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Divinity's reveal trailer was brutal and dark for a reason, Larian's writing director says: 'We want to give players the opportunity to be the light in that darkness'

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Andy Chalk PC Gamer
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Divinity
Genres · adventure, indie, puzzle
Release · Nov 18, 2022
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Active · 2002–2024
Latest · Divinity: Fallen Heroes
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
270 articles 132 writers 11 games
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Active · 2013
Latest · Dark
Top genres · adventure, rpg, strategy
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The Darkness
Active · 2012
Latest · The Darkness II
Top genres · fps
136 articles 92 writers 1 games
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