Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
A mythic-powered crusade against demonic forces in a fantasy realm.
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The game uses the Pathfinder First Edition ruleset, allowing advanced combat maneuvers like mounted combat.[1] Owlcat Games and META Publishing are the developer and publisher, respectively, of the isometric role-playing title Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, which is rooted in Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder franchise.[2] Worldwide sales of the game reached one million units by January 2023.[3]
Making and release
Publisher Prime Matter confirmed the console launch would include physical and digital formats, playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[4] On the same day, the Enhanced Edition released on PC for free to owners of the original version.[4] Owlcat Games revealed the project on 4 December 2019, indicating it would expand upon the groundwork established by Pathfinder: Kingmaker.[5] Although it functions as a follow-up to Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Wrath of the Righteous features a distinct narrative.[6]
Additional development funding was sought by Owlcat through a Kickstarter campaign initiated in February 2020.[6] The Kickstarter exceeded its funding goal, which enabled the inclusion of multiple stretch goals.[6] A total of six major downloadable content packs have been made available for the title.[7]
What the cited sources add
The game's setting is based on the Pathfinder tabletop adventure module of the same name, originally published in August 2013.[6][5] The game's community sent heavy backlash due to privacy concerns and the mandatory acceptance of an updated EULA.[8] Owlcat stated the rationale was to measure advertising campaign effectiveness, calling the implementation a misstep.[9] The outcry gathered almost 200 negative Steam reviews on July 24 and 25, sending the "Recent Reviews" score to Mixed.[9]
References
- Owlcat Games, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous", Steam. facts only, no text reused. store.steampowered.com
- Wikipedia, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches September 29", Gematsu, 14 July 2022; Meo, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Launches on Consoles on September 29th; New DLC to Release Next Month on PC", Wccftech, 14 July 2022 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Owlcat Games on YouTube", YouTube, January 23, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Meo, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Launches on Consoles on September 29th; New DLC to Release Next Month on PC", Wccftech, 14 July 2022. facts only, no text reused. wccftech.com
- Palmer, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous announced", PC Gamer, 4 December 2019. facts only, no text reused. pcgamer.com
- Wikipedia, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Palmer, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous announced", PC Gamer, 4 December 2019; Watts, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Kickstarter launches in early February", PC Gamer, 14 January 2020; O'Conner, "Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous smashed its Kickstarter goal", Rock Paper Shotgun, 16 March 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Owlcat Games, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous", Steam (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fan outcry pushes Pathfinder dev to delete new data-sucking tool and all its info one day after introducing it: 'The scale of the outburst surpassed worst expectations'", PC Gamer, 2023-07-26 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Fan outcry pushes Pathfinder dev to delete new data-sucking tool and all its info one day after introducing it: 'The scale of the outburst surpassed worst expectations'", PC Gamer, 2023-07-26. facts only, no text reused. pcgamer.com
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- Wikipedia: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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