They made it terribly difficult to separate the real, meaty quests from the tacked-on, indulgent narrative chaff. Part of the issue for me were its endless asides: tiny, personalized Easter eggs manufactured by and for its thousands of Kickstarter backers. Obsidian EntertainmentĮventually, the game wore me down.
Protecting spellcasters and setting up flanking positions feels much more deliberate and satisfying. Getting into and out of close quarters combat in the new turn-based mode is a much more deliberate affair. Here was a modern-day Baldur’s Gate, but with all the graphical bells and whistles and the narrative chops of the team that made Fallout: New Vegas. Released in 2015, the crowdfunded title promised to reinvigorate the entire CRPG genre. I fired up the original Pillars of Eternity with the best of intentions. Most importantly, it provides a much easier ramp-up for the game’s notoriously difficult learning curve. While it does tend to slow things down to a snail’s pace, it also makes it a lot easier to digest what’s going on in combat and plan accordingly. I spent a few hours with the mode earlier this week.
24 for PC, presents an entirely new way to play the game. Previously the isometric game has only been playable in pausable real-time.
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, the sequel to the hit role-playing title from Obsidian Entertainment, is getting a turn-based mode.
