You drop a crate in front of a locked door, set it on fire, and the game lets you do it without blinking.

When the community picks on gut instinct, without thinking, Divinity: Original Sin II gets ahead of nearly three quarters of all games. Solid. And the details back up that pull. The urge to take it to a desert island puts it almost at the very top, ahead of nearly every title. Attachment, fun, rediscovery and art style all hover around two thirds of the pack. Only one off note, controller feel, which drops to the very bottom, ahead of just one game in six. The tension is there, quiet but real: people adore it on instinct and bond with it, but the pad lets it down. Makes sense for a game built around keyboard, mouse and turn-based play. These lines rest on few votes though, so take them as early signals.

Among the big Western RPGs, it's one of those offering the most systemic freedom, where others lean on staging and spectacle.

So, for who? For you if you love rigging up your own solutions, playing co-op, digging through a world that reacts to everything. Much less if you want something instantly playable on a controller.