as the title says
PoE 2 is really nice crpg with few flaws that you can quickly overlook because of the really interesting world and satisfying gameplay. I must admit though, that I had problem getting into this game. I tried to play it for couple of times but I was a bit discouraged because of the rather poor optimalization. Thankfully I was able to ignore these minor issues and I was suprisied how easily I get invested. Although I am not the biggest fan of a pirate theme I wasn't feeling too overwhelmed by it. You quickly realize that there are more themes that are far more interesting like for example a conflict between natives of the archipelago and various factions from all over the world. Colonization is rather obvious theme of this game and there are many quests that let you take one of the sides and realize that there are more things in movement and none are right or wrong. The gameplay is really good but my opinion is biased because of my previous experience with old school rpgs. I do not mind real time with pause and I am also keen on playing in turn based and thankfully both options are viable in poe2. Classes are varied and offer plenty of ways to deal with your enemies. I was really suprised how good the system is and how easily you get into it without much of a fuss. I played on normal and will definitely try higher levels of difficulty just to utilize in full wide variety of tools given to a player. Really recommend for anybody who likes rpgs and people who want to get into this genre
Although I hate Beamdog wholeheartedly I can't deny that this version is great for everyone who just can't stand searching for any additional fixes when playing old games. I love Baldur's Gate and consider it to be one the best RPGs so it's good that there is a studio that keeps these gems alive. I wish only that Beamdog would lower the price for these games cause it's ridiculous that 20 year old game with essentially little to no visible upgrades has a price of a new game. I think that selling crap like portrait packs should be boycotted cause it shows how greedy they are. This is a studio that didn't create anything original and these poorly written characters from ee are weak attempt to do so. I recommend playing this version if you don't have an original or don't want to spend some time making it playable on new systems. Buy only on sales or by any other means because screw Beamdog an their greedy policy
