That way, whether I was dealing with highbrow upper-class types or street urchin lowlifes, I found a way to relate to them, gain their respect, and try to avoid unpleasant situations. Unlike games that only create an illusion of choice in conversation, even Deadfire’s minor quests can branch off in radically different directions depending on how you choose to handle certain situations.įor example, I built my character as a noble paladin who understood traditional diplomacy but whose rough background made him equally streetwise. And also how you treat certain non-party members will impact your standing with the game’s major factions. Some party members want to see you be more benevolent and kind, while others like it if you’re a sarcastic jerk, and your relationship with them is important. Your personality is determined by how you respond to people and complete quests, and your party members, who are themselves associated with certain personality traits, are always paying close attention. There’s still plenty of dialogue to read, and random events that play out like short stories which give you an opportunity to develop your character’s personality through demonstrating how they would handle certain situations. It’s worth mentioning that the game is now fully voiced, which cuts down on the need to read quite a bit (unless you’re impatient like me and read and skip ahead anyway). Eora stands right there beside other great examples of believable gaming worlds such as Mass Effect’s take on the Milky Way, The Continent in The Witcher 3, and Tamriel from The Elder Scrolls.Ĭonsidering how challenged I was as a newcomer trying catch up on Eora, I’m assuming that this bodes well for returning players that are looking forward to another lore-rich adventure.
It’s not easy to build a universe from scratch and have it be immersive and memorable, and Obsidian Entertainment deserves praise for some top-tier writing here.
As a result, even as a newcomer to the series, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire’s world felt truly alive to me, and from what I gathered, that was a key part of what made the first game so great too. Understanding the various cultures, major players, and history of its game world aren’t just small anecdotes – they’re vital pieces of information that are constantly alluded to or discussed in the many dialogues that comprise its cleverly written story. Yet this culture shock is only so pronounced due to the astonishing level of detail that has been poured into Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. There’s a great deal to take in, and so deeply intertwined is Pillars’ lore with its overarching plot that it’s not exactly what you’d call accessible for newcomers. Having read several long plot summaries, I felt I had the gist of the plot, albeit not a complete grasp of everything that had happened. While the game does an admirable job of explaining its predecessor’s narrative and providing tooltips that clarify various phrases specific to the Pillars universe, there’s no doubt that fully comprehending the backstory is a daunting undertaking. Some time has passed, but it’s a direct continuation of that story and the major choices that you made carry over.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire picks up where the last game leaves off.
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Not having a gaming PC at the time of the first Pillars of Eternity game disqualified me from experiencing that in a timely manner but here I am now with a gaming PC, a job that lets me review games, and the opportunity to take on the sequel to a game that earned such universal critical acclaim. I played the original Baldur’s Gate games, and later on dabbled with Dungeon’s Siege, but for no particular reason, I drifted away from the genre. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire marks my return to the isometric-RPG genre that has been a long, long, time coming.
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