Pillars of Eternity

A game that could have become the gold standard for CRPGs if it had a slightly larger scale and funding. The main story is quite interesting, but at the same time, the main antagonist is rather dull and doesn’t live up to the hype the game tries to build around his personality. The side quests are also good; I can’t say anything bad about them. The music and environment in this game create an atmosphere of such pleasant melancholy and solitude in this place mired in crisis. The companions are okay, only Durance stands out due to his personality, backstory, and dialogue. If the game had been larger in scale, it could have been a full‑fledged successor to Baldur’s Gate 2, and perhaps even surpassed it in some aspects. Overall, it’s a pretty good game that was destined to remain in the shadow of more production‑intensive RPGs.

I've always loved both PoE 1 and 2. But I've never written a review for them. But with the release of Turn-based mode, I think it's a good time to say: both games are great. Turn-based just makes them even better, in my opinion, as real-time combat was always my complaint with games like this.

One of the best CRPGs ever made!

Le véritable successeur de Baldur's Gate 2, bien supérieur à l'insipide soupe rallongée à l'eau saumâtre qui porte le numéro 3 de la série ...

An immersive CRPG experience that shapes your character and the world. The biggest downsides are uncommon occurance of bugs and glitches (at least in my experience). I'm forced to play in turned based mode because the game seems to crash when switching to realtime combat and a cursor offset on the UI happens on occasion during combat.

I found the game to be a snooze fest and at this point I just want to finish it and get it over with. Its high are okay, its lows are devastating.

This game is decent overall but I can also see why so few finish it, and why the second game sold worse A lot of mechanics and plot threads have no reactivity. Your stronghold is poorly implemented and not integrated with the rest of the game, it's a weird silo. The crafting system wasn't well designed, you mostly can't touch it until very late in the game. Characters do not react to or recall each other's personal quests, so revelations that impact each other's lives go unaddressed. There's also the typical "Act 3 slump" where you can really feel diminished attention and time went into the ending area. The story and world are fun, and I like some companions (others are very flat) I reccomend it overall, but if you're just looking for a reactive game, don't expect miracles - If you do quests in the wrong order your immersion will be shattered, etc.