Pathfinder: WotR - Review After 100%
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I think mythic paths make this a incredible game. Back when BG2 did specific class quests, I wished there was more to it, and while SWTOR had class quests I feel it was ultimately hindered by fact it was a MMO. The fact you have 9 completely different paths and endings, that are almost 9 different stories, is pretty epic. It makes going back to regular rpgs like Kingmaker, or even upcoming rpgs difficult because Mage or Fighter, it's the same game. Here Lich or Angel are quite different experiences. Your point on Angel, I had opposite reaction, having played Angel first I kind of wished I had not, as it made the other mythic paths feel like they were missing certain steps at times. I am almost 300 in and can't wait to keep going back, I love the world, and can't wait for the next Adventure Path.
That's a lot of hours, and this can be a tough game which is why this 100% is very impressive. I'm 180hrs in and had to take a break
I have over 800hrs into the game so far and I am on Act2. I get into Act2 then switch and try a new character. I My experience if different than most gamers. I am retired ( Yes I am that old) LOL and live alone, so I have the time.
@@stevenwoodward5923 Guess you will finish 2023 :D.
@@karf7680 Just killing some time till baldur's gate 3 is released, so 2023 sounds right.
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i too am retired and living alone and also suffer from altitis, so I have made it to Act IV on one char but keep starting new builds. I love this game. Maybe we need a support group :)
@@annmester2740 Maybe we should start one WotR anonymous. IF only we could stop playing long enough.
Absolutely remarkable review. Concise, thorough, empathetic and the variety and dramatic gameplay shown!? Just wow. Thank you so much. Sold and excited to start on my first ever Pathfinder. Hope my fundamental DnD 5e knowledge help me along.
Not every DND is done right but this looks intriguing. I may have to get it as well.
A true madman. Ive got 250 hours in the game after two runs and can see myself doing a third eventually but 100% is way too harsh.
Hi!! Started playing about 2 days ago, and this guide helped me so so sooooo much in getting past the mindset of "there's so much info, brain getting overloaded"~ Thanks so soooo much for making such quality videos, that remain relevant even 2 years after posting it!!
mythic paths are the best feature of any CRPG ever. I was *not* going to buy the game but the second I heard "you can choose to either become a lich or be lvl 40" my wallet just jumped outta my pocket
Finally, you are the UA-camr I was looking for all this time. Someone who makes a review after completing a game and not just playing it for 30 minutes and pumping out an incomplete review so they can catch the trending time period.
WOW, just learned about this game. I was the GM for this campaign (pen and paper version).
I have been role-playing since 1994 and this campaign is in my top 3 favorites.
I'm brand new to CRPG videogames (I did play DnD many years ago). I love this game and I love the complexity. I will admit I do get frustrated when my spells miss or are resisted but truthfully that's what I wanted. I was tired playing games with the same old magic systems. I still have a lot to learn but it is worth it. And I really applaud the developers for the sheer amount of work that went into creating this game.
I had been playing on Core and got up to that blighted ancient treant in the Wintersun area before I stopped, roughly 85hrs in, but you've convinced me to pick it up again and lower the difficulty to something I find actually fun, instead of trying to force my way through Core for the achievements. Thanks Mortismal!
How does one stop after 85 hours?
The long awaited. Kudos sir, may your future be bright!
I appreciate a reviewer that goes all in on his reviews. May your channel continue to grow.
Hats off to you man. I’m 250 hours in and still trying to finish all side quests of my first run as an angel.
Congratulations on 100%-ing WotR, that's quite a feat. Your videos have helped me get into the game after two false starts.
Just picked the Enhanced Edition up last week for $14.00, amazing price for a game that Mort says is his favorite..
so I'm going over all his videos to grab whatever help I can to get started, a little options paralysis happening right now lol..
I enjoyed thoroughly my 250+ hours of my run with the game (my objective was to get "So much of me" and "Ascension" full achievements on my first playthrough and I managed to do so. I liked it more than Kingmaker (which I held in very high regard). It's by no means perfect, but Owlcat, in my eyes at least, has taken the Kingmaker CRPG formula and refined it. The mythic paths are probably my favorite gameplay/narrative aspect of the whole game. There is so much replayability in this game it's mind boggling.
Not many people enjoyed the Crusade aspect of the game, but I actually wished they would've developed it further and not be so surface level. This gameplay system gave me major nostalgia to go play Heroes of Might and Magic again (which funnily enough led into me playing Disciples Liberation after WOTR and that led me to going back to play all Disciples games. I will follow those with all King's Bounty games and HOMM from beginning all the way to end (i'm on a bit of a strategy high rn).
With that said..it's my GOTY, because it surpassed my expectations that I had for it and replaced Kingmaker in my top 10 games of all time list).
I really hope Owlcat continues adapting Pathfinder modules/campaigns, because there are way too few developers that work on actual legit CRPG's. I will never grow tired of this formula. Obsidian is off doing Skyrim Pillars, Larian is busy with Divinity's Gate III (a small joke..I'm actually extremely hyped for BG3), Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is in a void somewhere probably never to be seen again so we don't have many options out there for us CRPG lovers.
Thank you again for the lenghty review of this game and what you continue doing, even though to many people (even myself) may probably never invest that much time to try to 100% every RPG...there's way too many other games to play out there to dedicate my time to more than 1 playthrough per game, even though in that playthrough I tend to test every branching path I come across and take my most desired option.
Thanks for the dedication to the game, have enjoyed the content. Happy you completed the goal of getting the 100% review out.
Amazing review. I dropped the game a while back but now I'm hyped out again. Well done!
All respect to Mortem for the 100% reviews. I get that this is your job, but even still, you spend a crazy amount of time on these. 400+ hours for one vid? Dear god.
Agreed 100% , as a older crpg player really for me one of the best crpgs i had and still have the pleasure of playing. Fantastic Game !!!
Superb review, didn't watch it until now; your Kingmaker review got me to buy that and if there wasn't even any growth in the second outing I'd be happy and yet there's so much growth. May your channel grow.
I agree with you that the alignment options in dialogue can feel off because they come as unsimpathetic to your allies, even if woljif is a thief, he's still good natured and sometimes the options when you select (Good) come off as conceited and having no sympathy for him. Chaotic or evil sometimes seems like should be the (Good) option. Ultimately the game with the companions is about companionship and the dialogue aligment options fail to do this because they are fixed into a morale that lacks the context of a relationship.
The amout of effort you put in this review not including the 600+ hours of you gameplay was mind bogling! Truely you are a gem in game review. much respect.
I gotta say what I adore about this game, is how early you can hire/retrain. If you sell everything, you come out of the tutorial with enough gold to hire 3-4 mercenaries. I know it's a story game and I should use the default story characters, but using a party built only of DnD/pathfinder characters I've played in campaigns is to cool.
I got kingmaker because it was half the price of this game and it's amazing. I've been playing pathfinder for like 5/6 years now and it's pretty faithful to the tabletop game. I love being able to play solo when the gang can't get together. I'll be picking up this game once I'm done kingmaker.
I never expected the experience I get picking up that sword.
To be honest it is just music that plays while you read block of text, but that was done in a very epic way...
Hell of a review. Great Job buddy. One of the best crpgs ever imo. Has its flaws (crusade system slowing down an already very large game) but overall a game I thoroughly enjoyed.
I just started playing, never got into crpgs before this game and i love it. I do agree and wish they would put in a “training” act for first time players. It took me hours and lots of on/off debates on if i still wanted to keep playing the first week i bought the game. It’s overwhelming, it’s not a bad thing just they need a sort of “sandbox training guide” or training/intro act for very new players (especially when most of us are coming from arpg backgrounds)
I've had a lot of fun with the game, I really enjoy Camellia's romance story, and just her character in general. I just think it's unique to what I've seen around in other games, I like that they were willing to explore that kind of character too, as weird as it was at times. I also enjoyed the council meetings where you could ask the opinions of your companions, there's so many of them and yet they're all full of dialogue, it's crazy to be honest.
Great review! For me, I'm about 50 hours into my first playthrough and it's been a blast so far. I chose to play as a Gendarme Cavalier and the mounted combat has been incredibly enjoyable. I also went Azata as my mythic path and I'm liking it so far as well. Idk if it's for the Azata path only but the Azata song gets played in the background a lot. If it is only for Azata's, it's a nice touch. As for companions, I definitely agree with you that there's one for everyone and each of them can work really well depending on your party since each of them fill a role that you might need.
@@JondarKorric that's a nice touch then!
Clocked over 300h for now ,1 full playthrough on Hard difficulty: 20lvl mutation warrior Angel with all companions 20lvl in starting classes no dips and i had a great time.
Bounced back from Kingmaker, will return to it soon - i have found start of game in Kingmaker much harder due to weaker characters, with added time restrictions it was a bit stressful. It was much cleaner in Wotr, maybe due to MC 2h fighter class which who was my strongest party character all way from lvl 1 to 20. Bloomed hard on LVL1 chopping Water elemental alone and stayed that with Vital strike (he has only Vital strike on a bar - so like act4 i could miss, hit for 600 or crit for 2.4k) to the end.
As for now, for me PF: WoTR is among Baldurs Gate 2, Gothic series, Heroes of Might and Magic 3/4 and World of Warcraft (first 10 years) as best games in my over 30years gaming history.
I think War of the Righteous is probably the best crpg I've ever played. Compared to the those popular ones a few years ago, it is just so much more fun, but my intimate knowledge of DnD 3.5 rules also greatly helped the learning curve. I also think that high level (10th+) of Pathfinder is really more fun as a computer game than pen and paper; the number crunching and attending to details gets overwhelming, but the computer does all the grunt work for you.
I played kingmaker on console awhile ago but recently got my first pc and this is probably going to be my first game purchase! Thank you for the review 👍
This is a good review Mortismal, and I agree with everything you said. But if I may, two small things I would have added:
- The music was not mentioned and I think it really deserves the honors, the whole score is great and the themes for mythic power and for each mythic path are amazing.
- This may be debatable but I think it's worth mentioning that despite the game being huge and full of content, act 5 is really a bit empty and rushed (and the companion quests that end there are all rather unticlimactic). I liked the ending of the game per se, and I liked act 6, but act 5 was a bit underwhelming.
My respect for 100% this game. I played through it one and a half time and it is a great game. But to complete it… this game feels too long (80 hours for one play through doesn’t really encourage repeated play) and too slow (the over-world and crusade mode being example) for me to comfortably try all out the mythic paths.
I hope Owlcat doesn't listen to length complainers like you.
130 hours in just started the end of act 4. Y'all really wolfing down your playthroughs
@@genzo1619 there’s no wrong way to game as long as you are having fun! I personally didn’t care for the crusade mode, and I breathed through my first play through to start the next three faster (to try all the classes that I wanted).
@@perchipy7900 agreed, the slow travel speed on the map and crusade mode take up too much time, and the auto crusade mode locks you out of really good equipment as well as defaulting you to the worst outcome for drezen in the ending, had to get some mods to fix these issues which made it much more replayable imo.
@@thelastcondiut Wow so much complaining learn some patience child.
Wow you did that quickly I am pretty darn impressed tbh. I am still on the trickster as a blind playthrough beyond mechanics and premise of the game. Still far enough in the game to not be worried at minor spoilers though. :)
Played this game thanks to your recommendation as one of your favourite games as I wasn't the biggest fan of Owlcat compared to other CRPG devs. The game was a bit too long but I'm now looking forward to Rogue Trader in a similar way as I am looking forward to BG3. Thanks for the recommendation!
The one thing this game needs is the ability to explore a few more epic/end game areas right after you get your final mythic level and right before you decide to finish the game. You dont really get a chance to test your character’s full strength except at the very last dungeon. I wish they could add some side quest epic bosses.
Thank you for this review
I played like 1 playthrough of this game and got many bugs. It is still great but for now I will not be playing again anytime soon until they fix all the problems and when the DLC is out. Such a great game
I just realized you have one of the best subscriber to views ratio I've seen on UA-cam. Way to go!
Good eye, I actually run a significant amount above the UA-cam average on subscriber watch time!
10 mins into the review, no idea what you're talking about but sounds great. Will be added to my wish list.
Came back to say, I'm enjoying the heck out of BG3 right now, but I think WotR was almost as good, and it is such a shame that WotR didn't get anywhere near the love BG3 got
Might be more people like me who find Wotr because of loving BG3 and looking for more in the genre.
For years I wanted a good DnD experience on console. I was never into computer gaming. BG3 more than delivered. I just happened to recently come across WOTR. Never played Pathfinder, but I always heard it was based on 3.5 (Which is my favorite edition). So I bought it, and I'm loving it. To the point I've spent weeks catching up on the lore for the world. And now I'm looking for more CRPGs that I can play on my PS5
Your video was very decisiful to make me decide to buy the Humble Choice of this month (February 2023)! Thanks for the effort that you clearly putted in the video and his content!
I love your channel! keep it up
damn dude how do you have enough time to 100% so many games. youre a mad man...a beast!
Congrats man. This is going to be a tough one to 100%, but definitely worth it
Also, tentacles
omg always so so impressed by people like you. i havent even finsihed kingmaker hahah
Starting my 2nd run after years of not playing so I'm watching all your old content to jog my memory. I need another big game after bg3
Nice work, thanks for keeping it spoiler free. Cant wait for this to come to xbox~
Thank you for ALL your videos -- I love PF table top and digital - got this game and loved it... Till I hit the demon city where you have to wait for the map to shift. This had all the excitement of waiting for a bus. Is there anything you can say to encourage to push past this part of the game? Got DOS 2 on your rec and only play that now solo, co-op, and GM mode. Thanks again your a cut above your peers.
1 year later, this game is on sale for $12 so I'm gonna go ahead and GRAB DAT
Wendy was absolutely a surprise hit character, the relationship interactions/events were WAY better than I would've anticipated out of a standard "date-able party character" side quest/surprise events. You know the conversations are well written when you're quickloading to see just how you're going to piss her off with 4/5 responses in most scenarios 😂❤ Definitely made my Chaotic Good run a bit trickier to balance.
Fun going back to “old videos” and you can tell your audio quality has improved so much 😂
congrats. I didn't even go after all the achievements in kingmaker, but i wanted to get more in this one. I just have unfair ones to get, but that is a tall order. Can't wait for some DLC.
Incredible game.
Loving it so far (just starting act 2).
💯 Recommended.
To new players, start at easier settings, and as you progress and get confidence in the battle system and all the other things this great game offers , you can slowly increase the difficulty (it is working for me so far) because it's true, this game is pretty much overwhelming, but say to the better. It's worth it every penny you paid.
Spent my first 20 hours starting a new game over and over to try out different classes. When I learned of the vital strike mechanics of the Rowdy Rogue I made one that 1 shots things with throwing darts. 5/5
This means you got the Sadiistic Game design achievement. You have my respect and fear
I've been playing this game after having finished Baldur's Gate 3 and oh well... where do i begin? Ok, I've never played the Pathfinder tabletop before. I don't know about the current situation these days, but Pathfinder was not a big thing here in Brazil when i was a teen and played tons of tabletops, D&D, 3D&T (a brazilian RPG system) and Vampire: the Masquerade were the big things and finally we get to this game, well, i know it's a good game i see its potential and it really shines but, i admit i'm struggling to get hooked on it and i don't know why!
Its the reading for me. So much block texts.
I love this game, great replay-ability. It's also great for just 1 time play through because of the epic scale and story. Just wish it came out more optimized.
150h here, and I only started act 3. I like to take my time, fiddle with it, respec, reroll, change stuff and so on. Modding community is also growing nicely, there is an answer for many maladies, and loads of new options and qol. I have little time to play games now, but I'm chipping at it slowly, have been fore couple of months now, and will be for a long time to come.
I played Azata then Legend, most epic playthrough ever! So satisfying because by the end it was my main character alone killing 90% of the demons while the companions could only assist, especially against the last boss.
I finally completed the game after 430 hours lol! Game was pretty challenging on core level and my only disappointment was that I could not finish the last fight on core because it was way too tough. Played the trickster path and the options throughout the game were pretty funny. I strongly recommend this game if you want to waste a significant portion of your life :)
I like the trickster barbarian for the possible AC stacking and sneak dice,. After playing for 40 hours after pirating, I told myself to just buy it and finish it, so I dont know how well this build fares lategame
I still want to see what happens when someone just goes full lich path as not evil and just tells zacharius to fuck off at mythic path 8 (after the whole iomedea meeting) and confirming lich. As far as I know, he breaks your phylactery but you get a quest to break his phylactery and what not, probably can't turn into a lich, but there are quests and dialogues there.
Lann's Voice: You're awesome, Morty.
So I put a few thousand hours into Kingmaker because I love that game and have started both a core playthrough (level 10 now) and a hard playthrough (level 4 after Defender's Heart fight) on wotr. I love the game yet the will say the challenge level is really strong even with my prior experience steamrolling some content while barely getting through other content after multiple reloads. To me the hardest part coming into this game isn't the general combat mechanics because you improve that every fight, it is the specific need for specific spells/abilities during specific encounters that you get no warnings about and the difference of having your characters set up ahead of time to deal with them is night/day from the experience of not having them on any party members. I absolutely love the game in so many ways yet my Seelah at level 10 has probably been carrying around a permanent Sickened debuff since maybe level 5 or 6. The debuffs you can pick up can nerf your character into the ground without any discernable ways to remove them. Either way amazing game.
i didn't think you could 100% this in such a short time. gg.
After 237 hs just finished this amazing game. Great review 👏
Thanks for the concise review. The game sounds interesting, although I have to question impartiality when you are effectively considered an “influencer” by the devs. Free copy, early access etc. I am seeing less positive reviews elsewhere, so I have to try and balance the different opinions. But you are upfront about your association, which counts for a lot compared to people who hide their relationship. Overall, this is sounding like another good cRPG.
Mortismal has my confidence as somebody who'd present their honest opinions. And as a counter point to Mort's comment, I feel that the alignment based dialogue in this game is a plus. I'm played many games where it felt like non-good alignments were unsupported. So while this game doesn't handle it perfectly, it does provide many options to play a character who's evil, or chaotic, and not just traditionally "good". Its the fact that they offer so many opportunities which allows us to look at those opportunities and realize that the writer's interpretations of what it means to be "evil" or "chaotic" don't perfectly lineup with our own.
@@jonalen4217 This is the first game that I felt got Alignment right. I had a blast playing as an Aeon. It was legit trying and difficult to roleplay the true neutral aspect; losing companions and friends along the way, staying on that one path. But man, I actually ROLEPLAYED in an RPG. It was great.
@@rudeboyjohn3483 exactly, the roleplaying aspect really made the game legendary to me. Like taking demonslayer as a class dip seems like a logical rp choice since you do be killing demons. Theyre subtle but theres tons of things where youre class and alignment get brought up that make everything feel important
I started watching your channel because of The divinity original sin 2 content since it’s pretty much my favorite game ever and needless to say your videos made it even more enjoyable. With all of the knowledge that you have from these type of games, do you know if they will continue and make a divinity 3? Games like this one are great but the lore from divinity is just unmatched in my opinion.
Safe bet is Larian will finish Fallen Heroes after they get done with BG3, after that who knows, I doubt theyve planned that far out themselves honestly
That Gold dragon with glitched angel wings looked cool ngl
Very god review. As for the topic of proactive instead of reactive, the devs actually take it to the next level, even from Kingmaker. This game doesn't require you to proactive, it requires you to de-facto metagame through it. Sometimes even reloading to switch up your spells before encounters. Just so you can NOT die. No Dungeon Master worth his dice would make you play that way :(
Talking about core difficulty here, that is, rules as written.
Would you upload your builds for your main chars for each of your runs? Would love to hear about how they played and whether they worked well with your mythic path choices. For totally new chars I would recommment turning crusade mode to automatic for a first run through because I found that overwhelming and lost track of my adventuring. Once you get the basics down it is an interesting addition, but it really can seem like a separate game
Damn, at chap. 5 I had to take a break, very well done
Thanks for posted review!
Still busy with Kingmaker I'm not sure taking WotR or jump to BG3 when ready?
However, the storylines of the characters and quests beyond pur collect here, bring there, kill xy, is the spice of that game covering limits of some weaks in user interface. I would give WotR a chance just to see whether Owlcat made an improvement herein. Your review suggests if I got it right?
As soon as you said you can become a lich my brain melted and i bought the game 🔥🧠 any game that let me turn into a pure evil lord its a must buy for me
Honestly, crusade is underwhelming. I've played a lot of Total war, heroes, king's bounty, so this part of the game is just not good. It's not bad, and to some extent I even enjoy it, as it is reminiscent to me, as of the games I've played. But it's not a good strategy and it's too big to be a minigame.
Not to detract from what you're saying, but its also not entirely fair to compare the battles from a game like Total War, to the battles in this. Only because of the amount of time and energy each studio invests into each aspect of their game. Total War thrives or dies, based on the quality of its battles. This game lives or dies on the quality of its party combat. The crusade aspect comes secondary.
@@jonalen4217 I guess, you've misunderstood me. I do not like the crusade, not because it is worse then in Total War. Let me explain, for example, yoy want to play Diablo IV, and after the first act you're told, hey man, stop right there, you should assemble your army, build your city, you can't make it to the next area without your army. Will that appeal to the players. If you are playing any game, you are not supposed to play the game of the other genre. The crusade is not as good as Total war, and it don't have to be. But if you are an extensive strategy player - it's not interesting, if you're not - what is the reason to have it in the game. And the crusade is a huge portion of the game. Half of the act 5 is moving your army around, act 3 is preparing all your army, and such a huge portion of the game is not really interesting, coping with the brain-dead AI, mostly with basic infantry/archers/cavalry. If it is like that, why fo the Owlcat has to pay time at all?
@@unknownunknowner2903 OH, that actually makes a lot of sense. Yeah, if a player loves party based cRPGs, do they really want to pay the tax of playing through any other kind of game, to progress back into the game they wanted from the start?
Is there no option to automate that system? I heard that Kingmaker allowed players to automate the kingdom management. It seems like what you're saying is; "if Owlcat wants to experiment, then its better if playing that experiment is optional."
@@jonalen4217 There is an option of auto crusade, where you do not have to do anything. I have not actually tried it, as during the crusade you get special projects, which are related to certain quests. So if you have the auto crusade on, you are locked out of secret ending, one of the mythic paths and crusade relics, which are actually good items, so that's not OK, as for me. Perhaps they've patched some of it, can't say, because I haven't tracked that.
My issue with it had been the learning curve. It's horribly balance and take a awhile to figure out building the right layout in town and which units to stack. For the live of God I want to trade in useless crap units.
Amazing game. Because bugs 9/10. 50$ for this is a steal in this day and age where corporate greed is the name of the game.
You should do a full story recap of each act :)
What I might need to do is figure out which classes synergize best with each mythic path. I'm playing a bard/dragon disciple for Azata and that is going well. But What would I do for Aeon? Cav?
But its good to know the game held up for you after so many hours!
Brown fur Transmutter is still my favorite character. It is my go to. 2 mythic choices and you have a 1 a day buffs for the whole party. Turning Most buffs into 24 hour buffs makes everything so much less annoying. And the brown fur ability to turn a lot of self only buffs into target buffs is huge with that. I know most people who say use it as a mercenary, but, I love it as my primary character because I can still make a strong nuker even being the dedicated buffer.
650 hours is one hell of an investment. Finished 2 playthroughs at launch myself and gonna wait for dlc before hitting it again
Let me say you convinced me in buying and enjoy this experience. I hoped you`d reviewed Tormento: tides of Numunera as well, please do it, it`s unique game experience;)
I did years ago yeah
10/10 Would have another debate with friends about how... 'vigorous' camelia's invisibility potion antics would have to be before the invisibility was broken.
I'm sitting at 438hrs now (though a few of those are probably idle) and the thing that keeps me coming back is the rewarding nature of Core difficulty, and wanting to see all the Mythic paths.
Outside of a few encounters that require more cheese than strats (looking at you Playful Darkness), almost every encounter on Core felt like a strategic battle and was really fun. I almost regret 'wasting' 60ish hours on my first playthrough on Story difficulty as a Lich - since so much of that kit is really rewarding on higher difficulties.
I still have likely clocked more hours in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 than I have in any of the Pathfinder games, but I really enjoy the mechanics and their implementation here. The story is pretty good, and was fun and surprising in spots, but the companions still need a little work IMO. They're not bad - don't get me wrong - but most of them could use a little bit more work on the writing side.
For my own personal scale I'd rate companions like this: Mass Effect > Dragon Age > Baldur's Gate (1 and 2) > Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous > Pathfinder: Kingmaker.
Baldur's Gate may not have had the most robust companion roster, or the most interesting side quests, but it did have Minsc - quite probably my favorite NPC of all time. Both the writers, and the voice actor, knocked that one out of the park.
Baldur's Gate also had Viconia .. and um, that was a favorite NPC for lots of other reasons I'd rather not get into.
these paths and mythic paths sound so cool, im defo trying this after my 5th playthrough of bg3 and my first dos2 playthrough lol
Wow, a monumental effort. I'm still on pathfinder kingmaker lmao
very good video, thanks
I say GOTY 100%. It's on Divinity OS2 level. Replay value, immensive story, unique choices, level system, complexity and god like music like the Aeon Theme. I can't even think of one game that deserves the GOTY award more then P:WotR. (It probably won't win, since CRPG are a less mainstream genre, but it fully deserves it)
The moving map mechnic was really cool but it bugged the Turn Based Combat so much. Sometimes, my guys would just randomly run in some weird direction because they didn't know what to do.
Top of my buy list right now. Need to clear 2 or 3 off my backlog before purchase.
Super cool video man! I respect the amount of energy and work it took to finish this game multiple times. I have a question:
Does turning off the crusade mode affect the game like it did in Kingmaker? Turning the kingdom mode off nearly broke my first playthrough. However, whereas I enjoyed the kingdom mode eventually, I really, REALLY hate the crusade mode to the point that I don’t even enjoy playing the game anymore just because I have to slog through it. It’s a shame because I absolutely love the rest of the game and I want to play it. So I’m considering getting rid of the crusade management all together, but I fear it will break my playthrough.
Thank you for your time and your hardwork! Good day to you
Turning it off can cause problems with mythic paths that require you to complete events at the crusade table, and the secret ending which requires events at the table. Otherwise no, it's usually fine, and I believe they've been addressing the mythic path issues at least
@@MortismalGaming Thanks a lot for your answer!!
This is coming out for PS4 in about 6 weeks. Looking forward to it! Enjoyed Kingmaker (not really the kingdom management, though.)
So would you say that with this game or even Pillars of Eternity 2 both having turn base would that make it easier to pick a class that may be seen as harder when not using pause combat?
I'm loving this game. Currently 13th level Angel Path. I mostly play on Normal. Yeah, I guess I don't like my ass getting handed to me too much. I also turned off the crusader army auto. I tried it, didn't get it, and read it could be tedious. I'm thinking that when I finish this game (and give it a LONG break) I might start it up again for the Lich evil path and try the whole thing with new PCs and the crusader mode fully intact and even a higher difficulty.
Thinking about starting this after I finally finish PoE, I have played d&d 5e and other cRPGs, but not pathfinder. A little daunted by the learning curve, but I am excited to start it. I've seen people recommending some mods even for first time players, do you have any mod recommendations or would you say stick to the base game for a beginner? Thanks, love your channel by the way!
I think it's better to stick the base game, but Toybox does basically everything you'd need.
ill put it on my wishlist! after i saw warhammer fest and the reveal of rogue trader, tho after watching your review i understand ive missed out
OMG dude, I didn't realise when you said 100% you meant completing ALL achievements! I thought you meant just completing the game. You even completed it on unfair! I have 650+ hrs on Wraith and I am only 14% completion , currently in Act 3 on Core difficulty. Huge respect to you for 100%. Did you have to do like 4 or 5 complete runs from start to finish to get all of these achievements? I've done around 12 different runs but seem to always restart my run after Act 2 because I either missed something (failed a quest) or wasn't happy with my class or party makeup..
Its been forever I dont remember exactly, I think it was like 8-10 full playthroughs and a ton of save scumming
Great vid as always, but you mentioned pre-buffs existence without critiquing it. With it, you either faceroll combat or you dont. Pre-buffing hijacks traditional rpg build identity as in Pathfinder builds are just ways to stack roll modifiers, since there is no gameplay difference. No reactions mean no gameplay, and as a result all you can do in Pathfinder, is learn Pathfinder. Video games should be more interactive than that. Infinity engine games did it well by having it all done faster, and Pillars absolutely perfected it.
As a counter point, IDK if its appropriate to criticize Pathfinder, in a review of a game based on Pathfinder. I'd assume that the "correct" design choice is to stays true to how Pathfinder works. People who've learned to enjoy Pathfinder would consider it a plus. I personally _don't_ like Pathfinder, but if the pre-buffing is part of how people play that game, then I respect Owlcat's choice to keep their game accurate.
@@jonalen4217 innthe real.pathfinder the moment a player tried to enter the boss room after casting 20 buffs i would say "you genius, the boss detected everything you were casting and readied Mage's Disjunction for the moment you enter the room".
Pre buffing work in PnP because enemies are smart enoight to counter it. The single biggest problem of WotR is that Owlcat replaced good AI whit inflated stats.
My personal 1-line review: brilliant game, buy it in 6 months.
480 hours, completed one playthrough (Lich). Azata playthrough on hold due to key class feature not working properly (Phantasmal Mage's metamagic abilities don't work with shadow spells). Lost an early demon playthrough due to bugs (fixed since, but not retroactive). Aeon playthrough progressing. Despite how often I tell myself to put it down, wait a few months, come back when it's more polished, I just can't stay away. It's such a replayable game, narratively and mechanically, that its flaws just cannot keep me away.
I love your review, it applies to _so many_ games :D
Holy heck, I can physically turned into a Dragon and walk around? Damn, gonna give this game a try now!
I'm surprised they only charge fifty for how big and well done this game is. Congrats on 100%, no doubt a ton of work to get that done.