Posted on: August 6, 2021

AltinGavranovic
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Much better than expected!
I was put off from buying this for a long long time by the somewhat mediocre reviews on here but I was very pleasantly surprised. The bottom line here is that if you enjoy infinity-engine type games like Baldur's Gate and (more recently) the Pathfinder games, you'll enjoy this. The writing is really very good for a cRPG - probably the game's main strength - and continues the previous game's interest in playing with philosophical and metaphyical themes in what is otherwise your standard cRPG story, albeit set in an unusual and evocative Caribbean-type setting. As other reviewer have noted, you are dumped into a four-way political conflict over dominion of the Deadfire Archipelago and all the four sides (amongst whom you will eventually have to choose) have plausible and sympathetic reasons for wanting things to go their way - there are actually meaningful choices to be made instead of the usual tiresome 'goodies vs baddies' fare. The setting's 'Gods' (really just powerful beings) are more present in this game than the first, and the story is altogether better for showcasing their petty Greek Pantheon-type squabbling. Your companions are also very well written on the whole and it is a bit of a shame their quest lines are so short - seems a missed opportunity to spend more time with a group you'll probably grow quite fond of. The game itself is a bit too easy for its own good, which is its main flaw for me. If you've played Pathfinder: Kingmaker on anything above normal difficulty, I'd recommend cranking it up to max difficulty and even then you'll probably still find it gets a bit too easy after mid-game. The problem is partly that the game hands out experience too freely so that you'll hit max level well before you're done with the game, after which point you'll just steamroll through most encounters, making for a boring experience towards the end. Still, if you like these kinds of games this is a really fun romp that'll keep you entertained for 100+ hours!
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