Its the only game reviews that I trust because Jake plays the games thoroughly before making his reviews. IGN posts reviews 4 hrs after the game is released and are always along the lines of “If you’re into these sorts games then it’s definitely for you!”
Those opening sentences are why Gameranx has consistently been my go to gaming channel for a long time now. Complete transparency. Just actual gamers giving actual unbiased, honest opinions.
The voice actors of critical role show gave their voices this fabolous game, Matt Mercer f.e. I followed the dev diaries for this game and a lot of soul and handcraft had gotten by its artists to be this masterpiece.
Jacob Smithers In a lot of choise Gameranx persuade me in "critical" consideration of games.:) I like their personal relation to Indie games and how they lift up them and emphasize the all time importance of Indie-ish games.
It's so cool to have Vox Machina in your party! and it really is a game that feels made with great love (even if it sounds a bit corny haha), I actually pre order it because of CR :P and I have no regrets
1:06 I feel i should clarify two things. One, the watcher can speak to and manipulate all souls, but have better control with dead souls. Two, you don't rule a kingdom, but you do own a keep and the surrounding lands. The specific term would probably be a Lord/Lady. The country you live in, has a more direct control over your holdings. Theirs even a quest where you have to go to court to keep it from a noble who trying to claim your holdings by ancestral right. Just wanted to clarify, was not trying to get on Gameranx.
I only put about 5 hours into the original, the combat was real time and seemed really janky, I love that they added turn based combat, one of my favorite games now
Blaze umm except from software, bethesda, square enix, platinum games, atlus, koi tecmo, cd projekt red, guerilla games...and a plethora of indie developers. but yeah besides them.
BOSSMODS(lel) you're not getting what he ment. I love cd projekt and from software but they are no where near the rpg makers obsidian is. Bethesda and guerilla never really done anything close to NV even Fallout 3 was more of a theme park than anything else. I can't think of an equivalent to NV tbh, so a new game like that would be dope af.
As someone who was never able to get into the first installment of this series, this game is so much better than the original. definitely worth picking up.
Only played about 5 - 10 hours of the first game and couldn't really get into it. Decided to pick up Deadfire and man am I glad I did. This game is incredible, and such a huge step up from the first. Absolutely fantastic RPG.
You can't actually import your PoE1 character, what you can do is import the savefile where all your decisions made along the game are stored, so they are automatically taken into account for your gameplay in PoE2, but you'll need to make a new character :D For those of you wondering you can create your "legacy" without a savefile as well with the tool they've implemented in PoE2 but if you haven't played PoE1 I would strongly recommend finishing it first as it is fucking awesome game.
Deadfire definitely needs more polish, but it's also an upgrade to PoE 1. For starters, they really should make the hardest difficulty (path of the damned) actually hard, like it was in PoE 1. I'm steamrolling everything with 2 characters in the party. Dragon fights are stupidly easy, big disappointment there.
When Eder lights up his cigar and starts smoking, I realize the kind of focus they had on the graphics. Neat little touches that make the otherwise standard graphics stand out.
@@arcanethink I rectify it . Yes , Bug is the wrong word - way too hard ! The Game itself is nearly perfect . There are very few technical little problems with the unity engine , but nothing what obsidian could change. PC Version - of course.
Baldur's Gate II is my favorite game, best ever made imo. To my surprise I can't find arguments to say that Deadfire is not on par with it. I. LOVE. IT. Thank you so much, Obsidian.
All these people whining about a sequel to New Vegas, it's not going to happen. Let Obsidian do what they love and if we happen to get a third person action RPG, that'll be fantastic. Let them establish their own great franchises instead of being screwed over by Bethesda again.
I appreciate your point about how you had no experience with the first. I hadn't either, and I wasn't interested in a comparison review, since I have not, nor intend to play the first (maybe if I like 2). Thanks!
Kickass, love that you guys do reviews for games like this when you could just focus on AAA titles all the time. Patiently waiting for the console release.
Elric Edge - When is the home console release? I have the first one on the PS4 and it including all DLC and extra content that was available on the PC.
What a 60h of a game I had. This game is frikin awesome. Dont rush with the main quest. Side quests, bounty mission and all the other stuff does make you feel, like you doing something cool. The choices you will make, will reflect in Deadfire world. Even the small ones. And interacting with your team buddies does feel very important. Their problems and the way they see world will throw you into even more quests. For me this is so far GOTY. But well, it's just me.
This game is very underrated and sadly it isn't get sales as I would like to expect. Still under 100k sales and the first PoE has over 1m, obviously it just released. I would have liked if AngryJoe reviewed the game to give it more recognition it deserves but he hasn't played it on Twitch yet.
Well.. the type of combat the poe 2 has is different from poe 1, and maybe not many like how it works in poe 2, admittedly i don't like it. I never have a good experience in that tactical combat and i dont find it fun, i miss how it used to be in poe 1...so much so that even though friends claims that poe 1 went to shit, i'd have more fun playing it
Reddzion What do you mean? PoE 1 had full tactical combat lol. You had to micro everything to get best results. The combat has been dumbed and slowed down in Deadfire, that's the problem.
I'm a fan of Obsidian, but everyone saying " Make another Fallout game!! " don't seem to understand, that most of the team that worked on NV are no longer working with Obsidian.
I'm just getting into this game and I love it. I had to go back and finish the first one after nearly 5 years but I had a save that wasn't too far from the end. I'm really enjoying it. I'd probably be done with it but I keep making new characters and playing the prologue over and over.
Solid review. Although we ALL appreciate Gamespot sharing their political and cultural commentary on games, your emphasis on the actual game was most refreshing.
Glad this game is doing well. Now let's cross our fingers for Tyranny 2, that game was so god damn good. As a side note did the spell system get more like Tyranny or is just like Pillars 1?
Diego Messori It has a good dlc with a new place and factions (also Obsidian slightly reworked ending). But Tyranny 2 is not going to be, because Paradox and Obsidian don't wish to work together anymore.
Ya know, I wanted this game mostly because the Critical Role cast is voice acting it, but after watching gameplay it looks way too “resource management” to be fun for me. Thanks for making the vid, Gameranx :) I’m definitely glad I watched this “before I bought” lol
I like this game, I was not wild about the camera angle, but the combat and voice acting more than made up for it. However the game had an issue with very long loading screens that were much too frequent and often the game would crash after the long loading screen was over
Yeah, gameranx is the bees knees. I may not watch all of their before you buy videos as soon as they release. But damn if it doesn't feel good to see one of these when you google it for review, gameplay, breakdown, etc. Love the hard work guys, thanks for the content!
I would recommend waiting for all the DLC and patches to be released. As with the first one, the game has serious balance problems, the highest difficulty is not implement properly with Sawyer saying he prioritized release over balancing, and all other difficulties are so ridiculously easy as to make character building pointless. Then there are the bugs, companion dynamic with player and rest of the part is borked with new companions you just added suddenly hating or loving your character or starting a "me or that other character" dialogue ultimatums. Quests failing to update, quests failing because npc's dont recognize your actions, npc's giving the same quest multiple times. Stability is ok, no crashes, while performance is an improvement over the first game but gets worse as you play more than an hour, and loading times getting progressively worse.
Even if I haven't heard of the game I usually watch the before you buy to get educated. I think that invest has 1000% paid off with this game. Thank you Gameranx! :D
Other than saying PoTD is hard you're right. Veteran difficulty on the first was more intense but J Sawyer said they were going to make it much harder later but focused on fixing bugs the month that they pushed the game back.
Played the ps4 port and found despite being acclaimed for translating control to the controller well, I found it difficult to control comfortably. I grew up playing baldurs gate but haven't had a pc in ages. This game seems like a labor of love made by fans of those series.
I just found this game because of this channel. Completely checks all the boxes for an rpg gamer. Basically the most akin to d&d game possible. It's perfect. A little buggy so save often but still. I'm horribly addicted.
when it comes to obsidian people always talk about new vegas or future fallout guys we need to appreciate their own franchise too, not to mention this is one hell of a game
Game is a little raw - there are some minor bugs in gameplay, quests, performance, but so far none was an actual issue and mostly just an minor annoyance. Playing on Path of the Damned (highest) difficulty and it's definitely a bit easier than expected, which was confirmed by Obsidian, but still thoroughly enjoying it. I'd love to witness a game where every character aaand narraotor voiced by Matt Mercer, just to see extent of his vocal range.
I absolutely love PoE, except for the load times. I hope they made it better in 2. I haven't gotten it yet, but will soon. Might be my Christmas present to me from me 😋
Might have to pick this up! Baldur's Gate is the shit! 5:07 Also holy crap! The shadows on the walls are awesome! This team really poured their heart and soul into this project it seems!
this is the only gaming channel that i really trust i bought the game midway through the video and i currently trust your guys opinion more than the opinion of my average friend
looks like the fog of war is still obnoxiously implemented. I do not understand why it darkens/grays out everything that isn't 6 meters around you. I get the black fog of war, that uncovers as you explore. But I hate that you can only clearly see in a small radius around the characters.
Question: I'm about to head into the 'point of no return' before PoE's ending and am looking forward to diving into Deadfire, but I'm wondering, do I need to play White March first? I want to get into Deadfire whilst it's fresh (already had a couple of spoilers thanks to the hype around it), and would rather get into it sharpish. I also don't really have the funds for White March AND Deadfire right now, let alone the time. Am I missing out on anything crazy important if I skip White March, does it effect Deadfire much? I should add as well that story is my main focus with these games, so it's more plot that I'm into.
I just got this game today. If it keeps me busy for hours and hours like you said then that's good enough to me. I'll know I got my moneys worth of entertainment. :)
When I play these sort of games the first hour or two I find them boring as heck, but then I can't stop playing and sit in front of the PC way past midnight. Just one more quest and I'm done for the night,... no wait just one more... I'm sure I can do just one more. Whoops morning already.
How does xp work in the first pillars of eternity? I picked a lock and the combat log said I got 10xp. But when I check character sheet it says I only have 6/1000 experience. I have one person in my party by the way, calisca. Please help.
That's how smart people do it! I'm stretching out the first on Ps4 until second comes out on console later this year!! That way I don't have a big gap in between and I have to go thru withdrawal symptoms, hee hee!!
I really want to play the 1st one! But i started my playthrough on this one already and now i already got spoiled about the whole plot on the 1st game. Is there a reason to play the 1st one still? Cause thats what everyone keep telling me. Would it be worth it to get the first one?
Only play 2-3 hours into the first game. Great game but just couldn't get into the lore and story so gave up on it. Is the story on this one any better? Still haven't play Divinity Oringal Sin 2 yet, should i just play that instead?
This game looks like it's taken a lot from other great RPGs and put them all together such as Mount & Blade, Civ, and WoW. I'll definitely need to try it out!
Is the turn based mode interesting? I am a great fan of Dragon Age: Origins and of course Divinity: Original Sin 1-2, but couldn't really force myself to play Pillars of Eternity 1 because of a very messy combat system, tried 2 times but was bored quite fast. Is the second game more entertaining?
It's awesome that use guys at Gameranx look at triple A games alot..How about doing something for the small Indie devs trying to make it.. Look at those Indie games that are good and trying to do something new.
Before you buy is one of the coolest segments of Gameranx
Agreed! I watch it even if I don't even want to buy the game Gameranx covers!
Its the only game reviews that I trust because Jake plays the games thoroughly before making his reviews. IGN posts reviews 4 hrs after the game is released and are always along the lines of “If you’re into these sorts games then it’s definitely for you!”
KeLion Pro, It’s the coolest segment.
will i be bale to get into it if haven't played the first
that's exactly what I'm thinking while lookin up all these games in my wishlist.
Those opening sentences are why Gameranx has consistently been my go to gaming channel for a long time now. Complete transparency. Just actual gamers giving actual unbiased, honest opinions.
Exactly. Gameranx is my exclusive go-to before I buy a game
When I heard "Obsidian", I instantly thought "So this is a good rpg then".
I heard Obsidian and decided that was all I needed to hear to buy it. On sale in Steam right now 👌
I did the same thing. Then uninstalled after the first two missions
@@xnadegod1053 Why?
@@aidankhaos7687 the combat was horrible
Well that means you never have played a crpg before
The voice actors of critical role show gave their voices this fabolous game, Matt Mercer f.e.
I followed the dev diaries for this game and a lot of soul and handcraft had gotten by its artists to be this masterpiece.
Janos Marta I was actually going to mention this, but I'm glad there are other critters that watch this channel
Jacob Smithers In a lot of choise Gameranx persuade me in "critical" consideration of games.:) I like their personal relation to Indie games and how they lift up them and emphasize the all time importance of Indie-ish games.
It's so cool to have Vox Machina in your party! and it really is a game that feels made with great love (even if it sounds a bit corny haha), I actually pre order it because of CR :P and I have no regrets
Yeah, the little blurb at the end of the video features the voices of both Marsha and Matt Mercer.
That sincerity at the beginning feels so respectful and refreshing! Thank you gameranx!
It kinda makes me want a new entry in the fallout series in the OG style (but modernised).
what you ask for contradicts what you want
Spartan 0420 How? Lol
There is a game set for 2019 called Wasteland 3. It's basically what you're looking for.
There is the Wasteland series,the third one coming is coming next year.
There's Wasteland 2 that was released a few years ago. It's pretty much like the old Fallout games.
1:06 I feel i should clarify two things. One, the watcher can speak to and manipulate all souls, but have better control with dead souls. Two, you don't rule a kingdom, but you do own a keep and the surrounding lands. The specific term would probably be a Lord/Lady. The country you live in, has a more direct control over your holdings. Theirs even a quest where you have to go to court to keep it from a noble who trying to claim your holdings by ancestral right. Just wanted to clarify, was not trying to get on Gameranx.
I only put about 5 hours into the original, the combat was real time and seemed really janky, I love that they added turn based combat, one of my favorite games now
Goddamnit Obsidian we need another New Vegas style game
They’re working on a secret project rn many people suspect is a new Vegas style game
This is just as amazing. You're missing out. Easily one of the best RPG in years.
Blaze umm except from software, bethesda, square enix, platinum games, atlus, koi tecmo, cd projekt red, guerilla games...and a plethora of indie developers. but yeah besides them.
BOSSMODS(lel) you're not getting what he ment.
I love cd projekt and from software but they are no where near the rpg makers obsidian is.
Bethesda and guerilla never really done anything close to NV even Fallout 3 was more of a theme park than anything else.
I can't think of an equivalent to NV tbh, so a new game like that would be dope af.
Blaze and bioware are good too
This game is literally one of the greatest RPG experiences I've had in the last 20 years
i guess you spent all those years being frozen then
@@Brandelwyn nah, it's great. Best modern crpg
Tops diablo2??
@@samirbadix3470 more like dnd than hacknslash
Have you tried Divinity Original Sin 2?
As someone who was never able to get into the first installment of this series, this game is so much better than the original. definitely worth picking up.
Omg the pirate ship bullshit is such a turn off.
Only played about 5 - 10 hours of the first game and couldn't really get into it. Decided to pick up Deadfire and man am I glad I did. This game is incredible, and such a huge step up from the first. Absolutely fantastic RPG.
You can't actually import your PoE1 character, what you can do is import the savefile where all your decisions made along the game are stored, so they are automatically taken into account for your gameplay in PoE2, but you'll need to make a new character :D
For those of you wondering you can create your "legacy" without a savefile as well with the tool they've implemented in PoE2 but if you haven't played PoE1 I would strongly recommend finishing it first as it is fucking awesome game.
The first game was so good. Excited for this one!
i totally agree too and i think they miss a little more leveled dungeon, maybe just 2 with 2 more level and 3/4 with 1 more level
deadfire is so much better than poe1. Just like bg2 compared to bg1.
Deadfire definitely needs more polish, but it's also an upgrade to PoE 1. For starters, they really should make the hardest difficulty (path of the damned) actually hard, like it was in PoE 1. I'm steamrolling everything with 2 characters in the party. Dragon fights are stupidly easy, big disappointment there.
I love it, hell, I even love ship's combat system. The only thing I dislike is that those ships didn't respawn :/
The game was alright, for me personally, the Lore and story was a bit of a bore for me.
When Eder lights up his cigar and starts smoking, I realize the kind of focus they had on the graphics. Neat little touches that make the otherwise standard graphics stand out.
I'm actually a little surprised you didn't mention the Critical role cast
Amazing game! One of the best RPGs ever made.
Yes it is really one of the best !
With Patch 5.0 it is perfect .
But i need more Mods 🤪.
@@lovecraftdagon I never ran into a single bug on PC. Are you playing it on consoles?
@@arcanethink I rectify it .
Yes , Bug is the wrong word - way too hard !
The Game itself is nearly perfect .
There are very few technical little problems with the unity engine , but nothing what obsidian could change.
PC Version - of course.
@@lovecraftdagon Ah yes the unity engine sucks for loading screens too if you aren't using a SSD.
How does it size up to Path Of Exile?
Baldur's Gate II is my favorite game, best ever made imo. To my surprise I can't find arguments to say that Deadfire is not on par with it. I. LOVE. IT. Thank you so much, Obsidian.
All these people whining about a sequel to New Vegas, it's not going to happen. Let Obsidian do what they love and if we happen to get a third person action RPG, that'll be fantastic. Let them establish their own great franchises instead of being screwed over by Bethesda again.
Ikr why the hell are people talking about a game that came out like 8 years ago ?? A fat chance for a sequel if you ask me xD
At leas we have the outer worlds
I appreciate your point about how you had no experience with the first. I hadn't either, and I wasn't interested in a comparison review, since I have not, nor intend to play the first (maybe if I like 2). Thanks!
Kickass, love that you guys do reviews for games like this when you could just focus on AAA titles all the time. Patiently waiting for the console release.
Elric Edge - When is the home console release? I have the first one on the PS4 and it including all DLC and extra content that was available on the PC.
NYCJoeBlack It doesn’t have a date yet, but is supposed to be later this year.
NYCJoeBlack i remeber reading something about it comming to the switch for the holidays (christmas is what i read).
NYCJoeBlack It's supposed to come out sometime late this year. Hopefully b4 winter
It came out today!!
What a 60h of a game I had. This game is frikin awesome. Dont rush with the main quest. Side quests, bounty mission and all the other stuff does make you feel, like you doing something cool. The choices you will make, will reflect in Deadfire world. Even the small ones. And interacting with your team buddies does feel very important. Their problems and the way they see world will throw you into even more quests. For me this is so far GOTY. But well, it's just me.
This game is very underrated and sadly it isn't get sales as I would like to expect. Still under 100k sales and the first PoE has over 1m, obviously it just released. I would have liked if AngryJoe reviewed the game to give it more recognition it deserves but he hasn't played it on Twitch yet.
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Well.. the type of combat the poe 2 has is different from poe 1, and maybe not many like how it works in poe 2, admittedly i don't like it. I never have a good experience in that tactical combat and i dont find it fun, i miss how it used to be in poe 1...so much so that even though friends claims that poe 1 went to shit, i'd have more fun playing it
Reddzion What do you mean? PoE 1 had full tactical combat lol. You had to micro everything to get best results. The combat has been dumbed and slowed down in Deadfire, that's the problem.
I'm a fan of Obsidian, but everyone saying " Make another Fallout game!! " don't seem to understand, that most of the team that worked on NV are no longer working with Obsidian.
Really Great Game. Its like playing D&D without having to buy snacks and drinks for your friends.
I'm just getting into this game and I love it. I had to go back and finish the first one after nearly 5 years but I had a save that wasn't too far from the end.
I'm really enjoying it. I'd probably be done with it but I keep making new characters and playing the prologue over and over.
I'm a newcomer and I LOVE THIS GAME. Trying to get my husband to play it too.
It's coming to the Switch later this year and I'm stoked!
Solid review. Although we ALL appreciate Gamespot sharing their political and cultural commentary on games, your emphasis on the actual game was most refreshing.
Glad this game is doing well. Now let's cross our fingers for Tyranny 2, that game was so god damn good. As a side note did the spell system get more like Tyranny or is just like Pillars 1?
Jamie Karl good to know thanks man
Man I would love a Tyranny 2! The premise is great.
i loved tyranny but the game kind of ends when it started to get reaally interesting, i think it needs a good DLC in another place and factions
Diego Messori It has a good dlc with a new place and factions (also Obsidian slightly reworked ending).
But Tyranny 2 is not going to be, because Paradox and Obsidian don't wish to work together anymore.
Wow the interface and graphics look a lot like Baldur's Gate. Brings the nostalgia :D
Can’t wait to play this. Working through my backlog first. Thanks for your perspective.
Ya know, I wanted this game mostly because the Critical Role cast is voice acting it, but after watching gameplay it looks way too “resource management” to be fun for me.
Thanks for making the vid, Gameranx :) I’m definitely glad I watched this “before I bought” lol
You can get 10-20 morale per boarded ship.
I like this game, I was not wild about the camera angle, but the combat and voice acting more than made up for it. However the game had an issue with very long loading screens that were much too frequent and often the game would crash after the long loading screen was over
Yeah, gameranx is the bees knees. I may not watch all of their before you buy videos as soon as they release. But damn if it doesn't feel good to see one of these when you google it for review, gameplay, breakdown, etc. Love the hard work guys, thanks for the content!
I would recommend waiting for all the DLC and patches to be released. As with the first one, the game has serious balance problems, the highest difficulty is not implement properly with Sawyer saying he prioritized release over balancing, and all other difficulties are so ridiculously easy as to make character building pointless.
Then there are the bugs, companion dynamic with player and rest of the part is borked with new companions you just added suddenly hating or loving your character or starting a "me or that other character" dialogue ultimatums. Quests failing to update, quests failing because npc's dont recognize your actions, npc's giving the same quest multiple times.
Stability is ok, no crashes, while performance is an improvement over the first game but gets worse as you play more than an hour, and loading times getting progressively worse.
Even if I haven't heard of the game I usually watch the before you buy to get educated. I think that invest has 1000% paid off with this game. Thank you Gameranx! :D
How'd you forget to mention the fact that Critical Role voices alot of the characters!?
Other than saying PoTD is hard you're right. Veteran difficulty on the first was more intense but J Sawyer said they were going to make it much harder later but focused on fixing bugs the month that they pushed the game back.
Obsidian is the Godfather of RPGs!
That's a Falcon game... Where is he? 🤔
hey you don't talk shit about Jake.
Munk The Mongol I didn't '-'
I know, i was just ribbing ya
Ugh, Peter Coffin :-/
These guys and skill up are my go to reviewers
Played the ps4 port and found despite being acclaimed for translating control to the controller well, I found it difficult to control comfortably. I grew up playing baldurs gate but haven't had a pc in ages. This game seems like a labor of love made by fans of those series.
Did you see the troll at 11:31
Lol
Original and funny...
Almost fell for it! 😂
Da waffle That slayed a dragon bro that was the best part of the vid
Damnit! Fell for that crap.
Excellent disclaimer. We are here for your take but that provided the perfect context.
"the RPG-ness"... I couldn't have put it better myself xD
15 hours in and loving it
Wish the art style and combat was like Divinity
I just found this game because of this channel. Completely checks all the boxes for an rpg gamer. Basically the most akin to d&d game possible.
It's perfect. A little buggy so save often but still. I'm horribly addicted.
Gameranx is the best videogame UA-cam channel, and falcon is an awesome dude
when it comes to obsidian people always talk about new vegas or future fallout
guys we need to appreciate their own franchise too, not to mention this is one hell of a game
Yeah been planning on buying these games for awhile... I’ll definitely be picking up the first one first even without the voice acting
And pirates... because pirates are amazing lol
My favorite game of 2018 so far, it's awesome!!
Great game (both games really).
Game is a little raw - there are some minor bugs in gameplay, quests, performance, but so far none was an actual issue and mostly just an minor annoyance.
Playing on Path of the Damned (highest) difficulty and it's definitely a bit easier than expected, which was confirmed by Obsidian, but still thoroughly enjoying it.
I'd love to witness a game where every character aaand narraotor voiced by Matt Mercer, just to see extent of his vocal range.
I love the disclaimer before you talk about the game. There’s so many people who have never played an RPG or a sports game making reviews lol.
Even if you un experienced in a game I will always watch your reviews jake.
I absolutely love PoE, except for the load times. I hope they made it better in 2. I haven't gotten it yet, but will soon. Might be my Christmas present to me from me 😋
Nope load times are the same 😂
@@Banusn yep. I got it. Makes it hard to stick with. I haven't gotten far in it. Too unbearable
@@raymondrobson4400 I'm playing it since a week I don't mind the loading times because it's really amazing game
You know what it is. Everything gameranx do. They do it big. Your outro always reminds me of t.i haha
The turn based mode is awesome
Might have to pick this up! Baldur's Gate is the shit!
5:07 Also holy crap! The shadows on the walls are awesome! This team really poured their heart and soul into this project it seems!
this is the only gaming channel that i really trust i bought the game midway through the video and i currently trust your guys opinion more than the opinion of my average friend
The intro sound = perfection at its best
The graphics are small as fuck, and you'll need like a HUGE-ASS monitor or TV just in order to see everything clearly...
looks like the fog of war is still obnoxiously implemented. I do not understand why it darkens/grays out everything that isn't 6 meters around you. I get the black fog of war, that uncovers as you explore. But I hate that you can only clearly see in a small radius around the characters.
Question: I'm about to head into the 'point of no return' before PoE's ending and am looking forward to diving into Deadfire, but I'm wondering, do I need to play White March first? I want to get into Deadfire whilst it's fresh (already had a couple of spoilers thanks to the hype around it), and would rather get into it sharpish. I also don't really have the funds for White March AND Deadfire right now, let alone the time. Am I missing out on anything crazy important if I skip White March, does it effect Deadfire much? I should add as well that story is my main focus with these games, so it's more plot that I'm into.
Man I love pillars of eternity. Should really finish it soon, then i can get the new game.
I've never played the first one but when I saw the trailer for this one I was hooked. I plan on getting it, maybe when it goes on sale but who knows.
Now's the time
omg is this "Jake Baldino" again?... this guy..
IM WALKIN' OVVA HERE!!
Jake is still the cutest uncle ever. Seems to be such nice person 😍.
Endurance and health mechanism? Does it work like PoE 1???
Rest using consumables? Etc
Didnt even watch the video. Just here to say I just played through 1 and 2 and I love this game!
Obsidian : +1
And really fun review btw. I am convinced, though I am sold as soon as I notice it is Obsidian.
I just got this game today. If it keeps me busy for hours and hours like you said then that's good enough to me. I'll know I got my moneys worth of entertainment. :)
Isn’t this the game that the cast of critical role voice in?
Yep and its glorious.
When I play these sort of games the first hour or two I find them boring as heck, but then I can't stop playing and sit in front of the PC way past midnight. Just one more quest and I'm done for the night,... no wait just one more... I'm sure I can do just one more. Whoops morning already.
I'm so in.. Man I wish I have more money. Need to wait for sale, hoping to get it on summer sale
How does xp work in the first pillars of eternity? I picked a lock and the combat log said I got 10xp. But when I check character sheet it says I only have 6/1000 experience. I have one person in my party by the way, calisca. Please help.
Loved the first game in the series, and when I have get bored of POE, I'll be loading this one up.
Jake should just say BUY IT DAMN IT!!!
Pillars of Eternity is both THICK and THICC.
its pretty hard to swallow it all in anything less than 100 hours.
When it's that "THICK and THICC" you swallow little at a time so you don't choke, hee hee!!
Yes, that was the joke, Thank you, Dee Dee.
I like you, your naughty, hee hee!!
I'm going to get the first game and then wait for a sale on the second one.
That's how smart people do it! I'm stretching out the first on Ps4 until second comes out on console later this year!! That way I don't have a big gap in between and I have to go thru withdrawal symptoms, hee hee!!
I really want to play the 1st one! But i started my playthrough on this one already and now i already got spoiled about the whole plot on the 1st game. Is there a reason to play the 1st one still? Cause thats what everyone keep telling me. Would it be worth it to get the first one?
Only play 2-3 hours into the first game. Great game but just couldn't get into the lore and story so gave up on it. Is the story on this one any better? Still haven't play Divinity Oringal Sin 2 yet, should i just play that instead?
Considering playing Deadfire both the play a Pillars game for the first time and to add Vox Machina members to my party.
damn it look fantastic, totally worth a buy imo
This game looks like it's taken a lot from other great RPGs and put them all together such as Mount & Blade, Civ, and WoW. I'll definitely need to try it out!
I hope this will get a console release just like the last one
Angel it is but not till later this year.
I think Jake did a good job with this one. It was informative and entertaining.
Needs a campaign book for 5e or something that would be awesome :D
do we need to play the 1st game or can i jump straight into this one? the 1st one seems washed up
It helps with context and the only difference between the two is graphics and ships
I will be waiting to play the Segund part of this game in my xbox...this is a great game.
i started my first playtrhough last week. im playing on the turn based mode. its pretty solid
Is the turn based mode interesting? I am a great fan of Dragon Age: Origins and of course Divinity: Original Sin 1-2, but couldn't really force myself to play Pillars of Eternity 1 because of a very messy combat system, tried 2 times but was bored quite fast. Is the second game more entertaining?
I've played a few hrs of it and I'd have to agree. Some of the ship fights can get very out of hand if you're not careful though.
Just buy the damn Game.
I'm buying... Oh! I'm fucking buying alright! I'm gonna play the shit out of it!
Reminds me of the old school PC game Arcanum.
It's awesome that use guys at Gameranx look at triple A games alot..How about doing something for the small Indie devs trying to make it.. Look at those Indie games that are good and trying to do something new.
First was really good very happy to play the new one
Man i loved the video, still hurts to see you choosing loot instead of taking advantage of the infinite backpack.
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