Author Topic: Pillars of Eternity is here! (Read 21102 times)

archie4208 · « **on:** March 17, 2015, 06:14:33 PM »

GET

HYPE

Unity

Rufus · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2015, 06:30:59 PM »

First game I'm looking forward to in a long, long while.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2015, 06:48:28 PM »

Only 9 months (at least) until it's in a shape I'd like to play. Obsidian

cool breeze · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2015, 07:57:01 PM »

this and bloodborne in the same week. choices.

though I think own this from kickstarter. wow, remember kickstarter?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2015, 08:00:20 PM »

Quote from: cool breeze on March 17, 2015, 07:57:01 PM

this and bloodborne in the same week. choices.

though I think own this from kickstarter. wow, remember kickstarter?

Dog remembers kickstarter, that's for sure

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2015, 08:59:47 PM »

Thanks for beta testing guys

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2015, 09:12:35 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on March 17, 2015, 08:59:47 PM

Thanks for beta testing guys

I did it all for you, Lager.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2015, 09:18:07 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 17, 2015, 09:12:35 PM

Quote from: Premium Lager on March 17, 2015, 08:59:47 PM
Thanks for beta testing guys

I did it all for you, Lager.

No no, you're all ABOUT to beta test is what he means.

And he's right.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2015, 04:15:32 AM »

I'm sorry but I remember D2 looking like poo when I booted it up way back. It did not look good. D1 look better.

Rufus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2015, 04:35:21 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on March 18, 2015, 04:14:47 AM

This is one of the worst looking game with pre-rendered backgrounds ever.

I'd like to know why Diablo 2 did it better 15 years ago.

I love D2, but come on...

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2015, 09:47:37 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on March 18, 2015, 04:14:47 AM

This is one of the worst looking game with pre-rendered backgrounds ever.

I'd like to know why Diablo 2 did it better 15 years ago.

Rufus · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2015, 09:49:35 AM »

And that's the highest res without mods.

Rufus · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2015, 09:57:54 AM »

That would have been just a tad more expensive.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2015, 10:03:35 AM »

A budget of $4 million doesn't give you a lot of options these days. They'd certainly not be able to get it looking that good with full 3D, that's for sure.

tiesto · « **Reply #14 on:** March 18, 2015, 11:46:54 PM »

From what I remember, the screens that were initially shown looked better than what was posted above (I remember a vibrant one with a waterfall)... maybe they look better in motion?

fizzel · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2015, 08:52:26 AM »

The combat was horrific in the beta. and the visuals had a pixelated, "rough" look to them.

Dat combat though, it made me worried.

Rufus · « **Reply #16 on:** March 19, 2015, 09:36:54 AM »

No, no, no, no.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** March 19, 2015, 01:04:45 PM »

Quote from: fizzel on March 19, 2015, 08:52:26 AM

The combat was horrific in the beta. and the visuals had a pixelated, "rough" look to them.

The combat's changed a ton just in the past couple of months.

archie4208 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2015, 06:47:26 PM »

FIVE DAYS

doctavius bonbon · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2015, 07:00:12 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on March 21, 2015, 06:47:26 PM

FIVE DAYS

nudemacusers · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2015, 07:49:01 PM »

i kinda want this but don't want to lose a savefile due to inevitable quest bugs

doctavius bonbon · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2015, 08:10:35 PM »

Quote from: nudemacusers on March 21, 2015, 07:49:01 PM

i kinda want this but don't want to lose a savefile due to inevitable quest bugs

my personal rule of obsidian:

make sure each save is in a separate slot.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2015, 09:09:06 PM »

That's a good rule for any open-world RPG.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2015, 09:58:12 PM »

I usually have 200+ saves for games like this. Also allows me to go back and try some different builds without having to replay the opening hours.

fizzel · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2015, 01:01:57 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 19, 2015, 01:04:45 PM

Quote from: fizzel on March 19, 2015, 08:52:26 AM
The combat was horrific in the beta. and the visuals had a pixelated, "rough" look to them.

The combat's changed a ton just in the past couple of months.

I hope so, i'm in the mood to engross myself in RPG spergery.

doctavius bonbon · « **Reply #25 on:** March 23, 2015, 04:37:10 AM »

The streaming embargo for the game ends 5 or so hours from now, if anyone wants to see the press build in action.

edit: oh man someone is already streaming: http://www.twitch.tv/theroguezombie

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #26 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:40:59 PM »

Videos are popping up, too

archie4208 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2015, 05:22:03 PM »

In depth look at combat.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #28 on:** March 23, 2015, 05:25:55 PM »

will buy when it's $20 on a steam sale

Rufus · « **Reply #29 on:** March 23, 2015, 06:17:23 PM »

I paid 25$

In 2012

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #30 on:** March 23, 2015, 06:31:48 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on March 23, 2015, 06:17:23 PM

I paid 25$
In 2012

Just think, only another 6 months before it will be playable

Rufus · « **Reply #31 on:** March 23, 2015, 06:35:57 PM »

I'm going to valiantly beta-test it for you.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #32 on:** March 23, 2015, 08:09:38 PM »

OH HEY LOOKIT THAT

Guess I bought this and forgot about it. So, I'll be playing at launch.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #33 on:** March 23, 2015, 08:40:37 PM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 23, 2015, 08:09:38 PM

OH HEY LOOKIT THAT

Guess I bought this and forgot about it. So, I'll be playing at launch.

this is the whitest thing you've done today

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #34 on:** March 23, 2015, 09:02:57 PM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #35 on:** March 24, 2015, 09:16:17 AM »

How long is this game?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36 on:** March 24, 2015, 09:30:24 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on March 24, 2015, 09:16:17 AM

How long is this game?

It isn't known specifically yet, but you're definitely not going to blast through it in ten hours.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #37 on:** March 24, 2015, 09:35:01 AM »

I reaaaaaally want to play this but long games just dont work now

archie4208 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 25, 2015, 11:13:14 AM »

Rufus · « **Reply #39 on:** March 25, 2015, 11:38:00 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #40 on:** March 25, 2015, 07:34:18 PM »

Got my copy ready.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:42:21 AM »

So as a non Kickstarter person how much is this going to cost me?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #42 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:53:40 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on March 26, 2015, 12:42:21 AM

So as a non Kickstarter person how much is this going to cost me?

$33.74 on GreenManGaming.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #43 on:** March 26, 2015, 01:20:48 AM »

Is there a way to preload if you bought direct through Obsidian (ie not Kickstarter or Steam)?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 26, 2015, 01:28:54 AM »

Any reason to get the special editions?

Rufus · « **Reply #45 on:** March 26, 2015, 06:53:59 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 26, 2015, 01:20:48 AM

Is there a way to preload if you bought direct through Obsidian (ie not Kickstarter or Steam)?

Check under "My Products" in your Obsidian account and see if you can generate a key there.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #46 on:** March 26, 2015, 09:29:22 AM »

So that's what he meant when he said he'd fought a thousand fights.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #47 on:** March 26, 2015, 09:50:57 AM »

This game is 41 euro on steam whaaaaaaat

Is it weird that that Evilore image makes me want to skip the game?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #48 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:09:56 AM »

First reviews are in:

Quote from: PC Gamer

A deep, rich, and wonderfully written RPG that lives up to the towering legacy of the games that inspired it. 92/100

Quote from: Escapist

While Pillars of Eternity is certainly banking on a nostalgic fan base, it's still an excellent RPG in its own right. It's a game rich with player agency, giving you tons of control to craft your story or explore different solutions to the presented problems. You know, actual roleplaying not simply a game with a leveling and stat system stapled on. 5/5

Quote from: GameWatcher

All you really need to know though, is this; Pillars of Eternity is a triumph. If you’re a backer and a fan of those classic Infinity Engine games, you’re in for a real treat, a smart and complex adventure that will keep you entertained and absorbed for possibly the rest of your life, and certainly until the already announced expansion pack comes out. Even those who never got on with those classic games should give it a go, because there’s a tonne of smart design choices in here that smooth out the rough edges that might have kept you away before. A superb introduction to a fascinating new fantasy world. Can’t wait to see where in the world of Eora we get to go next. 9/10

Quote from: Eurogamer

Pillars of Eternity is the Baldur's Gate 3 we never got, returning to the Infinity Engine style of role-playing with flair. Recommended

Quote from: PC World

What I'm saying in way-too-many words is this: Obsidian has a reputation for crafting fantastic RPGs, and deservedly so. Pillars of Eternity is, as far as I'm concerned, Obsidian at its best ever.

Quote from: Videogamer

Pillars is remarkable. It achieves and surpasses its mission to be a 'refresh' of a style of game which died out long-ago, shortly after providing a blueprint for those which superseded it. Had the men and women at Obsidian succeeded only in making something which appealed to old-time fans of the genre, they could have called it a job well done. But they’ve gone one better – Pillars of Eternity is modern, while evoking the past. It’s accessible, but satisfyingly complex. Its quality is undeniable, and it’s particularly heartening to see Obsidian, the underdog RPG studio with a string of thrown-bones and rough diamonds behind it, pour its sweat and passion into something they obviously love – and utterly nail it. Barring disaster, I’ve no doubt this will hold up until the end. I'll let you know in about 200 years.

Rufus · « **Reply #49 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:12:13 AM »

Just a couple more hours. Finally. T_T

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #50 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:18:26 AM »

Quote from: Rock, Paper, Shotgun

By the time I’d completed Pillars Of Eternity, which I estimate took me 60 hours (possibly more), I’d completed over 50 side-quests, and a secret (but high) number of main quests (you’d be able to figure out if you were getting near the end if I told you!), made great new imaginary friends, interfered in deeply complex politics, become entangled in my own confused opinions about the mystic science of Animancy, struggled with many moral quandaries, existed in the game’s world for a lot of in-game months, killed over a thousand enemies, and influenced and been influenced by so, so much, and so, so many.

It’s a triumph. A wonderful, enormous and spellbinding RPG, gloriously created in the image of BioWare’s Infinity classics, but distinctly its own. A classic in every sense.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #51 on:** March 26, 2015, 11:30:26 AM »

Sounds good.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #52 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:42:38 PM »

downloading now

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #53 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:46:23 PM »

I'm "sick" so I get to stay home for the rest of the day.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #54 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:53:13 PM »

Too bad Himuro left, totally wanted to call her out for her naysaying

archie4208 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 26, 2015, 01:27:30 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #56 on:** March 26, 2015, 01:36:12 PM »

I certainly hope you put all available points into Might, archie.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #57 on:** March 26, 2015, 04:48:52 PM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on March 26, 2015, 02:37:05 PM

How is it?

It's really good so far.

toku · « **Reply #58 on:** March 26, 2015, 05:03:08 PM »

it's about to be lit

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #59 on:** March 26, 2015, 06:38:08 PM »

3 hours in and, yeah, it's really good. Everything feels pretty solidly put together as far as all the systems go, combat is smooth and responsive, moving around and interacting with the world works how it's supposed to [and including a quick movement speed, with an option to temporarily speed up even further, is much appreciated], it's got tons of choices in dialogues and quests like you'd expect, it all works. I haven't really encountered any weird bugs or glitches at all, maybe one or two very minor grammar issues out of a ton of text and on a rare occasion battlefield pathfinding gets a bit screwy, but it definitely feels like a game that had a good amount of QA done on it, unless things change dramatically later on.

And I really love the choose-your-own-adventure segments, that's the kind of thing that non-cinematic RPGs have always needed but it hasn't ever happened until now.

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Author Topic: Pillars of Eternity is here! (Read 21102 times)