Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

Compared to the previous entry, this feels like more of the same with the addition of Mythic Paths - your character having a separate progression on top of levels, becoming closer to a powerful mythical creature. (Angel, Demon, Devil, etc) There are a LOT of options in character building, tons of classes on top of these paths which you can combine as you wish, all with a staggering amount of choices in spells, feats, features, companions, etc. Sadly, a lot of these options are bugged and don't work properly... similarly, some quests can become stuck due to bugs. The writing is a bit wonky, torn between competent-but-generic fantasy and fresh off from a tumblr blog, but that's often the case with modern RPGs! The game could be really good, but give them a month or two to eliminate most of the bugs, they're making decent progress at it.

I played the first Pathfinder and that game...stunk. I tried again with this one and Owlcat clearly learned a few things, but they still have a LONG way to go. Nearly everything about this game is simply off in some way or another. Combat is unbalanced even on normal difficulty--having monsters with a single illogical and hidden weak spot isn't challenging, it's annoying. There are too many powers for your character to have, and most of them are a waste. The companions are uninteresting and weak. The dungeons and puzzles make little sense--again, making something illogical isn't challenging. Finally the story--while vastly more interesting than the one in Kingmaker--is still a waste of time. I find myself having a really hard time caring what happens. It gets worse. The "campaign" you wage with soldiers is so dumb it's borderline insulting, and adds nothing to the story. Either have an RPG or a tactical battle simulator--don't try to cram the two together, because both suffer, as this game clearly shows. I have now tried to play it through twice and both times I got so annoyed at the glaring faults I've given up. Don't waste your money. If you want a good, balanced RPG with a decent story, stick to Baldur's Gate (both, but 2 is way better), Fallout (any except 3), or Neverwinter Nights. All are classics and done right.

I loved Kingmaker, up until the memory leak which Owlcat never fixed rendered it unplayable. So I was a bit hesitant about picking this up. Luckily, it seems that this one has fixed the memory leak issue and the saves no longer take up several gigabytes, and the game was fairly stable. During the close to 500 hours that I played it only crashed twice. I really enjoyed the story, and I especially enjoyed the build variety that the game offered. I can't think of any other RPG that gives you this much freedom in how you want to build your hero. Only Kingmaker and Baldur's Gate 3 come even close. My only complaint is the game's strong point and weakness. The amount of content. As I mentioned, it took me nearly 500 hours to get through a single completion (Main + all DLC). At the end it started to feel a bit grindy, the game could be only half as long and still feel satisfying. As it stands, playing through this game again as another Mythic path seems quite daunting. But otherwise it was a very satisfying experience. 4/5

Thank you Owlcat games this is a perfect old school Pathfinder 1st edition experience. Customizable to the bone and the inclusion of turn based combat is just tailor made for freaks like me! Also genious: Data collection explained and opt in!

The game will get past character creation then crash before the opening scene, then it will not even let me restart the game. I do understand they are fixing this issue but as of now its really a zero star game.