Another thing that didn't work for me was fleet management - while restoration of Caed Nua was a cool little side task in the first game, I quickly grew tired of commanding my ship and crew. It was one of the reasons why getting all achievements in this game felt like a hard slog. By the end of the game, I was so tired of fighting, that I basically ran through combat focused DLCs, like FS and SSS, on the easiest difficulty level. As a result, I would often find myself skipping the encounters on auto run - luckily, AI in this game is really well-developed. There were way too many people in my group to care about the skill set & equipment of each and every one of them - it would be much better if I could only focus on the Watcher. However, from a perspective of a person that enjoys a good adventure & story rather than combat & character management, I found the latter part to be kind of boring and annoying duty. There were many well-written and interesting side quests - something unusual these days, and I loved the plot of the Winter Beast DLC. New characters, like Xoti, Maya and Serafen, were really likeable - a big improvement since Durance and Grieving Mother. The story was much more light-hearted and adventurous than the first one, which often felt too mystical and gloomy. I really enjoyed the climate of the Deadfire archipelago, with it's unique factions, tribes, politics and secrets. I felt that the studio has listened to their fans and improved many things that were lacking in the first part. Like it's predecessor, it stands out as an artistic achievement - graphics, music and storytelling were truly amazing. Obsidian has created yet another great RPG. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you like games like Pathfinder: Kingmaker or Divinity: Original Sin II, you will most likely like this game as well, unless you make the mistake to dislike it for not being exactly the same as the aforementioned games -) Seriously, try to embrace minor differences instead of disliking them! РІР‚В¦ Expand There are some minor performance issues, there are some minor bugs and there are some minor design flaws. After finishing the game i give it 9 / 10 points, simply because it wasn't perfect. You can't review a CRPG negatively because it has 'to much text', that's like rating an shooter badly because it has to many firefights. Most negative reviews of this game make clear that it is about taste in genres, after all. If you are more the action-loving guy who isn't willing to read tons of text to understand a very different fantasy world - well, then PoE II might not be your game at all. If you are more the action-loving guy who isn't A great classical role playing game - of course, only if you like dialogue-heavy CRPGs. РІР‚В¦ ExpandР”Р„ great classical role playing game - of course, only if you like dialogue-heavy CRPGs. Cons: Bad optimization, some bugs, some lackluster characters (just a few) All in all, i give it 10/10 Bhaals. The number of different ways to play this games dialogue and options is quite breathtaking. The story is in the fine details, all the amazing dialogues, and options. He's gotta have ADHD (i have a adhd diagnosis, but these game really keeps my interest). As a guy said who gave it a low score 'its about chasing a big blue dude, just talk everywhere, there is no story'. The combat mechanics are rewarding, the skill and leveling systems are also rewarding, the story is good, you just have to invest time into it. Some of the characters are lacklusting, and the optimization is quite poor.

Was a long time ago since a game really captivated me like this.

This game, I've played like 30 hours in one week.

Dont know if its because I didnt invest enough time in it. Played Bg1&2, Icewind Dale, Dragon Age, the Witcher series, Planescape torment, Fallout 1&2, and so on.

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