After Divinity was revealed, many picked up the last game in the series, Divinity: Original Sin 2. At first glance, it looks and plays a whole lot like Baldur's Gate 3, albeit running on Larian's own ruleset, rather than Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.
However, there is another key difference between these games: Divinity: Original Sin 2 is way harder. Okay, maybe that is somewhat subjective, but so many of us have complained about it kicking our asses at this point that I think there is something to that argument. In fact, we have the stats to back it up now, and it's all thanks to the Honour Mode difficulty in both games.
According to achievement stats on Steam, only one percent of players have beaten Divinity: Original Sin 2 in Honour Mode. In comparison, Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode has a completion rate of 2.9 percent. It's a little closer on PlayStation, with BG3 having a lead of just 0.1 percent, but then a full two percent lead on Xbox.
For those of you out of the loop, Honour Mode is the hardest difficulty. If activated, then you only have one save slot, and once you're dead,...
