Posted on: June 29, 2020

CharlieLima79

Gry: 638 Opinie: 149

An epic narrative-centric adventure

I went into ‘Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth’ without having heard of the books, of which the game is an adaptation, or the TV miniseries of the same name. Because I had no pre-conceived notions about the material, my opinion about this game may differ greatly from those who were familiar with Follett’s work. I really enjoyed ‘Pillars’. It’s a narrative-centric adventure game, telling an epic tale of ambition, vengeance, loss, perseverance, redemption and faith. While I can’t comment on its faithfulness to the source material, I do find the game’s story to be engaging. It’s slow to start, but I soon found myself emotionally invested in the three playable main characters. Although the first two chapters are quite solemn, the overall story has a nice balance of hope and despair. The choices that you’re asked to make are also tests of your ambition, perseverance, and faith. With that, it’s no wonder I found that ‘Pillars’ so engrossing. Of course, with this game being an adaptation, there’s bound to be details and nuances missing. Although the major characters are well fleshed out over the 21 chapters, the supporting characters end up being one-dimensional, with one really got shortchanged in the end. With ‘Pillars’ focusing on story, there’re no traditional puzzles solve like in classic Sierra and LucasArts games. You simply make choices in conversation and actions, with your decisions affecting how certain parts of the story unfold to some degree down the road. The game wastes no time in setting its portentous mood. Its opening sequence is one of the best designed in recent memory, and conveys a sense of grandeur that the game manages to live up to. It’s a lengthy journey that may be slow to start, but delivers excitement and strong emotions soon after. By the end I wished there would be more, but I was very satisfied by the narrative I just experienced. Because of that, I highly recommend ‘Pillars’ to anyone who love great stories in their games.

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Posted on: May 27, 2022

exspiracola

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Gry: 53 Opinie: 1

Christian themes are respectfully done

Puts the player in the sandals of some down-trodden people in a rough time. You feel your characters buffeted by the whims of local power brokers as you try to decide who you can help while keeping your characters and their families alive. Some of the dialogue delivery is a bit slow (in a technical sense--maybe characters waiting for animations to complete before delivering a line?). But there's a refreshing lack of "filler talk". What's said is all that's needed to drive the story further and the puzzles won't leave you hung up or needing a hint guide. The historic fictional story treats Christian characters as individuals rather than a monolithic organization, and allows you to immerse yourself in the time. Would recommend this but a heads up for Linux users that I did have to play with LD_LIBRARY_PATH a bit to get this thing running.

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Posted on: August 6, 2022

teiczer

Gry: 42 Opinie: 1

Marvelous game

Every time i started it i was stunned by it's graphics - beautiful landscapes and characters. Words can't give it proper credit! All 3 books are just amazing - and GOG should update the description!

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Posted on: February 24, 2023

Frantzen79

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Gry: 108 Opinie: 22

For everyone who likes a great story

I was so positively surprised at this game. The theme and setting are not something i would normally go for, but i am happy i did! The art style is beautiful and suits the story very well. The voice acting is great and it is a both a grand and a small tale at the same time. There a several surprises and twists along the way and you truly get to care for the characters. With all that being said you need to know, that this is first and foremost an interactive story. The only "gameplay" is a few QT events and then of course you get to choose dialogue options. But if this is something for you, i fully recommend that you experience this tale.

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Posted on: September 13, 2023

joshraven

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Gry: 541 Opinie: 4

Beautiful game and great story

Daedalic Entertainmen has a bad reputation at the moment, because of that Gollum game. Many people hating on them have never played their games. Daedalic used to make beautiful adventure games in the style of Lucasarts. Pillars of the Earth is probably their best game. It's an adaptation of the novel that takes place in the 12th century England. It's a story that spans years. Daedalic has adapted the story masterfully. It's beautiful to look at, the music and voice acting is good and the game balances the story well with adventure game genre tropes. This game has one of my all time favorite story moments: it involves a priest losing his religion. Beautifully written, beautifully directed, beautifully played. I definitely reccommend this game if you like story games, history and adventure games. This is the genre at it's best.

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