Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 127 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 75 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 127
  3. Negative: 27 out of 127
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  1. maddiplomat
    Jul 19, 2022
    5
    Thankfully I have access to this game for free. This is supposed to be a spiritual successor to games like Baldur's Gate? After about 20 hours in, I am bored and I'm just playing the game to be done with it. The story is pretty uninspired and the writing is pretty terrible. While the game is not awful, it's painfully mediocre overall. Enough so that I keep wondering why Obsidian did such aThankfully I have access to this game for free. This is supposed to be a spiritual successor to games like Baldur's Gate? After about 20 hours in, I am bored and I'm just playing the game to be done with it. The story is pretty uninspired and the writing is pretty terrible. While the game is not awful, it's painfully mediocre overall. Enough so that I keep wondering why Obsidian did such a poor job on this.… Expand
  2. Hyper-Dash
    Jan 18, 2018
    7
    This game is not bad, it's just that, it's not very accessible. And it has its problems, too.

    Yes, I've gotten accustomed to the fact that, even 12 hours into the game with a full party, you will still encounter a mob that can crush you like it's nothing. But I can't get over the fact that you have to PAY money to craft stuff, or the fact that potions cost ridiculous amount of money to    This game is not bad, it's just that, it's not very accessible. And it has its problems, too.

    Yes, I've gotten accustomed to the fact that, even 12 hours into the game with a full party, you will still encounter a mob that can crush you like it's nothing. But I can't get over the fact that you have to PAY money to craft stuff, or the fact that potions cost ridiculous amount of money to buy (the ones that are actually useful later on in the game), or the fact that there are two values to handle your health, or the fact that gears cost ridiculous amount of money to buy, or the fact that you can't really find any useful gears while exploring or off of enemies, and so on and so on...

    And then there is the combat... I've played Divinity Original Sins prior to this game and I loved its turn based combat where you have every means to control your party and use strategy against your foes. In this game however... it's a mess as it's running in real time. Although you can pause the combat so you can collect yourself for a moment once in a while, it's not meant to be strategic. But to be frank, I don't know what the hell combat is supposed to be. And since you can't rotate the camera, whenever there are more than 4 enemies on screen (happens a lot), it's pure chaos. And since it's running in real time, you can't really control your party, even if there's a pause option.

    And then, there is the difficulty. The game suggests to play on easy (they couldn't bother making the normal diffulty the recommended setting). After 9 hours or so, I just wanted to get through this game as quick as possible so I turned the difficulty down all the way to its lowest setting, ignoring every side missions and skipping 80% of the dialogue. And even THEN, I was getting crushed by some of the mobs.

    And if you've skipped most of the side quest, you're underleveled for the last boss.

    But all that being said I thing this game still has its qualities.    … Expand
  3. dingobreath
    Aug 31, 2019
    5
    This is an old school isometric game similar to the d & d games that were famous years ago. Everything seems fine, good story, good characters, good options....However THE LOADING TIMES really wreck this game! 1 - 2 mins to load a new location and more than 30 seconds to enter a new room inside a building? This is not acceptable. I nearly fell asleep while this game loaded and I on someThis is an old school isometric game similar to the d & d games that were famous years ago. Everything seems fine, good story, good characters, good options....However THE LOADING TIMES really wreck this game! 1 - 2 mins to load a new location and more than 30 seconds to enter a new room inside a building? This is not acceptable. I nearly fell asleep while this game loaded and I on some occasions thought the game had crashed as the loading bar was soooo slow. The game takes many many hours to complete, this just adds to it, however not in a good way. I commend thee developers for porting this to console, however the load times ruin it. As of writing this review the game has been our about 2 years on ps4 and there has been no patch to improve the loading times at all. Very disappointed indeed.… Expand
  4. DarrionVale
    Aug 14, 2019
    7
    My personal rating for "Pillars of Eternity" (PS4): 7,2/10 - Good
    Gameplay: 7,5
    Video: 7
    Audio: 8,5
    Scope: 9
    Balance: 5
    Story: 6
  5. Piter_Ballack
    Jul 6, 2021
    5
    El juego parte bien, a pesar de los graficos de principio de los años 2000. Va avanzando la historia y se torna muy monotono, lento de progresar. Sumado a los eternos tiempo de espera de carga de cada zona. Las ultimas dos semanas era como un sacrificio seguir jugando, finalmente lo dejé partiendo el acto 2. Tienes que ser super fan para que te guste. Si no, es muy lento, monotono, yEl juego parte bien, a pesar de los graficos de principio de los años 2000. Va avanzando la historia y se torna muy monotono, lento de progresar. Sumado a los eternos tiempo de espera de carga de cada zona. Las ultimas dos semanas era como un sacrificio seguir jugando, finalmente lo dejé partiendo el acto 2. Tienes que ser super fan para que te guste. Si no, es muy lento, monotono, y parece juego de hace 20 años atras… Expand
  6. karmic_devil
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    Pillars of Eternity does what it sets out to do. If feels like a slightly more modern Baldur's Gate but compared to most modern gaming experiences it is slow and oftentimes tedious.

    If you love Baldur's Gate and want a game with similar depth and mechanisms you may enjoy it but if you wa game that looks and feels like a modern strategic RPG you may want to look for something else.
  7. hyun8801
    Nov 30, 2020
    6
    game that was released in 2015 with ps2 graphics + ridiculously long loading times ruined the experience for me.
  8. nexus151196
    Dec 25, 2020
    7
    Моя вторая изометрическая РПГ, первая - Neverwinter Nights, в которую играл еще в 2003.(Dragon Age - не считается) С чего бы начать.... В игре очень интересные и хорошо написанные диалоги(Крис Авеллон - батя). Графически игра хороша, из Юнити выжали все соки, сразу видно. Музыка - бесподобна, сюжет интригует, хоть и не так как побочки, как по мне - они интереснее. Крепость добавлена дляМоя вторая изометрическая РПГ, первая - Neverwinter Nights, в которую играл еще в 2003.(Dragon Age - не считается) С чего бы начать.... В игре очень интересные и хорошо написанные диалоги(Крис Авеллон - батя). Графически игра хороша, из Юнити выжали все соки, сразу видно. Музыка - бесподобна, сюжет интригует, хоть и не так как побочки, как по мне - они интереснее. Крепость добавлена для галочки, смысла в ней нет. Со сложностью, как по мне - перегнули. Если полезешь не в то место - тебя развалят даже на новичке. Игру не прошёл, остановился на Арсенале. Может быть потом продолжу. Игра все равно неплохая - 7|10. Читать интересно, играть - нет.… Expand
  9. RatchetClank111
    May 18, 2022
    7
    the game isn't terrible but it has a few flaws that prevent it from being a great game.the game isn't terrible but it has a few flaws that prevent it from being a great game. I'm going to post this for both consoles, as the next gen consoles like ps5 and xbox series x resolve the loading times issues that a lot mention as a negative, that doesn't factor for me as a negative. My complaintsthe game isn't terrible but it has a few flaws that prevent it from being a great game.the game isn't terrible but it has a few flaws that prevent it from being a great game. I'm going to post this for both consoles, as the next gen consoles like ps5 and xbox series x resolve the loading times issues that a lot mention as a negative, that doesn't factor for me as a negative. My complaints with the game are in regards to the story and design

    First, the game makes a lot of references to the lore that almost makes you feel like you should already know all of this stuff. It may be in best interest to watch a story recap that avoids possible spoilers to explain the lore/background. Also, the game doesn't do a very good job of doing dynamic storytelling, instead it's just conversations of text with no voice acting for the most part or reading the books/scrolls that you find. There's very few cutscenes that present the story. Also, the story is very vague for the most part where there's no sense of urgency to go through the story, and some of the side quests/tasks are easily skippable/boring. I think the biggest issue is that you don't really connect with the characters or factions in Act 2, and when you finish Act 2, the pacing of this game is just bizarre as Act3/4 are just like a few hours and then you finish the game. Basically, it's just hard to even care about the story/lore. It's even more impacted when the main villain and major plot twist doesn't even really shock me as again there's no set up for this until last the last hour of gameplay    … Expand

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Digital Fix
    Oct 23, 2017
    90
    Not for everyone but if you can see past its issues, herein lies a phenomenal old school RPG.
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  2. RPG Fan
    Oct 16, 2017
    85
    Although the porting issues affect the experience enough to bog it down a bit, they're not so extreme as to ruin it. PoE is that rare game where each of its components, from the story and writing to the audiovisual aesthetics, are individually exceptional yet manage to combine into something greater still. It presents a level of immersion that leaves a lasting impression, and you owe it to yourself to experience it firsthand.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 15, 2017
    80
    A love letter to old-fashioned RPGs, but like all passionate romances you'll need to take the rough with the smooth. [Nov 2017, p.92]
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