Pathfinder: Kingmaker Review

Pathfinder: Kingmaker reviewed by D.M. Schmeyer on PC.

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[Harrison]

For the initial release I would tend to agree. The bugs, which were numerous & borderline game breaking, REALLY hurt the game when initially released. After Chapter 2 the game was almost unplayable at the time. Owlcat worked hard to get rid of them for 8 ish months IIRC, for the most part they succeeded. With the definitive version out now, it feels almost like a new game. I adore it under turn-based mode (which is now official, it was only a mod before).

The game is a HUGE time sink folks, & until BG3 gets released it's the closest to an actual "old skool" isometric party based D&D as we're likely to get (Pathfinder is/was considered D&D 3.75 for those not in the know). I'm hoping that Owlcat Games learned their lessons from this one & implement said lessons for Wrath of the Righteous; I'd rather have a game later on & bug free, then early or "on time" & a bug riddled disaster.

[mightykingwario]

It really makes you feel like Pathfinder.

[RazyMon]

6.8, Not enough microtransactions and "timesavers"

[NRV]

This game is VERY RPG heavy and deep. With such dept, this also unfortunately means that there are bugs to the point of being gamebreaking(But the Devs are very responsive and quick to put out patches for the game!). The main storyline might be about 75 hours but expect to put up to 100hrs and more with all the side quest. Fights are hard(On normal difficulty people were still getting party wiped lol. But Owlcat fixed this a bit) and you will be fighting a lot(It's an RPG game, what you expect?). If you don't build your character and team right you will suffer, if you forget to buff you will suffer, if you get a bad roll(Which you will it just happens) you will suffer. But there are helpful Reddit post for beginner's that explains a lot of the game mechanics including Kingdom management stuff.

Overall, this game is made for nerds that are into heavy RPG DnD stuff. It's easily a 7.5 as OF RIGHT NOW. But 8.0 when somethings are cleared up.

[JACKAGHOSTtwitch]

IGN JUST CANT USE HUNTING !! WHY ARE THEY REVIEWING GAMES? I AM MAD !

[cedrikthibert]

This game is much better than a 6.8.

You are your own dungeonmaster because you chose what you want to do.

[Grrymjo]

IGN keeps its reputation of being morons. Please, never change.

[FeralMarauder]

This is like a boxer criticizing someone's Jui Jitsu technique.

[iyeetsecurity]

_"Plenty of paths to find. 5/10 - IGN"_

[giovannalively]

This is a niche game, hands down. It will be a worse game for those unfamiliar with Baldur's Gate, Diablo, Fallout, or Icewind Dale, the older isometric RPGs, but its an amazing upgrade for those who played those games before this one. Sometimes, its hard to follow and the time constrain is a bit stressful, but it guides you very clearly into what you need to do. Avoiding certain quests isnt going to destroy your kingdom, but I think they are fun putting in the time to do them. I have 122 hours in the game, and only half way through! If you want a game FULL of content, are familiar with PF Tabletop, and have some knowledge in combining feats/attributes with teammates, this is a great game for you.

[gongal]

Best cRPG game since Mask of the Betrayer and these fools can't appriciate that.

[SatoshiSaotome]

I'm having fun. Just hit level 11. My game file has 35 hours of play, but my steam shows 60. So I admit, I've done a lot of re-loads, but still pretty good.

8/10

They over simplified a few things which make some feats crappy. Example: Alertness normally gives +2 to perception and sense motive until you have 10 ranks and then it becomes a +4, but they are melded together in the game as a single stat. When this happen on other feats, they usually added some other skill to make up for it, but they didn't with Alertness so now it only offers a +2 or a +4 to a single stat. It would be smarter to take Skill Focus perception instead, but again, the game doesn't hold your hand so if you don't know this would net you a better result, you could basically just waste a feat slot.

A lot of popular archetypes, feats, and spells are not in the game which make me very sad.

[Ezudane]

I wouldn't expect there to be a dungeon master involved in a game like this.

[videgameCaster]

This review should have been made by a CRPG fan, not a casual player. This game is obviously not for casuals!

[jasonv]

9/10 for me .. this game very fun for me but too much bug .. after 1.0.14 much better now

[Cyclonepunk]

Hands down one of the best crpgs since baldurs Gate 2

The role play is Crazy try it out if youre a rpg enjoyner

[coffeebreakhero]

I played a plethora of cRPGs in my life and I agree with IGN.
the joyful micromanagement can be an over cumbersome bombardment of information sometimes

[AKABoondock]

it was too clunky and constantly going between loading screens between the map and the kingdom become unbareable, even with an ssd. If this game had a bunch of quality of life improvements I honestly think it would have been one of the best pcrpgs ever

[hamidious]

This is the probably the best CRPG of the decade...


Someone needs to erase IGN hahahaha

[kittencure]

The best modern CRPG that doesn’t bore.