It felt like an eternity, but the sequel is almost here.
Pillars of Eternity 2 has been in development for a couple of years now, but it now officially has a release only a few months away, along with the announcement of several special editions you can preorder now.
Obsidian announced Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire will be released on April 3.
“Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is our first sequel here at Obsidian and we’ve created something incredible,” Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart said.
“At Obsidian, we are all about stories, worlds, and characters, and in Deadfire we’ve done it again with a vast open world explorable by the player’s own customizable ship, character customization with enough options to make any RPG player want to make a hundred characters, and an exciting narrative that truly delivers on the reactivity that makes our games special,” Urquhart said.
“We’re confident that new and returning players will find Deadfire to be the RPG experience of the year.”
If you’re ready to jump on board, you’ll be pleased to know that pre-ordering any of the three editions of the game will net you the following in-game items:
- St. Drogga’s Skull – Crafted from a sabre and the skull of a martyr it will slash and burn enemies in combat, while also guiding players through the darkest reaches of the Deadfire
- Beakhead, the Hawk (In-Game Pet): Beakhead, the white hawk, took a liking to your ship soon after you arrived in the Deadfire. Captains in the Deadfire are only as effective as their crew, and with this jaunty first-mate by your side you’re bound to find success at sea
- The Black Flag: This flag is said to have been flown by a mysterious and rowdy band of seadogs from a far-off land, who dyed their sails black with a stain made from ground-up dragon glass. Dark and intimidating, but somehow attractive, nonetheless
The Standard Edition just contains the base game, as you’d expect, for $49.99. The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and soundtrack, as well as “an in-game pet, a Deadfire themed special in-game item, a digital pen and paper RPG starter guide, a high-resolution game map, and Volume II of the digital guide book, published by Dark Horse,” all for the very reasonable price of $59.99.
And for a special treat, you can fork out $74.99 for the digital Obsidian Edition which includes everything in the Deluxe Edition, plus the first three DLC expansions for the game. The expansions can be purchased separately post-launch for $9.99 each.
The physical Obsidian Edition will set you back $79.99 and has the added bonus of a “cloth map of the Deadfire region, an Explorer’s notepad and a set of postcards that render the Deadfire Archipelago in beautiful detail.”
With only two full months to go before release, there’s plenty of time to pre-order and find a seat on the hype train.
Shabana is a freelance writer who enjoys JRPGs, wine, and not finishing games. Follow her on Twitter.