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Zkuq on 26 April 2025
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JEMC said:
Zkuq said:

^I've played Pillars of Eternity, and I feel like if you've played Baldur's Gate, it's kind of much the same, in both the good and the bad. If you're much into the D&D mechanics, I think I've read you're going to disagree, but I'm not, so whatever. Anyway, I think it's a great game, but sadly I've yet to finish it because I got distracted years ago by... something. Judging by the release year, I think I got distracted first by Cities: Skylines and then Metal Gear Solid V, so for me, it's no wonder I got distracted.

Sadly I can't remember pros and cons very well anymore. I just remember it's quite reminiscent of the Baldur's Gate games. It's been a really long time since I played it very much, although I've made a short return a few times along the years. I did like it enough to back the development of the sequel too, though, and get Tyranny from a sale - neither of which I've even started, because I want to finish the first Pillars of Eternity first.

Thanks for your impressions. I've played very few RPGs and most wee japanese ones, so I'm not very used to western titles. That means that I haven't played Baldur's Gate and I don't know much about D&D either.

And I think we all have had times when we've been distracted for one reason or another from a game we've been playing and never got back to it. Now that I think about it, this happened to me years ago when playing the first Dragon Age game. I can't play it right now (no optical drive on my PC), but I think I have it on the EA app. Maybe I should try this game instead...

*Edit* An update and a restert later and yes, I have the first Dragon Age in the EA app.

Ah, Dragon Age: Origins. Supposedly it's in the same vein as the Baldur's Gate games, but I think Pillars of Eternity feels more similar to the Baldur's Gate games than Dragon Age: Origins. That said, I suppose if you've played Dragon Age, you have some idea of what to expect from Pillars of Eternity. I haven't finished DA:O either, but that has more to do with the game feeling a bit tiring to play to me, with all the dungeons and whatnot (can't remember all the details anymore, but I think the dungeons weren't exactly all that fun in the game and wore me out). It's kind of funny that I think I originally pre-ordered the game, later bought the Ultimate Edition and sold my original copy, then got the game on GOG too, so I've bought it three times.