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Larian’s last three games all have one thing in common: the beach. From the ogre-laden path to Cyseal to the crashed Nautiloid ruins of the Sword Coast, the sandy shores we wash up on have become a staple for the studio, and it looks like the new Divinity will be ing suit. But this time, head of design Nick Pechenin teased that there will be a new mechanic to play around with.
«There was something that bothered me when I explored the starting areas of DOS1, DOS2, and BG3,» Pechenin said in the studio’s recent AMA. «It stares you right in the face if you think about it. In Divinity I can finally do the thing I wanted to do in every previous game.»
Bordered by inexplorable waters as the sandy shores funnel us along a linear path, the obvious answer to what this mysterious new mechanic must be is swimming. After all, Baldur’s Gate 3 upped the ante from the Original Sin duology with jumping and mantling, allowing for exploration previously limited by teleporting magic or other similar abilities. Swimming would be the next logical step.
Fishing, Swimming, Sailing… Alligators?
Even if this new mechanic isn’t swimming, it likely has something to do with water, given Pechenin made a point to highlight the starting areas. Some have suggested this could mean fishing, underwater exploration, or even sailing, making the ocean feel less like a static barrier and more like a natural part of the world. Though, and maybe it’s just my anti-fishing bias creeping in, I can’t imagine why anyone would be bothered by a lack of it.
Interestingly, when Larian was asked in the same AMA to reveal a Divinity spoiler that wouldn’t make sense until you played the game, the team replied, «Alligator». I’m clutching at straws a bit, sure—the only link is that they like water—but considering that we found teleporting alligators on the beaches of Fort Joy, maybe this has something to do with whatever this new mechanic is.
Well, teleporting crocodiles.
Though I’m inclined to believe the answer really is as obvious as swimming. Pechenin did say that it «stares you right in the face», and I’m not sure fishing or sailing do.
