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r/DivinityOriginalSin•
slowcom

Is this game for me?

I'm at a point in my life where I can't spend as much time playing games (4 month old kid!) so I'm looking at playing single player games again. I always enjoyed Blizzard games and the only turn based game I've played in the past 10 years would be Civ and Hearthstone. I did enjoy Skyrim but I never finished it. I kind of need to change the types of games I play because I don't have the time to invest into multiplayer games anymore.

Can I get away with playing this game a few (maybe 2-3) hours a week or would it become too tedious? I've read people are put off by staying in the towns for too long? Can I play this game with a distraction sometimes (baby)? The combat looks fun but I'm not sure if I would enjoy spending 3 hours in one town before I get into combat.

If I do get the game whats the best way to mentally approach it? Like a book and I need to get into the story? I'm most worried with all of the dialog loosing my interest and not getting to the good parts.

Posted Jun 23, 2016, 9:55 PM UTC

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slowcomOP•

Awesome, thank you for the answer.

I have found the only way to get in any time with my hobbies is sacrificing sleep!

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Stubev•

As much as I'd love to get new people into the game, because its a truly amazing game, if you don't keep yourself refreshed as to what you're doing, the quests you're on, the puzzles you're working on, you'll miss out on a lot of stuff. My friend and I sunk 70 hours into this on co-op, just getting lost in the world, exploring, fighting, being amused by the cheeky writing. As such, I feel like if you don't have the time to get lost in this game, you may not enjoy it as you should. If you can only manage 2-3 hours a week, you may not enjoy it to it's potential. But if you can play a little every night or every other night to keep yourself appraised of what you're doing in game, I feel you'll enjoy it more.

All that being said...The Steam summer sale is on... If it's cheap, grab it. What the hell, eh!

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imajor75•

Three kids here, so I know your situation. I think that the fight part of the game is something you can always interrupt, continue a few hours later, and even do it in situations when you have no more than just 10 minutes (kids taking bath etc...) In many cases these breaks even help, because I keep thinking on what my next move should be, and I might have some really good ideas. But the exploring part is different. When I knew that the next part of the game is going to be exploration/dialogs with people, I don't just jump into the game for a few minutes here and there, I only do that when I know I have at least 2-3 continuous hours without distraction (usually at night when all others went to bed early). I agree with others, that if you don't let you sunk into these details, you will miss out a lot.

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WhiteWandir•

2 kids here - had the same concerns

Quit playing WoW and other games that don't allow you to "pause"or leave the screen instantly because of shit (you can take that quite literally).

This game... I wish I found it earlier. Yes: some people find the town part to long. But it's part of it. In The end: it's just a couple of buildings and a lot of fluff. It's a bit of a slow start, but ultimately adds to the whole story / flavor.

This game takes up about 100 hours, depending how you play (and you can play it many different ways)... and you can chop up that time whichever way you like. I wouldn't advise to quit playing several weeks - you'll be prone to have forgotten where you were, and were you were headed (both location, build and story wise)

/WW out

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Isnogood87•

Well you can, but the game has depth and draws you in.

In my experience, talking to friends, kid needs much dedication. You can hardly do job and errands, let alone hobbies.

Dedicate time to the kid, dont let it be a nuisance to your hobby. You called baby a distraction, man. You didnt even mention the gender... Not that I care but you should be overjoyed for having your boy or girl.

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