In most tactical RPGs where classes are locked, certain characters like a healer are a necessity. There are seemingly endless possibilities for play styles and synergies, but you have to work out the best ones as not all are created equal. Mixing skill trees has its downsides, too unlocking new skills requires the purchase of skill books, and characters have limited memory slots that can only be increased at the opportunity cost of other stats like Strength or Intelligence, so focusing on a single skill tree or neglecting them for mastery of weapons is another set of possible strategies.

Some skill trees also interact poorly cast a fireball, and you may thaw a frozen enemy and detonate the poison used to heal your undead character. For example, a Warrior with a shield may forgo his weak attacks in favour of throwing a water grenade to apply the вЂњWetвЂќ debuff and enhance the damage dealt by the lightning mage, potentially causing targets to be stunned. The classless system allows mixing specialisations in low commitment increments, I invested a single Scoundrel point on my mage so I could unlock the Adrenaline skill which borrows two AP from the next combat round.ДЄbility synergies can be spread across different characters. Instead of playing like a Rogue, a Necromancer could focus on Intelligence to cast powerful Necromancy spells. For example, mixing Scoundrel (rogue) with Necromancy is a great combination, as health is then restored from dealing damage, while backstabbing helps create blood which the Necromancer can heal off. This sophisticated specialisation system creates a tremendous opportunity for contemplating and crafting strategies by mixing trees to find skills and bonuses that synergise well together. The skill trees allow players to unlock abilities and bonuses that represent a typical RPG class, such as Rogue, Mage or Warrior. Whenever a character levels up, they can choose to specialise in various skill trees or weapon and defensive bonuses. There are no classes or roles, only presets for starting skills and attributes.

DOS2 is overwhelming with depth and decisions to be made by the player, which is most notable in, but not limited to, the combat mechanics.Д¬haracter progression is the gameвЂ™s second big highlight. In my current playthrough, all four of my characters each have 25 or so skills, on top of potions, grenades and other items that can be used in combat. Undead characters invert the regular healing interaction as they lose health from standard heals but gain health from poisons. Even healing characters is not as simple as youвЂ™d expect you have to weigh up between healing their vitality or restoring a particular armour type to keep them safe from enemy disruption. In some fights, you may want to focus down a single target, but in others, youвЂ™ll want to split focus on different enemies to remove their armour so theyвЂ™re vulnerable to disruption and debuffs. The combat system serves to make each encounter feel unique and forces players to think on the fly instead of repeating the same working strategy every time. For a Battle Stomp to knock over or Ice Fan to freeze the target, the player must first deplete the targetвЂ™s related armour type.

Choosing which enemies to focus and with which skills is incredibly tactical, as every skill either deals physical or magical damage and has its special effects blocked by the corresponding armour type. Management of AP is complex, as different skills vary in their AP cost depending on potency, and turns can be postponed until the end of that combat round or limited AP stored until the next. Movement, attacks, consumables and skills all have Actions Point (AP) costs that subtract away from the four AP assigned per turn. The result is a fresh take on tactical RPGs, unlike any others IвЂ™ve played before. The concept is similar to old-school tactical RPGs like BaldurвЂ™s Gate, but with a unique style of combat and character progression.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (DOS2) is a tactical turn-based RPG, where players control up to four characters in a party.

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