Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"

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@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

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@macarray9628 6 жыл бұрын

This is still one of the best, if not the best, channel for game reviews. You have an insanely consistent channel here pumping out quality content. Absolutely love your work. Keep it up buddy.

@abssii_ 6 жыл бұрын

Mac Array join us on the discords! we have awesome talks about all kinds of games and things, great time

@MrStylorock 5 жыл бұрын

i really wan to get into this games but crpg thing stopping me!!!! or any auto combat like that!!!! pls advice me on this

@Th3ba1r0n 5 жыл бұрын

I will support you if you play as an orlan and talk about appreciating furries. :3

@br00tulz 6 жыл бұрын

Really have to give it to Karak for acknowledging that his opinion on the story is subjective, point out someone else really loved it, and then just say "there ya go". Reviews in general are subjective and it's just really refreshing to see one of my favorite reviewers own that.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@br00tulz 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing what you do man! Your reviews are some of the best in the biz.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

sure thank you

@xthebumpx 6 жыл бұрын

For me what makes or breaks games like this are the combat mechanics and character/party building, which wasn't discussed a whole lot. I can put up with meh writing if I really enjoy creating new characters and fighting things.

@Grigeral 5 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's unfair to comment on the voice acting of the game, but not also refer to the actual PC characters. Sure, some of the voice acting on random NPC's isn't great, but the vast majority of the voices you do come across are phenomenal. In particular, the deities as you mentioned, but also the party themselves. They went with a well known group of voice actors for the party and it shows there at the very least. Plus, you know, Matt Mercer has to be one of the best voice actors around.

@paulh7122 6 жыл бұрын

The reference to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where Frank Reynolds (Danny Devito) was sewn into a couch was golden!

@sungmintamayo8702 6 жыл бұрын

Kind of surprising that you didn't like the voice acting as much. I totally can see what you are saying about the inconsistencies, however I felt that for me the companions and main characters really sold me well for the VO. I suppose its a quantity vs quality thing. For me, having every dialogue line voice acted was totally worth it even if it wasn't all perfect.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

well I don't find it surprising that you didn't mind the voice acting.

@sungmintamayo8702 6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough :D Thanks for the review! 1 more thing: Did you feel like the story served a sort of Witcher 3 esque skeletal structure to help you navigate the world?

@garychat3480 6 жыл бұрын

It blew my mind that Matt Mercer was both Aloth and Eder. Insane range on that lad.

@JCTiggs1 6 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that this game has so many performance issues considering the world is basically 2d art.

@TubularToob 6 жыл бұрын

Great review as always man. Thanks for always putting in the time and effort for these

@noctoi 6 жыл бұрын

OMG your descriptions of items you review! Had me thoroughly hooked by focusing on relevant points of the game while having me laughing so hard I was worried I’d scare the customers waiting in the next room. Loved your review. Subscribed 😀

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@brianogilby7220 6 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to buy this one. Never been dissapointed by an Obsidian game including the great Pillars Of Eternity and after seeing Playthroughs of POE 2 Im really looking forward to playing this sequel. Seems even better then Pillars 1.

@robinjohansson4892 6 жыл бұрын

I have heard that one complaint on the first one was the loading times. Have they improved this time around?

@TheBoxingCannabyte 5 жыл бұрын

This, fallout 4 and dragon age are consuming my life. Barely tapped into the Witcher 3 because I want to give that all my attention

@diwashshrestha4996 6 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for your Review on poe2:deadfire and finally got it.

@Julian-cn1ey 6 жыл бұрын

Woo, review! Cannot wait to get home from work today and play! Game looks amazing! Paladin/Cipher MC here I come!

@patricklapinski1526 6 жыл бұрын

Lee Thun im running paladin chanter. Ultimate front dps and buff support here i come

@Macfierce1 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for always doing awesome reviews. Whenever i consider buying a title i first check to see if you've reviewed it and your input goes into my decision on whether or not to buy quite a bit! And whenever i consider buying a game and find that you haven't reviewed it, I get annoyed. lol.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@robintirkey8047 6 жыл бұрын

Did you talk about save game transfer from 1st game, or have i missed it...??

@Jeffmetal42 6 жыл бұрын

wow, and the circle is complete. I first found your channel from your original PoEt review. As expected, your review was legit! Cheers man!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

lol what comes around...well comes around

@RattlesnakeTequila 6 жыл бұрын

how are the load times? are they improved compared to the first one?.

@littledrummerofDEATH 6 жыл бұрын

ACG, You truly are the King and Lord of Reviews. Always entertaining and incredibly helpful. So excited to get my hands on this game finally. Looks like a lot of fun. Huge fan of the original.

@eiadtarabulsi 6 жыл бұрын

As a fan of the original Pillars of Eternity, I was eagerly anticipating the release of Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire. Fortunately, the sequel doesn't disappoint. Having said that, I look forward to buying the game at some point. Thanks as always Karak!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@towballbamford575 5 жыл бұрын

Is the new pillars turn based or like diablo?

@gordlord561 6 жыл бұрын

Damn great review! I'm definitely getting it since I can never get enough of these Baldurs gate style RPGs, this is probably one of my favorite reviews by you along with the Battletech Review!

@GeeGe. 6 жыл бұрын

cRPG is the term you're looking for.

@IcePrinceYuki1 6 жыл бұрын

Never heard of crpg but i have heard of baldurs gate style

@Jeff-qm4ci 6 жыл бұрын

look it up

@m.thorton9305 6 жыл бұрын

its called RTwP (real time with pausing) as far as i know

@slugonion 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I prefer baldurs gate style, as it IS The Godfather of games alike to it.

@larzy5249 6 жыл бұрын

Hey ACG just wanted to say your content is awesome, been enjoyin reviews for some time. Keep up the quality,! And objectiveness we all appreciate. 🐸

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thank you

@CraisonBailum 5 жыл бұрын

One of the most meaningful subscribes of the past several years. AMAZING CONTENT ! Thank you so much !

@imopman 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent review , you backed up your points with examples and gave a detailed unbiased report . - Subscribed !

@matthewcharles9813 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate in your reviews stating when something is a fact of the game or a personal opinion. Not a lot of professionals can understand something is good even if they don't like it. (Your examples about the story and others opinions of it.) I feel this is a good skill as a reviewer. Thank you and keep up the awesome work dude.

@aaronsmith600 6 жыл бұрын

The effing reference to "It's Always Sunny".... Dude. I lost my shit on that!

@seanloughran6714 6 жыл бұрын

How were the difficulty spikes? The first one would have you get to the last boss in the dungeon who would one shot you. Then you'd have to go back, level up a few levels, then crush all enemies till a decent fight with the boss.

@MeldinX2 6 жыл бұрын

In this game you can acually see the skull icons on location and some enemies. More skulls= harder. And if the skulls are red they are alot higher level then you.

@Hey_Fab 6 жыл бұрын

interesting! Thanks for information.

@austintse5719 6 жыл бұрын

There are level scaling options when you start a new game. You can scale up only or up and down for all fights or only story path. Scaling up only solves the problem of being overpowered if you do every quest and fight everything.

@seanloughran6714 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the reply! That actually helps and I won't randomly get killed by a bear without knowing its going to crush me.

@rjpogi1 6 жыл бұрын

ACG will i enjoy the this one if i have not finished the first game?

@g-rated3514 6 жыл бұрын

Great honest review where your points all are well justified. Thanks for what you do!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@timezone8639 6 жыл бұрын

Great review. Answered questions other reviews didn't.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@RM_3D 6 жыл бұрын

gotta love the Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference xD

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

@Alessandro90933 6 жыл бұрын

I ve just started to play it and it reminds me a lot Tides of Numenera.

@Redsebt 6 жыл бұрын

You can always count on Karak from ACG bringing it to ya' moisty ears

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

lol

@thefruch7588 6 жыл бұрын

and if you like it...meh drop a like....i literally do the meh everytime

@alessimc 6 жыл бұрын

There's just so much exploration it's hard to even keep track of what your main goal is. I'm just going from island to island, going through my journal trying to complete as much as possible. So I agree that the story isn't the greatest, but still a fantastic game.

@gungster911 5 жыл бұрын

Dude...really? Just fucking press J and read a couple lines

@lucasstruna3962 6 жыл бұрын

when is the console release?

@cmazzeno 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this review to see if I should buy this game or divinity original sin 2

@WifeWatches 6 жыл бұрын

Are you going to review divinity original sin 2

@aozgolo 6 жыл бұрын

Great review. I backed both PoE1 and PoE2 so I have both games yet never managed to finish the first game. I guess I just never felt rushed to do so, but I think it would be good for me to go back and play through all of that game first and continue on into Deadfire, it sounds like giving Obsidian a little time to iron out some issues, as well as for maybe 1 or 2 of the planned expansions/dlcs to come out (whatever they are) would be good.

@fergerdergerson4796 6 жыл бұрын

You're the best reviewer. Thank you for the awesome videos!

@halofan117halofan6 6 жыл бұрын

Do I need to play the 1st game 4 this one

@wille514 6 жыл бұрын

Those footsteps sfx will drive me insane

@EldritchDwarf6267 6 жыл бұрын

Will you do a review of Frostpunk?

@halofan117halofan6 6 жыл бұрын

The price should drop since its steam right?

@Valkirth 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video,never tried the pillars games yet which as a crpg fan is surprising,will definitely grab both.

@Section8dc 6 жыл бұрын

Damn dune references, I think I like you even more karak lol. I also have got to appreciate your knowledge of music cuz it is amazing, you are the only one who goes in depth about the music.

@alexl.8748 6 жыл бұрын

one of the best reviewers in youtube by far! in depth, and precise. ur the best ACG!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

appreciate it

@MarcoLongoMusic 6 жыл бұрын

You gained my total trust review after review. You're my main reference for games, alongside Red Letter Media for movies.

@MajorBashir2 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your informative and intensive review.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@halofan117halofan6 6 жыл бұрын

Do I need to play the 1st one to play the 2nd?

@ethanr.4176 6 жыл бұрын

the danny devito line hahaha

@fromfin90 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the review and helping me decide if to buy

@matternicuss 6 жыл бұрын

Great review as always ACG. Did you ever get around to playing/reviewing Divinity Original Sin 2? I loved the first game, and actually preferred it to Pillars. Wonder how the two sequels stack up to one another in your eyes ;)

@kingpickle3712 5 жыл бұрын

Best reviews ever. Don't always agree but you are top notch by far and the only person I watch for reviews.

@bumblbee1200 6 жыл бұрын

Great review, I really wish you would review divinity Original sin 2

@abcdefghij7772 6 жыл бұрын

Lmao at that it's always sunny reference about danny divito

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

@abcdefghij7772 6 жыл бұрын

ACG :)

@yanuarmustika5816 6 жыл бұрын

Great review. Really need to play pillars 1 before this. Still busy with battletech and huge backlog tough.

@alevtinamikhailov1537 6 жыл бұрын

Hi. Anyone know when is this game coming out on the Switch?

@Armonis 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the story, but I feel like the World Building they established with the different factions and other facets was really great.

@TheTurtle1100 6 жыл бұрын

Ah yes i was waiting for this! Never played a pillars game and looking to maybe get started!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

enjoy

@noelennon420 6 жыл бұрын

Ronnie the limmo driver would love this game!

@Darkholow 6 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting with baited breath for this review..thanks a lot Karak! I've been waiting for this title ever since it was announced and now I'm finally installing the game. I've been waiting ever since I watched a few hours of CohhCarnage playing it on friday (he got early access to it) and I had to stop myself from watching more so I don't get spoiled. These 3 days have been a pain to wait for the release. Regardless..I hope the performance will be good for me because PoE1 at launch was quite rough in areas (and White March was awful in terms of framerate). With that said..I can't wait to dive in this game and sink dozens of hours into it.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@tizodd6 6 жыл бұрын

Darkholow: You sure do a lot of waiting :P

@123456gordon 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I remember reading one guy who said Mass Effect Andromeda had the best story, so I got you in the subjective sense. I'm currently playing the first one and the gameplay appeals more to me than the story, so maybe I'll like Deadfire more.

@vardellsfolly5200 6 жыл бұрын

Παρακαλώ, ΒΟΗΘΕΙΑ!!! Προσπαθώ να παίξω το παιχνίδι και εμφανίζεται ένα παραθυράκι και λέει: ''H έκδοση αυτού του αρχείου δεν είναι συμβατή με την έκδοση των Windows που διαθέτετε. Ελέγξτε τις πληροφορίες του συστήματος του υπολογιστή σας για να δείτε αν χρειάζεστε την έκδοση x86 (32-bit) ή την x64 (64-bit) του προγράμματος και, στην συνέχεια, επικοινωνήστε με τον εκδότη του λογισμικού''. Τι κάνω ?!

@Regna 6 жыл бұрын

normally i buy these up asap, but the original pillars was so long i just stopped playing it after about 40 hours (not including restarts, trying out the classes etc.) So il wait for a sale or the day i get an isometric itch but after div 2 that iso rpg bar is set so high, reading insane amounts of text seems a bit off putting after the pleasure of all that great voice acting in div2.

@killershootin6934 6 жыл бұрын

So I want to get into pillars 1 on my ps4 but the graphics seem really really bad...I'm finding it hard to get into it for that reason. On pc does it have better graphics? Because on ps4 I just cant...

@possessedslig 5 жыл бұрын

You should try those old classic crpgs lol

@Cyrus_Bright 6 жыл бұрын

Still need to play the first one... this review may have pushed me to start playing it again. Haven't been able to put my Switch down lol

@Cyrus_Bright 6 жыл бұрын

David Lo Pan yeah I just read that, I'll definitely pick it up then. But I have the first one on PS4 and have barely touched it. I really want to play it but there's just too much to play right now lol, but now I'm definitely going to try and squeeze some time in for the first one and hopefully beat it by the time the second one releases for other platforms.

@LittleNemoGaming 6 жыл бұрын

Good review as always. Feeling kinda bleh today, but good videos can make you feel relaxed and comfortable during, so thanks.

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@EpicListening7 6 жыл бұрын

Finally! My most awaited game!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

enjoy

@TheBoxingCannabyte 5 жыл бұрын

I started with Deadfire (not a newbie to these games, BG2 and Icewind Dale 2 being my most played games of all time probably, love that Drow-powa!)....Anyway, Deadfire , for some reason, won't import my Pillars saves, which kinda ruined wanting to play #1 for me at the moment (when given both games at once, I kinda wanted to play the Isometric RPG with the nicest graphics and most refined combat system of any of the Infinity Engine games. Absolutely in love with this game!) That said, I love the classic setting of Pillars 1, but i think allowing you to Captain a vessel in Pillars 2 was fucking brilliant.

@Aquelll 6 жыл бұрын

There are some places where characters change accent to be sarcastinc or make fun of someone... Also Aloth changes accent totally at the middle of discussion because he is awakened and he has his soul's pretty annoying earlier incarnation, Iselmyr living inside of him. Remember that froim PoE1? :)

@pranakhan 6 жыл бұрын

Lol, "Just sew me in the couch!" Devito

@RickLag8514 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, great review Karak! Hope your doing well my man!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@Necreon021 6 жыл бұрын

I want a game like this set in the old world of Warhammer fantasy.

@joearnold6881 6 жыл бұрын

Oh I never finished the 1st! I loved it but got distracted. I want to go back... but I have so little time and so many games I’ve wanted to play

@Eeroo94 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, Karak

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

sure

@archie592 6 жыл бұрын

Never played a CRPG before but are they easy to get into? This game looks really interesting :)

@coryv5679 6 жыл бұрын

Watching this makes me want to play Dragon Age.

@CodeMorseMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Origins or after?

@ahojahojish 5 жыл бұрын

Morseman Origins was a masterpiece. Holds a special place in my heart. The latter games didnt grip me. It went away from deep rpg to more of a actiom rpg which I dont like except for mass effect

@IGVGameplayreviews 6 жыл бұрын

Still have to play Pillars 1 :(

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

its a good game you should!

@Tom-sr6hd 6 жыл бұрын

same i got it about a week ago

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

oh and spread the word!

@CadusBane 6 жыл бұрын

Got it during after Christmas sale. Still have play it myself. May move to top of backlog now.

@mp7311 6 жыл бұрын

Disconnected from the world? Each characters story is grounded into the current events. Some characters stories are even almost integral to the main campaign. The characters communicate with each other during dialogue often. Yes they characters are optional and you don't have to use them but your understanding and depth of the game will suffer because of it.

@pierrehakim1399 6 жыл бұрын

was waiting for this game not dissapointed

@Mathmachine 6 жыл бұрын

I've been noticing over the past few years that Obsidian games have gone from universal praise for the story, to being pretty debatable (like said here, personal opinions being different) if they're good or meh. Wonder what's happening with that.

@miraj6272 6 жыл бұрын

Tyranny imo was great. Too short but great.

@ntt996 6 жыл бұрын

Mathmachine I think it is just the standards of players that keep increasing in general, but i could be wrong.

@cyco7229 6 жыл бұрын

I believe their best writer left, no?

@lucasluna1699 6 жыл бұрын

That's because most of their team post NV is not at Obsidian anymore.

@Perchumovic 6 жыл бұрын

Although the first one was very well written, I still wouldn't say the story was its strongest point. I guess that's just how it goes with all these generic hero's journey stories. Still to be fair, Obsidian has some top notch writers compared to the garbage that modern writers in the medium pass for plots.

@cgordon5745 5 жыл бұрын

That line about Danny (The Dwarf) DiVito! ha ha haaa. Brilliant

@vasdklwje 6 жыл бұрын

How does this game compare to DOS2?

@Sm0lkin 6 жыл бұрын

The way you say paladin was unexpected=) Thanks for great work, as always=)!

@marabo12 6 жыл бұрын

I take your reviews over gamespot or ign anytime man! keep up the goodwork. god bless you

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@Aj-gn7cj 6 жыл бұрын

great review man!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@ZodeakUrganomix 6 жыл бұрын

Already pumped 60 hours into the game and I've gotta say I'm baffled by how you have reservations about the voice-acting and story. I really enjoy both! VOs and writing seem top quality to me. Well made review as ever though

@vgJunkyard 6 жыл бұрын

Ah finally, it is here!

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

indeed. Spread the word about the channel if you can

@88oscuro 6 жыл бұрын

21:9 support?

@leonardodavinci7425 5 жыл бұрын

Is it available on PS4?

@poika22 6 жыл бұрын

I backed this game on Fig but I won't play it until all the DLC comes out. I don't typically buy season passes, but Obsidian has more than proven themselves in the past.

@Darleer 6 жыл бұрын

How do you rate this in comparison to Pillar 1 and Tyrrany?

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

this is a buy. Those are too

@Darleer 6 жыл бұрын

sweet!

@frydaddy1535 6 жыл бұрын

Not even a game I was interested in, and still watched all way through. This channel is awesome

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@tsukimorgan3379 6 жыл бұрын

Dune reference! instant like.

@michiganjack1337 6 жыл бұрын

I’m still trying to get started with the first game. I’ve been procrastinating for so long. I love CRPGs, But it seems these days I tend to buy them and often end up not putting in the time to play them. Divinity OS 1&2 are also still waiting for some attention, not forget Torment Tides...ugh I’m ashamed. Great content thanks.

@demo4444 6 жыл бұрын

You rock bro, thanks for getting these out with release

@ACGreviews 6 жыл бұрын

you bet

@Theri4444 6 жыл бұрын

in my opinion Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire is a pretty good game with Engaging Story, a much better combat than from the first game and the writing is pretty good to.