Close Menu
  • Login
  • Support Us
  • Newsletter
  • News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • Video Games
      • Previews
      • PC
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X/S
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Xbox One
      • PS4
      • Tabletop
    • Film
    • TV
    • Anime
    • Comics
      • BOOM! Studios
      • Dark Horse Comics
      • DC Comics
      • IDW Publishing
      • Image Comics
      • Indie Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • Oni-Lion Forge
      • Valiant Comics
      • Vault Comics
  • Podcast
  • More
    • Event Coverage
    • BWT Recommends
    • RSS Feeds
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Support Us
But Why Tho?
RSS Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube
Trending:
  • Features
    Cosmic Spider-Man card details

    [EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW] The Spider-Man Set Gets A 5-Color Legendary Spider

    09/02/2025
    Lee Corso from College Football GameDay in EA Sports games

    EA Sports Always Understood Lee Corso’s Legacy

    09/01/2025
    Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 2 But Why Tho 10

    Spider-Man Is Coming To Magic And It’s Just Like The Comics

    08/29/2025
    Star Wars Visions Volume 3 Black

    ‘Black’ Sets The Tone For A Bold New Mixtape In ‘Star Wars Visions: Volume 3’

    08/28/2025
    Olivia Colman in The Roses

    ‘The Roses’ Is A Reimagining, Not A Remake, And That’s Why It Works So Well

    08/27/2025
  • Indie Games
  • K-Dramas
  • Netflix
  • Apple TV+
But Why Tho?
Home » Events » PAX East 2019: ‘Divinity Fallen Heroes’ is an Immersive Story-Driven Tactical RPG

PAX East 2019: ‘Divinity Fallen Heroes’ is an Immersive Story-Driven Tactical RPG

Charles HartfordBy Charles Hartford03/30/20193 Mins ReadUpdated:06/29/2021
Divinity Fallen Heroes
Share
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit WhatsApp Email

Divinity Fallen Heroes

I got play the Divinity Fallen Heroes demo at PAX East 2019. From co-developers, Larian Studios and Logic Artists, Divinity Fallen Heroes is a spin-off of Divinity: Original Sin 2. While I clearly only scratched the surface of this deep narrative driven turn-based tactical game RPG elements, I left me extremely impressed. The demo started out with the player’s ship, the Lady Vengeance, arriving in port, only to find the city is being attacked. After taking counsel with two of your shipmates, you’re left with two options.

Get BWT in your inbox!

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get the latest and greated in entertainment coverage.
Click Here

Get BWT in your inbox!

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get the latest and greated in entertainment coverage.
Click Here

You can go into the city and protect the divine leader who is besieged therein, or you can rush to the docks to aid some trapped civilians. Since the Divine was accompanied by some manner of the guard I opted to save the civilians or at least attempted to. This left one of my crew most displeased with me, while the other was clearly relieved.

Upon making my decision I was taken to a party select screen. My first choice was to select one of my two shipmates to lead my party. I opted for the mage as I always love using magic, and she was the one who wanted me to save the civilians in the first place. After that, I had to choose which generic troops I wanted to fill the other three slots in my party. I was given a healthy six options to choose among and I ended up settling for a healer, a solider and a mage. The last thing I got to select were two special items to take with me I chose an apple that let me heal a character completely and an all-seeing eye to help if stealth was needed.

I was then taken to the docks where I was shown groups of civilians huddled in corners as enemies approached. The game went into its turn based portion at this point. During the player’s turns, they activate each of their characters. Characters each have three action points to spend on various action such as, casting spells, walking, attacking enemies and so on. I immediately moved to engage the enemy and then things immediately went horribly wrong. I discovered very quickly how deeply elemental attacks interact with the environment after I had my mage freeze an enemy blocking my path on a small bridge. This was very effective in dispatching the minion, however, as my other characters attempted to cross the narrow walk they would slip on the ice and become stunned.

I eventually made it across and cut down a couple more opponents, but I was not able to save the requisite number of civilians to complete the mission. While I might have failed miserably I still found the game entertaining and look forward to getting another chance at navigating the dangers of its turn based combat.

The visuals were very well executed in both the prestige narrative, as well as during the mission. As is generally the case strategy games I don’t think the graphics will set the world on fire, but they succeed in showing a great deal of detail, while still being very clear with where everything was on the map. And that’s the most important part.

If deep, strategic gameplay, driven by a narrative that branches as you decide which missions to take on and which to ignore, I have a feeling Divinity Fallen Heroes is going to be one worth keeping your eye out for.

Divinity Fallen Heroes is currently slated for a release later this year for PC.

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email
Previous ArticlePAX East 2019: Gearbox Panel Brings Excitement and Announcements
Next Article SXSW 2019: Michael Espinoza, Talks Accessibility in Gaming and Shares his Story
Charles Hartford
  • X (Twitter)

Lifelong geek who enjoys comics, video games, movies, reading and board games . Over the past year I’ve taken a more active interest in artistic pursuits including digital painting, and now writing. I look forward to growing as a writer and bettering my craft in my time here!

Related Posts

Hololive EN at Radio City Music Hall

Hololive EN At Radio City Music Hall Was A Pure Expression Of Fandom

08/31/2025
Love and Deepspace Characters

‘Love and Deepspace’ Is More Than Just Another Otome Game

08/30/2025
SXSW 2025

SXSW 2025 Event Round-Up

03/13/2025
Fantastic Games

Fantastic Games Puts The Spotlight On Indie Horror

10/05/2024
SXSW 2024 Events But Why Tho 5

SXSW 2024 Event Round-Up

03/18/2024
Fantastic Fest 2023 - But Why Tho

FANTASTIC FEST: Fantastic Fest Goes Old School

09/23/2023

Get BWT in your inbox!

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get the latest and greated in entertainment coverage.
Click Here
TRENDING POSTS
Cosmic Spider-Man card details Features

[EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW] The Spider-Man Set Gets A 5-Color Legendary Spider

By Kate Sánchez09/02/2025Updated:09/02/2025

An exclusive look at a new 5-Color Spider entering Magic: The Gathering’s Spider-Man set, and Cosmic Spider-Man is going to be a tough one to take on.

Hololive EN at Radio City Music Hall Events

Hololive EN At Radio City Music Hall Was A Pure Expression Of Fandom

By Adrian Ruiz08/31/2025Updated:09/03/2025

Hololive EN turned Radio City in New York City into the pure expression of fandom: chants, penlights, and community in perfect sync.

Karl Anthony Towns in NBA 2k26 But Why Tho
8.5
PS5

REVIEW: ‘NBA 2K26’ Brings Basketball To Life

By Kyle Foley09/03/2025

NBA 2K26 combines improved visuals with some important tweaks to keep the series feeling fresh in the latest yearly release.

Cronos: The New Dawn Nest
8.0
PC

REVIEW: ‘Cronos: The New Dawn’ Does Post-Apocalyptic Psychological Horror Right

By Mick Abrahamson09/03/2025Updated:09/03/2025

While not particularly sacry, Cronos: The New Dawn is a lot of fun as a survival horror that puts you in the futuristic armor of the Traveler.

But Why Tho?
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest RSS YouTube Twitch
  • CONTACT US
  • ABOUT US
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
  • Review Score Guide
Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small contribution.
Written Content is Copyright © 2025 But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

But Why Tho Logo

Support Us!

We're able to keep making content thanks to readers like YOU!
Support independent media today with
Click Here