Disclosure....I played Pillars and then realized there was an entire P1 world, the White March and so on and fell in love with the game and the world. I played each game, and Deadfire, in GOD mode because the combat really does not interest me. I like the quests, figuring things out, the puzzles and so on. I give myself a crapload of gold so i dont worry about expenses and basically play the story.
I was very excited for Deadfire because i loved the world so much. Previously it was great fantasy and set, what i felt like, was a medieval type world. The only thing that really ruined it for me was the use of guns, which IMHO did not fit the time period i thought i was in but i could deal with it.
Upon starting Deadfire i had no idea what to do. The starting point was very vague and i bet i sat there 30 minutes before i figured out i had to walk this long path but it was ok because i was anxious to get going. I wanted some way to rebuild Cad Nua and to get it all back the way it was. I was a bit disappointed that this would not be the case but i got over it.
What disappointed me the most in this game is the timeline, at least how i see it. This is no longer a medieval world. More guns, cannons, big ships (that i can get past) but to put the world setting in the Archipelago gave it too much of a Caribbean feel and that felt too modern. The time period that i was looking forward to was no longer there. Granted the ships were great. Ship combat was a bit confusing but it was cool but it all felt to modern like the world had advanced 5000 years in the future for this game. That really ruined it for me for some reason. Well that and having to back to some ports over and over and over. That got a bit tedious.
After finishing Pillars and then Pillars The White March i felt kinda sad since it was over. This one? Not so much. I enjoyed what i did here but i didnt feel that i wished there was more. I love the characters, dont get me wrong, and would love to play with them again but in a better timeline i guess. If i have a save that allows it i might go back and explore more of the islands that i missed but its still kind of ah....meh....and I hate that.
Anyway, just my opinion.
