Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

I think that the practices detailed in masterinsan0's review are unacceptable

I backed the game on beta 4 months ago, played over 400 hours on steam, filled countless breaking bug tickets, it was in a way worse state, they apparently listened to all breaking bugs because it really look and feels like the definitive version of what I had played so far. An advice to people crashing, look at your hardware, drivers ect. I'm a bit high end on my part and it uns quite smoothly after 9 hours non stop, no crashes and it happened a lot on the same rig during beta. It would be sad to miss such an amazing experience for an issue than can be fixed on your end. I suggest also visiting the discord as the dev team is actively still fixing the reamaining bugs in the game. It's way more stable than launched Kingmaker that's for sure.

one of my all time favorites

I found it is best played in core difficulty, which forces you to use the whole game (scrolls, potions, etc). Otherwise it is a bit too easy so details no longer matter. Obviously, it means slower in-game progress.But that is worth it, especially if you are familiar with the similar titles. I think Baldur Gates 3 is challenged by this natural successor to BG2.

I liked Kingmaker a lot, but it had some quirks that stopped me from outright loving it. Wrath of the Righteous on the other hand is everything good about Kingmaker with a lot of the bad taken out. You no longer feel like you're constantly on a clock, the narrative is epic and one long story rather than separated and the strategy "crusade management" can be turned off on launch and seems to cause no issues. The RtwP combat is excellent. Normal difficulty is pretty easy, so don't be afraid to move it up a notch or two. Once you do you'll find the same great and rewarding experience Kingmaker had in this area, but with cooler enemies and better designed encounters. Half the time in Kingmaker it seemed like a bunch of wolves randomly slapped down, but WotR improves on this a ton. The bad? Some of the companions are a little too quirky and silly for me, and the game is still relatively slow moving even for the genre. The new rotating camera also often causes more hassle than it's worth, with you having to manage it quite a bit in tight corridors especially. Of course the benefit of this is full 360 degree environments, which is cool. All in all Wrath of the Righteous takes the great stuff about Kingmaker and adds improvements on top, making for a wonderful RPG experience. If you like this genre, don't miss out!