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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Critics Consensus (Play It)

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire improves upon the PoE formula in nearly every way – a smart RPG loaded with deep combat, richly descriptive writing, and a world filled with quests and events.

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Obsidian Entertainment proudly presents the sequel to our crowdfunded and critically-acclaimed role-playing game, Pillars of Eternity. Welcome to Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. With Pillars II, we are revisiting the rich narrative, beautiful environments, and tactical combat that made Pillars of Eternity one of the highest-rated PC games of all time.

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Total Reviews: 77

Best RPG (2018), Editors' Choice

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36% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100

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RATING & REVIEWS

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77

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CRITIC REVIEWS

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Median Score

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70%
DM Schmeyer (IGN)
[Date Unavailable]
8.5/10

“Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire improves upon the Pillars of Eternity formula in nearly every way, creating an RPG loaded with both strong combat and important, character-defining choices that frequently have an impact on your numerous and deep side-story adventures.”

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Andy Kelly (PC Gamer)
[Date Unavailable]
88/100

“A massive, bountiful RPG with richly descriptive writing, a well-realised setting, and deep tactical combat.”

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Nathan Grayson (Kotaku)
[Date Unavailable]
Not Recommended

“Pillars of Eternity II could’ve been brilliant were it more focused. It has a lot of good ingredients—scraps of interesting narrative, clever characterizations, a complex faction system, and pirate-themed spins on the RPG tropes of yore. The game’s got so much unfulfilled promise that, even though I think it’s a plenty enjoyable game on the whole, I can’t help but feel disappointed by it.”

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