Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 361 Ratings

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  1. DoxtraduS
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Very good game, I had much more fun than with Baldur's Gate 3. Sometimes there was a little too much reading though :)
  2. Psyclopse
    Sep 6, 2023
    8
    Crazy difficult but the most intense fun I've had, right up there with Cyberpunk 2077. ToyBox mod is your friend for real.
  3. Geralt123
    Sep 1, 2023
    4
    The balancing in this game is horrible.

    So you think you can breeze through the game on normal difficulty like you would with Assassin's Creed? No way. You will be in for a bad surprise. The game has the same balancing and difficulty spike problem that Kingmaker already had. But this time, even worse. You will fight mob after mob that wrecks your party in no time. The game is a F5    The balancing in this game is horrible.

    So you think you can breeze through the game on normal difficulty like you would with Assassin's Creed? No way. You will be in for a bad surprise.

    The game has the same balancing and difficulty spike problem that Kingmaker already had. But this time, even worse.

    You will fight mob after mob that wrecks your party in no time. The game is a F5 / F8 simulator.

    If you forgot to buy the only spells that the devs intended you to use, you are f*cked up in some fortress far away from home.

    Also, most enemies have crazy Magic resistance. So if your party has 3 casters, they are pretty useless and you won't do enough damage to survive the mobs (often 10 enemies at once).

    I would excpect that on Normal difficulty, you can use more or less any spells to damage the enemies. But this is not possible. The devs want you to use certain spells and if you didn't skill your character this way, you can start all over again.

    It could have been a good game, but the difficulty spikes are so insane and so out of this world that I just can't enjoy it.

    The worst thing about the game is the Crusade Mode. Oh my good...every 2 minutes, overleveled Demon Armies will attack your base, ripping your best armies apart in seconds. And after loosing a couple of times, you will be auto-switched to Auto Crusade Mode. But actually you can be happy that you don't have to deal with this unbalanced mess anymore.

    However, graphics and music are good. But that doesn't help much if the balancing is totally off.

    Writing is also good.    … Expand
  4. Egga
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    One of the best strategy rpg ever produced.
    Your freedom of choice is absolute
  5. aadl
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    One of the best crpg and best consequences of choices ever. Real masterpiece.
  6. Melowyn
    Aug 24, 2023
    9
    Lo más cercano, en cuánto a espíritu, que se ha hecho a un BG2. Juegazo!
  7. Keron_Heruman
    Aug 23, 2023
    8
    Good game, as good as pathfinder pen&paper adaptation as PK, but fails in the same flaws, with a decaying history and with little improvements respect the previous one.
  8. PenetratorGod
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    It looks better than the first game, but the gameplay is just as boring. There are also very frequent updates. They need to reduce them a bit, just once or twice a month. It's been 2 years since the game came out, but it's being updated as if it's an early access game.
  9. TruthSeaker
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    Another broken mess just like Kingmaker with tonns of worthless classes, outdated visuals and animations, non-existent pacing of the story, pathetic mini-game, forgetable characters.
    Afraid for that Rogue Trader game - gonna be another flop probably.
  10. ChiIIaoi
    Aug 6, 2023
    8
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo:
    Jogo mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  11. Sepherim
    Jul 31, 2023
    4
    Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous es una mejora con respecto al Kingmaker, pero no lo suficiente. El primer punto negativo es una historia que, aunque al principio pinta interesante, pronto va perdiendo ese interés entre personajes planos, eventos predecibles y unos compañeros sin ningún carisma o interés. El principal problema es la jugabilidad, sin embargo, con unos controles que estánPathfinder Wrath of the Righteous es una mejora con respecto al Kingmaker, pero no lo suficiente. El primer punto negativo es una historia que, aunque al principio pinta interesante, pronto va perdiendo ese interés entre personajes planos, eventos predecibles y unos compañeros sin ningún carisma o interés. El principal problema es la jugabilidad, sin embargo, con unos controles que están llenos de fallos y errores así. Además, le encanta abusar de mecánicas muy coñazo como drenado de niveles y reducción de atributos, que son muy complicadas de lidiar especialmente en niveles bajos, y luego siguen siendo molestas. Especialmente porque los combates están mal diseñados, no solo por ese abuso de mecánicas coñazo, sino porque a mayores están basados en una enorme cantidad de los mismos incluso en mapas y situaciones triviales, donde la build munchkin es prácticamente tomada como el default de modo que al final acabas dependiendo de la suerte, especialmente en las jugabilidades más altas, o el recurrir a estrategias de cheese. Las mecánicas del ejército y gobierno son una mejora con respecto al anterior, pero siguen acabando siendo limitadas y aburridas y, por cómo funciona el reclutamiento, al final acabas usando solo un puñado de unidades de todas las disponibles. Y, finalmente, si eres completista como yo, tiene una cantidad masiva de contenido, pero se acaba haciendo repetitivo en muchas ocasiones.

    Gráficamente el juego cumple, aunque sin grandes maravillas. El sonido, cumple del mismo modo sin grandes maravillas. Pero el juego sigue teniendo multitud de bugs, no solo con los controles sino salidas a escritorio, glitches gráficos, y una IA totalmente atroz para aliados y enemigos por igual (por ejemplo, da igual que hayan detectado una trampa y exista una ruta para rodearla, nuestros personajes caminarán por encima si es la ruta más corta; o se quedarán atascados en puertas o paredes).

    Por todo ello, llegué al comienzo del cuarto acto y, sinceramente, no me quedaron ganas de seguir. Un suspenso claro. Un 4.    … Expand
  12. rathashira
    Jul 29, 2023
    7
    pros : -amount of freedom in character creation and progression
    complex storyline with multiple paths
    environment is very immersive cons are : -lots of long number-crunchy combat its really annoying to constantly maintain all the buffs that are automatically applied in other games like this the entire crusade system is pretty meh to me, I could do without it entirely. its clearly    pros : -amount of freedom in character creation and progression
    complex storyline with multiple paths
    environment is very immersive
    cons are : -lots of long number-crunchy combat
    its really annoying to constantly maintain all the buffs that are automatically applied in other games like this
    the entire crusade system is pretty meh to me, I could do without it entirely.
    its clearly made by super nerd devs ( in a good way) but its held back by the complex system and low budget feel    … Expand
  13. lucame
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    they told everyone that they were installing what is commonly referred to as malware onto peoples computers through a Steam update that got pushed out at the same time the patch notes went up. Everyone who loaded the game afterwards was greeted with a Eula popup that said they can and will trade this data in any way they deem fit.
    the data had been collected before you reached that    they told everyone that they were installing what is commonly referred to as malware onto peoples computers through a Steam update that got pushed out at the same time the patch notes went up. Everyone who loaded the game afterwards was greeted with a Eula popup that said they can and will trade this data in any way they deem fit.
    the data had been collected before you reached that screen, and you could X out of the Eula and continue playing without agreeing even though they had already scanned your registry    … Expand
  14. EptaEpt
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Be extremely careful. The developers did not hesitate to add spyware in the next update. They absolutely do not care about their players. Well, now I don't care about your games. Farewell
  15. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    9
    Phenomenal RPG, most epic adventure I've played in years. Insane playstyle diversity, mythic system also makes for great power fantasy. Roleplaying is top notch with tons of varied options and approaches to situations. Power escalation feels amazing and the writing is snappy and good quality. Crusade management is finnicky but an improvement over kingmaker, and some mythic paths feelPhenomenal RPG, most epic adventure I've played in years. Insane playstyle diversity, mythic system also makes for great power fantasy. Roleplaying is top notch with tons of varied options and approaches to situations. Power escalation feels amazing and the writing is snappy and good quality. Crusade management is finnicky but an improvement over kingmaker, and some mythic paths feel lacking in comparison to others. Companions are interesting and have a lot to say, and game is packed with an absurd amount of content. Masterclass in crpg party adventuring.… Expand
  16. sythriox
    May 22, 2023
    8
    Great game, with a few game breaking mechanics that make this game best for PC, where you can get a save game edit mod.

    First, writing is top notch, with really interesting characters. It's definitely the old style with no handwalking. You'll see a lot of the negative reviews talking about how the quest log wouldn't tell them what to do next, or where to go. It's honestly simple if you    Great game, with a few game breaking mechanics that make this game best for PC, where you can get a save game edit mod.

    First, writing is top notch, with really interesting characters. It's definitely the old style with no handwalking. You'll see a lot of the negative reviews talking about how the quest log wouldn't tell them what to do next, or where to go. It's honestly simple if you know how to read. It blows my mind how many people cant play an RPG if there isn't a bright shiny arrow playing the game for them. Combat is interesting enough, but since the story is so long, I'd recommend just playing on normal so you don't get burnout. Turn based mode can help you pull out the win on some of the harder fights, but playing the whole game like that would honestly be an absolute drag. 99% of the time can be in real-time, and that's probably for the best. Also, it might be worth it to find a build guide for what ever class you want to play, if you don't like the idea of planning out your character before you start.

    There are a few game breaking mechanics that unfortunately make a save edit program sort of mandatory. First was the campaign. If you don't know how to do the campaign, you will soft lock your progress. The campaign stuff is really a weak point for the game anyways, so I'd recommend getting that mod and just making some OP armies to steamroll the map. Second, is the mythic paths that can soft lock you if you have an extremely apposing alignment. I was chaotic neutral and chose the Aeon path which requires lawful. All the lawful choices I was making was hardly putting a dent on making me lawful, so the mod made it possible to just change it.

    I will say, it's definitely same-sex leaning for romance. I didn't talk to any of the males, yet every single one of them had romance options pop up miles before the first female one. The female romance is pretty bad as well unless you're playing an evil character.

    Overall, I am enjoying this game more than many others. I've found myself playing it more than divinity. Reminds me a lot of games like the Dragon Age: Origins, but a much larger game with better characters.    … Expand
  17. Vitalick
    Mar 20, 2023
    8
    Muy buen crpg, super completo en todo.
    Buen diseño artístico , sonoro, jugable y muy buenas tramas. Un poco lento de jugar y bastante complejo de primeras pero se le va pillando el rollo. Si sois amantes del rol o del genero es muy recomendable, mas teniendo en cuenta que a marzo de 2023 se puede conseguir por apenas 10 euros en algunas ofertas y ofrece horas y horas de juego.
  18. Daermon
    Mar 7, 2023
    8
    8,5/10
    The game is very good, and good RPG!
    Pro:
    - Lot of class and class combination
    - Mythic Paths
    - Companions
    - Story
    - Realtime with pause combat
    - Good graphic & sounds
    - Flexibile difficulty
    - Lot of content

    Cons:
    - Not full voice acting
    - The Enigma
    - The whole crusader managment
  19. skittlesaregood
    Feb 3, 2023
    8
    I'll preface this with the fact that I'm a bit new to the tabletop methodology-type games but have played the original Pathfinder and Divinity OS. This game in particular improves a lot on the original Pathfinder by offering more classes, weapons, interesting characters, and by expanding on the lore of the first game. Without getting to into the weeds, overall this game excels atI'll preface this with the fact that I'm a bit new to the tabletop methodology-type games but have played the original Pathfinder and Divinity OS. This game in particular improves a lot on the original Pathfinder by offering more classes, weapons, interesting characters, and by expanding on the lore of the first game. Without getting to into the weeds, overall this game excels at challenging the player while making the combat fun and diverse. The one thing I will say about combat specifically (and this goes for the original as well), is that some enemy abilities such as decreasing levels and specific stats are particularly brutal to get through if you don't prepare ahead of time, which is difficult to do for a first-time player. As far as I know, enemy abilities can't be tweaked by the difficulty either so even if you are playing on the easiest difficulty you'll have to save often or risk losing your entire party to enemies who can decrease your level, stats, etc. Other than that not much else to complain about!… Expand
  20. jesusleon
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Really good, better than the first pathfinder. If you liked Baldurs gate, dragon age origins or divinity original sin this is your game
  21. Chillaoi
    Jan 20, 2023
    8
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo:
    Jogo bom, personagens me engajaram bastante, só não liguei muito pra historia.
  22. Hopedealer
    Jan 15, 2023
    5
    I wanted to like this game, but I honestly just can’t. It’s way too boring and pointless. Even simplistic things are annoying as hell to do. It feels more like I’m paying bills than playing an enjoyable cRPG. There’s no excitement in the plot or the actions or much really. It’s all bloated nonsense that leaves you feeling awful for paying money to play this so you keep going. - the plot isI wanted to like this game, but I honestly just can’t. It’s way too boring and pointless. Even simplistic things are annoying as hell to do. It feels more like I’m paying bills than playing an enjoyable cRPG. There’s no excitement in the plot or the actions or much really. It’s all bloated nonsense that leaves you feeling awful for paying money to play this so you keep going. - the plot is predictable, too serious, badly written and yet overwritten somehow. There’s so much pointless dialogue and characters and choices that I was wishing someone would just play it for me to get it over with. Trust me your better off just reading a book. - gameplay is tedious and underwhelming, while being plot breaking buggy even at the time of this review. Camping is pointless and stupid, I don’t want to hear these lame nobodies do caphero quips everytime I have to stop to rest… which is about every 2 MINUTES! There is also something called an abyssal corruption mechanic which is pointless, and annoying. The pacing on this game is horrendous. If you don’t have mods don’t play this.

    - combat is altogether boring and extremely complicated for no reason. Most attacks and spells do the same thing but have a different name. All the combat overall should have been modernized and balanced in much greater detail, but when you have a 150 CLASSES FOR NO REASON then it’s impossible. The original PlayStation ff7 has more interesting combat. - sound design is good and the music is good. It’s just overshadowed by all the other bad parts. Voice acting when present occasionally is mostly good, while cheesy. It’s still good. Overall would not recommend this game, it has the appearance of freedom while being horribly boring and linear. I would look to pillars of eternity or divinity for a satisfactory cRPG.    … Expand
  23. xxx_nesquik_xxx
    Nov 12, 2022
    8
    In the context of today's classic crpg - this game is the most classic. With each new passage you come across new mechanics and quests. In general, the game is worth your attention =^-^=
  24. WanderinMelmoth
    Oct 25, 2022
    6
    I love this game!
    I hate this game!
    I love this game! Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous is masterpiece. With tons of flaws. Pro: + TONS of difficulty options. Every game should have this + most amount of classes and sub-classes seen in any cRPG up to date + tens of hours of content + turn-based combat mode, would be even better if it had been designed for turn-based and ditched    I love this game!
    I hate this game!
    I love this game!

    Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous is masterpiece. With tons of flaws.

    Pro:
    + TONS of difficulty options. Every game should have this
    + most amount of classes and sub-classes seen in any cRPG up to date
    + tens of hours of content
    + turn-based combat mode, would be even better if it had been designed for turn-based and ditched the terrible realtime with pause completely (it sucked in Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, it still sucks 26 years later!
    + evil playthrough viable (unlike Baldur's Gate which punishes you with no or low XP for evil choices)
    + setting (angels vs. demons)

    Con:
    - as of version 2.0.1e (Oct. 6th, 2022, one year after release) this game still contains plot-stopper bugs. I've encountered 2 on my 2 recent attempts to replay, both times essential quests will not trigger. This is unacceptable
    - ironically the pathfinding of the party is terrible: getting stuck on terrain that is different, and why is it that when my party spots a trap I have to maneuver every single party member past it with baby steps? Why can't they just avoid spotted traps on their own, if it is possible?
    - the puzzles! They SUCK and are a waste of time!
    - the crusades system feels just as tacked on as Kingmaker's kingdom management
    - crusade system turned on "automode" will lock you out of certain mythic paths (eg Lich)
    - controls are not precise (turn based mode), lacks an undo function. This is due to the game being designed for real-time with pause
    - traveling done by overhead map. Devs should have ditched the Crusade system and instead made the game world be a connected map like in Divinity Original Sin 2 or Baldur's Gate 3
    - too many random encounters
    - too many time consuming random events
    - some missions go on for too long (Gray Garrison, Drezen)
    - lackluster DLCs
    - comicy art style
    - very little of the text is actually voiced
    - a lot of annoying things, such as: skill checks that are way out of your league, level draining monster SWARMS (a good DM knows to use them sparingly!), and way way too many traps (some rooms have three or more traps).
    - many gameplay mechanics not sufficiently explained (don't have the tabletop rulebooks? Well sucks to be you!)

    Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous could have been the best cRPG of all times, were it not for a) the bugs and b) the cheap overhead map traveling. If Owlcat hat created a "seamless" world like in Divinity Original Sin 2 or Baldur's Gate 3. Also some of the endless missions could have been slightly shorter (looking at you, Drezen!).
    It's a pity that there are so many bugs, even with the "Enhanced Edition" patch (which is a lie, since there are no real enhancements, the promised enhancements were scrapped last minute, I'm taking another point of the rating for that). A few quality of life features were added (search function in the inventory) but that does NOT justify the term "Enhanced Edition" at all. The graphics are very outdated, only a few lines are voice acted, mostly around the main quest line. Technically the game is several years behind.
    So much potential for a 10 out of 10. Ends of being a 6 out of 10 due to MANY bugs and several design flaws.    … Expand
  25. Mar1987
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    Классная игра. Одна из лучших игр подобной тематики. Просто великолепная реиграбильность.
  26. pjmeyer22
    Oct 11, 2022
    4
    I wanted to like Pathfinder, but a lot of the game is not balanced.

    Race: The game is geared towards humans only. For instance build a rogue. Humans can max out skill points at an intelligence 16. Any other race won't be able to get the 8 skill points needed for a rogue until intelligence 20. With the right feats a human can end up with 9 skill point the next time they level. Linear    I wanted to like Pathfinder, but a lot of the game is not balanced.

    Race: The game is geared towards humans only. For instance build a rogue. Humans can max out skill points at an intelligence 16. Any other race won't be able to get the 8 skill points needed for a rogue until intelligence 20. With the right feats a human can end up with 9 skill point the next time they level.

    Linear Storytelling: When selecting "evil" someone like Seelah will step in and stop you, or you fail the quest you were on. An example of non-linear storytelling is Dragon Age: Origins. Leave Red Cliff before defending it and everyone in town ends up a zombie. This game forces you to be good.    … Expand
  27. xxlindenxx
    Sep 30, 2022
    0
    Terrible game. One of the worst i've played.

    The journal is useless and doesn't give you any idea of where to go. The maps are confusing as there are dead-end paths everywhere and there's no indication of where to go. you're always lost unless you're in an exploring mood. Don't forget to check everybody's loot because sometimes they have the key. I got severely lost because of that.    Terrible game. One of the worst i've played.

    The journal is useless and doesn't give you any idea of where to go.

    The maps are confusing as there are dead-end paths everywhere and there's no indication of where to go. you're always lost unless you're in an exploring mood. Don't forget to check everybody's loot because sometimes they have the key. I got severely lost because of that.

    The crusader mode was so bad that they have an option to remove it. I found out after soft-locking myself in crusader mode.

    There's corruption if you rest too much. I'm already at 3 stacks and now I can't progress further in the game because the fights are too hard. I'm on easy easy mode.

    Clunky gameplay. Clunky cutscenes. There's always a time that you have to wait for any action to be performed but it often feels like im clicking into the void or i wonder if my computer just froze because nothing is really moving on screen.

    I'm watching a speedrun of this game to find out where to go but I still manage to be completely lost and I have no idea which journal quest is my main quest. It's ridiculous how many times i've gotten lost in this game.    … Expand
  28. night4
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Unfinished, buggy mess. There are game-breaking bugs everywhere. Look at the forums and you'll see pinned posts by Owlcat warning you not to use basic game features, as these can break the game and they know it. They've known it for a month. They've known it since before release and decided to release anyway.

    I've personally reported 50 bugs since launch and not a single one has been    Unfinished, buggy mess. There are game-breaking bugs everywhere. Look at the forums and you'll see pinned posts by Owlcat warning you not to use basic game features, as these can break the game and they know it. They've known it for a month. They've known it since before release and decided to release anyway.

    I've personally reported 50 bugs since launch and not a single one has been fixed yet. Do not support this. Do not try to play it, because bugs will destroy your experience, if not your game.    … Expand
  29. kamgeforce
    Sep 6, 2022
    7
    First 4 acts make for a great RPG with nice variety and good story progression, the last two acts are laughably bad in comparison lacking content or novelty. Similarly some companions are well written and fun to have throughout the entire game like the hellknight, some are straight garbo and bore you to death from the first encounter like a certain paladin chick for example. Main storyFirst 4 acts make for a great RPG with nice variety and good story progression, the last two acts are laughably bad in comparison lacking content or novelty. Similarly some companions are well written and fun to have throughout the entire game like the hellknight, some are straight garbo and bore you to death from the first encounter like a certain paladin chick for example. Main story line is grand and epic and yet Kingmaker was more exciting and better written. The side content was definitely handled better in Kingmaker, most of the optional areas have no real story or are garbage puzzles. Random encounters are incredibly brutal early on (on hard at least) and you are better off reloading and rolling for stealth checks to handle them with greater invisibility or other cheese strats. Crusade system is pretty much on par with kingdom management from kingmaker, the battles are fun first few times, then you realize spellcasting generals are OP and you can just clear the map with single army nuking everything. Oh and its also got much more woke. Overall its a solid game that will take you maybe 200 hours to finish first time and the mythic paths and dozens of classes give it incredible amount of content and replay value.… Expand
  30. BoomerZoomer
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    1. Most complex game ever
    2. Most difficult game ever
    3. Most choices ever
    4. Longest RPG ever
    5. Great soundtrack
    6. Great story
    7. Great characters
    8. Great gore mechanics

    MADE BY SMALL RUSSIAN STUDIO

    So it makes it an instant classic and a masterpiece
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. RPG Fan
    Feb 22, 2022
    78
    While flawed, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a grand and ambitious adventure and an impressive adaptation of a popular tabletop RPG. The eclectic characters feel alive, though the thought of that literally being true is terrifying. In some ways, it feels like too standard a CRPG; in others, it stretches the conventions of that subgenre in fascinating directions. The amount of writing here (and pretty good writing at that) is astounding — it’s a rare case where the sheer quantity is a positive, each quest another strand in your character’s tapestry, even if they don’t always hit. As such, if you only play one game you missed out on from last year, it might be this one, as it might be all you have time for. But that decision is less appealing in the shadow of the abuse accusations.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    85
    Owlcat Games has made huge progress since Kingmaker. Time limits, randomized elements of kingdom management and other annoying aspects were ditched, while combat and character development return in all their glory assisted by very atmospheric new mythic paths and a bit simple but still cool army management system. For me, the new Pathfinder, Wasteland 3 and Divinity: Original Sin II are a trio of contemporary RPG classics, with the first one being the most faithful to the genre’s tradition. [12/2021, p.64]
  3. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    88
    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a fantasy role-playing game that is highly playable and extremely rich in content. Although there are still some obvious bugs and optimization issues in the game, it is still the brightest new star in the fantasy role-playing games.
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