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202075/100
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyAdventure

Fantasy

Deadfire trades the grounded fantasy of its predecessor for a swashbuckling adventure across a vast archipelago. Its real-time-with-pause combat system demands careful party management and tactical positioning, while the branching dialogue and reactivity that defines the Obsidian experience is in full force. Players will find themselves returning for Deadfire's detailed worldbuilding, the deep character customization, and the freedom to chart their own course as a god-like Watcher.

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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. 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 steel to uncover the rogue god's machinations as he tramples across the Deadfire Archipelago. Bend the world to your will as you explore the depths of infinite possibilities, including detailed character customization, total freedom of exploration, and more meaningful choices at every turn. Featuring an enormous open world, a massive cast of characters, and a story you can play your way, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition redefines the role-playing game experience for a new generation. • Play in either Turn-Based Mode or Classic Real-Time with Pause: Immerse yourself in a deeper single player RPG game experience - now with both classic real-time with pause and new turn-based combat, Deadfire builds on the foundation of classic tabletop gameplay more than ever before. • A massive adventure: Over 100 hours of gameplay per playthrough. • Play however you want: Detailed character creator character and over 1000 class permutations gives you the freedom to be whoever you want. • Gather your party: Build your party and customize your companions to join you on your quest. Assign multiple classes and deeper abilities for each. Witness their personal relationships, reactions to player choice, and interactions with each other unfold. • Beast of Winter DLC - heed the call of Vatnir, a priest of the god of death, to halt the tide of destruction encroaching upon the living. • The Forgotten Sanctum DLC - battle your way through the bowels of a vengeful, sleeping god. • Seeker, Slayer, Survivor DLC - Triumph or die in the Crucible of Kazuwari, where only the mighty reign.

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Like Deadfire, this game offers a sprawling, choice-driven narrative in a rich fantasy world, allowing for deep tactical combat and extensive character customization that shapes your adventure.

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  • Features a deep, branching narrative with player choices having significant consequences on the story and world, appealing to fans of Deadfire's strong storytelling.
  • Criteria — Strong Story is central, with fully voiced characters, intricate lore, and multiple origin stories that provide unique perspectives and quests.
  • Combat is turn-based and highly tactical, emphasizing environmental interactions and party synergy, offering a similar strategic depth to Deadfire's real-time with pause system.
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Step into a world brimming with epic fantasy and moral dilemmas, where your choices as a commander and adventurer shape the fate of a crusade, much like navigating the political and supernatural currents of the Deadfire Archipelago.

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  • Offers an expansive world to explore, filled with diverse locations, hidden secrets, and challenging encounters, satisfying the 'Adventure' criteria.
  • Criteria — Strong Story is delivered through a massive campaign with numerous companions, complex factions, and a mythic path system that dramatically alters the narrative and gameplay.
  • Features isometric perspective and deep RPG mechanics, including extensive character creation, class progression, and tactical combat, reminiscent of Pillars of Eternity's design.
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Experience a world where evil has already won, forcing you to navigate complex moral choices and shape the fate of a conquered land, much like the ethical quandaries presented in Deadfire's colonial setting.

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  • Offers a unique premise where the player serves an evil overlord, leading to morally ambiguous choices and consequences that deeply impact the narrative, fulfilling the 'Strong Story' criteria.
  • Criteria — Singleplayer experience focused on a branching narrative with significant player agency, allowing for multiple playthroughs and different outcomes.
  • Features real-time with pause combat, an isometric perspective, and a robust companion system, providing a similar gameplay feel and strategic depth to Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
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While lacking traditional combat, this game delivers an unparalleled narrative experience where every dialogue choice and internal thought shapes your detective's journey through a politically charged city, echoing Deadfire's emphasis on player agency and deep lore.

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  • Criteria — Strong Story is the absolute core, presented through an incredibly rich, branching narrative with profound philosophical and political themes, driven entirely by dialogue and skill checks.
  • Exploration of the city of Revachol is a key 'Adventure' component, as players uncover mysteries, interrogate suspects, and piece together a complex world through environmental details and character interactions.
  • Features a deep, unique RPG system where skills represent aspects of the protagonist's personality and intellect, influencing dialogue, internal monologues, and problem-solving, offering a different but equally engaging form of character progression.
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