<s>
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Larian	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
cdv	O
Software	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
three	O
sequels	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
,	O
Divinity	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
top-down	O
camera	O
angle	O
and	O
controlled	O
primarily	O
through	O
the	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
and	O
has	O
significant	O
similarities	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
random	O
equipment	O
generation	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
organized	O
into	O
archetypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
traditional	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
branching	O
conversation	O
trees	O
,	O
non-combat	O
skills	O
like	O
lockpicking	O
,	O
pickpocketing	O
,	O
and	O
bartering	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reputation	O
and	O
disposition	O
system	O
to	O
track	O
how	O
NPCs	O
will	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
Attic	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
joined	O
Larian	O
and	O
Unless	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
The	O
Lady	O
,	O
the	O
Mage	O
and	O
the	O
Knight	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
development	O
started	O
in	O
early	O
1999	O
codenamed	O
Project	O
C	O
and	O
later	O
Divinity	O
:	O
The	O
Sword	O
of	O
Lies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
forced	O
Larian	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
from	O
Divinity	O
:	O
The	O
Sword	O
of	O
Lies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2004	O
along	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
:	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
the	O
main	O
change	O
being	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
it	O
was	O
noticed	O
that	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
remastered	O
"	O
version	O
1.4	O
was	O
lost	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
backup	B-Protocol
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
opined	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
to	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
than	O
its	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
and	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action	O
and	O
pure	O
role-playing	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
says	O
a	O
lot	O
for	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
declared	O
,	O
in	O
summary	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
easy	O
game	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
and	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
anything	O
memorable	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
party	O
NPCs	O
with	O
minds	O
and	O
dialog	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
in	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
tons	O
of	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
variety	O
to	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
"	O
PC	O
RPG	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
these	O
prizes	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Divine	B-Application
Divinity	I-Application
won	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Surprise	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Music	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
score	O
"	O
very	O
proficiently	O
supports	O
the	O
changing	O
moods	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
never	O
becoming	O
either	O
overwhelming	O
or	O
repetitive.	O
"	O
</s>
