Pillars of Eternity

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  1. Stendarrtizator
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    Best RPG since Baldur`s gate and Planescape. First great game in years. Just what i wont. If you care much about visuals or graphics, You have to change your priorities. :)
  2. mottalol
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    Absolutely amazing game.

    I always loved RPGs in general (tabletop or in video games) but i've never had played isometric CRPGs, like the original fallout, baldur's gate and etc, until i've played Wasteland 2. And the playstyle got me in love from it. The amount of choices, the similarity with the tabletop RPG narrative, the challenging complexity of the game and, yet, rewarding    Absolutely amazing game.

    I always loved RPGs in general (tabletop or in video games) but i've never had played isometric CRPGs, like the original fallout, baldur's gate and etc, until i've played Wasteland 2. And the playstyle got me in love from it. The amount of choices, the similarity with the tabletop RPG narrative, the challenging complexity of the game and, yet, rewarding playstile...

    For someone who likes complex games (not necessary difficult ones, but complex, the kind you have to read some before doing some) this kind of game felt perfect... Everything got me almost instantly.

    And then when i was exploring this brave new world for me, Obsidian release Pillars of Eternity.

    And let me say to you, this game is ABSOLUTELY amazing. I'm not here to set grades to this or the other games, i'm just saying that THIS game is almost flawless into giving you and AMAZING experience, into rewarding your good decisions or creativity... This is, without a doubt, one of the best games I've ever played.    … Expand
  3. socokid
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    An incredibly fun game, great story, interesting characters and it screams Baldur's Gate 3 2015.

    I will let dorklies discuss how it deserves a zero because they feel the need to change each character's choices every second. (Your companions obviously DO come with AI, no one is actually changing what each of their companions is doing each blow... that would be insane). People can talk    An incredibly fun game, great story, interesting characters and it screams Baldur's Gate 3 2015.

    I will let dorklies discuss how it deserves a zero because they feel the need to change each character's choices every second. (Your companions obviously DO come with AI, no one is actually changing what each of their companions is doing each blow... that would be insane).

    People can talk about kickstarter games and not enough "studio" to produce a AAA monoliths with every bell and whistle, but as far as having fun... the literal point, games like PoE grab you by the heart and do not let go.

    For newcomers to this sort of game... Take it slow, save OFTEN. Relax! You are going to find things you will have to come back to, puzzles that you cannot currently solve, weirdness you will not immediately understand... etc... There is no linear hand holding here. A great thing.

    Enjoy!    … Expand
  4. hamsterfish
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    I've been playing this game for 8 hours straight after it unlocked on Steam before I noticed it was 3 AM, this game really draws you in. I'm playing it on normal + expert mode and found it to be nicely challenging. The graphics are lovely, the dialogues realistic, the storytelling is mature and excellent and I haven't found any bugs yet. It's nice to finally have a real and meaty RPG againI've been playing this game for 8 hours straight after it unlocked on Steam before I noticed it was 3 AM, this game really draws you in. I'm playing it on normal + expert mode and found it to be nicely challenging. The graphics are lovely, the dialogues realistic, the storytelling is mature and excellent and I haven't found any bugs yet. It's nice to finally have a real and meaty RPG again after a decade of 'RPG's that are really just action adventures. This game is definitely worth buying. Thank you Obsidian :)… Expand
  5. rohk
    Apr 19, 2015
    5
    Could have been excellent, but at the moment combat lacks tactical depth. The engagement system and no pre-buff limit your options during fights. Basically every fight is : sneak, position characters, tank and nuke. The story is also a bit lacking, I don't feel as grabbed as in a BG or Planescape Torment.
  6. Zorgling
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    그래픽은 일단 올드 하고 마음에 듭니다. 한글화가 아직 안되어 한글화를 기다리고 있지만 저에게는 딱 맞는 게임이네요. 오늘 더 해보고 마저 리뷰를 작성하도록 하겠습니다.
  7. wolfrider300
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    This game is absolutely fantastic, but on that note this game it's not for everyone. If all you care about are super 3-D graphics and little to no story, your not going to found that here go somewhere else.
  8. BitBandit
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    I have played Baldur's Gate I and II, Icewind Dale I and II plus many other games of the same ilk. If you've loved any of these game, you'll love this, the developers have done a stellar job. I've been waithing for a game like this for ages, pure nostalgia with next gen graphics.
  9. Ryzwych
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    Hurts to say it after a long wait, but it SUCKS.

    Don't want to start a debate, but, IMHO, this is the worst work around from Obsidian, and the farthest thing from a true RPG. Simply put, this subproduct is likable only to a minority of hardcore CCRPG players, more so if compared to modern masterwork DA: Inquisition. It lacks the highly praised fetch FedEx quest system from DOA and    Hurts to say it after a long wait, but it SUCKS.

    Don't want to start a debate, but, IMHO, this is the worst work around from Obsidian, and the farthest thing from a true RPG. Simply put, this subproduct is likable only to a minority of hardcore CCRPG players, more so if compared to modern masterwork DA: Inquisition.
    It lacks the highly praised fetch FedEx quest system from DOA and Skyrim, as the popular dialogue wheel mechanism and the combat elements from another Bioware's master piece, Mass Effects 3, where gorgeous and complex button mashing mechanics make fights so brilliant. It lacks first-person shooting mode, QTEs and the mechanism of climbing tower to reveal map, and all the things a true RPG needs to be enjoyable.
    Also, here comes back the annoying character stat building mechanism, and the boring concept of a concept plot ala P.Torment (another great failure) which gives player's frustration to recall memory about the main quest and story line. This is just an insult to all COD fans and action gamers, as well as any potential casual gamers. It diminishes the taste of all gamers around the world via greatly reducing its accessibility. It is a jerk of all trade. This is a game for no one.
    You will hate the return of the old-school tactical view from the mediocre DA:Origins, which only hardcore players who appreciate pausing the game all the time, breaking the pace of combat. Friendly fire is enabled by default, making the game too easy.
    Overall, by adding the complexity and annoyance of old-school RPG, removing the best elements from 2 most famous modern RPGs, as the exciting button mashing combat mechanics to the game, this game has reached the lowest low of RPGs that none in the world could ever reach. This is some anachronistic piece of garbage no one should care for.    … Expand
  10. Kain_Stark
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    Simply LEGENDARY !!! This is what Baldur's Gate 3 would have been if that game was ever made. Same team, same type of isometric RPG. Epic writing, excellent story and game mechanics, superb Italian Tranlation.

    I don't understand why you wouldn't buy this game if you loved Baldur's Gate.
  11. Zoso
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    Brings back all the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale Memories, but clearly improved from a graphical and sound perspective - and it's huge, but atmospheric nevertheless!
    The Story - as far as I can tell - seems somwhat darker, too, on par with the Witcher or Dragon Age: Origins.
  12. adomolis
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    This is a game which resembles the true meaning of role playing. Fantastic storytelling, immersive combat, absolutely stunning sound design and a great world to explore. This is a fresh breath of air from all the casual AAA titles that came out the past several year. Imagine its like you've been watching movies all the time, and suddenly you discover that you can read books as well. ThatsThis is a game which resembles the true meaning of role playing. Fantastic storytelling, immersive combat, absolutely stunning sound design and a great world to explore. This is a fresh breath of air from all the casual AAA titles that came out the past several year. Imagine its like you've been watching movies all the time, and suddenly you discover that you can read books as well. Thats what it is. Its slow, but its damn rewarding. The only thing that i would have updated is the backgroun stills. I would have loved a more dynamic backgrounds, i.e. moving grass and tress etc.… Expand
  13. Khitchary
    Apr 3, 2015
    5
    This makes me sad. The difficulty curve in this game is broken. The combat gets so boring. My first 10-15 hours in the game led me to giving it a 9/10. Now that I have played a bit more I have to change it to a 5. It is mediocre at best. BG2 and IWD2 are where its at sadly.
  14. Avadon
    Mar 26, 2015
    7
    As a 32 year old guy who grew up playing the Infinity Engine RPG's, I was really looking forward to this. It is a love letter to a type of game that I had missed. Or at least thought I had missed.

    PoE is full of flaws, just like the older games. The limited budget is constantly obvious. Most of the dialogue is not voice acted, and the different locations are tied together by "story    As a 32 year old guy who grew up playing the Infinity Engine RPG's, I was really looking forward to this. It is a love letter to a type of game that I had missed. Or at least thought I had missed.

    PoE is full of flaws, just like the older games. The limited budget is constantly obvious. Most of the dialogue is not voice acted, and the different locations are tied together by "story cards" that narrate the cool things that happened in the meantime, rather than cutscenes that show them. I wasn't surprised, I expected that much.

    So, is the story any good? The characters? The lore? The answer in my opinion is that they are... adequate. The story has enough to keep the player going, but is not nearly as epic as Baldur's Gate 2. The characters are ok, they have backstories and everything, but they never transcend the norm to become truly special and memorable. There is no Morte or Ignus here. The lore tries to offer a lot, but without the rich established DnD background to back it up, it often devolves into a confusing mess.

    The combat feels fine at the start, but as the game progresses, the amount of micromanagement that is required to not die becomes quite ridiculous, even on medium difficulty. Icewind Dale did a great job of streamlining that combat system and making it feel more impactful, but PoE throws most of that work out the window and obfuscates the combat through hidden rolls and mechanics that I think most players won't have the patience to fully research.

    It is obvious that Obsidian tried their absolute best with the means they had. PoE is a beautiful game, and also a surprisingly polished game. A lot of planning, a lot of writing, a lot of drawing and countless sleepless nights went into this game. That much is clear. It's a shame that their best is not enough to deliver something truly spectacular, something that you can't wait to come home from work to play.

    If you want to call it "Baldur's Gate 3", be my guest. There it is. Baldur's Gate 3. Warts and all. It's good. But it's not great.    … Expand
  15. Paulystan
    Apr 6, 2015
    3
    I think I understand why this game has scored so highly but I am still sad that it has as it was reviews on metacritic that firmed me up to buy it. It has all the elements of a good RPG in the style of Baldur's Gate but lacks a sense of... good.

    The characters are only interesting for a short while if at all. The combat is not really very good in my opinion, the music somewhat drab and    I think I understand why this game has scored so highly but I am still sad that it has as it was reviews on metacritic that firmed me up to buy it. It has all the elements of a good RPG in the style of Baldur's Gate but lacks a sense of... good.

    The characters are only interesting for a short while if at all. The combat is not really very good in my opinion, the music somewhat drab and the general feel of the game isn't deep, involving or balanced.

    It is also yet another game that has been assaulted by PC and liberal socio-political dogma which for me takes some energy out of playing it.

    It's games like this, that have so much to offer but for many reasons don't quite make it, that takes me one step closer to giving up on computer games once and for all.    … Expand
  16. Cathinon
    Apr 4, 2015
    3
    I really wanted to like this game. The IE games are the reason I'm a gamer, I've replayed the BG series more times than I can count and I still consider BG2 the best example of the genre. So I'm 100% the target demographic. Unlike a lot of that demographic, I didn't contribute to the kickstarter, as I'm wary of the concept, so I think I'm a little less biased than a lot of reviewers. II really wanted to like this game. The IE games are the reason I'm a gamer, I've replayed the BG series more times than I can count and I still consider BG2 the best example of the genre. So I'm 100% the target demographic. Unlike a lot of that demographic, I didn't contribute to the kickstarter, as I'm wary of the concept, so I think I'm a little less biased than a lot of reviewers. I bought the game based on the 9.2/10 it had at the time, and it falls dismally short of that number.

    It does have some things going for it. The character creation is fun/flexible, an interesting and diverse mix of races/classes/backgrounds and stat/spell/skill choices that will have IE players both right at home while feeling fresher than the straight D&D conversion of IE. The background environments are excellently drawn, and they've obviously put a lot of work into building the new setting from scratch - although it sadly still comes off as fairly generic medieval fantasy.

    Unlike the IE games, it's adopted the darker aesthetic which has taken over the genre since Game of Thrones became big, and so there's a lot of gratuitous swearing, contrived gore (the centrepiece of the first town is a tree hung with 18 rotten corpses) and the like that devs seem to feel is necessary lately.

    The IE games had dark plots and themes, but generally bright and inviting settings. Even PS:T, the darkest of the lot, was dark when it had reason to be, to drive the story, not just gratuitously to create a certain aesthetic which I personally don't feel matches with the "6 adventurers off on an quest" style. Whether you like this or not is personal taste, but as I bought the game to relive my BG experiences, I found it turned me off somewhat.

    Down to the specific issues. The first is relatively minor. The combat is somewhat clunky, enough to detract from the experience. Characters make stupid pathing decisions, sit there for a second or two before executing the commands you just gave them, spells/skills don't go off instantly after you finish casting them, and the transition in and out of combat (which controls which skills you can use) is awkward.

    The second is serious - it's riddled with bugs. A lot of people have had save games ruined completely by this - I wasn't so unlucky, but I encountered enough that they disrupted the game significantly. When a recommendation to play a game is accompanied by a list of dozens of bugs you should memorize to prevent destroying your save, you know something is wrong.

    The third is somewhat mixed. They've made some major gameplay alterations from the IE games beyond the move away from the D&D stat system (which is mostly positive). Some of them are well thought out and add to the game significantly - the ability to stealth as a group, or the ability to speed up or slow down the gameplay, so you can slow down to execute tactics in combat, then speed up to run back across another zone to town.

    Which brings me to some of the bad alterations. The first really detracted from the game for me. They've limited the number of times you can rest, depending on difficulty, 2/Hard, 4/Normal, 8/Easy. After this you have to find more of the (rare) "camping supplies" or go back to an inn to rest and restock them (for a high price). This leaves you stuck with three bad choices - utilizing your per-rest spells to their full potential and constantly running back to town and spending a lot of gold, using the minimum number of per-rest spells you can get away with each fight and leaving the classes which focus around these to spend most of their time autoattacking, or making a party around maxing per-encounter skills despite what you want to play.

    They've also (seemingly at random) made certain spells impossible to use outside combat, which is unrealistic, boring, and, combined with the clunkiness of the combat, frustrating.

    It's also very difficult to make a decent party from the NPC's, and those available (8, compared to 17 in BG2) don't have close to the inter-party dialogue and side quest content of BG2. You can create your own party members at inns for gold, but like the party members in IWD, they have no personality. You don't get your first permanent party member until an hour or so into the game, the second comes shortly after, but only if you pay attention or read a guide - if you run off to do the side quests, you'll miss him and be stuck with 2 characters until you continue the main quest.

    Lastly, the character models are plain and indistinguishable shapes in grey armor, the only way to distinguish one character from another is to mouse over them. The time spent on the different facial options was wasted, because character's faces are too small to see, and usually behind a helmet.

    In summary - it's a bad game which was released too soon, could become a decent game in 6 months with some patches and mods, but will never be the amazing game people are portraying it as. I can't in good conscience recommend it.    … Expand
  17. DAutry
    May 14, 2015
    8
    Update (rating upgrade from 3 to 8): As of update 1.05 the game is playable and I recommend it if you are an old school fan of Baldur's Gate, NWN, etc.
  18. BoredGamer42
    Mar 29, 2015
    3
    The story is cookie cutter and trite. A son of the Lord of Murder you are not.

    Your main character's a Watcher. You have no strong feelings about this. Your companions are dull, and generally unlikable. The effects of your choices are as profound as the Mass Effect 3 endings. The music sucks (not completely awful, but not stirring in any way). The predominant social model    The story is cookie cutter and trite. A son of the Lord of Murder you are not.

    Your main character's a Watcher. You have no strong feelings about this.

    Your companions are dull, and generally unlikable.

    The effects of your choices are as profound as the Mass Effect 3 endings.

    The music sucks (not completely awful, but not stirring in any way).

    The predominant social model in evidence is amazon lesbian (which could be so, so sexy, but plays out as women having facial hair and deep voices).

    They included a knockoff miniature giant space hamster, but not the lunatic who made it interesting.

    Screw this game.    … Expand
  19. Gamernerd
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    I wanted to like this so much, but the story feels bland and regurgitated. It may have been low budget? but the voice acting is terrible unfortunately. It is completely buggy in it's current state and normally I would be able to let it slide but just adds to the whole unpolished/bland/lacking-pride-in-their-work feeling

    and then the drama of changing a harmless memorial that a backer    I wanted to like this so much, but the story feels bland and regurgitated. It may have been low budget? but the voice acting is terrible unfortunately. It is completely buggy in it's current state and normally I would be able to let it slide but just adds to the whole unpolished/bland/lacking-pride-in-their-work feeling

    and then the drama of changing a harmless memorial that a backer paid 500$ for due to an unruly mobbing of people who didn't back the game but saw something they could get offended for and spazzed out.

    I loved you obsidian :( but this isn't baldur's gate or even in the same tier as it.    … Expand
  20. dimitrii_ss2
    Apr 4, 2015
    6
    they decided to cop-out, when crazy person went on tweeter and decided to spew non-sense . Thanks Obsidian as a backer on Kickstarter that made this game happen, now i need to go and pirate the game to get the full original/ non-edited experience. What i meant to say is **** you, you shouldn't change the game with the majority of 77,000 backers agreeing.
  21. Kapilux
    Mar 28, 2015
    1
    A terrible game with horrible combat and lackluster writing. POE is fundamentally flawed at its core, this game would be bad even if it used D&D rules. The only truly good thing in the game are the pre-rendered backgrounds (which are stunningly beautiful), but everything else is either bad, boring or terrible. The combat is awful, exploration is unrewarding, the RPG ruleset is uninspiredA terrible game with horrible combat and lackluster writing. POE is fundamentally flawed at its core, this game would be bad even if it used D&D rules. The only truly good thing in the game are the pre-rendered backgrounds (which are stunningly beautiful), but everything else is either bad, boring or terrible. The combat is awful, exploration is unrewarding, the RPG ruleset is uninspired and even the music is annoying.

    It is hard to believe, but PoE feels like it was made by people who absolutely despise the Infinity Engine games. Baldur's Gate fans, look elsewhere, this is not the game we have been waiting for all these years.    … Expand
  22. Vasot
    Mar 26, 2015
    5
    Typical RPG with an outdated gameplay system from the 90's if you are still living in the past this has its merits but for me it is just a very poorly designed game and i am not exactly a big fan of reading big texts and messages if feels like reading a book than playing a real game.. As about the plot-story it becomes a drag really fast it has a lot of cliche moments from other RPGTypical RPG with an outdated gameplay system from the 90's if you are still living in the past this has its merits but for me it is just a very poorly designed game and i am not exactly a big fan of reading big texts and messages if feels like reading a book than playing a real game.. As about the plot-story it becomes a drag really fast it has a lot of cliche moments from other RPG games that i have played in the past so i was not exactly amazed by this. If you are into the old outdated RPG gameplay and pixel graphics from the Intel Pentium 4 period and you do not mind reading big texts all the time well you should not have a problem with this as for me i was expecting something better and something more pleasant… Expand
  23. campbfh
    Mar 28, 2015
    1
    Antiquated graphics. Quirky combat interface with no AI. Interesting lore & story line. Feel like I wasted $44 to purchase this on Steam. Would have expected more. If you are in this for the Lore, then you'll love it. If playability, user interface, and game experience are important, then I'd pass.
  24. Munkamunku
    Mar 28, 2015
    3
    I've played Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale etc and enjoyed them very much. It's a style of game that doesn't get enough attention these days and I was hoping that Pillars of Eternity would reignite the genre. I have to say that I think it misses the mark. Graphically Pillars is fine and I have no major issues with the gameplay. It seems to have all the elements I would want.

    The problem is    I've played Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale etc and enjoyed them very much. It's a style of game that doesn't get enough attention these days and I was hoping that Pillars of Eternity would reignite the genre. I have to say that I think it misses the mark. Graphically Pillars is fine and I have no major issues with the gameplay. It seems to have all the elements I would want.

    The problem is that the voice acting lets it down badly. I don't think that modern American accents work at all well in a fantasy / medieval setting. They're fine for sci-fi or superhero settings but sound jarring in this type of game.

    I had the same issue with Guild Wars 2 which was also an otherwise good game. I think European accents give these settings an air of authenticity which American one don't. And there are plenty of good American voice actors who can carry it off too. It's a shame, really, as I think this could have been something special.    … Expand
  25. ace99
    Mar 27, 2015
    3
    The game has very good writing, something that Obsdian always excels at, but the gameplay is extremely dull and shallow. The graphics are also somewhat bland (although the backdrops look very good) and the animations are amateurish at best. Obsidian copied the look and feel Baldur's pretty well, but they completely botched the gameplay and combat.

    This is not the Baldur's Gate 3 we were    The game has very good writing, something that Obsdian always excels at, but the gameplay is extremely dull and shallow. The graphics are also somewhat bland (although the backdrops look very good) and the animations are amateurish at best. Obsidian copied the look and feel Baldur's pretty well, but they completely botched the gameplay and combat.

    This is not the Baldur's Gate 3 we were promised and have all been waiting for. Pillars of Eternity has about as much in common with Baldur's Gate as Dragon Age: Origins does, at the core BG and PoE are radically different games.

    If I had to sum up this game in one sentence: Pillars of Eternity is a completely dumbed down Baldur's Gate 1.5. It is a huge disappointment.    … Expand
  26. masc
    Apr 2, 2015
    0
    This game has more bugs one can encounter within the first hour of gameplay than a Chernobyl rat has finger on its hands. And yes, that's why I give this piece of a quality nightmare zero points, because the game is unplayable as of now.

    It is unplayable for me because when I take the time to play something I want to have fun and want to relax and not worry every second about if my    This game has more bugs one can encounter within the first hour of gameplay than a Chernobyl rat has finger on its hands. And yes, that's why I give this piece of a quality nightmare zero points, because the game is unplayable as of now.

    It is unplayable for me because when I take the time to play something I want to have fun and want to relax and not worry every second about if my characters might have stumbled across a debuff bug that kills their racial or class abilities or a buff bug that doubles my weapons properties every time I encounter it. And these are only two examples of dozens of nasty things that can happen to your character. I do not understand how this game could have passed Obsidians quality assurance other than them having none.    … Expand
  27. Oks
    Mar 27, 2015
    0
    I have three main complaints about the game : First I wish there was an option to turn off voice acting. It is generic as hell and pulls me from the mood. If you are going to do voice acting either do it right or do not do it at all. Second the amount of text and information that keeps getting dumped over you is extremely overwhelming. Everyone is a historian in this game and will notI have three main complaints about the game : First I wish there was an option to turn off voice acting. It is generic as hell and pulls me from the mood. If you are going to do voice acting either do it right or do not do it at all. Second the amount of text and information that keeps getting dumped over you is extremely overwhelming. Everyone is a historian in this game and will not hesitate to give you a tedious history lecture if you open your mouth (this is also extremely desensitizing as well). Thirdly to me the companions are mere meh, standard fantasy/ renaissance flair with the classical over used tropes that were present in previous obsidian fantasy games (the voice acting, which makes them sound like the typical nerds you find in a renaissance flair does not help) . The guy wearing robes and the bunny mask at the beginning of the game made laugh out hard, not necessarily on the character itself but on how I am so over that setting. I am enjoying the combat and the artistic graphics, but everything else is so so. Do not get me wrong, I enjoyed that stuff back in its time. BG, PS:T and NVN are my favorite classics, but I kinda grew up from that setting and just going back makes me feel ugh.....

    I guess I am kinda bummed, I kinda wished obsidian would have moved on from this cliched D&D setting to a more grounded setting with fantastical elements, low fantasy if you like or better to an historical epic . This game is almost 80% D&D fantasy and 20% new flavor renaissance/nirvana setting. I kinda wish it was reversed... Am I the only one feeling this? Is anyone else bummed by the setting?    … Expand
  28. JRRN
    Mar 29, 2015
    0
    Spiritual successor, my ass. The IE games never enforced an mmo tank/healer/dps mechanic. You could play with 5 wizards or 5 fighters or 5 clerics or 5 thieves. For some reason Obsidian decided to base a game on the most reviled version of D&D ever. I know 4e has its fans, but in a few years it will be dedicated to the dust bin next to Highlander 2. Too bad, really. POE could haveSpiritual successor, my ass. The IE games never enforced an mmo tank/healer/dps mechanic. You could play with 5 wizards or 5 fighters or 5 clerics or 5 thieves. For some reason Obsidian decided to base a game on the most reviled version of D&D ever. I know 4e has its fans, but in a few years it will be dedicated to the dust bin next to Highlander 2. Too bad, really. POE could have been a great game. It looks fantastic, and the story is adequate, but it's ruined by ****ty mechanics. Maybe someone will make a D&D mod for it, until then, It isn't worth playing. All this game does is make me appreciate the IE games that much more.… Expand
  29. FantasicGamer
    Mar 26, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately, it is just a buggy and quick cash-in nostalgia title via kick-starter.

    Most of the bugs in beta phase are still there in the game, probably even worse in the full release. AI getting stuck, enemies wandering strangely, and companion failing to use ability, or just some mechanics are broken randomly during combat. From the art design and the poor music, it is apparent    Unfortunately, it is just a buggy and quick cash-in nostalgia title via kick-starter.

    Most of the bugs in beta phase are still there in the game, probably even worse in the full release. AI getting stuck, enemies wandering strangely, and companion failing to use ability, or just some mechanics are broken randomly during combat.

    From the art design and the poor music, it is apparent that it is a game made without love of the golden RPG era of Fallout and BG series. Combat is just like some plasic ragdolls colliding on each other without clear depiction of move in animation and impact sound. If you have played Fallout or something similar in the past, you understanding how awesome the impact of combat is in spite of the simple graphic.

    The story is a lackluster one so far, companion and character development are dull as well.

    Also, as a technical side note, the game's min. requirement is 64-bit system, many may wonder why it is so for a game with such small map and low graphic quality. Well, the old beta in fact is just utilizing dual core at most and runs in a 32-bit system. However, just around a month before release, it seems some users had reported crash in some maps in a 32-bit system but not in 64-bit one. So, for whatever reasons, the system requirement is then just boosted up to a modern standard hopefully to reduce complaints of crash after launch.    … Expand
  30. Dafuzz
    Dec 24, 2015
    1
    Certaintly not a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate and not a good game either. It isn't even the classic style RPG that it wants to be, it is just a dumbed down RPG for a modern audience with an isometric view.
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#6 Best PC Game of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#25 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 71
  3. Negative: 0 out of 71
  1. RPGamer
    Jul 7, 2015
    70
    Pillars is a title that should make old-schoolers happy while still offering a solid core game, story, and a rich setting for new-schoolers.
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  2. LevelUp
    May 25, 2015
    93
    Pillars of Eternity stands on its own merits without resorting to nostalgia too much. Truly a CRPG masterpiece, the game offers old school, real-time strategic combat, and a vivid world to explore. Not only do you get an overall well-made experience, but also a challenge you haven't seen since the 90's.
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  3. Games Master UK
    May 24, 2015
    82
    A sprawling game in a familiar setting, and a clever tune-up for the cRPG. Just what the backers hoped for. [June 2015, p.74]
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