Divinity 2: Ego Draconis test GPU

Genres: RPG / 3D / 3rd Person
Year of construction: 2009
developer: Larian Studios
Publisher: DTP Entertainment

System requirements for maximum visual quality recommended by the game websiteGPU:

The minimum

Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Vista®, Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Video card: DirectX®9 compatible video adapter with 512 MB RAM Radeon HD 4830 or GeForce GT 240
DirectX: DirectX®9
Winchester: 6.86 GB free space

Effective

Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Vista®, Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Video card: DirectX®9 compatible video adapter with 512 MB RAM Radeon HD 4850 or GeForce GTS 250
DirectX: DirectX®9
Winchester: 6.86 GB free space

Optimal

Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Vista®, Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Quad 3.0 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
Video card: DirectX®9 compatible video adapter with 1024 MB RAM Radeon HD 4890 or GeForce GTX 260
DirectX: DirectX®9
Winchester: 6.86 GB free space

Official description of the game

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis returns the player to the world of Rivellon. The war, which swept through his lands like a hurricane, destroyed many cities and claimed the lives of many people. But the disaster could happen again. An ancient demon appeared in Rivellon, and with him evil returned to the world...
The main character is a wanderer traveling the world in search of dragons. He is destined to learn that the ancient monsters he hunted are inextricably linked with his destiny. As he fights evil, he will discover great power within himself, and over time he will become the legendary dragon lord.

Features:
* Continuation of the popular action/RPG DivineDivinity
* The huge, incredibly beautiful world of Rivellon. Travel, complete tasks and fight - nothing limits the hero’s freedom
* Large selection of weapons and equipment for humans and dragons
* When completing tasks (quests), the hero has many options for behavior. Each action affects the current state of affairs in the game universe
* The hero is able to create servants from the body parts of killed enemies so that they fight on his side

Review: Playability

The Germans have recently matured and began to present high-quality projects to gamers. Divinity 2: Ego Draconis was no exception, and in the genre of role-playing games this year it came close to such a mastodon as Dragon Age: Origins.

Of course, it is far from the cinematic nature of the gameplay, but still the game world itself, the plot, and especially the game soundtrack are very, very pleasing.

Of course, leveling up a game character is not as sophisticated as in other games, but still there is everything basic and nothing superfluous. There is only one character in the game and he can acquire absolutely any skills. You can upgrade the most optimal skill configurations for more effective battles.

Many role-playing games had such a component as transformation into various animals. The authors of Divinity 2: Ego Draconis went much further - you can transform into a dragon and unleash fiery rage on your enemies from a bird's eye view. But all this will happen a little later, and to achieve this status you will have to work a little...

Review: Game Graphics

As for the graphics, at first it doesn’t make much of an impression. But once you complete the training, the entire game world will bloom with the most wonderful tints and colors. Game locations are very bright and colorful. Whether you are in an open area or indoors, you are unlikely to be disappointed with the game picture.

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis has very good detail and drawing of game models and characters. Every particle on the battle armor and the notches on the swords are very clearly visible. The local landscapes are also stunning and well detailed.

But there is also a small caveat - the water does not look very natural, and the tree models, upon closer inspection, look a little clumsy. But these are only small graphical flaws in this game. Otherwise, everything was done at a very high level.

Review: Resource-intensive game

For a comfortable game, you will need a dual-core Core 2 Duo 3 GHz processor and 2 gigabytes of RAM..

 

All video cards were tested at maximum graphics quality using the Fraps program in the most resource-intensive place in the game, namely in the forest. In our opinion, it is in such places that the greatest frame rate drop is observed on video cards.

We tested the lower price segment video cards at a resolution of 1024x768, we tested the mid-price range video cards at a resolution of 1280x1024, and we tested the upper price range video cards at a resolution of 1680x1050.

Testing at maximum Low End quality settings at 1024x768 resolution

All low-end video cards are generally unable to show an acceptable number of frames at maximum rendering quality, even at such a low resolution.

Testing at maximum quality settings Midle End at 1280x1024 resolution

Here only the strongest were able to overcome the psychological and visual barrier of 25 frames.

Testing at maximum High End quality settings at 1680x1050 resolution

Even some not so cheap solutions are not able to provide a smooth gaming picture. And to get maximum smoothness of the gaming process, stock up on the most advanced single-chip accelerators.

Conclusion: This product can be safely called one of the outstanding role-playing projects of the outgoing year. But in order to fully enjoy all the delights of this game, your video card will require maximum effort.