Swen Vincke warns Divinity newcomers that they probably shouldn't play the early games in the series: 'They're a bit outdated by now,' which is putting it very mildly

I feel like this is actually the one guy from Beyond Divinity but GOG has it as the background art on its Divine Divinity page, so I guess it's the guy from Divine Divinity. Maybe they're the same guy, who can tell really.

Larian dropped a big bomb at The Game Awards earlier this month with the surprise reveal of Divinity, its "biggest game ever," which is quite a promise given that the studio's previous game, Baldur's Gate 3, was huge. For some (definitely not talking about myself here, just, you know, some people) the announcement was especially exciting because it also provided us (sorry, them) with an opportunity to remind the world that we liked Larian before Larian was cool.

Larian was cool way back when, but mostly among RPG nerds. You may recall that the studio was relying on crowdfunding campaigns as recently Divinity: Original Sin 2, its pre-Baldur's Gate 3 release. For those of you who are relatively new to the scene—that is, if you discovered Larian through BG3—well, Larian boss Swen Vincke thinks it might be best if you start with the Original Sins (or maybe just don't brother at all).