The world is huge and interesting, the gameplay is gripping and the story and characters respond in meaningful ways to the myriad choices at your disposal. In spite of a few abstruse game mechanics, Pillars of Eternity II is probably the best isometric PC-style RPG since, well, the first Pillars of Eternity. The veteran RPG maker's gamble has paid off in spades. Obsidian Entertainment, it seems, wanted to make it clear that Pillars of Eternity II is twice as ambitious as its predecessor. Each party member even comes with two potential classes. You'll spend about half the game exploring cities, dungeons and wildernesses, and half in your ship, managing crewmembers and doing battle with enemy vessels. (The "II" in the title should be a dead giveaway.) The game is a rollicking high-seas pirate adventure it's also a weighty fantasy epic. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is all about duality. "I don't think much of our profession, but contrasted with respectability, it is comparatively honest." – The Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance
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