Pathfinder is essentially D&D 3.5 improved. The game has much more of Baldur's Gate feel than POE.

I had a similar experience. Played it twice, but just couldn't get into it. There were a few interesting locations and some fun combat, but the main plot and the ship combat drained the life out of it for me. Guess I'm just not a pirates fan. Wish there was a mod that auto-resolved the ship-to-ship combat -- sink the enemy, withdraw to recover, or initiate boarding combat.