Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

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  • Summary: Based on Ken Follett’s world-bestseller, The Pillars of the Earth retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new way. Play as Jack, Aliena, and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making and dialogues.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Jul 2, 2018
    90
    The 20-plus hour commitment to The Pillars of the Earth is well worth it to enjoy this interactive towering tale, faithfully adapted to near-perfection by Daedalic. For patient gamers, this is not a narrative adventure that should be missed.
  2. Ragequit.gr
    Sep 6, 2017
    89
    The game is a great adaptation of a very complex book. Dive into medieval ages, follow fascinating characters and make tough choices. Pillars of the Earth has stunning visuals and an amazing soundtrack. Although it's not a very challenging game, you can still have a good time with it.
  3. Hooked Gamers
    Aug 31, 2017
    85
    Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth is a fairly unique experience. While some may take issue with the slow pace and dour subject matter, it’s already a journey filled with beautiful moments when the visuals, music, and narration come together to create some truly affecting moments. With no knowledge of the source material it’s too early to tell if the story will end up with worthwhile payoff in the two installments to come, but to me the first is engaging enough to warrant the time and attention of anyone looking for a tonal change of pace.
  4. PC Games
    Aug 11, 2017
    80
    The first episode of Daedalics The Pillars of the Earth is beautifully designed, has a great presentation but slightly too little gameplay. However it gives you a thrilling and interesting story to enjoy.
  5. IGN Spain
    Aug 10, 2017
    78
    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a respectful game, a different way to live and expand the experience of the best seller and also a curious experience due to its easy puzzles and episodic style. Also, a relaxed and slow experience, a little different to other graphic adventures.
  6. CD-Action
    Oct 30, 2017
    75
    The game does not stick closely to the book, but I find it to be its strength – it wouldn’t be fun to simply click through events you remember. What bothered me is that while boldly slimming down the traditional point’n’click elements Daedalic created a game that lacks challenge almost completely, which makes the story the only engaging component. But gosh, the visuals are fantastic. [10/2017, p.60]
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  7. Gamer.no
    Aug 22, 2017
    60
    Daedalic's novel adaptation delivers a great story, beautiful visuals and interesting characters. 12th century England makes for a fascinating setting, but unfortunately far too much time is wasted on backtracking and tedious puzzles.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Weber707
    Feb 10, 2019
    10
    My best purchase in 2017.
    I watched the movie, read the book and just couldn't but try the game.
    Great storytelling, interesting artstyle.    My best purchase in 2017.
    I watched the movie, read the book and just couldn't but try the game.
    Great storytelling, interesting artstyle. Perfect game for such price.    … Expand
  2. Combiner
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    Amazing story where your choices matter. You really can learn things from about life from this game.
    Also very beautiful art and sound.
  4. stephanber
    Jan 18, 2018
    10
    EXCELLENT game ! Drawings are beautiful, dialogue superb, great story (the book was great), and choices matters. For this price, I'd recommendEXCELLENT game ! Drawings are beautiful, dialogue superb, great story (the book was great), and choices matters. For this price, I'd recommend this game with my eyes closed ! Go for it !

    And thank you Daedalic for this great game !    … Expand
  5. Archound
    Jan 31, 2019
    9
    The Name of the Rose like atmosphere, classic point&click adventure without tedious and illogical puzzles. Beautiful 2D graphics andThe Name of the Rose like atmosphere, classic point&click adventure without tedious and illogical puzzles. Beautiful 2D graphics and interesting plot based on a great book.… Expand
  6. RagingPoet
    Oct 3, 2018
    7
    The Pillars of the Earth is an interactive story with point-and-click adventure elements. Visuals are really nice and the story is interestingThe Pillars of the Earth is an interactive story with point-and-click adventure elements. Visuals are really nice and the story is interesting even though it's a bit naive.

    It is a good game, but it has the same problem that a lot of Telltale games have: choices influence only minor details in scenery and dialogues but not the story itself. And in some scenes game takes away any choice from the player, making all options lead to the same result.    … Expand
  7. LordTiger
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    The visuals are fantastic and the story is a good adaptation of the book but most choices lead to the same result.
    The first book kicks off    The visuals are fantastic and the story is a good adaptation of the book but most choices lead to the same result.
    The first book kicks off very slowly but it gets better during the second and third books.    … Expand
  8. HSuke
    May 17, 2021
    0
    This is a point-and-click historical fiction novel. It's a good story that's quite emotional at times. I definitely enjoyed it, but it's alsoThis is a point-and-click historical fiction novel. It's a good story that's quite emotional at times. I definitely enjoyed it, but it's also a bit mundane and bland compared to top-notch walking simulators such as The Walking Dead, Life is Strange, and What Remains of Edith Finch--all of which are extremely emotionally-stimulating compared to The Pillars of the Earth.… Expand

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