➤ Divinity Original Sin II arrives on iPad in its final version 🎮

Taking advantage of the occasion of the arrival on the iPad, we once again jumped into the fantastic role-playing game signed by Larian Studios. We are speaking clearly of Divinity Original Sin II, a title with a few years on its shoulders, which has already been received in an excellent way by PC and console users. Initially released in 2017, it immediately conquered fans of isometric role-playing games, so much so that the following year it also landed on consoles in a revised and enriched version. The developers have managed to implement an excellent control system even for the classic pads, bringing the role-playing experience to the living rooms of fans of the genre.

Strengthened by their success, they therefore decided to propose Divinity Original Sin II also on iPadOS, where they can tell the events of the fantasy game world to numerous other users.

Let's find out together in ours Divinity Original Sin II review if this adaptation for iPad was made with the same care as the other versions already available on console and PC.

Game structure

Do you like Dungeons & Dragons fantasy RPGs? Then you have found some bread for your teeth, because Divinity Original Sin II is a truly unique gem, especially considering the offer of similar games in the Apple App Store. The structure of the title is strongly linked to old-fashioned RPGs, revamped and modernized to be more accessible, without losing the much-loved complexity and depth in the mechanics. But let's start with order and like any self-respecting role-playing game, let's start discussing the our character creation system.

Larian Studios first established six default characters with pretty well detailed backgrounds and characterization. If we decide to impersonate one of them, the others will still be available from the first hours of the adventure to be added to our party. Together the group of protagonists works really well, with unique dialogues that once again highlight their good characterization. However, the true RPG enthusiast will want to create his character from scratch and even in this case we can only congratulate him on the work done by the developers.

Divinity Original Sin II arrives on iPad in its final version — The main characters of Divinity Original Sin II

L'editor of our character allows us to choose one of five different races: Elves, Lizards, Dwarves, Humans and Undead. Each of them is customizable in physical appearance, in personality traits, in main and secondary skills, in talents and other small goodies for real role-playing. There are also 14 different classes ranging from the most classic such as the magician, cleric, fighter, assassin, up to other more original ones such as the magician or the inquisitor. It is therefore possible to spend the first two hours of the game simply by playing with the character editor and exploring the various skills available for each class and race.

However, we must not forget that the game will allow us to use more than one character at the same time, choosing the class of each other member of our group of heroes. You could imagine how many possibilities arise already now, without even having introduced the rest of the gameplay mechanics that we will talk about in the next paragraph. But first we would like to make a small mention of plot, telling you a little about the beginning of our adventure.

We would like to underline that Divinity Original Sin II is perfectly enjoyable even without having played its predecessor. The events narrated in this game are set 300 years after the conclusion of the first chapter. Following the death of the chosen ruler Lucian, protector of the world from the dangers of the Void, the latter manage to re-emerge invading Rivellon. After a small battle, the rulers of Rivellon decide to send every living creature with the magical power of Source capable of summoning the creatures of the Void to Fort Joy island. Our protagonist will voluntarily agree to board the ship to the island and from here the adventure of Divinity Original Sin II will begin.

Gameplay

The control of our characters will be entrusted to us for the first time right inside the ship on the route to Fort Joy. This limited and rather closed environment will be the ideal place to learn the first ones gameplay mechanics. The tutorials are present, but they are not invasive and in a few clicks we will discover the most basic game mechanics. If you are an expert in old-fashioned RPGs you will immediately feel at ease with both the graphical interface and the game controls.

Less experienced players, on the other hand, will immediately understand the potential of this genre and will gradually expand their interaction with the title, gradually deepening the numerous mechanics. In this regard, the developers of Divinity Original Sin II have proposed four game modes with different difficulty levels. The simplest is the Story Mode, then we find the Explorer Mode, the Classic Mode, up to the more difficult Tactical Mode.

In this way Larian Studios wanted to please all players, so even novices of the genre will be able to approach this type of video game without too much frustration or the need to learn everything from the very beginning.

Upon arriving on Fort Joy Island, Divinity Original Sin II gameplay will begin to show its muscles. The possibility of interaction with the game world they are really wide with secrets to discover, skills to be used to solve puzzles, relationships with other characters and obviously an articulated and well-structured combat system for clashes.

I dialogues between the protagonists and the numerous NPCs are well written, always offering a wide choice to the player, who will not be bored by useless conversations, but will immediately feel taken by the situation. The choices you make will change the storyline of the game, so you will often find yourself thinking a bit before giving the answer to an NPC. The combat instead it is managed with a rather classic turn-based system, where every skill, attack or in general every action of the protagonists has a certain cost.

Exhausted the number of available actions we will have to pass the turn to our companions or to the opponent. The possibilities in combat are truly endless, due to the wide variety of abilities of each of the characters, as well as a high interaction with the battle area. Between one fight and another we will have the opportunity to forge new alliances with different NPCs, exchange goods with merchants, undertake side quests and so on and so forth. All this will make you enjoy a large number of easily hours of play. If you are passionate about the genre and the fantasy style proposed, you will easily reach 100 hours, with a great desire to replay the entire adventure by taking different choices and protagonists.

IPad version

After reviewing the general structure of Divinity Original Sin II and its gameplay (if you want to learn more, you can read our review of Divinity Original Sin II on PC), let's move on to discuss the porting that took place with this version for iPad. The title on the Apple tablet was created with extreme care, totally re-proposing the features of the game already available on other platforms.

However, it is a rather demanding software for the tablet processor, in fact it is not compatible with every iPad, but only with iPad Pro 2018 and later (both 11 and 12,9 inches), including the 2020 iPad Air. The space occupied by the game is 18 GB, a very high weight for a mobile application on the iPad, considering that many models have a space of overall storage of only 64GB. Despite this, the tablet proved to be able to handle the complex technical sector of the title, even in the most intricate combat situations, while producing some heat on the rear body of the device.

Small mention also for the audio sector which offers a very pleasant soundtrack, especially if listened to with wireless headphones connected to the iPad. In addition to the fantastic single player campaign, you can take on the entire adventure in multiplayer, both locally with the splitscreen and online. Online multiplayer is available for up to four users, with the option to play cross-platform with Mac users as well.

The real strength of this version for iPad, however, is the control system. The developers with this port have truly reached the pinnacle in the interaction system, making the title very versatile for any need. Divinity Original Sin II for iPad can be played with mouse and keyboard, via the touch screen or with Bluetooth controllers. Each of these modes of interaction offers a dedicated interface designed to be optimized with the control system used, without proposing any limits in the gameplay.

We enjoyed playing both on the sofa with the touch controls or with the pad, but also by connecting the tablet with the Smart Keyboard and the mouse on our desk. From this point of view it is therefore the most complete version, really excellent both for those who want to look out for the experience for the first time and for players eager to replay it. This versatility is also perfect for those who do not have external accessories to play from iPad, as they can simply rely on the classic touch controls they are used to with other applications and games.

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We can say that Divinity Original Sin II for iPad represents its most complete version, where we not only find all the contents released in the Definitive Edition, but also a control system suitable for any type of player. The power of the new iPad is able to perfectly manage a title of this complexity and will be able to offer you a truly top-level game on a device with other standards in this respect. The only negative note is related to the space occupied on the tablet, as it could represent a problem for many users who do not have an iPad with higher memory cuts.