Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - The Forgotten Sanctum

Obsidian Entertainment · Dec 13, 2018

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When a violent tremor shatters the islands of the Deadfire, the greatest wizards in Eora seek out the aid of the Watcher. The archmage Maura has vanished into the depths of a newly opened dungeon located in the Black Isles and threatens to awaken what lies forgotten there. Follow Maura's trail and determine the fate of one of the Deadfire Archipelago's most closely-held secrets.

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Critic 8.1 (4 critics) · Gamer 8.4

Critic reviews

TechRaptor
Richard Costa · Feb 20, 2019
8.0
I definitely recommend The Forgotten Sanctum if you’re looking for an unusual campaign with the themes and elements mentioned earlier. This kind of Cronenbergian subversion is very welcome in a genre as plagued by generic ideas as the fantasy RPG. It’s also thrilling to explore levels that throw you back to the Planescape: Torment aesthetic. It’s definitely not for everyone, but you could say that of all Pillars games and DLC so far. If you’re just looking for closure, have at it. Just don’t expect to be blown away with reactivity.
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RPG Site
Bryan Vitale · Jan 03, 2019
8.0
All in all, The Forgotten Sanctum is a strong way for Deadfire, and possibility Pillars of Eternity in general, to end-- at least for the moment. It lacks a certain level of gravitas that perhaps would usually be expected out of a proper conclusion, but its strengths lie in the same places that Deadfires' always have - motivated character writing, a solid sense of cohesion between gameplay mechanics and narrative, and the events within hold proper sense of significance as part of the world put forth.
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Cubed3
Ofisil · Dec 30, 2018
8.0
Amongst Deadfire's three DLCs, The Forgotten Sanctum is probably the best, as it understands the strengths of the core game much better, with a greater balance between battles, storytelling, and role-playing.
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Sector.sk
kordi · Jan 07, 2019
8.5
Inak vás čaká presne to isté, čo už dobre poznáte: izometrický pohľad, detailná a nádherná grafika, tony textov a dialógov. Tie možno preskočíte, ale ochudobníte sa o vynikajúco napísaný príbeh a svet, ktorý možno považovať za skvelé fantasy, ak by vyšla v knižnej podobe. The Forgotten Sanctum je ako novela zo zaujímavého fantasy univerza - niekoľkodielneho románu s tisíckami strán napínavého príbehu.
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