Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition
January 28, 2020
The award-winning RPG from the masters at Obsidian Entertainment finally arrives on consoles, featuring all major updates and expansions. The god Eothas awakens from his slumber, killing you and stealing a piece of your soul. Now resurrected, it is up to you and your companions to use magic, gunpowder, and …
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"It&s;s the amazing RPG of 2018 with all the systems and mechanics well adapted to console controls, with a superb writing and translation. But, all that great things get muddier because of the long and habitual loading times: 60-90 seconds …"
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"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadire - Ultimate Edition is an excellent console conversion of one of obsidian Entertainment&s;s best cRPGs."
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"Pillars of Eternity 2 was one the strongest CRPG titles of the last decade and luckily now it&s;s available for 8th gen consoles as Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition with all of the DLCs and improvements that has …"
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"Pillars of Eternity II is a good game, but the Xbox One port needs more polish."
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"Having all the updated content only further adds to the value of an already valuable package. If you’re willing to wade in these salty waters, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition is worth its weight in gold."
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"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&s;t hurt matters much when you consider how legitimately …"
Read original review"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition is the definitive version of obsidian&s;s game that saw the light of day in 2018. Now on consoles comes with all its content, the main game and its three DLC Beast of Winter, …"
Read original review"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition brings the epic CRPG to consoles, and the majority of it is excellent, although there are far too many load screens that seem to go on forever."
Read original review"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is an exceptional RPG, which respects its classic origins, without being afraid to adapt modern mechanisms. With a fresh combat system and a story worthy of the most famous D&a;D games, it is highly addictive …"
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"Pillars of Eternity II is a 9/10 RPG tragically trapped inside a 7/10 game. 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 …"
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"A soaring achievement in the genre, very minor technical issues aren&s;t enough to detract from the fact that Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire: Ultimate Edition is the first must-have game of 2020 and the finest RPG in an age. Adventures …"
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"A vast ocean of imagination and wit wait to be explored in Deadfire, but its boat segments can walk the plank."
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"Pillars of Eternity II is an example for all those developers who make sequels to their titles. It takes all the best from the original Pillars of Eternity and reproduces it with a number of improvements and new mechanics that …"
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"Pillars of Eternity II is a fantastic classic RPG and a gateway allowing the players to go back intime to much simpler times in which starting a new game meant going on a grand adventure. The beautiful, rich world of …"
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"Overall, POE II: Deadfire is a welcome addition to the tabletop RPGs for the console. I really love the great attention to detail. The ever branching story based on your decisions. And the crew of ragtag heroes that you can …"
Read original review"While the controls aren’t perfect, they work well enough so I can’t complain about them. My one complaint is about load times. As you transition from scene to scene, it can take quite a while for the game to load. …"
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"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."
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"Pillars of Eternity II is a classic role-playing experience that leaves many memorable moments in the audience. The game has improved in every aspect compared to the previous version and improved the PoE formula both in terms of gameplay and …"
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"On the one hand, the sheer quality of the game is evident in bounds, and as a homage to the mighty Baldur&s;s Gate, it continues on the excellent trajectory set down by its predecessor. On the other hand, those loading …"
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"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 …"
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"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a potentially great RPG, trapped under a less-than-stellar console port."
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"Obsidian&s;s epic CRPG makes its way to console in a stellar content-packed Ultimate Edition, let down by a sub-par port job, critical bugs and excessive loading times."
Read original review"While the frequency and duration of loading time in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is painful at best, the superb writing, extraordinary voice acting, and immersive soundtrack makes this one that should not be missed. There is a reason Pillars …"
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"Deadfire released on Windows, Linux and macOS back in May 2018, but has since made its way to PS4 and Xbox One in January of 2020. I never played the original, but it’s likeness to Baldurs’ Gate intrigued me. Then …"
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"One of the best role-playing games of all time as a complete package with all content, new features and many improvements."
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"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a game that manages to be both a homage to the classic games of the past, while also being one of the most original RPGs in years. It&s;s just a shame that the console …"
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"The console port of Obsidian&s;s Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire has the same great story, characters, and gameplay of the PC version but is marred by technical problems and load times."
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"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition is an incredibly rich and unique experience, made with a rarely seen care that allows each step, each decision made and each new twist in the story feel special, all supported by …"
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