Sequel to Award Winning RPG Delivers an Engaging Table Top RPG Adventure
on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Independent games publisher Versus Evil and developer Obsidian Entertainment announced that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition
is now available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with a Nintendo Switch version
following later in the year. Originally released for PC and Mac, Deadfire
received universal critical acclaim and picked up numerous awards.
Priced at $59.99, Pillars of
Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition features all the major
updates and expansions available for the PC version made up of Beast of
Winter ,Seeker, Slayer, Survivor and Forgotten Sanctum.
With an enormous open world to explore
and comprehensive cast of characters, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire -
Ultimate Edition builds on the foundation of classic tabletop gameplay more
than ever before, providing players with a deeper single player RPG game
experience with either Turn-Based Mode or Classic Real-Time with Pause.
Players on
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can now experience and craft their very own
sprawling RPG adventure and explore the infinite possibilities that await them
from detailed character customization to the individual meaningful choices they
make in-game.
When asked about the challenges of bringing Pillars of Eternity II:Deadfire to console, Obsidian's Production Director Alec Frey commented...
"There
are always a large number of things to consider when it comes to moving a game
to consoles that was originally developed for PC. The two biggest things that
present difficulties for Deadfire are performance and controls. The consoles
have significantly less processing power than most computers these days, so we
must pay attention to the optimization of features that use that power such as
AI. This can be a challenge to do without creating new bugs and issues in the
game. When it comes to controlling the game there are a ton of changes that
need to be made from navigating menus to moving the character around the map.
Luckily, with Deadfire we had solved many of these moving the first Pillars
of Eternity to console, however there are some new improvements to that
we’re excited about."
The game gained huge critical success on PC when it launched in May 2018 with PC Gamer calling it "A massive, bountiful RPG with richly descriptive writing, a well-realised setting, and deep tactical combat.
In Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
players will embark on a dangerous voyage of discovery to become master of the
seas as they command their ship across the new open world region of the
Deadfire. Pillars II builds on the foundation of classic RPG gameplay
with vastly improved graphics, deeper game mechanics and a whole new
handcrafted adventure where choices truly matter. Players can immerse
themselves in exploration and discovery as they navigate the rich and exotic
Deadfire archipelago by ship, discovering new races, visiting tropical islands,
interacting with their inhabitants and engaging encounters at every port.
The biggest selling point for it on console has to be that the Ultimate Edition launches with the Beast of
Winter ,Seeker, Slayer, Survivor and Forgotten Sanctum DLC packs that all supported the PC version making it perhaps one of the most comprehensive and complete RPG's to grace console in 2020.
The game will be launching on Nintendo Switch later in the year.
Be sure to check out the trailer here
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