The only reason I even met this woman was because of another task I took on regarding the deeds to an island while trying to find the local shipwright. Indeed, as she told me, she had been tracking him for ages! This in itself seemed fairly innocuous, until a few hours later, within the pub of a major island a great distance around I came across another individual trying to track my troublesome companion down because he owed her family money.

After intervening successfully, the older elf that I rescued joined my crew. I once found myself landing on an island where I soon ended up needing to make a choice on whether to either sit back or to intervene against an execution. Sure there are wide open seas, with this game being far more focused on travel than its predecessor, but youвЂ™re never far from a pirate ship saddling up beside you, or coming across deserted islands but even these have resources of places to explore. Pillars of Eternity 2 also does a great job at making an open world but also making sure that it doesnвЂ™t feel empty. All roads may indeed lead to Rome, even if in the most roundabout manner, in a manner of speaking. Impressively, though, where in most games side quests are a distraction away from the main story, here the various tasks feel far more intricately woven into the overall tale. Like all good RPGs, youвЂ™ll want to find the time for side quests because otherwise you may not have enough power to make it to the end. Pillars of Eternity 2вЂ™s greatest nuance and insight is that sometimes you will indeed struggle to weigh up the pros and cons of the many decisions you need to make вЂ“ theyвЂ™re not always going to be straightforward. Which you can do, in exchange for their disdain and probably something worse down the line. I wouldnвЂ™t be surprised if, when you play as a paladin, you do want to ignore them at times. While I may have decided to set out to the seas as a nonchalant Assassin who can do as she pleases in order to advance her goals, a Paladin representing a particular God is bound to behave in a specific way if they wish to receive their gifts and keep their powers. After choosing between coming back to life or living out your next one happily as a four legged furry creature (yeah, itвЂ™s not really a choice, but it does set the tone of the rest of the game beautifully), itвЂ™s time to get serious and delve into the quest proper.ДЄgain, the choices that you make are not to be taken lightly. Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is ObsidianвЂ™s direct sequel to Pillars of Eternity, and kicks off with the protagonist of Pillars of Eternity having to make the first of many choices вЂ“ one of the more dramatic ones, as outlined above. But in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, youвЂ™ll be making choices across that entire spectrum, and itвЂ™s all pulled together quite brilliantly. Do you chose to give the starving person you come across a bit to eat from what you have? Do you give them money to buy something? Or do you walk away? This is a small decision when compared to the larger one of deciding whether or not you want to come back to life after being obliterated by the resurrection of a God now marching through the Deadfire archipelago.

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