Players control character movement Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition style with their left stick and are able to rotate the camera and zoom in by using the right stick’s horizontal and vertical vertices, respectively. While it’s clear that this is a PC game through and through, and the best place to play Original Sin is still clearly the personal computer, Larian Studios has come up with a workable solution to what seemed to be an impossible problem. The biggest question surrounding Enhanced Edition is how controls that were clearly designed to function on keyboard and mouse work on a controller. Still, with all of the additions here, those looking for that hardcore RPG experience from yesteryear can’t really do much better on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

The thing is, those who have not played Divinity: Original Sin on PC due to rig inefficiencies will find the Enhanced Edition to be a wonderful substitution, though it can be clear at times where a mouse and keyboard would function better. This is absolutely not the type of game that you just stumble across and wind up downloading on a whim, barring any sort of future digital sales, so those who want an old-school RPG experience are truly the core audience here. I could go on and on about all of the wonderful mechanics at play in Enhanced Edition, but that would brush aside the biggest question with this rock-solid port: does it function well on a console? If you’re the type of player that is going to pick up Divinity: Original Sin: Enhanced Edition, then chances are you’re someone who has very good reasons for wanting to hop into quite possibly the best RPG of 2014 (outside of Dragon Age: Inquisition, of course). If you’re the type of console player who doesn’t mind putting up with menus on top of menus and who doesn’t need their hand held, then Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition, which is Larian’s first console game since Divinity II, is the game for you. The thing is, once you give Divinity: Original Sin the time it deserves, it’s clear that this experience has all the makings of something special (after all, there’s a reason why the industry widely considered it to be one of the best PC offerings of 2014). From the fact that players are never given any instruction on what they should be doing, which is admittedly going to be confusing for a console audience that isn’t necessarily used to mouse-and-keyboard RPGs, to its unforgiving conditions, this is the type of game that requires patience and commitment. When we originally reviewed Divinity: Original Sin nearly a year and a half ago, one thing was absolutely clear: this is the definitive modern title for those seeking a hardcore, old-school RPG.

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