Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition

Obsidian Entertainment · Mar 25, 2021

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Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the dead Fire. Bend the world to your will, as you explore the depths of Infinite possibilities, including detailed character customization, total freedom of exploration, and more meaningful choices at every turn.

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Darkstation
Brian · Mar 16, 2020
5.0
It’s a shame that the largest and unavoidable knock against Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is something as silly as load times, but it is what it is. If you have a chance to play this game on PC, you should without question. If this is your only way to play this, just make sure you have something to do while you’re waiting.
3rd-strike.com
Jessica · Feb 20, 2020
9.3
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a solid RPG game with a good dose of action. The story is engaging and filled with colorful characters who all have distinct personalities, the gameplay draws you in and your choices feel like they actually matter here. A few adjustments aside, it certainly feels worth checking out and the Ultimate Edition comes with all the DLC and expansions, giving you the complete story in one go.
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COGconnected
Lou Sytsma · Feb 18, 2020
8.0
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a beast of a game. The amount of content is staggering, and one can definitely play for hours and hours. Obsidian has gone extra miles to create an immersive fantasy RPG adventure and truly delivered. You are in for a deep experience but, caveat emptor, you will have to dedicate yourself to learning not only the intricacies of Eora but of POE2’s gameplay mechanics.
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PS Lifestyle
Blake Grundman · Feb 03, 2020
8.0
So, for those keeping track at home, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is an extremely authentic port of the PC experience that stays very close to the source material. It certainly doesn’t hurt matters much when you consider how legitimately stellar the writing is. If it weren’t for the unfriendly control scheme and obscene loading times, this could very well have been an early contender for best PS4 RPG of 2020.
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GameSpace.com
Mehrdad Khayyat · Jan 31, 2020
9.0
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire brings a world full of challenges, dangers, and risks in which you are about to make your history. Thanks to its incredible quest design, your adventure in the world of Deadfire has nothing less than the main storyline of the game. It’s a huge, detailed, and living game that deserves to be played over and over.
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Push Square
John Cal McCormick · Jan 28, 2020
7.0
The quality of the writing and the world-building is second to none, and the tried and tested combat mechanics are meticulously tuned, but the outrageous loading times and other technical issues are too upsetting to ignore. It's like sitting in a fine Italian restaurant, sipping a glass of wine and nibbling on breadsticks, enjoying your date, and then the waiter comes over and drops a dead dog on the table. Wrong table, mate. I ordered the carbonara. Now get that dead dog out of my sight.
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