Pillars of Eternity: Hero Edition

Being compared to Baldurs Gate is like comparing Two Worlds to Oblivion. They are alike in style but POE is a better game all in all. That's where it stands and all the crashes are where it falls on it's face. It crashes to desktop an average of twice an hour and this is eight months after it was released. I would be embarrassed to offer such poor programming if I was a business. I can only hope the bugs get fixed soon.

Reviewed after playing 1 hour: While the game does feel a bit like a BG/IWD clone (interface and mechanics) I don't mind, and you probably won't either if you like RPGs. The graphics are very crisp and the story seems pretty good so far. If you are looking for a hack and slash quick action game, this isn't it. There are cut scenes and loading frames to read to help deliver the story throughout the game play, and that's okay as long as your brain hasn't de-evolved into a "Where's the action? Feed me action, now!" sort of impatience. You will want to move around, discover, solve puzzles, complete quests that move in parallel to your goals. Combat allows you to pause so you can better create strategy for your party or have time to think about your combat actions, or take out the garbage when your wife tells you to without losing your party to being AFK (again, just like the mechanics of BG and IWD). If you aren't familiar with those, then this means that with PoE, you have the ability to define actions individually for each of the characters in your party or for the entire party if you wish while combat is paused, then un-pause and see if it works or not. The game also includes an AI mechanics for your characters so they can function independent of your assignment/actions if you choose to be more hands off (example - your NPCs finish off one enemy and immediately start attacking the next enemy nearby rather than just stand there waiting for you to decide what to do next). And remember, you can pause and un-pause anytime you want during the combat sequence to adjust strategy, cast spells, add support for members of your party in trouble. You are permitted to save game pretty much anytime and often if you wish. So hours of play aren't lost to a single mistake In Summary: * Good game mechanics and flow * Crisp and clean graphics and motion * At least a descent story to accompany the game *Customize your main characters attributes, skills, background, and type

Ok to start the story is amazing. But and it a pretty big but the combat system is horrible,the way you build your building in the stronghold part is clunky as hell and the game seem to lack polish. Is it worth playing yes is it worth paying 30 ponds plus no i don't think so if you want a good RPG that got issue wait for the price to drop.

I do not at all agree with all those 5-star reviews. Missing buttons, corrupt savegames, lack of voices for about 50 to 60% of the game, at best average music (really, listen to it. Most of the times the music is just a one minute phrase, if at all. Often even patchworked by repetitions. Lack of atmosphere, too), lack of atmosphere. I DO prefer Dragon Age 2 or 3, the characters are far more charming and you can bind to them. No chance doing this here. IMHO, this is kind of an overrated Indie game. Even gfx are outdated by about 5 years or more.

Please we need game of the year edition in better price with all DLC!