Pillars of Eternity

Well written story, good mechanics. For me it's a Baldur's Gate lite, worthy of playing.

Obsidian just has such a darling way of creating worlds. So vibrant and full of history that you never need to know but is a delightful touch.

One of the very TOP games in this genre ever.

Surprised to find I never reviewed this game. Played this on release for a while before I ditched it. Only played it as long as I did because nothing else was out. The stat system in the game is just bad(too much reinventing the wheel) and the RTwP combat system wasn't good in this game....in fact boring...and there was a lot of it. Trudged through it far too long before trash fight after uninspiring trash fight just got on my nerves. Tried it again years later and barely made it a few hours before the combat again had me tap out. Now with turn-based mode, I thought this could perhaps be a salvageable game. Nope! Turn-based combat is even worse than RTwP in this game, and wasn't sure that was possible. First, engagement distance. No 5ft step here....not even 5 inches. You can't even rotate around the mob you are engaged in without taking a hit. Once you engage in melee, you're just stuck there. Dumb. Should be able to at least move if you are still right next to the mob. Next, spell casting. Not all spells are instant. So you "cast" a spell and several initiative places later it casts. Yeah, that's fun when all the mobs have now moved twice so you cast at an empty space. So you're forced to wait wait wait until there is a gaggle of melee all bunched and engaged before you can cast. Not sure I've ever seen that in a game before, and don't want to see it again. Finally, the dual monitor bug. When you alt tab to another screen, then go back to the game, the cursor is no longer locked to the game screen. So when you try to mouse to the edge to move the game screen off the cursor goes to your 2nd monitor. I have to F5/F8 just to fix it. Annoying. Eh, there's more but you get the point. This game just never was for me. It's one of the few RPGs I've never finished in more than 4 decades of gaming.

I just really enjoy the turn based aspect that was added

>obsidian strikes aging instance crash on first boot up >one of the best CRPG i have play >main story has soo much depth and twist and soo well written. >i started playing right when trun based combat update came so i really dont know whats the default combat feels like >side quest and companion quest are great as well >obsidian cooked but they forgot to cook outer worlds such a SHAME >anyways great CRPG

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Nah, I can't. I played this back when it first released and didn't get too far. What it comes down to is.. I just think the core system mechanics are stupid, and the writing is booboo. I came back to give it another shot because it's been so long since I played it I forgot why I didn't finish it.

I personally like action RPGs with pause. I actually like this game more than Divinity Original Sin Enhanced. I also like that the game is not preachy. I don't play many games but play only for entertainment factor.

Played all the Baldurs Gate games and this one is better, they mixed all old school with Arcanum and Planescape Torment! Wonderful!