Divinity: Original Sin heads to Kickstarter for extra development funds

Larian's Divinity: Original Sin, first seen in May last year , is founder Sven Vincke's homage to his favorite game—Ultima 7—and “an RPG that would give people the same feeling I had when I played that game.” It shows it, too, from its top-down angles and turn-based battles much akin to its predecessor Divine Divinity. It's set to release in the coming months, but a last-moment Kickstarter campaign seeks an extra $400,000 from backers to expand Larian's development team.

Though Original Sin has kept beneath Larian's hammer since 2010, the studio says the additional pile of dough will assist its designers, artists, and the rest of the staff with accomplishing their jobs more effectively.

“The designers' mission will be to increase the amount of interesting things you can do in the world, as much as possible,” Larian says. “The artists, animators, programmers, and testers are needed to ensure that all the necessary assets and features to do this are present.”

As of this writing, donors have given over $40,000 to Original Sin's cause, but it's a long, lava-lined road to adding an extra zero to that figure. Head over to Kickstarter for more information, and have a look at our preview for how the game's combat and class mechanics operate.

Omri Petitte is a former PC Gamer associate editor and long-time freelance writer covering news and reviews. If you spot his name, it probably means you're reading about some kind of first-person shooter. Why yes, he would like to talk to you about Battlefield. Do you have a few days?