HEAVEN SENT

HEAVEN SENTDistributed by
CDVCoverPosted: August 23rd, 2002.

Step into a fantasy universe with Divine Divinity,a new action role-playing game (RPG). This PC game lets the player embarkon an incredible quest in a land torn apart by corruption and dark magic.Developed by Larian Studios, Divine Divinity will be released by CDV SoftwareEntertainment on 13th September 2002.

Many thousands of years ago, the Council of Seven in the magical land ofRivellon sacrificed themselves in the fight against a group of disloyalmagicians, who had passed over to the dark side of magic. To remember theCouncil of Seven, the “Divine Order” was founded to pass on the knowledge ofthe wise men to the next generations.

Two thousand years later your quest begins in a land torn apart by corruptionand dark magic. The balance in Rivellon must be restored.

In Divine Divinity, you can choose one of six playable characters. As youprogress through the game, your character will develop skills and experiencedepending on how challenges are approached. There are three ways – the way ofwarrior, wizard or survivor. As the names suggest, the technique chosen willdetermine style of play, be it with an emphasis on action and combat, byacquiring magical and mystical powers, or by stealth and pragmatism.

Divine Divinity combines classic role-playing gameplay with a host of newfeatures that will appeal not only to role-playing gamers but also to newcomersto the genre.

Features:

  • Densely populated many-sided fantasy world, amounting to more than 20,000 screens
  • Six playable characters
  • Nearly one hundred skills to be learned in an innovative character development system
  • 480 skill levels: 96 skills with five levels each
  • Exciting background story with many plots and sub-quests
  • A wide range of skills, spells, weapons, equipment and useful objects
  • Extensive interaction with objects and characters within the game surroundings
  • Simple and intuitive controls, even for complex actions
  • More than 100 kinds of monsters and creatures with fully developed AI
  • More than 150 non playable characters with different and intelligent patterns of behaviour
  • Day/night cycle and weather effects
  • A large soundtrack that adapts to the in-game circumstances

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Divine Divinity
RPG
PC CD Rom
CDV Software Entertainment AG
Larian Studios
13th September 2002
£34.99
11+
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