Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

This game is very well done. Story is incredibly written and voice really well. I really like how the narrator talks during certain scenesm as she does a really good job. Gameplay is really well done too. There are many choices of playstyles to use and the player can set AI to their characters to let them act upon their own rules. The game includes difficulty modes and has a good inventory screen to adjust your inventory. The sea battles are basic and the characters your get, (ship crew) can be used to help boost the stats on your ship. The characters and the culture of certain areas is well shown and the discourse between the cultures. Their are 2 romance options in this game as a male hero and I think their is at least 2 as a female hero. Their are other romance options but they are overtly written to stand out as gameplay feature. The characters have personality that provides interesting options to the games evnironment and player choices. Amazing game 5 out of 5.

I can honestly say I don't understand why this game isn't more popular, at least since the release of Turn Based. I can say I'm not really a big fan of real time pause, but I love love love turn based and have over 250 hours in Divinity OS 2 and since learning that Turn Base was added to PoE2, it was an instant buy for me with all of the DLC. I. AM. NOT. DISAPPOINTED. I've only had the game a week and I'm already over 110 hours in - (I've had a lot of spare time this week) It has so many of the things I loved about Divinity OS2 - but with a fresh graphics that are completely stunning, amazing voice acting, a ton of class customization with regards to builds. I'm in love, I started the game, stopped after 50 hours, tried Trial of Iron - died stupidly after 20 hours and now I'm back playing Vet and still working though my first playthrough - my characters are only level 11. I have so much to explore still for this game, I would imagine the turn based mechanic makes the game in it's entirely take longer to complete but I find the tactics so satistfying! I will 100% try trial by iron on the hardest difficulty after I complete this play-through. What took we so long to buy this when it came out is that I'm not really entirely fond out "Pirate Ship", themed games. I was so very wrong about how that mechanic would take place, I love that when you're fighting against other ships it's a massive brawl (turn based of course) and you get to see some of your other companions show relavence even if you weren't expecting to ever use them again you have a reason to keep them geared. I'M IN LOVE. obviously I'm giving this game a 5/5 total fresh of breath air for me and I hope it gains in popularity as more people are introduced to Turn based. ----- I wish there was more character customization, armours, weapons, hair, beards... but it's in no way shape or form a deal breaker and I do love whats available, I just wish there was more ----

(I already spent much time playing PoE1, so my impression might be not reliable in some way as a generic one) Compared with the first one, the playability of the game is highly improved. Loading time is now even less stressful: Instead of full loading screen with 3-D still image in PoE1 all the time, more basic one, but with a loading indicator. I quite appreciate this, as now you can see if the game really froze at some point for some reasons. Interfaces and AIs are configurable. As the multi-class is allowed, you can try many combinations of conditions and actions for each character. Very enjoyable. The party is now limited to 5 people, but all members can join in the naval combat, so still it is worth recruiting many different characters. The story is not as strong as PoE1 (as already suggested in other reviews), but I do not think the replayability is sacrificed because of that: There still exist many choices that lead to different outcomes inside the game. "Blessing" (some perks you can buy at the beginning of the game once you get some achievements ) is another element which might help you experiment with different play-styles even after you finished the game.

It is an amazing game. Great sotry, Exceptional asset design. Classy voiceacting and dialogues. Interesting battle mechanics... But yet it is missing something... and I can't figure out what...

As a fan of baldur's gate I and II as well as Planescapes and Fallout 1&2, I am perfect match for this game. I also liked Tyranny another great game. This one is definitely a favorite of mine having played 500+ hours on gog. Not sure why other's give it lower marks. I think that the combat is quite interesting and the main character clases are very different giving lots of replay if you want to try out a Fighter/Paladin, a Chanter, a Wizard, a Druid or a Chanter. So much variety. I would definitely pick it up now that it's on sale for only 15 dollars. You can also download some files to open up all of Berath's blessing allowing you to customize many things right from the start with up to 55k staring money.