Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition

1. Cherryleaf

   Sep 22, 2017

   10

   This is a game in Old-school ISO-metric gfx (similar to: Baldurs Gate, Diablo, Icewind Dale, Fallout 1-2 etc) is an outstanding RPG veryThis is a game in Old-school ISO-metric gfx (similar to: Baldurs Gate, Diablo, Icewind Dale, Fallout 1-2 etc) is an outstanding RPG very complex and deep, that has a great story to be told, with interesting characters. It has good voice-acting, but those moments are rare, since this game is a very text-heavy tale, so if you despise reading your stories this RPG might not be for you.
   
   Was a bit sceptic at first, since on PC there is so much mouse-clicking, and menus that it simply seems so much better suited for a PC, but it makes me happy to say: this port from PC to console is surprisingly good. Though, not sure if they patched it, but the loading times is horrible, sure not at first, but the longer in you progress, the longer the loading times.
   
   Despite this, this is a game I'd warmly recommend to any person who is fond of a text-heavy ISO-metric RPG.… Expand

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2. maddendiehard

   Feb 14, 2018

   9

   I just started playing this game a couple of days ago and have put in 8-10 hours already and it is quite challenging. After reading reviews ofI just started playing this game a couple of days ago and have put in 8-10 hours already and it is quite challenging. After reading reviews of this game, I have to be honest I am every bit satisified so far. The are a lot of combinations of races, social economics, and character classes to weave your character into. I have to be honest, I didn't know if the PS4 would get some of the really good cprg's for the system, but they seem to be getting them. It's a throwback to PS2 in my opinion. This game has ported over nicely from the computer. The game is challenging not to the point you are so frustrated that the game collects dust. Having a stronghold and building it up is awesome, it reminds me of the Suikoden series. Side quests are varied which is nice.… Expand

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4. Mikeb86

   Sep 17, 2017

   9

   Wasn't to sure about this going in to be honest, after playing witcher, dragon age, Skyrim etc, but wow it had me hooked almost instantly!Wasn't to sure about this going in to be honest, after playing witcher, dragon age, Skyrim etc, but wow it had me hooked almost instantly! Loved it, very tactical, can also be very punishing but not make you rage quit punishing, story's great, voice acting great, locations very cool, I even love the art style, genuinely can't fault it, if graphics are all that matters ( which is to me a big issue nowadays, people let it go, if it's a good game it's a good game simple as that, get over it fickle children) then maybe pass, I think it looks and plays great. Do yourself a favour, if you like rpgs give it a try, you won't regret it!… Expand

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5. dingobreath

   Aug 31, 2019

   5

   This is an old school isometric game similar to the d & d games that were famous years ago. Everything seems fine, good story, goodThis is an old school isometric game similar to the d & d games that were famous years ago. Everything seems fine, good story, good characters, good options....However THE LOADING TIMES really wreck this game! 1 - 2 mins to load a new location and more than 30 seconds to enter a new room inside a building? This is not acceptable. I nearly fell asleep while this game loaded and I on some occasions thought the game had crashed as the loading bar was soooo slow. The game takes many many hours to complete, this just adds to it, however not in a good way. I commend thee developers for porting this to console, however the load times ruin it. As of writing this review the game has been our about 2 years on ps4 and there has been no patch to improve the loading times at all. Very disappointed indeed.… Expand

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6. maddiplomat

   Jul 19, 2022

   5

   Thankfully I have access to this game for free. This is supposed to be a spiritual successor to games like Baldur's Gate? After about 20 hoursThankfully I have access to this game for free. This is supposed to be a spiritual successor to games like Baldur's Gate? After about 20 hours in, I am bored and I'm just playing the game to be done with it. The story is pretty uninspired and the writing is pretty terrible. While the game is not awful, it's painfully mediocre overall. Enough so that I keep wondering why Obsidian did such a poor job on this.… Expand

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7. Jajooka

   Nov 14, 2020

   4

   I just cannot take this much loading time. Otherwise the game would probably be around 7. I liked the story very much, the voice acting isI just cannot take this much loading time. Otherwise the game would probably be around 7. I liked the story very much, the voice acting is great, the battles are a bit chaotic and found the window of tactical possibilities a bit narrow, but still decent. I feel like they just stole the whole class and progression system from D&D, but since that is decent too I don't really consider it a downside. So it would be a good game really, but the long loading screends just suck the good out of it. I would want to finish it but cant make myself doing it. I could accept if it had like 5 minutes loading time between 2 big areas. Then I would drink, pee, take a short break while it is working. But it has like 1 min loading screen between two levels of a house, or when you enter a tiny cave or anything similar. Imagine: the task is simply to speak with someone in town. You are already in that town but she is in the neighbour-disctrict and in a house on the second floor (ex. one of the main quest giver is like this) that means 5 (FIVE) f*kin loading screen. Out of town when you don't have that much closed spaces it is tolerable (just barely, but it is). But in town it is just too much.… Expand

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8. Tjohnson

   Sep 20, 2019

   0

   If you like a game that crashes constantly with ps2 graphics then this is the game for you. If you want a game that that allows you to take aIf you like a game that crashes constantly with ps2 graphics then this is the game for you. If you want a game that that allows you to take a bath between load screens, yes this game can accommodate you! The story is decent but the constant pause screen that automatically pops up every 10 seconds during a fight is insanely annoying. I’m around 90 hours into it and still have a dlc to start. It is a huge time commitment. I like long games but every time you go anywhere, whoop you get an extensively long load screen. It’s probably a good game on computer, but the ps4 just can’t handle it correctly. Nothing is more fun than fighting a boss for half an hour and then having the game crash. Which it does 5 or 6 times every time I play it.… Expand

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