Pillars of Eternity is my favorite game of the last three years hands down. It is a game with a lot of depth in character building, in tactical decision making, and of course the world and role playing elements. It really breathes fresh life into the genre and is rich with "content," i.e. there is a lot to play through and that is awesome. There is a learning curve up front with the combat so don't be afraid to play on an easier difficulty level at first. Once you master the game systems then you can pump it up to Path of the Damned and really see how good your builds are. Buy this game, it takes everything that was great about old school game design and melds it with everything that is good about modern design from a usability standpoint.
I played a lot Heroes of Might and Magic growing up, it was one of my go to strategy games. When King's Bouty: The Legend came out and I picked it up on a whim I instantly fell in love. Armored Princess/Crossworlds (and you should definitely be buying Crossworlds, as it contains all of Armored Princess plus more) took what was great about The Legend and expanded and improved upon it. It has bright, colorful graphics that really look quite good for a non-AAA game, good music, and hours upon hours of content. If you were a fan of HoMM or are a fan of tactics based games with hero leveling this game is one you should not miss.
So I read the reviews saying that the game had some issues but no, really, it is a great game once you get passed some clunky controls and what not. Well I feel like an idiot for believe those lies. This game is terrible. Graphics are bad. The art style is bad. The combat is clunky and I had no fun. The voice acting and story are atrocious. Needless to say I did not complete this game, I gave it two hours, which is 1 hour 50 more minutes than I wanted to give it. Don't buy this game, save your money.
Do you remember Heroes of Might and Magic fondly? Then you will love this game. KB combines hero building with surprisingly deep turn based strategy battles. The graphics and art work are great, there is tons of content and a minimum of 40 hours gameplay, although I have put in well over 100 hours. I cannot recommend this game enough. King's Bounty: Armored Princess and Crossworlds are even better. Buy them both, enjoy them both.
