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> Two previous games, Divinity: Original Sin and Original Sin II, “worth of tech and institutional knowledge to draw from”;

Divinity: Original Sin was one of the best games I've ever played. I don't game much these days but that one sucked me in hard.

I tried playing other CRPGs (Divinity was my introduction to them) to fill the void but they didn't have the fun combat that Divinity did (Path of Exile) or were very story focused (Planescape: Torment, I would have def loved this one if I was younger and had the time).

>>dmix+(OP)
Highly recommend Wasteland 3 for a similar experience, also if you never played through Original Sin II it is the original but better.

>>rmilej+R
> the original but better

Better story but less interesting and easier combats. I know of at least one person who loved the first mostly for the gameplay and got bored very quickly with the second. Both incredible games anyway.

>>dmix+(OP)
if you like this kind of grid turn-based combat games there's a chance you might like the MMOs made by Ankama games, they used to be huge in the french speaking community but almost unheard of outside of it. the oldest and most popular is Dofus, as old as WoW, or its successor that available on steam Wakfu, they even have an animated TV show about it.

>>dmix+(OP)
Pillars of Eternity is a spiritual successor to Baldurs Gate, can't recommend it enough.

>>Hikiko+tf
I recently got into PoE and I very much agree. It's been a long time since a CRPG sucked me in the way that PoE 1 has.

>>Hikiko+tf
Unfortunately, writing is abysmal. Enormous amounts of meaningless, forgettable worldbuilding that feels like a DM who spent too much time reading Silmarillion.

>>rmilej+R
I personally liked the original better than Original Sin II.