjurings of man, Source is like the fabric of reality bent to serve your will. The use of Source weakens reality and allows demons to slip through, which are the servants of chaos and desire to unmake all of creation as you know it. The use of Source, because of its inherent danger and ability to manifest in people otherwise untrained in magic, is highly illegal.

Few beings can use Source and its users have been hunted for centuries, making for even fewer people who can use it now. Those who can are being rounded up for the 'safety of everyone' and experimented upon in order to make them less dangerous.

You and your companions were all found to be, or are suspected of being, Source users and are therefore transferred to this island rather than being executed where you were captured. Of the possible fates, yours could be worse.

Aha. So it's not good magic vs evil magic, it's more... structured/confined/safe magic vs raw/wild magic that is inherently unsafe. Ok, that makes more sense. I think I'll go through the prologue again.

[carl]

i also have arthrithis and found out that if i do some minor sports 30 mins per day it helps with the pain a lot. sitting in bed will aggravate the disease immensly :(

[AsianGirlLover]

TL;DR
Buy D:OS2 on Switch asap if controllers are less painful for you. BEST FRIGGEN RPG EVER