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Divinity: Original Sin 2 studio founder discusses multiplayer options and more

Divinity: Original Sin 2 has passed its Kickstarter goal and the creators at Larian Studios have big plans for this sequel. To learn more, Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky spoke to studio founder Swen Vincke about multiplayer and the game's many other new features.

Ozzie Mejia

September 9, 2015 1:00 PM

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The first Divinity: Original Sin was a hit among old-school RPG fans. In fact, the Shacknews Chatty community voted it #8 on last year's Chatty Game of the Year list. So it was a bit of a surprise to hear that a second game is in development. The game's Kickstarter has already shattered its $500K goal and now it's time to learn more about the game with Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke.

Vincke discussed the Kickstarter with Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky, noting that new additions are being made with each stretch goal surpassed. However, the game will also come with several new features, like new multiplayer modes.

"In multiplayer, you can play with up to four players," Vincke explained. "You can play cooperatively, but this time, you can also play it competitively. We have something called Competitive Questing."

Vincke also discusses some of the game's new classes, dialogue options, skills, systems, split-screen co-op, and whole new environments. He further goes into multiplayer, noting that players can interact with all characters, but one player's decision with an NPC will stick. That can lead to in-game conflicts between players, with players debating over which decision or tactic to take next.

For more, be sure to check out the full interview below.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?