Pillars of Eternity Hype/Review Thread GS=8 MC=90

Pillars of Eternity Hype Thread

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment

Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Release date: March 26th 2015

Platforms: Windows, OS X and Lynux

Price: 44,99 US, 41,99 EU- Standart Version

System Requirement:

• • MINIMUM:

• • OS: Windows Vista
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
  • Hard Drive: 20 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

• • RECOMMENDED:

• • OS: Windows Vista
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 7700 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
  • Hard Drive: 20 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

The game

Pillars of Eternity is a CRPG made in the vein of old school games of the same genre, taking primary inspiration from Baldur's Gate.

The player has the ability to customize his own character at creation, with a choice between 6 different races. Humans, Aumaua, Dwarf, Elf, Godlike and Orlan. There are 11 different classes, each with their own unique spells and abilities, from Paladins to Barbarians. Has with many RPGs of this kind, the player will be able to take multiple AI companions along his quests, each with different race/class combinations and some with their own story and background. The max party six in PoE is 6.

Pillars of Eternity uses a custom rule system heavily inspired by classic and contemporary tabletop fantasy role-playing games. Its design strives to retain the spirit of traditional tabletop mechanics while taking advantage of the real-time processing power of personal computers. Players will recognize many familiar elements -- six attribute scores, many classic races and classes, discrete character levels, a roll-to-hit combat system, strength-based personal character inventories -- but the systems use seconds (and fractions of seconds) instead of rounds, a virtual "100-sided die" for more transparent combat mechanics, and the use of easily-understood formulas that would be difficult to calculate in a tabletop environment. The game's options are set up to show as much or as little of this information as players want, with separate difficulty settings for individual preferences players can toggle to their tastes.

The narrative of Pillars will remain mostly hidden, has expected, until launch.

In short, if you've played CRPGs in the past, like last year's excellent Divinity Original Sin, you'll be familiar with Pillars of Eternity.

Screenshots

Predictions to be updated when possible

AAAAE: (1)

uninspiredcup

AAAE: (20)

Myself

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TheFadeForever

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lawlessx

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OneLazyAsian

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AAE: (24)

MonsieurX

Cloud_imperium

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Cranler (Mr_Huggles_dog)

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Postosuchus

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serOlmy

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AE: (7)

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David719

6: (2)

Gamerno6666

GabranthXIII

Current hype: AA (8)

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Reviews:

Metacritic: 90 http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/pillars-of-eternity

Gamespot review: 8/10 Hype met

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pillars-of-eternity-review/1900-6416091/

PCGamesN: 100

Obsidian had a daunting task before them: to make a spiritual successor to a series of games that are inextricably tangled up in nostalgia, over a decade after the height of those games’ popularity. This is not the Baldur’s Gate of 2015, it’s Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, the best parts of the lot of them wrapped up in something new and brilliant.

The Escapist: 5/5

It's the best new, isometric RPG to come out in years.

IGN Italia: 94

A masterpiece that looks like it came straight from the golden era of RPGs with isometric view. Pillars of Eternity is a worthy heir of the games from the Infinity Engine.

PC Gamer: 92

A deep, rich, and wonderfully written RPG that lives up to the towering legacy of the games that inspired it.

MMORPG.COM: 90

Is Pillars of Eternity the perfect game? No, but it is an incredibly good one. When fans backed the Kickstarter to the tune of nearly four million dollars, they did so on the promise of Obsidian returning to their roots; more than that, that they would return we RPG players to our roots. By taking cues from the past, Pillars of Eternity bears lessons for future developers. Accessibility is fine, but players learn to love depth. Cutscenes are important, but less so than a well-crafted story. And the world itself should be the reason to explore, not the experience from the 100th bandit. Pillars isn’t perfect, no, but it may just be a modern classic.

IGN: 90

It honors the classics, brings great ideas of its own, and in the process it emerges as a classic itself. Games like this are always about the journey, and it's sure as hell a journey worth taking.

Destructoid: 85

Pillars of Eternity proudly carries on the legacy of the classic computer RPG, and those who remember them with fondness should find in it a welcome addition to the genre.

AA

AAE

8/10

AAAE looks better than divinity which got a 9 here and its being developed by experience people who know to make this type of game. The art style is also amazing looking one of the best I seen for a crpg.

AAA

A wonderful game.

10/10

Wow I haven't paid attention to this game at all

AAA

can't wait for this

AAA!

Already pre ordered! Can't wait.

Sooo...... no Co-Op ?

CRPG?

I'll say a 7, though chances are extremely high it'll score higher.

9/10

no muitplayer

AAAE

@lawlessx:

Breaks my heart :(

you'll get over it.

@lawlessx:

With your support.... I can get over anything. :)

This board is officially System Hugs ^_^

@AdobeArtist:

And its about time too.....

7

AA

I think it'll be 8/10 on release because according to the latest Beta/Finished build there are still some pathing bugs and we all know GS will dock it for it.

Obsidian ain't bad....so I'm guessing a 8/10.

I'm hoping it's at least as good as Divinity: OS so I guess I've got to go

AAAE

Just can't help the gut feeling that the game has problems, no idea why? Can't pin it to anything I've read or seen, it's just an odd impression.

AA.

I have high hopes for this game: AAA

Probably pushing the engine to it's limits.

9/10

I still have faith in Obsidian.

Will score 8, but my hype is AAA, I BELIEVE!

6/10 and that's why I haven't pre-ordered

They have been treated like shit by Publishers as the B team, earning a bad rep.

AAE: based on what I've read and seen from the backer beta I'm expecting the combat to not be that good. And apparently Chris Avellone was barely involved in this game too.

Chis Avellone fully worked on Wasteland 2, that had absolute shit combat.

According to this tweet: https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/status/512727563274186752

Chris Avellone ‏@ChrisAvelloneSep 18

@elciummaster I worked on vision doc, story iterations, area templates, and 2 other areas beyond Ag and Highpool.

I want it to score AAA, but it'll probably get AA.

I see. Well my friend: keep the faith.

@uninspiredcup:

I did indeed lose faith in the man after watching him get horribly massacred by wolves over and over again in that Arcanum playthrough. Still love him for his writing though.

AAE, i doubt they will gave another CRPG a 9.0

Still very much to play this my chumling.

It's an Obsidian game. I don't see it getting much higher than A on Gamespot.

Probably will deserve AAA.

My hype is AAA. From the gameplay previews, definitely a first day must buy. Really digging the return of isometric rpgs. First Divinity: Original Sin then Wasteland 2. Now PoE and hopefully soon Planescape.

I am going with AAE

What I've seen of it looks like a 7/10

No point in giving hype. Its doubtful GS will even review this game.

Having said that I'll hype AA. It looks good to me.

As GS reviewed Divinity original sin( and kevin their main reviewer did it), wasteland 2 , shadowrun and considering this is an high profile kickstarter game made by a well known studio obsidian you bet your arse GS is gonna review this game. Sadly it might go to one of the freelance reviewers as kevin will be busy reviewing bloodborne.