Larian Studios have revealed a bunch of new details for Divinity: Original Sin II.
First, a new trailer was released for the game – it showcases all of the new content arriving in the ambitious and massive RPG sequel. The trailer reveals a new playable race: the undead.
Here’s a rundown on how the undead play in the expansive fantasy world:
The dead are finally here! You can customize your Undead in the character selection screen. You can give yours a beard, some cool jewels or even change the color of their bones. Which is cool, but also kind of weird. Just the way we like things! You can play an Undead of any race or gender your heart desires. Will you be an Undead Lizard? Undead Dwarf? Dare we say, an Undead Elf? It’s all up to you!
In addition to their good looks, the Undead have some very unique game mechanics in the world of DOS2. For example, they have the skill “Play Dead” in which they can pretend to be a corpse – a great way to get out of combat or avoid attention from patrolling guards. We can’t take all the credit for that one: the skill was inspired by community suggestions! Another racial ability they have is that they don’t need lockpicks to pick locks. They just use ye olde bones!
The Undead also heal via poison and are poisoned by healing potions. So, while your Undead can stroll through poison fog, they’re going to have a devil of a time fighting an AI smart enough to throw healing at it. (Sorry again about unleashing AI 2.0 on you guys because it is TOTALLY smart enough to do this.) You can also use the Zaikk’s Talon, a unique item found in the Hollow Marshes, to turn health potions into poison. Which is rude but hey, do what you like!
A very important thing to remember while playing an Undead is that you cannot just traipse about with your bony face free to the world. You’re a monster. A hideous, frightening monster! So cover your face. Or, consider ripping the face off of a nearby corpse to disguise yourself as someone of that race! The Mask of the Shapeshifter will allow you to take on the appearance of any mortal race you would like.
For example, you can shift to a Dwarf for better prices from a Dwarven merchant, or shift to an Elf to dine on a corpse and learn their memories with the Elven racial ability Corpse Eater. Multiple masks can be made, and they can even be used by other living characters to disguise themselves as other races, allowing them to approach situations in new ways.
Larian also confirmed the game will have full voice acting, which the studio wasn’t originally planning on doing. The game will have 1014 differently voiced characters, with over 80,000 lines of dialogue recorded.
They also announced a collector’s edition, which will set you back $169 dollary doos. Here’s what’s included with the collector’s edition:
- A 10.2´´ hand-painted figurine of scholar and warrior Fane wearing his four-sided Mask of the Shapeshifter
- An interchangeable head of Fane without his mask, showcasing his skeletal head
- The Collector’s Edition box unfolds to show a panoramic view of its Hall of Echoes interior, and doubles as a Game Master Screen, complete with a felt-lined dice tray
- Modern Chronicles of Reaper’s Coast: a comprehensive work of lore that narrates the history of Rivellon in over 100 illustrated pages, all in beautiful hardback format
- An Essential Compendium of Notable Rivellonian Artwork: a hefty art book that highlights hundreds of pieces of concept art in its 150 pages. Also in beautiful hardback format
- A satin map of Reaper´s Coast
- An Instruction Manual
- One Steam code for Divinity: Original Sin 2
In case you missed it, you can find our thorough hands-on preview for Divinity: Original Sin 2 here – we’re absolutely excited for the game and will have a thorough review to follow-up. Divinity: Original Sin II is launching on September 14th across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
