Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition (Japan)
Nintendo Switch
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Reviewed in 2019
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✪ Reviewed on March 17, 2024
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A CRPG of almost dizzying freedom. Elemental interactions turn every fight into a living puzzle, and the origin characters give it huge replay value. Dense and occasionally rough on a small screen, but four-player co-op is a treat.
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Category
RPG4 players16+
Co-op
Description
A band of heroes hunted for their powers seeks to master the Source across the world of Rivellon. Published by Larian Studios, released worldwide in 2019. Tactical fights rich in elemental interactions, great freedom of approach and co-op for up to four players.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Few games offer such narrative freedom: every origin and conversation opens paths you assumed were sealed. Companions carry their own divine tragedies, and the world answers your improvisation with the wit of a gifted tabletop dungeon master.
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Freezing a puddle, electrifying it, turning a battlefield into a living puzzle: elemental interactions give a tactical depth few imitators have approached. You can talk, steal, or teleport past an obstacle, and that freedom is intoxicating. The density daunts and the interface struggles on a small screen, but four-player co-op, betrayals and all, stays a rare treat.
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Four sprawling acts, dialogue that reacts to your characters' very origins, and a rare freedom of resolution: almost every situation accepts several solutions. Four-player co-op, the arena and the Game Master mode pile on dozens more hours. That role-playing depth, rewarding curiosity rather than patience, makes it a genre benchmark.
In Japan, such a demanding Western CRPG targeted a narrow audience, thinning the physical run of this definitive edition more than elsewhere. The Japanese pressing, with its own sleeve and obi, becomes the hardest to assemble complete. Desirability rests on that narrow local distribution and on the appeal, for role-playing fans, of a Larian classic in Japanese trade dress.
Memorable bosses
The terrain itself becomes a weapon: blazing surfaces, poison clouds and exploited high ground turn fights into genuine tactical chessboards. Every major foe layers resistances, summons and spells that force a full rethink of the party. Total freedom of approach lets you win through cunning as readily as raw might.
An underrated gem
A best-seller among CRPG fans, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is still too often reduced to 'the game before Baldur's Gate 3.' That overlooks its dizzying freedom: battles where fire, water and poison reshape every battlefield, and four-player co-op that quickly turns gloriously chaotic. On Switch, its sheer scope astonishes. Savor it for that tactical richness, perfect for anyone who loves to improvise.
Better with friends
A RPG of rare depth where four players forge a genuinely shared adventure that isn't always a united one. Each can pursue private schemes, haggle, cheat, even turn on the party, sparking tense and unforgettable situations. The strategic cooperation is sublime, provided everyone embraces long, demanding sessions and the odd memorable falling-out around the table.
Is Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition still worth playing in 2026?
Divinity: Original Sin 2 remains one of the richest CRPGs of its decade. Its tactical combat, built on elemental interactions and terrain control, offers a depth few imitators have matched. The freedom of resolution, where you can talk, steal or teleport around an obstacle, gives a real sense of mastery. Co-op for up to four, with its possible betrayals, is a precious rarity. Its density can discourage and the interface suffers a little on Switch, but the effort is richly rewarded. For lovers of cerebral RPGs, it is a peak that has lost none of its force.
