Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part 2

Critic reviews

• GDGame Debate

  Stuart Thomas · Feb 29, 2016

  8.0

  When you roll back into Stalwart and the locals are coming up to you and talking about things you can only vaguely remember, something is lost. If I remove my own personal feelings on the matter, though, it's exactly what you'd hope for: a roughly ten-hour excursion back into a fantasy world you know and love.

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• GGameSpot

  Brett Todd · Feb 25, 2016

  5.0

  While this is undoubtedly a great RPG franchise, both parts of this expansion feel more like leftovers bulked up with unnecessary combat than anything really crucial to the overall experience provided in the core game. Too much emphasis on battles and too tight a focus on the main story--as interesting as it can be at times, especially if you’re interested in the mythology of Eora--makes the game something of a forced march that removes the wonder of exploring an open world.

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• IIGN

  Leif Johnson · Feb 23, 2016

  8.0

  The White March: Part II expansion for Pillars of Eternity boasts better pacing and lore than its humdrum predecessor, but at the cost of a running time that feels somewhat inadequate. A welcome new Story Time mode helps dull the force of the brutal combat though, and memorable settings and enemies make this an expansion to savor.

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• MMMORPG

  William Murphy · Feb 16, 2016

  8.4

  The Pillars of Eternity story seems to come to a close with the completion of The White March part 2. If the gaming gods are just, Sawyer and his team at Obsidian are already planning on where to take us with Pillars of Eternity 2. There’s a whole wide world they’ve crafted, and we’ve only touched in a very little bit of it all.

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• CCubed3

  Jordan Hurst · Mar 26, 2016

  6.0

  The first part of The White March wasn't exactly a bastion of innovation, so fans who were satisfied with it will certainly enjoy this conclusion, as it is undoubtedly the better of the two halves, regardless of its steps toward stagnation. It's telling that, despite having already put around 100 hours into the first two Pillars of Eternity releases, this one was still thoroughly enthralling enough to sink in another 10-15.

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• GWGame Watcher

  Matthew Moyer · Feb 17, 2016

  9.0

  The original Pillars of Eternity earned much deserved high praise when it was released. The White March – Part II keeps those elements that made the game such a success, but also tweaks some of the areas needing improvement. Seeing the results of your questing updated into the game makes you feel personally involved in protecting what you fought to achieve.

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