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Pillars of Eternity 2 Complete Edition is coming in 2019 for Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch
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I think Paradox has the rights for console development of the first game, and I don't know that they're super interested in that. Kind of a shame.
They've said it'll be similar to the controls for the first console port which people seemed broadly pleased with. This time around there's also a robust AI scripter to help out.
oh wow. i'm slightly interested in the switch version, but do i need to have played the first game if i want to enjoy the story of this, or are they separate narratives?
They're connected.
That being said it does a decent job refreshing things and even does a bit better with establishing the overall lore than first game did. There's characters from the first game, but the actual plot of the game mostly revolves around a character and his actions that occurred before the 1st game. They were discussed a lot in that game so it'll carry more weight for continuing players however.
You by no means need to play the first game as it's setup to allow new players to jump right in, but it is a direct sequel so choices from that game do manifest somewhat in this, as do a few companions. More than anything though just the prior knowledge of the world and mythos adds a lot, but again none of this is required and the game does a great job of bringing in new players and not making it feel like you're missing half the story.
Honestly, spending an hour or two just reading through the PoE wikia will probably give you a solid understanding of everything from the first games plot and world setup. You'll just be missing out on the actual player choice aspect and first hand experience. But Deadfire does a great job filling you in on most of that already.
It never had a firm date, just a kind of nebulous "holiday" that they were targeting. I imagine for various reasons they just didn't hit that.
There was never really any chance the console versions would be anything but complete editions, but yes they were tentatively scheduled for Holiday 2018, so this is a slight delay depending on the exact release date.
thanks. i guess if i choose to play this i'll just read the wiki.
Different developer and publisher, but as far as big CRPGs that are ported to the Switch, I hope this goes better than the Wasteland 2 port.
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It's a complicated case. Deadfire is a new story in a new location with mostly new characters. But the player character is still your "Watcher" from the first game, some companions from the first game return, and the first game provides a ton of background lore that tees up the events of Deadfire. Plus a lot of your major and minor decisions have some reactivity in Deadfire.
My recommendation is that if you're already interested in the first game, you should play it first because it's a good game and will set you up for Deadfire. But if you're not otherwise interested in the first game, don't hesitate to jump right in to Deadfire. You won't miss out on reactivity, because the game lets you customize all the decisions from the first game to set your world-state. And you're not really going to miss much from a story point of view, because the part of Deadfire's story that works has nothing to do with the first game. (As a warning, Deadfire's main story is not a selling point).
This is my most anticipated 2019 release. I really enjoyed POE on console outside of the load times and that did not dampen my enjoyment. It has been difficult to stay away from any spoilers on this as I would love to watch some play-through's while waiting but I am remaining strong and going in fresh hopefully.
I was wondering what was happening with this, I've had the Switch version preordered on Amazon forever.
thanks for the reply, i'll figure it out, IF the switch port turns out to be good.
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PoE2 does not always runs smoothly on a very good PC, I wonder how downgraded it will be on Switch.
It's nice to see more CRPGs on console though, PoE2 has it's flaws (mostly the main quest and some gimmicky boat experimentations), but everything else is stellar.
I'll say it : the Fallout New Vegas vibe is strong with this one. It's from the same makers after all.
By the way, I think console players deserves to play the Holy Grail that has been remastered on PC lately : Planescape : Torment. I hope they'll be able some day.
It's nice to see more CRPGs on console though, PoE2 has it's flaws (mostly the main quest and some gimmicky boat experimentations), but everything else is stellar.
I'll say it : the Fallout New Vegas vibe is strong with this one. It's from the same makers after all.
By the way, I think console players deserves to play the Holy Grail that has been remastered on PC lately : Planescape : Torment. I hope they'll be able some day.
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Does anyone know if this console version of PoE2 will fix the memory problems the game had with loading and stability?
For those unaware, during my time through PoE on PS4, the further I progressed into the game and the more my inventory became full (the console version is limited to 100 items in your bag as opposed to infinite on PC), the longer the loading times became and the more the game crashed during these loading screens. This became especially noticeable when I eventually reached "The White March Parts 1+2" and end game, as the game struggled so much that load times would range from 1-3 minutes and crashes would occur about 30% of the time.
For those unaware, during my time through PoE on PS4, the further I progressed into the game and the more my inventory became full (the console version is limited to 100 items in your bag as opposed to infinite on PC), the longer the loading times became and the more the game crashed during these loading screens. This became especially noticeable when I eventually reached "The White March Parts 1+2" and end game, as the game struggled so much that load times would range from 1-3 minutes and crashes would occur about 30% of the time.
Eh Deadfire has one of the lowest requirements and consistent performance on low end PC's as far as modern games go. There's certainly some issues but to act as if low mid or high range pc's have noticeable enough problems with it is egregious.
