Some really good initial feedback at kotaku, here's one excerpt:
source: http://kotaku.com/were-really-digging-pillars-of-eternity-1693310820
source: http://kotaku.com/were-really-digging-pillars-of-eternity-1693310820
Jason Schreier: When I first loaded up Pillars, I was bouncing around a few questions: 1) Will this feel like old Infinity Engine games? 2) How deep and interesting are the progression and combat systems? 3) Are the quests going to be more interesting than your average "go kill some rats and deliver this package"? And finally, 4) This is an Obsidian game — is it going to be super buggy?
So let me try to tackle those, after ~13 hours of playing.
1) Yes, in every possible way, from the size and shape of the cursor to the way enemy health displays phrases like "Injured" and "Near death."
2) They definitely take some getting used to, since Pillars of Eternity has replaced the familiarities of D&D with its own set of rules and systems. Gone are +2 weapons and Magic Missiles, replaced by a whole host of unique yet somewhat similar weapons, spells, and mechanics. Let's touch upon all that more in a bit.
3) Sort of. Some of the quests have felt rote; others are really interesting, enhanced by the story and setting, which revolves around souls. Again, more on that in a bit.
4) Surprisingly not buggy! I've seen some typos, and once in a while the game will screw up a script trigger and I'll have to reload an auto-save, but everything's mostly stable, which is lovely.
Whew. OK, lots to talk about there.
You create the protagonist at start, after a little bit you can create the rest of the party, play with game companions, or a combination of both.This came out of nowhere at me. will be hard to resist!
Looks like you only create the protagonist just like BG?
Multiclassing? Doesn't look like it...
I think to get your key you go to the backers page: https://eternity.obsidian.net/login and go to 'products'Have you got your key yet? I was hoping to pre-load. I haven't seen mine yet.
There was no pre-load for Cities: Skylines so I wouldn't bet my hat there will be a pre-load option for PoE.
Isometric RPG without Multi-Player?
Thanks, I pass!
The comparison with Baldur's Gate I would consider outrageous - it was the multiplayer, playing with friends in LAN which made Baldur's Gate so fantastic.
Nothing can beat the fun etc. if you can play with friends, either online or LAN, assign roles etc. and experience adventures. It would've been a great game I could play with wife who loves such games too.
But thanks, so I can save my money and not get this game due to lack of MP.
I've to disagree,I played all the BG series about six times right through,guess what never touched MP,infact with RPGs like BG series MP is not important at all,you want MP try the many MMORPGs out there or online FPS shooters.
I personally feel BG series was a great SINGLE player game.
De gustibus. Personally, I never had any interest at all in Baldur's Gate multiplayer. It's good that different games are made to appeal to different players. And I'm not being snarky when I say that.Isometric RPG without Multi-Player?
Thanks, I pass!
The comparison with Baldur's Gate I would consider outrageous - it was the multiplayer, playing with friends in LAN which made Baldur's Gate so fantastic.
Nothing can beat the fun etc. if you can play with friends, either online or LAN, assign roles etc. and experience adventures. It would've been a great game I could play with wife who loves such games too.
But thanks, so I can save my money and not get this game due to lack of MP.
De gustibus. Personally, I never had any interest at all in Baldur's Gate multiplayer. It's good that different games are made to appeal to different players. And I'm not being snarky when I say that.
Logged in to their site but I assume that the steam keys won't be out until the release date, right?
Logged in to their site but I assume that the steam keys won't be out until the release date, right?
I hope it's tactical 50 skills 26 which are passive for 5 characters that I need to manage.The combat is actually modern or 1995? If its like Diablo/Dragon Age but with the story depth of Planescape, I may give it a shot . . . . . . its not that tactical 50 skills 26 which are passive for 5 characters that you need to manage is it?
The combat is actually modern or 1995? If its like Diablo/Dragon Age but with the story depth of Planescape, I may give it a shot . . . . . . its not that tactical 50 skills 26 which are passive for 5 characters that you need to manage is it?
Not sure where you heard that. No reviews yet and let plays/first impressions were only allowed up to a certain point in the story.Everything I've read is that it is old style combat, which could be good or bad, but the story is not in depth and pretty par for the course in terms of stories.
Isometric RPG without Multi-Player?
Thanks, I pass!
The comparison with Baldur's Gate I would consider outrageous - it was the multiplayer, playing with friends in LAN which made Baldur's Gate so fantastic.
Nothing can beat the fun etc. if you can play with friends, either online or LAN, assign roles etc. and experience adventures. It would've been a great game I could play with wife who loves such games too.
But thanks, so I can save my money and not get this game due to lack of MP.
The combat is actually modern or 1995? If its like Diablo/Dragon Age but with the story depth of Planescape, I may give it a shot . . . . . . its not that tactical 50 skills 26 which are passive for 5 characters that you need to manage is it?
The combat is actually modern or 1995? If its like Diablo/Dragon Age but with the story depth of Planescape, I may give it a shot . . . . . . its not that tactical 50 skills 26 which are passive for 5 characters that you need to manage is it?
Pillars of Eternity's combat will feel very similar to the combat in the Infinity Engine games, which used a "real-time with pause" system. In such a system, events between combatants occur simultaneously, but the player can pause the game at any time. The player selects and commands one or more of his or her party members to issue orders, ranging from continuous activities, like making standard attacks, to the activation of limited-use tactical abilities, such as spells.
Like the Infinity Engine games, Pillars of Eternity will support auto-pause features that allow players to establish conditions under which the game will automatically pause (e.g., if a party member becomes unconscious). It will also feature a slow combat toggle that can be used with or in lieu of the pause feature. In slow combat, players can manage the flow of combat without needing to halt the game entirely.[5]
Not sure where you heard that. No reviews yet and let plays/first impressions were only allowed up to a certain point in the story.