Try this game after BG3 - A Beginners Guide to Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire

[@Aestus_RPG]

Do you want more info on Deadfire? Check out this brilliant guide written by Thelee: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/227477-pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire/faqs/76599

[@tahnadana5435]

a bladurs gate game should be a real time battle, not x com BS, to break a powerful mage in real time is so satisfying... the most natural evolution for real time strategy game is real time with slo mo, like in aliens dark descent

[@leninthebeaniesouhacker.2459]

my favorite game and crpg is UnderRail, it's amazing, though it's not for everyone

[@SaltyCrocodile]

The Pillars of Eternity series are my favorite CRPGs. Good show

[@MinecraftMartin]

Yeah being a Watcher Wizard is always one of my most classic immersions.

[@AB-xe9nk]

Deadfire perfected RTwP. Loved everything about combat in this game.

[@quincymims2580]

But the story sucked - great gameplay with a lame main story. IMO

[@AB-xe9nk]

@@quincymims2580 you won’t find disagreement here. Main story and companion quests were absolute ass, I always just skip everything and play for the combat.

[@willr3891]

@@AB-xe9nkProfessor Avellone was on professional leave that semester.

[@herpydero]

Looking forward to seeing more broad CRPG content on this channel in the future, Aestus! The tactical depth from your BG3 videos has really peaked my interest in the genre.

[@doma7956]

piqued

[@ip5676]

Obsidian set a new standard in world building with Pillars of Eternity. It's incredibly deep and well crafted. Hell, it's so good, it makes reading the books you find compelling. I can't overstate how much I love exploring this game's world and learning its history.

[@jungshin87]

I just listened to this while driving home at 4am found it shockingly engaging

[@kalecraft8906]

I'd love it if you made content for the game. The current stuff on YT is very old or poorly researched

[@mattyb2944]

I second, please produce content! Im currently playing through on my Xbox Series S (about 40hrs in), and am getting ready to start a second playthru on my Macbook (so I can play while my gf wants to watch her reality shows lol).

[@gaigeriel]

After hearing you gush about your favorite games in your QnA video I have definitely had an interest in trying this one out! it's also on sale right now so I'll 100% be grabbing it :]

[@TheCoulsonlax]

Starting my first Deadfire playthrough and this is super helpful. Thank you for this and hoping to see more PoE/Deadifre content :)

[@Invuska]

The Venn Diagram overlap between "Aestus RPG subscriber" and "wants something to play after BG3" is probably so large that the diagram looks like one big circle instead of two 😅

[@Tentacl]

This game is GREAT - I played it several times and I'd say this and Wasteland 3 are probably the most modern 10/10 cRPGs other than BG3. Yeah, none of them have the same production value, but they have good enough production values, great writting, player agency, etc.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Great works of art transcend their production value. The PoE series is a modern classic.

[@Tentacl]

@@Aestus_RPG Oh yeah, my point was from the perspective of a newcomer who just played BG3, so expecting the same production values could lead to frustration :)

[@Aestus_RPG]

Definately! I wasn't trying to disagree with you, just add to what you were saying.

[@Martin-nc7jg]

No they are not good enough. And this is reason why they sell so poorlly

[@Tentacl]

@@Martin-nc7jg Sell poorly? Are you a troll or just not the sharpest tool in the box? Those are not AAA games. They sold really well and over a long period of time to the niche they were made for. AA, story focused, great writing cRPGs with as much production values as th reasonable investments allow. BG3 is an anomaly. cRPG was not a mainstream genre until really recently.

[@Xxxkiller101]

this is one of the few fantasy games that actually has !CULTURE!

[@kalecraft8906]

World building feels like a dying art for so many contemporary writers.

[@dirtydard4870]

The fanstasy of this game is not appealing. This world is unbearable, well developed or not

[@BoinkadelicJones]

​@@dirtydard4870 Unbearable? How so?

[@dirtydard4870]

@@BoinkadelicJones The characters do not resemble real people . Their positions are not believable. Every choice of personal characteristics is filtered through an antihuman ideological framework without any consideration for the coherency of the world. I liked the first game bit, but this one jumps the shark.

[@johnroush5731]

@@dirtydard4870 could you elaborate a bit with an example or two? The gods are selfish and belittle kithfolk, but that is also similar to Greek mythos.

[@markjs1234]

Such an amazing game. The music, voice acting, combat.

[@bobrown4609]

I always say this! Deadfire is also one of my all time favorites, and has one of the best class/multiclass systems ever. Incredible writing. Great art, stunning detail. So underrated.

[@camel348]

I prefer the first game than the second just because the world of the first game is so mysterious and dark. Pillars of Eternity 1 and PlaneScape Torment are my favorites.

[@Y4r0k]

Yes! Ended up bouncing off BG3 at release and sinking a ton of time into Deadfire instead. Finally got back into BG3 this last month and found your build and tier videos a world apart from the other stuff that gets put out. So pleased to see you give Deadfire its due praise. If you didn’t already know, Josh Sawyer has a bunch of talks going into the design of the game and systems that are really enlightening.

[@anandabagus7314]

PoE2 always did have a special place in my heart. Great video

[@baziloneil1271]

Decided to give this a shot after burning out on BG3. Pretty fun and steeply discounted right now on steam.

[@TheRogBG]

POE 2 and 1 are my most played games on steam in that order. Fantastic games that i will cherish for the rest of my life.

[@NotTheFallen355]

So happy to see more people putting on for Pillars. Such great games with unmatched atmosphere and world building.

[@ShindeVamp]

To this day this is still my favorite game of all time. The soundtrack. The voice acting. The story. Amazing masterpiece.

[@frankytanky5076]

This should be the game most studios use to teach what good world building is. The atmosphere in PoE is amazing.

[@jackrevell4504]

Loving your pillars content mate. It's my favourite series of all time. Just doing my second playthrough now on deadfire with a Pure priest(Berath) RPGDivision build. This will be my first playthrough since 2018 mate. Love this game. Thanks for the content bro!

[@chhavigarg16]

Same dude. Poe2 is my most favourite computer game of all time. Story, world building, vibes, graphics, music all combined make it great.

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

Agree. Lots of fun when I have unlimited money. Unable to find the stats though, like in PoE 1, where my wizard has all 99 stats.

[@KnmL27]

Thanks for the guide, going to give POE2 another shot. I'll also watch all of the companion guides as they come out!

[@sacerdor7467]

I have played this game a lot and I always struggled during the early game fights, especially the first raiders fight, the one with the dragon and the fight with the imps and the explosive barrels. Somehow i never thought about sneaking past fights.

[@55bdoane]

Thanks for making this. I was looking for something to play after Elden Ring and ended up picking this game. First ever CRPG

[@ygrezzie]

Pillars of Eternity is in my top 10. It’s my most played game on switch. I just started dead fire because I didn’t have a PC until recently and I’m so exited to get into it!

[@thepersonwho2166]

Decided to replay this game with all the DLC's after dropping it on release years ago. Would 100% recommend to RPG fan

[@ThirtyFerret]

Man. This was awesome to watch and catch up on how to play

[@trengilly01]

I played the first Pillars of Eternity and loved it. Fantastic world building and the overall story/themes were fantastic. But for some reason, i never got around to playing Deadfire . . . I need to remedy that!

[@mexicanmuffin74]

You motivated me to give Deadfire another playthrough after marathoning Pathfinder for the last couple of weeks.

[@prowsy102]

Downloaded it last night. Really excited to dive in

[@the_Monkey_Wolf]

Some people told me that BG3 ruined other RPGs for them, and in some ways I agree with them. But Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 remain immune. They are brilliant.

[@TehSlice360]

Played this one for quite a few hours last year leading up to BG3. Enjoyed myself but never picked it back up. Will reinstall and rectify that with a fresh campaign. Thanks for the reminder of this underrated game

[@ATGaming-bq3vq]

Thank God POE is still getting love. Deadfire is the GOAT

[@darkholyPL]

Why not make some more guides for Pillars 2? Like best classes and skills for companions, best items etc? Would be usefull I'm sure. I need to replay Pillars 2 myself, as it has been a while and I don't remember all that much at this point.

[@mattyb2944]

Yes!

[@raioh4747]

Pillars feels like a work of literature with gameplay.... and with good gameplay! the writing on this game is insane

[@whitishcougar6310]

Got this yesterday after watching and loving this game so far! You're bg3 vids probably got an extra run or two of that game out of me, so surely more vids here? At the very least to dilute fextralife's content on this game haha

[@franciscofracaro3648]

I'd love to see some build guides for this one! (Or even a playthrough)

[@IvanTretyakov]

Such a big respect for the videos that you're making. I started playing PoE1 and now 2 because of your videos! By any chance do you have a written guide to your party that you're playing here? You didn't quite touch on how you level up your other companions and how you set up the recruited member. Would help a ton!

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@IvanTretyakov I released build guide videos for how I typically build Aloth, Eder, and Xoti. You could check those out!

[@9Nifty]

Pillars 2 is my personal favorite CRPG of recent memory, followed by Pathfinder WOR.

[@vladtheinhaler9744]

No way! Deadfire is my favourite CRPG too :D glad you give the series some time in the spotlight.

[@johnmijares6709]

And I just started a few days ago. Perfect timing. Monks ftw! And oh playing this game in auto perfecting my script system and seeing it as it works out is so satisfying.

[@donenglish7572]

That was very comprehensive. Thanks. Now maybe i'll get around to finishing Pillars 1.

[@Max_Maximus_69]

skip it, Deadfire is much better and good at filling you in on the lore

[@OldManYells]

Deadfire is easily one of my favourite, if not my favourite, crpg. Would love some build videos!

[@rabeiabdallah6146]

thx for the guide . just one thing can u give us the main character build guide

[@niktheseamonkey]

Always been a fan of Pillars! I backed the first one on kickstarter back in the day

[@sisyphusmyths]

Already loved the game (and thought it was such a tremendous step up from the first game), but really enjoyed the video and still learned quite a bit from it. Cheers from a new subscriber!

[@Aestus_RPG]

A Deadfire Class Tier List video should be dropping this weekend! If you like the game, you should check it out!

[@synomuumi]

The scripting system combined with RTWP makes it so I can breeze through a lot of the easier encounters with minimal micromanagement, which I've always loved about POE.

[@Toshiro_Mifune]

POE brought us the classic crpg format back, i will always be thankful for that alone. Furthermore, POE1 and the dlc despite treading too closely to the bg1&2 formula, have really heartbreaking stories and amazing characters to discover. While a lot of time i was cringing in bg3, too effing woke, i never once did with poe, still have my save, maybe i should import it.

[@ZainAhmad-jl4vt]

been playing this game after playing through pillars of eternity and absolutely love it. makes no sense to me that the game sold purely, the game is on the same level as baldur's gate 3, argueably even better. TB combat also works great if you really want to try it. I'm really excited to play avowed and experience the world of Eora in full 3d firstperson

[@nicholaskarlsson4218]

Aestus, no joke just finished checking out Amon Amarth's 'somewhat' recent song "Saxons and Vikings" and I thought about your channel, several months after I asked if you would be doing Deadfire content and 19 hours after it drops here I see it after specifically searching for your channel. Almost ghostly in a way, lets get after it guys! Lavaru bion sik!!!!

[@goldenwafflegames]

Dude, great vid, even though ive had this game since release i haven't given it a fair shake. I tried to engage EVERY encounter like the looters for intance and kept lowering the difficulty which frustrated me. Now i see better how to approach engagements. Also i didn't know about the A.I. tab. It reminds me of the gambit system in FFXII and thats a great thing. Reinstalling as I type. Thanks. Also subbed.

[@aboomination897]

Doing it the other way around, cause PoE2 went on sale before BG3 :p Thx for the info - played my 1st char to lvl 10, then decided to start over, using some established knowlege (as you do).

[@goldenwafflegames]

Would you consider a full let's play or maybe a Seer full build guide? Thanks!

[@RoryRiggins]

PoE’s classes are so cool - Ciphers have my favorite flavor of any caster class I’ve come across

[@Aestus_RPG]

Obsidian truly innovated with Cipher and Chanter. I think Chanter is a masterclass. The rhythm of the mechanics matching the rhythm of poetry? *Chefs kiss*. The Indian Jones fantasy of mastering ancient history and magic? Sign me up! I try to homebrew chanter into every tabletop RPG system I play, its just that cool.

[@timbennett7728]

Hello I am hoping you still check your old videos comments. I am playing this for the first time and was following along with this video step by step. when you get to level 2 at 43:20 i checked my own progress and am merely at 277/1000 towards level 2. No where close. is there a setting that i maybe didnt check which could explain why my progress is so behind? Thank you for a great video!

[@Aestus_RPG]

I don't think there are any settings that would cause that. Just make sure you explore the beach and kill monsters and you should be fine.

[@davidhilbert3457]

"streets ahead" I see you are a comunity fan as well hahah Great video btw

[@Kuon]

Great guide! Do you have the rest of your seer build written out somewhere?

[@utt3212]

This is an underrated classic here’s to hoping avowed is everything we want it to be

[@Stonepot113]

Well done. This game is a masterpiece. I pray for POE3.

[@doodlejackbod]

I've been trying to play this game for years but that intro has been brutal, thanks so much for this! Do you think you might make some more builds?

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@doodlejackbod yes, I'm currently working on several build videos.

[@doodlejackbod]

That's really exciting, you might already have this covered but, is it worth trying to build around the spell summoned weapons at all? I'm a bit concerned that they magic item scaling looks like it could outpace the summoned weapons but I'm not sure if I grasp the system enough to say​@@Aestus_RPG

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@doodlejackbod The summoned weapons are worth casting. The damage is solid.

[@anthonyperks2201]

Ha, I watched this last night and this morning I remembered it was the steam sale. Got the whole 1 and 2 with all DLC for about $25. Now I just have to finish my leisurely walk through Baldurs Gate 3. I'm over 300 hours of play time, and I've just completed the Iron Throne. I've had it since early access, so I've played at least 150 hours up to level 5 in maaany runs. I've set it back to a save 25 hours earlier because of a plot mistake that screwed a bunch of quests. But otherwise, beyond Gortash encounter (and killing the dragon so I could get the loot), I'm about 5000 experience from level 12, and I've completed no other quests from the lower city. Sometimes it is fun to just get so OP and stumble around the map hoping that someone picks a fight with you. As a paladin, we do at least try to keep up appearances.

[@Yee-Haw-MMA]

Avowed and KCD2 releasing within a week of each other is nuts. I will be in heaven come February

[@lukepelton2180]

Tried POE once and didnt love it but since I saw this video I am now about 10hrs into POE and am gonna play deadfire right after. So far am loving the original this time around and am excited to play 2 afterwards.

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

If you hate grinding for money, being a weakling, you could edit your stats & money. Not talking about the console commands, that for noobs. I'm talking about manually editing the memory addresses for anything in the game, stats, money, items. Can't find the stats in 2, just the money, but in 1, my wiz was 1 shooting everything at level 1 bc he had 99 stats in everything.

[@temijinkahn511]

Very well done. Earned a sub.

[@HappyCamper84]

Reminds me of the original baldurs gate....love it

[@klasgelinder]

I downloaded the games again and will do a new run for POE 1 and 2. It was ages since I played. However I have been thinking in the past few days since first watching this video, of why I like BG3 so much. While I agree with you about story and setting, for me I think it is the incredible systems in BG3, both in and out of combat. One example of this is the throwing mechanic. In many games you can use throwing weapons in combat, but in BG3 they built a whole system where you can throw lots of other things using the same mechanic, like potions. Potions also create a cloud when broken. You can then use this system in so many ways in combat, creating tactical depth. This is especially true when playing solo, where you really need to use all these tactics to make it. Anyway I look forward to some POE1 and 2 runs. I just need to remember how it worked :)

[@Rafifcahya]

Try divinity 2 as well. The combat there is more fun than bg3 for me. The interaction between spells, environment and some elements is soooo good.

[@cleftboywonder]

I hope that you can convince because divinity original sin 1 and 2 were my first and second CRPG’s I was excited for pillars of eternity and then I watched gameplay and it looked so stripped down in comparison.

[@imshail]

you really should just give it a try with no prior bias, these games are genuinely amazing and it doesn't take that long to get used to the gameplay loop, if you liked the Larian games you'll probably love this

[@heartlessface]

Which I love in BG3 is its combat turnbased & which stop me to try BG1, BG2 after finish BG3 is its tatic realtime, specially pausing which the same with POE. My big problem is not real-time tatic system but the pause because I love Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III a lot so I guess pausing in the middle of battle make me feel something broken & so rush that make u have to pause to deal things. In my opinion, instead of pausing why not make it turnbased because it's no different to me. Gladly POE has turnbased mod & I may try it in future with that

[@MyKeyMoonShine]

I love deadfire, i really hope we get a sequel one day now that Josh Sawyer has said it did well longterm it seems less impossible. Avowed looks fun but it's not gonna be the same as POE and Deadfire.

[@Hermando77]

Great video, I'm going to start playing soon would you be doing some build videos by chance that would be very helpful.

[@danieljohnson270]

I think BG3 is objectively a better game -- but Deadfire is still my favorite. :)

[@Ebenezer563]

That's not what objectively means

[@danieljohnson270]

@@Ebenezer563 I actually think there are objective measures on which games can be better than other games, just as there are objective measures on which movies can be better than other movies, etc -- and it is possible to enjoy the objectively worse things more than you enjoy the objectively better ones. Games (and movies) are not "better" simply by virtue of the amount of enjoyment they bestow upon their audiences.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@danieljohnson270 Really! That is interesting! I've never been able to convince myself that art is wholly subjective, but I've never thought about it enough to explain where the objectivity is. Feel free to send me an essay explaining your view, I will read it.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@Ebenezer563 He knows what objectivity means.

[@Ebenezer563]

@@danieljohnson270 yes there are objective measures, e.g. performance. A game running at 60fps performs objectively better than one running at 20fps. From that, you can say the performance is objectively better. You can't say the game is objectively better because there are loads of other factors, many of which will not be objective. How can BG3 be objectively better when the gameplay - the most important factor for many people - is fundamentally different? You can't argue that either gameplay system is objectively better since it will come down to individual preferences. You could argue that one system is objectively more tactical, but whether or not that's a good thing is an opinion. Some people prefer less tactical gameplay. The fact that you hold the opinion that game B is better proves that game A is not objectively better.

[@notalefty999]

Regarding difficulty, the main thing to mention is that the difficulty scales poorly ie. the game is much easier as you level. POTD makes Gorecci Street and the digsite in particular very hard, as is the boarding combat with Beggar Winfrith. Once you have arrived in Neketaka, however, I would consider it to be the best difficulty setting.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Yes, thank you. This is correct.

[@mathiaschristensen1194]

100% Goreccu Street was immensely difficult and it almost had me dialing difficulty back, but as you said, once you hit Neketaka it feels more realized.

[@tnajdek]

Perfect timing video for me!

[@vezeveer]

man... I played this game everyday for hundreds of hours back then. My top 10 game of all time for sure. Hopefully Josh Sawyer gets his 100 mil for Pillars 3

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

All those games with the real time pause system I just couldn’t appreciate. If they’d been tactical turn based I would have loved them

[@jamescunningham8092]

Oh my god. I recently played through PoE2, and I had no idea the whole time that you could click on a specific location on the map screen to be taken there directly. Dang.

[@jamescunningham8092]

Also, I didn’t realize you had to position your characters around an enemy for it to count as flanking. Dang again. I’ll blame Wrath of the Righteous for leading me astray there.

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

Another dang it - did you know you could slow down combat speed with the half arc slider under the pause & fast speed buttons???? Default speed is in the middle. Far left is very slow, far right is super fast.

[@LordMuzhy]

I had no idea Avowed was linked to PoE, I tried playing PoE back in the day but I couldn’t get into the real time with pause, I love proper turn based games

[@andyl7677]

I tried this in turn-based mode and was very disappointed. It literally was an after-thought and it shows. Maybe I'll give it a try in rtwp, even though I never could get into that style of play.

[@mathiaschristensen1194]

Rtwp is actually really well done in this game. I was the same, but once it clicked with me, I started to prefer it over turn based. It’s also a lot more difficult than turn based, so I can see that being a bit of a turn off.

[@dedaf123]

Dude I need the full playthrough guide and build now lmao

[@una-mura]

I decided to give this game a second chance after watching this! Played it one time but got overwhelmed by RTwP, so I ended up dropping it as I looked for CRPG games.

[@ginovilleneuve6557]

I've played this one alot, very very good game!

[@TucoBenedicto]

I liked Deadfire to a degree (and without a doubt a lot more than the first POE, which was straightup disappointing for me), but i can't really agree with the sentiment of it having the best combat in the genre. Regardless of taking as reference its original RTWP version or its turn-based variation added later, they have a list of shortcomings too extensive to claim that tile. I DO think they used to have the prettiest production value in the genre before BG3 came a thing, though. Some of the scenarios were stunning. Oh, and their multiclass system is among the best I've ever seen on a computer game of this genre. Definitely better than Pathfinder and D&D with their "piecemeal" mess. I'm also not exceedingly in love with the setting, if I have to be completely honest. They tried so hard to "move away from some fantasy stereotypes" only to replace them with not-particularly-better ones. P.S. I'll gladly watch more Deadfire/POE content if you decide to make it, anyway. I'm not complaining and I'm not saying I'm not interested.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Do you want to discuss it? What shortcomings do you have in mind?

[@tmzFRM]

3:03 As an avid TTRPG player I have to disagree with your take for Forgotten Realms: it hasn't been the default setting for long - only for a decade. Greyhawk was the default setting for 3rd edition, the 4th edition had their "Points of Light"... Only in 5th edition The Forgotten Realms became the default - and the revised core books for 2024 are using Greyhawk as the default again. Of course in games Forgotten has had a tradition with the BG and NN series, but it was not the only one since Planescape also had Planescape: Torment . I'd also add that the standard for a living setting in a TTRPG is wildly different from the standard for a fantasy book: the care for language is way less a necessity than something that may work for your group, and in that sense is as important as political intrigue, a puzzle, or a mystery - things that are all present in fantasy, but not things at which Tolkien excelled at. Forgotten has been the default setting for the 5th edition, one that has seen the explosive popularity of actual play as a media and brought millions of players to the hobby because it excels in malleability: you can take a campaign set in the FR anywhere. While that doesn't make the setting a character it is a strength of the setting that makes it not only very lively but readily available for every DM and player that want to throw a couple of dice and change the face of history.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@tmzFRM It's so boring and unfocused though. It's not about anything, it's just the kitchen sink. Where is the artistry?

[@tmzFRM]

@Aestus_RPG again: what would be a weakness for a book is a strength for a TTRPG (and can be a strength for a crpg if well executed, as Larian has shown, provided the focus is the player and their companions impact on the world): The artistry is left for the DM and players.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@tmzFRM I don't consider that a strength in any context. I've been playing TTRPGs since the 90s and my games are better if the world is actually about something and offers me themes that inspire me and that I can build off of.

[@tmzFRM]

​@@Aestus_RPGI also play ttrpgs since the 90s and had this conversation happened in the 90's I'd be happy to say it's a question of personal preference. But since the last years have demonstrated how successful the forgotten realms could be for a variety of uses, I think it's impossible to deny it's strengths. Of course it may not be your cup of tea, but it's been surely successful in a lot of tables and a couple of game adaptations amongst the best in the genre.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@tmzFRM Why should commercial success matter when talking about art? Don't you find most commercially successful art is worse art?

[@omend41]

I really wanna play deadfire but I have 30 fps on my 4090 GeForce…….. what is wrong with this game(

[@Bokmoh]

Yessssssssss criminally underrated game

[@Ironstagtv]

I've beaten this game multiple times and I had no idea there was a combat speed slider at the bottom...

[@BigThangs]

Great video!

[@Ytinasniiable]

I prefer the first game, 6 party members and i like the leveling better, feels like there's more options, feels more like "ideal BG1&2" without being overwhelming like pathfinder. But tyranny is the real hidden gem, that magic system is perfect and the story is super interesting (still disappointed in small party size and lack of sequel)

[@Masked_Official]

I would play it if it had full voice acting. I find it hard to understand just by reading, cause it's just the way I learn. I also get a bit of a headache reading for long periods of time. Hearing/reading at same time is a massive boost. This is why I enjoy Larian games.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Its fully voice acted except for 1 convo added post release.

[@Masked_Official]

@@Aestus_RPG oh the 2nd one is fully voiced? I played first only and it wasn't fully voiced.

[@Aestus_RPG]

@@Masked_Official Yes, Deadfire is pretty much fully voiced. Cast from Critical Roll do many of the voices.

[@gamingvyse2376]

Deadfire hive! We are here! Clear Skies, Rauatai!

[@klasgelinder]

Loved that game, the first one too, almost more in some cases.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Choosing between PoE1 and PoE2 is a real Sophie's Choice situation.

[@Shaijn815]

I would love to see owlcat, obsidian and larians crpg take on world of darkness or cyberpunk one day.

[@lordsanto88]

I'm considering giving it a go. Should I start with 1 or should I skip it? I played countless runs of Dragon Age Origins and BG3 but no other game like them.

[@Aestus_RPG]

Starting with PoE1 is better, especially if you care about spoilers. But Deadfire is a better game imo. It's up to you.

[@Rafifcahya]

Play the first one as well.

[@Serk221]

For some reason, I was never able to get into this game. I finished the first game a bit bored of it, and I tried to start the second 2 times, but I didn't get into the game. There is something about the combat that does not click with me, part of it I think that comes from not being too intuitive

[@ruiptaurus33]

thanks, gonna buy the game

[@heeverhashiscage]

The world building in Pillars is top notch

[@dariusd1090]

I love this game. I'm hoping for a true sequel to deadfire.